The most tattoos

[TippyThomas]

I do not have any tattoos but boy do I have a few scars that I could readily talk about.

The older I get, the more it all seems to resemble a dirt road map.

I guess I should clarify that I'm talking about all the surgery scars for the most part.

 

[fla4fun]

I have none. I personally don’t find them aesthetically pleasing, especially if they aren’t maintained well, plus I don’t like needles. Several members of my extended family have them, mostly active/retired military, and a few have had theirs removed. I don’t think less of anyone who has one, as people like different things, but it’s just not for me.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

I don't have any either... I figure that makes me more unique than those who do.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

I don't have any either... I figure that makes me more unique than those who do.

Actually none of the countries on Tippy's list were above 50% having at least one Tattoo. So most of us don't.

I don't have any. My body is a Temple.

 

[Smugpugmug]

0. I don't love anything enough to permanently put it on my body. I wanted one when I was a teenager but now I'm fine with not having any.

 

[Rogue1677x]

So I don't have any tattoos at all because I get super bored with styles of things really quick. I did have henna designs on my hands and feet both times that I went to Morocco, which were so cool and lasted about 3 months or so.

My sisters on the other hand, I think between the 4 of them, there's probably somewhere between 12-20 total.

 

[georgina]

I don't have any, and I don't know anyone in my immediate family (siblings, kids, nieces, nephews, their spouses) who has one. People obviously can do whatever they want with their skin, I don't like large tattoos that I see generally. If you are a pacific Islander and it is cultural, that is somewhat different.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Oh and PSA. .

Guy falls in love with Rosie, gets a tattoo of a rose. Rosie cheats on him 5 times and dumps him for the dry wall installer and he's stuck with an ode to Rosie on his chest.

 

[PollyannaMom]

None for me. I've seen pretty ones, but I've never really wanted one.

 

[Chirple]

Oh and PSA. .

Guy falls in love with Rosie, gets a tattoo of a rose. Rosie cheats on him 5 times and dumps him for the dry wall installer and he's stuck with an ode to Rosie on his chest.

But he has other options.

 

[CynBeth]

I do not have any.

 

[NYCgrrl]

I don’t carry designer ware festooned with initials because I’m not a walking billboard and besides they should pay me not the other way around .

Andddd no tattoos OR matching clothing. (Shudder).

 

[RedAngie]

Two tattoos. One is a red rose on my shoulder. The other is a yellow calla lily (my mother’s favorite flower) on my ankle. Both are about the size of a quarter.

 

[happybaker]

I have one on my ankle. I want to get another one to represent our new grandson.

 

[soccerdad72]

None for me. Never been something I was interested in.

 

[LoveDaisy]

I have two. A small daisy on my hip (the size of a quarter) that I got on my 18th birthday and a tribute to a good friend who passed away (several of us have the same one in her memory).

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

Actually none of the countries on Tippy's list were above 50% having at least one Tattoo. So most of us don't.

I don't have any. My body is a Temple.

Well that is true that the number is still under 50%, but sometimes I feel like I am the only one who doesn't.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

I have three. I waited until I was in my thirties to get my first one, which is a yellow rose rising above a purple heart with the word 'Mom' on it to honor her fight with cancer and how brave she was. It's on my left ankle. The second one I got was after she died, and it reads, 'In Memory of' with 'Mom' on a ribbon over a cross. The third one is on my left forearm and is a dragonfly.

I have to admit I sort of regret the dragonfly. At the time I got it I was collecting things with dragonflies on them. I no longer collect them, and have dispersed my collection, but I have the dragonfly forever and while it's pretty, it means nothing to me. Live and learn, and let that be a lesson for anybody out there who's contemplating a tattoo. Never get anything that you're not prepared to live with for the rest of your life.

My sister and I always talk about getting matching tattoos. We haven't yet, but it's coming.

 

[BrianL]

Well that is true that the number is still under 50%, but sometimes I feel like I am the only one who doesn't.

It would be interesting to see the age-spread on that. I bet if you looked at only like 18 to 40 year olds, it would be a much higher percentage.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

It would be interesting to see the age-spread on that. I bet if you looked at only like 18 to 40 year olds, it would be a much higher percentage.

So true, just using work as an example. Most of the people in office are late 20 to 30-somethings. Maybe ONE person that I can think of doesn't have any. The FEW old people (over 40) like me are the ones who do not. We are definitely in the minority there.