Motherfuck, I hate new tattoo itch!

[ghostsofgiants]

x(

That is all.

[LeftyMom]

1. Slapping at it lightly helps

since you can't scratch.

It sucks. Peeling's no fun either.

[Droopy]

2. Have you got a pic of the new tattoo?

[ghostsofgiants]

18. Check my reply to Haole Girl.

[Haole Girl]

3. I would like to see a picture

Please?

[ghostsofgiants]

17. Here you go...

[Haole Girl]

24. Thanks!

Very good artwork. :-)

[ghostsofgiants]

38. Thanks. It's gonna be even better once it is coloured.

[stuntcat]

39. WOW @ the glove!

and the effects of his mask thing :wow: a very good job, I think!

[ghostsofgiants]

42. It's a bell jar over his head.

It'll be noticeably more glassy once coloured, I would imagine. I am really pleased with the outlines though. :D

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[ccharles000]

5. I don't think I could get a tattoo I hate pain.

[LeftyMom]

6. Depending on the placement there may not be much pain.

Mine barely even stung.

[ghostsofgiants]

15. I got work done on the inside of my arm, near the arm pit with this one.

That fucking stung, haha.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

27. Traditional tattoo methods are painless

Have some friends take you out to get stinking drunk, wake up the next morning with a tattoo. What pain?

:rofl:

(I'm with you - too chicken, don't need the pain)

[jmowreader]

30. Wake up the next morning with a fucked-up tattoo and no blood in you

Alcohol does two things for you in this case, and neither is good: it thins your blood, and it makes you jerk around when they're working on you.

You know, they DO quit hurting just a few minutes after you get them. Don't be a wimp.

[LeftyMom]

40. A decent artist won't work on somebody when they've been drinking.

Bad results and the unpleasantness of working with drunks aside, sober customers are usually a licensing requirement.

[jmowreader]

43. There's a term for someone who will work on a drunk

They're called scratchers--piss-poor tattoo artists who will tattoo anyone who walks through the door, are cavalier about checking ID, will probably tattoo minors and have no idea how to set up a machine so it tattoos to the proper depth--too shallow and most of the ink sloughs off because they haven't put it into the right layer, too deep and it injures you.

I used to work at Home Depot with a scratcher who tattooed out of his house. Dude didn't even KNOW what an autoclave was. When I explained, he said he didn't need one. "What about your needle tubes?" Oh, he just washes them out in alcohol and they're fine. He couldn't even follow a straight line, and he thought I was going to him? Yeah, right. That he couldn't tattoo was trumped by his absolute disregard for universal precautions. He did, however, use new needles for every customer.

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

7. Hey, if it is a part of your culture

the way it is with Samoans or Maori, fine. I respect that.

American White people getting zillions of tattoos to prove how "counterculture" they are is a fucking joke. Yeah. It's SO anti-establishment when 40% of the people do it. Make yourself ugly and ridiculous. Those "fashionable" tattoos are gonna look pretty fucking ridiculous when you're 50 and getting deservedly laughed at in job interviews.

[ccharles000]

8. people will do as they wish if they like it then all the power to them.

I have seen many a guy with tattoos and they looked hot. But I respect your opinion.

[LeftyMom]

9. Yeah yeah, we heard you the first time.

For the record, when 40% or whatever of us have tattoos, then by definition that is part of our culture. And when we're old, old people with tattoos will be normal, since so many of us have them, and we'll probably be being interviewed by :think: other old people, who will probably also have tattoos.

Yes yes, I know, you don't like our tattoos, our music is too loud, and we need to get off of your lawn. :eyes:

[RagAss]

10. True...I remember getting mine back when "Only Kooks" got them!

[SallyMander]

31. *snort*

:spray:

[miss_american_pie]

11. I have one tattoo

and have no plans to get more. I have no idea what culture I was supposed to be countering, but that isn't why I got mine. You'd probably find mine ugly, but I think it's hot. It's also in a spot where it's covered as long as my clothes are on, and as I'm sure I won't be interviewing for any pole dancer positions when I'm fifty, I'm not too worried about my chances of employment either.

:hi:

[Sky Masterson]

12. Will you be interviewing in your 30-40's

I'll open up a club for that :hide: :P :hi:
I like your tattoo btw.

[miss_american_pie]

13. Hee

Dude, I work retail. I have no job security. ;)

Thank you.

[Sky Masterson]

14. True.

You are welcome. :hug:

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

28. Fifty is the new thirty

But how could a tattoo interfere with your new pole-dancing career?

Maybe a picture would clarify ...

:hi:

[ghostsofgiants]

16. So, do you make a conscious effort to be a dick or does it just happen?

[Jetboy]

25. If being a jerk is part of your culture, then your culture sucks. nt

[GCP]

19. Would an ice pack help?

Ice cools down many itches

[ghostsofgiants]

20. Yeah, ice pack would definitely help. I ended up using a cold bottle, haha.

Though the itch will be hanging around for a few days yet.

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[ghostsofgiants]

22. I can't, I spent all my money on the tattoo!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

23. moisturize. it helps with the itchiness

[ghostsofgiants]

35. It only helps so much, haha.

It does help though.

[friedgreentomatoes]

26. I don't have a tattoo.

I would like to get one. But, does it hurt?
where does it hurt the least?
I am pretty pain-tolerant, hardly winced when I got my ears pierced (as an adult).

I am thinking of something not bigger than 4" length x 4" breadth.

[jmowreader]

33. It hurts a little...

I would imagine the outside of your biceps and the outside of your thighs are the least-painful places to have worked on. The inside of your arm is NOT a low-pain area!

[ghostsofgiants]

36. A good rule of thumb is if it ticles when you run your finger across a spot lightly, it will hurt.

Also, if it is not very fleshy, it will hurt.

[iris27]

41. Mine felt like it was being scratched on with the end of a safety pin, so

I guess it depends on how painful that sounds to you. Location was the very top of my upper arm. And curves hurt worse than straight lines.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

29. You are braver than me, Ghosts

I get one needle-stick every couple of months, when I give blood. And I cringe and look away for that one poke. Sitting still for thousands of needle punches? Yikes.

[trof]

32. Get an old tattoo next time.

They don't itch.

[jonnyblitz]

34. put on a mitten and slap the shit out of it. nt

[ghostsofgiants]

37. I need to invest in mittens, haha.