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Dear squishies: How I love thee, let me count the ways… I rest peacefully on the side of my head, with no giant metal torquing my poor lobe 180 degrees. Even my husband’s snoring is more tolerable than the irritating pillow-position-seeking mission I’ve been on for the last year. I answer the phone with either ear, and can once again pin the handset between my ear and my shoulder. I’d forgotten I’d placed you in my ear, my lobes were so lightweight and carefree. I felt a chill breeze pass through thee this morning – but, for a change, my lobe was not about to freeze off my head due to ice cold metal or glass. Thank you, Kaos Softwear, for such comfort and joy in my ears. Even when I move on from thee for daily wear, I’ll surely sleep in your squishy goodness. Happily squishing at 0g, with much love and fond squeezes, fr0glet

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[snip] Thank you, Kaos Sof[snip]

[snip] http://kaossoftwear.com/ Elsewhere in this ng, I asked about bling bling with 00 gauge posts. http://kaossoftwear.com/product_hiderplugs.htm Think I’ll give that product a go. — Curt http://curt_james.livejournal.com/ New here? http://rabbithole.org/

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thusly: | Happily squishing at 0g, with much love and fond squeezes, | fr0glet Your ode caused me to buy some, since I wasn’t sure how squishy the 0g might be. I now await my translucent pink plugs with glitter. In other news, I’m turning into a girl. Cassie — Reply: cassie at iliadawry dawt org. "Rather than sending him to jail, they made him a Duke of Leeds." -Reg, a.f.n-g, 3.7.2003

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thusly: | Happily squishing at 0g, with much love and fond squeezes, | fr0glet Your ode caused me to buy some,

Excellent. My plan is working. since I wasn’t sure how squishy the 0g might be.

Dig it: I was sick and didn’t bathe for 2 days, and I didn’t even grow ear funk on my new squishies. Wacky, isn’t it? I now await my translucent pink plugs with glitter. In other news, I’m turning into a girl.

fr0glet

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Thank you, Kaos Softwear, for such comfort and joy in my ears. Even when I move on from thee for daily wear, I’ll surely sleep in your squishy goodness.

i’ve had my 0g black squishies in for about a month now, they’re great! Though, i am a weight whore, so, i’ve been dangling my 4g 3/4" cbbs through them for daytime wear. My only complaint is that they’re too long. Damn me and my skinny lobes. joy

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Your ode caused me to buy some,

fg Excellent. My plan is working.         a smarter plan would’ve been to contact kaos before the ode was written, & ask for kickbacks from purchases made due to the ode.         but you’re not me. lish                                              "ask me the questions 40.1% / 30                                                RANA 125 / 68

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<snipped Bone. Kavin

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Elsewhere in this ng, I asked about bling bling with 00 gauge posts. http://kaossoftwear.com/product_hiderplugs.htm Think I’ll give that product a go.

Please.  Really.  Please explain how bling bling and hiderplugs exist in the same universe. Oh, that’s right.  Curt gets to decide what words mean. He’s that special. Kavin

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to choke out these words: Thank you, Kaos Softwear, for such comfort and joy in my ears. Even when I move on from thee for daily wear, I’ll surely sleep in your squishy goodness. i’ve had my 0g black squishies in for about a month now, they’re great! Though, i am a weight whore, so, i’ve been dangling my 4g 3/4" cbbs through them for daytime wear. My only complaint is that they’re too long. Damn me and my skinny lobes.

are you wearing the standard size or the original size? david — http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/derbarbier/ (ebay sales) http://shops.half.com/derbarbier ten tod labolgcbs ta reibrabred

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to choke out these words: My only complaint is that they’re too long. Damn me and my skinny lobes. joy are you wearing the standard size or the original size? david

tried both, definately a difference, but still too long. egads, did i say that? joy

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Bone. Kavin

I recently discovered I dissolve bone jewelry. First I discolor the bone with my mad chemistry, then it becomes soft and begins disappearing. Horn is fabulous for me, though. fr0glet

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Kavin wrote… Oh, that’s right.  Curt gets to decide what words mean. He’s that special.

