My next tattoo... what do you think?

[MissMillie]

I'm torn between 2.

[ohiosmith]

1. Where will it be?

[MissMillie]

12. probably

high up on my left thigh

[LaraMN]

2. Use my avatar!!!!

My second choice would be the dove.:P

[RevCheesehead]

3. You're not serious about the elephant, are ya?

It simply screams "freeper" to me! :P

[MissMillie]

5. it's not really an elephant

It's a ganesha... the elephant-headed god of the Hindu. They believe that he removes obstacles.

[Shine]

7. So does the goddess Kali.

don't you want a female aspect of the divine, instead? :shrug:

on edit: She IS kind of intense and scary-looking, though. You could pick another goddess....or whatever.

:hi: Good luck and have fun!

[MissMillie]

8. I'm an equal opportunity canvas.

:shrug:

[ghostsofgiants]

26. I'm actually getting an elephant on each tricep as soon as I can afford to

(At which point I'll probably post my "Haha, fooled you! I AM TEH TROLL!" thread. :evilgrin:)

[Lavender Brown]

4. I love Picasso's doves

The first is cool but I can't see it as a tattoo.

[Shine]

6. Peace dove all the way, babe. Go for it.

:thumbsup:

[DS1]

9. Picasso's Dove reminds me of Dick Cheney

sorry

[progmom]

29. howza whatza whaaaaa?

CHENEY? :rofl:

[DS1]

30. Yeah, bird trying to fly away got its ass peppered

shame, really

[progmom]

34. oh ha!

:D

[Wapsie B]

10. Dove, no question!

I'm at a loss what I'd like to have for my first one though. I've had this dream of falling in love and having both of us have our own intimate tattoo.

[MissMillie]

11. that's a nice sentiment

I'll ask the ganesha to help you out! :hi:

[Wapsie B]

13. The ganesha?

Is that a Bhuddist symbol? I'll take all the help I can get! Thank you! :hi:

[MissMillie]

14. Hindu

You're welcome.

[riona]

15. the dove

i'm partial to our feathered friends

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

16. I voted for the dove.

Anyway, you can always get Ganesh on the other thigh. There's almost always room for a tattoo you want.

[MissMillie]

22. the other thigh has a tatto already

it's my avatar.

[DrDebug]

17. How about Shiva?

Shiva is the father of Ganesha and the embodiment of destruction. He is one of the three main gods of Hinduism. Brahma is construction, Vishnu is maintenance and Shiva is destruction. And Shiva is the most powerful one since it creates changes.

[SteppingRazor]

18. Doves -- and birds in general -- are tattooing cliches. Go for Ganesha n/t

[Squeech]

19. Ganesha is also the patron of scholars

If you're still in school, and if you have any ambition to make a career of it, he would be very appropriate.

[file83]

20. Most people here will think the elephant is a Republican symbol....

...so you won't get a very unbiased response...

[jukes]

21. i like ganesha

more vibrant. the dove is a bit "cutesy" in my opinion; might as well get a unicorn!

[Blue-Jay]

23. "Please do not offer my god a peanut!"

Go with the dove. It'll make a really striking tattoo.

[Kazak]

24. Whoa!

I've always wanted to get a tatoo of Ganesh...do it! :thumbsup:

[ghostsofgiants]

25. This is something Johnny Blitz told me a while back...

NEVER ask for tattoo advice on DU...It's like asking for sex advice on a fundie discussion board.

[MissMillie]

27. probably sound advice

though I don't understand the fundie discussion board similie.

I really like both of these, and may end up getting both of them eventually, but just couldn't decide which one to get next. Both of them have meaning in my life.

[ghostsofgiants]

28. Basically...

He's saying that most people here don't know what they're talking about when it comes to tattoos.

(And a lot of people here hate tatoos, so I guess it's similar to fundies encouraging abstinence.)

[ThomCat]

39. Given the number of people here who probably HAVE tats

my first impression is to doubt the connection. Have people had hostile reactions in discussions of tatoos?

I don't have any, and I'm never planning on getting one, but they're still nice.

[bigwillq]

31. I like the dove.

What part of the body?


Have many other tats do you have?

[MissMillie]

35. upper thigh

I have one other tattoo. It's my avatar, and it's on the other thigh.

My tattoos are for me, I put them where I will see them every day, but where few other people will get to see them (though I imagine when I do my triathlon this summer, quite a few people will get to see).

[crispini]

32. Ganesha!

Bringer of energy, remover of obstacles. :bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

[ThomCat]

33. A line art version of the Ganesha would be awesome.

That version is a bit too busy for a tatoo.

The picasso is beautiful, but it would look like the tatoo artist made a mistake. People would not get that the flowers are deliberately drawn that way.

[Scout1071]

36. I agree. Check out this one:

http://www.tattoomonster.com/jamesnewgallerry2/ganesha.htm

http://www.tattoomonster.com/jamesnewgallerry2/ganesha.htm

[MissMillie]

37. nice, but too big

the work is gorgeous though

[Scout1071]

38. Yep. I've actually thought about getting the same tatoo.

I just need to find a smaller, less detailed version. Let me know what you come up with!

[Alleycat]

40. The dove

Very light and I love the flow of it.

[jmowreader]

41. Go with a ganesha, but not THAT ganesha

The body of this ganesha is flesh-colored, which makes this piece mostly black outline--not my favorite style of tattoo. There's some real subtle shading in the body, but you can't get that subtle in tattoo.

Picasso's dove is all outline.

A shaded ganesha with fades in the shading--that would be really nice.