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To: ManyMoose who wrote (166636)	9/16/2008 12:29:31 PM
From: Ken Adams	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 225578

Soon after boot camp, four of us headed to San Diego for tattoos. Only two of us actually did it. I got a Marine Corps Bulldog on my upper right arm. It's very faded now, a full 54 years later. Fortunately, I was smart enough to have it up high on my arm and it doesn't show, even with a short sleeved shirt. I learned a short time after getting it that it was a court martial offense if it got infected and had to have medical attention. Boy, did I take care of that thing for the first couple weeks!

To: ManyMoose who wrote (166636)	9/16/2008 1:36:58 PM
From: Glenn Petersen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 225578

When my very quiet, very shy father got drafted in 1941, he got a tattoo of my mother's name on his left arm. I always thought that it was pretty cool. I've never been tempted, except for a brief moment after the White Sox won the World Series in 2005. I'm guessing that many of our Wisconsin friends have Brett Favre's face tattooed on the butts, but are too embarrassed to admit it. <gg>

To: ManyMoose who wrote (166636)	5/26/2009 3:36:13 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 225578

One cosmetic treatment that is countercyclical By TigerHawk at 5/25/2009 05:44:00 AM The present recession is really hurting plastic surgeons and other doctors who will make you look better for a hefty fee. No surprise there. But one dermatological procedure is flourishing: When the Dow is low, the "tramp stamp" has to go. Dermatologists across the city are reporting a boom in tattoo laser removals, as body-art fanatics fretting over their professional image rush to erase their inky mistakes. "People can't afford to handicap themselves be cause of a tattoo in a tight job market," said Dr. Jeffrey Rand, founder of the Tattoo Removal Center in Midtown. "We're seeing a huge surge right now in people getting rid of their tattoos." Mobeen Yasin, a graduate student at Mercy College, said the script tattoo of his first name creeping around his neck is a liability. Mobeen, I feel for you because those laser treatments are going to hurt, but a neck tattoo was never a good idea. Some reasonably well-known comedian -- Ron White, perhaps -- has a whole routine about neck tattoos. Apparently you have not heard it. Anyway, the article goes on to say that the majority of tattoo-removal customers are middle-aged women. No surprise there, since middle-aged women are also the biggest market for aesthetic surgery. tigerhawk.blogspot.com By Anonymous Anonymous, at Mon May 25, 11:31:00 PM: Some years ago my niece, then 16, asked me what I thought about her getting a tattoo. I told her to get a tattoo that would look good on her mother. When she asked why, I said to her " because in twenty years, you are going to be your mother". She said " Oooohh." She never did get a tattoo. tigerhawk.blogspot.com