plus it isnt the most graceful piece of art..its something that a bunch of friends are getting...

ive had enough ink done to kow what is a stupid idea and what isnt.

have you had to go to court? ive seen one of yours.. i like it..
i just dont know if havig it on my arm will bother me when im all grown up and have to be presentable in a professional manner.

i guess i was hoping for professional people with ink to answer. thanks Mrs.Z

Rule 1 of getting a tat: Never get one that you don't want for the rest of your life.

Rule 2: Never get one in a place that you can't hide from your grandmother or a judge.

And you HAVE gotten answers from professionals with ink work. You just didn't like those answers.

I can see grammy, but why a judge? Call me naive, but you'd think someone in such a position of power would be able to at least see past something as superficial as ink (depending on what it is, of course: a dude on trial for hate crimes with a hate crime tatoo....well...). Tats are pretty normal.

My sister-in-law has a remembrance tattoo, for her first-born child who was premature and alive outside her womb for only a few days before she and my brother had to make the decision to take him off life support. Poor little Guage,RIP.

Her tattoo is quite large, a crying angel surrounded by lilies. She has it high on her inner thigh.

Not to get too far off topic, and I truly mean no disrespect to you or your family, but this just seems like a poor, poor place to put a tatto in remberance of a deceased child. Every time your brother goes to have sex with his wife, he's going to see this reminder of his loss. I don't think I could do it, at least with the lights on anyway.

Back on topic.... A lot of them will be looking upon you with greater scrutiny because you're a woman (sorry, I don't make the rules, but it is what it is).

have you had to go to court? ive seen one of yours.. i like it..
i just dont know if havig it on my arm will bother me when im all grown up and have to be presentable in a professional manner.

i guess i was hoping for professional people with ink to answer. thanks Mrs.Z

You might be able to find law firms that don't mind a tat being visible, and have a great career, but it is also very likely that unless you are willing to wear long sleeves the rest of your life, you will be closing some doors on yourself by getting a visible tattoo. As a lawyer you will be representing people. It is very likely that some firms won't wan t someone representing them w/ tattoos, and some clients who won't want to be represented by a tatted up person because their personal view is it is unprofessional.

I unless your willing to potentially sacrifice some opportunities I would say get it in a non visible spot or accept long sleeves in your future.

Dose anyone else find it a bit ironic that clausti is giving tattoo advice? I mean she did get a tattoo to symbolize a lifelong commitment in an area that will only last 6-14 months?

bingo.

True. I was lucky enough to get a job with a big national firm who couldn't care less if my tats are showing, but they are also tasteful, and can be covered up by wearing a collared shirt and pants for client meetings, etc. I think firms in less conservative markets are less likely to care so long as they can be covered up when need be.

Mrs. Zeke frequently has the nightmare that she's at client meeting and not wearing pantz.

I think you are mistaking your dreams for mine ...

I meant pants....as opposed to a skirt.

I mean she did get a tattoo to symbolize a lifelong commitment in an area that will only last 6-14 months?

I don't understand what this poster meant
in an area that will only last 6-14 months... What do you mean?

marriage isn't going to last

you missed the joke again

actually, it was a kind of hard joke to get. I think he meant that finger tattoos have a reputation of only lasting 6-14 months...

My PTFTW tattoo is about a year old now and I haven't had any fading issues or scarring from crack jamming.

TAHT'Z cUz U mak3 teh Lab4ckzZZ!!!!111 n0 stYl3 4 C-eYe!!!111

actually, it was a kind of hard joke to get. I think he meant that finger tattoos have a reputation of only lasting 6-14 months...

UzIZ T@PEZ 22222! T@Pe Iz teh HIV!!!!

oh.... well, I just thought that was too crass a thing to say as a joke, and discarded the notion. I guess the person and clausti/camhead know each other and can make such sort of joke.

Nope don't know 'em. I was referencing this thread:

http://www.rockclimbing.com/...ost=1779879;#1779879

Crass, maybe but it was too funny to have someone giving advice about tattoos when the person giving the advice didn't really know much about tattoos.

It's all good though. In 20 years clausti and cam will just have really nice ring scars!

Nope don't know 'em. I was referencing this thread:

http://www.rockclimbing.com/...ost=1779879;#1779879

Crass, maybe but it was too funny to have someone giving advice about tattoos when the person giving the advice didn't really know much about tattoos.

It's all good though. In 20 years clausti and cam will just have really nice ring scars!

I can see grammy, but why a judge? Call me naive, but you'd think someone in such a position of power would be able to at least see past something as superficial as ink (depending on what it is, of course: a dude on trial for hate crimes with a hate crime tatoo....well...). Tats are pretty normal.

BTW, what's your tat reno? "Hillary Forever"?

I opted instead for Chinese symbols that say "Emergency Healer" (or "emergency medicine man," depending on whom you ask.)

But I don't think finger tattooos are short-lived. I've seen old man ex-hoodlums with love and hate (tattooed across the the knuckles on their hands) and the tattoos aren't faded or very blurred.

But I don't think finger tattooos are short-lived. I've seen old man ex-hoodlums with love and hate (tattooed across the the knuckles on their hands) and the tattoos aren't faded or very blurred. I don't think they go in for touch ups like a girl goes in for wraps on her nails....

That or I could just get my wife's name across my knuckles.

I hate to burst your bubble, but ring tattoos are completely different than knuckle tattoos.

Ring tattoos wear off fast because of the constant rubbing of the ink against the adjacent fingers. Apparently the fading of the ring tattoo is also accelerated because of the sweat from your hands and the more delicate nature of the skin on your palms.

Most judges I've met -- both in casual, social settings and in.... err... other settings -- struck me as older, more conservative (small "c", not big "C"), and old fashioned. From the era when ink work was only done by bikers, outlaws, and other seedy sorts. Right, wrong, or indifferent, that mentality can carry over when dealing with said judge in a formal court.

Not saying it's right. Just saying it "is."

While I'd like to think that judges would be professional enough to look past it, I wouldn't want to take that chance. Kinda like I'd hope that judges wouldn't make assumptions based on a person's attire, but I'm still wearing a shirt and tie to court, not my black leather pants, a ripped up "Molly Hatchet" tank-top and a pair of combat boots. 'Dig?


Heh. That was my first choice, along with "burn in hell" between the two words, but I couldn't fit it all on my scrawny biceps, so I opted instead for Chinese symbols that say "Emergency Healer" (or "emergency medicine man," depending on whom you ask.)

whoo!

Very unprofessional, doc!

I can't be unprofessional if i am unemployed!

perhaps you should explore a career in the sniping field?

Actually Reno I've seen your tattoo and being asian can tell you that they do not mean what you think they mean.

They mean Meat and Bomb

Dood, you're a Jappo. The letters are Chinese. Now, if'n you was a Chink, maybe you'd be able to make that statement with authority. But you ain't, so you can't.

Suck it, beeotch.

(P.S. Mebbe out to JT start of March... 1st through 3rd or so. You free?)