He’s the human multibabel, after all: You put in something that sounds halfway reasonable, it gets processed in various twisted ways, and out comes something that contains a few words from your original message in lots of garbled nonsense where the original meaning has been redefined or lost altogether. http://www.tashian.com/multibabel/ Nina — C’est les microbes qui auront le dernier mot.                             Louis Pasteur http://www.chaotropic.net

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Your ode caused me to buy some, fg Excellent. My plan is working.    a smarter plan would’ve been to contact kaos before the ode was written,

I sent the ode to them, first. & ask for kickbacks from purchases made due to the ode. At least I’m getting wholesale!    but you’re not me.

I’m thankful. There certainly isn’t room in this newsgroup for two of you. fr0glet

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Thank you, Kaos Softwear, for such comfort and joy in my ears. i’ve had my 0g black squishies in for about a month now, they’re great! Though, i am a weight whore, so, i’ve been dangling my 4g 3/4" cbbs through them for daytime wear.

You do know the implications of wearing heavy jewelry constantly, yes? fr0glet ps update your IAM page, wench! <3

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      a smarter plan would’ve been to contact kaos before the ode was

fg I sent the ode to them, first. fg & ask for kickbacks from purchases made due to the ode. fg At least I’m getting wholesale!         atta girl. i knew you were teachable.       but you’re not me.

fg I’m thankful. There certainly isn’t room in this newsgroup for two of fg you.         this newsgroup? THE UNIVERSE. lish                                            "i’m sorry for crushing 40.1% / 30                                                RANA 125 / 68

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[snip] You put in something that sounds halfway reasonable

[snip] And often not even halfway reasonable. Yet, who am I to criticize someone’s posting habits? [snip] http://www.tashian.com/multibabel/ [snip] Fun! Speaking of fun, I went to see National Treasure last night. The characters performed a Yahoo! search in the back of a van at some point. I was disappointed that it wasn’t a Google search, of course. Still, the movie was hella fun. Action, adventure, romance, suspense, humor! Lost in Translation – the name listed on the Web site Nina offered – is also the name of a film starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. Plus it’s directed by Sofia Coppola. Hmmm. One IMDb visitor likens it to a public reaming of a divorced husband. I did not know that. Too bad the babel site doesn’t offer a reverse translation. Or do they? Regardless, it’s pretty obvious: Baltes sings to the dream can inhale the donkeys of the mine! Whatever. I don’t believe I’d let her lips anywhere near the donkeys of the mine. Carl Tashian’s Web site, upon closer inspection, is simply a toy. Tashian asks, "What happens when an English phrase is translated (by computer) back and forth between 5 different languages?" It doesn’t really answer the question that Tashian asks. At least from my perspective. (One that Nina obviously would disagree with.) It’s translated by computer, but it’s an English to (insert foreign language) only. It’s apparently programmed to begin translating as if it’s translating from English to another language each time and then back to English on the last sweep. That makes for a more humorous outcome but isn’t representative of what could actually be done with a computer translator. Key in "I love tattoos!" and see what happens. That’s some truly lightweight translating software. But, hey, a joke’s a joke. Cool. — Curt http://curt_james.livejournal.com/ New here? http://rabbithole.org/

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Kavin wrote… Oh, that’s right.  Curt gets to decide what words mean. He’s that special. He’s the human multibabel, after all: You put in something that sounds halfway reasonable, it gets processed in various twisted ways, and out comes something that contains a few words from your original message in lots of garbled nonsense where the original meaning has been redefined or lost altogether. http://www.tashian.com/multibabel/ Nina

Sounds accurate to me. In fact I checked to make sure that multibabel agreed and it told me when I stated: "Curt is always completely correct and never fails to properly snip and attribute text to it’s original author." It told me apparently accurately that: "Without the recognition and l’effetto of d’un of the esquileos it is corrected always totally and the qualities to the text d’it’s of l     autor d’original cannot cut correctly never no." BTW nina that thing is just way too much fun. — JSin "Connect the Goddamn Dots" -Ministry To reply kill the .idiot.

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Elsewhere in this ng, I asked about bling bling with 00 gauge posts. http://kaossoftwear.com/product_hiderplugs.htm Think I’ll give that product a go. Please.  

With sugar on top? Really.  

I imagine you’ll be wanting a definition of the word really, too. You probably won’t get it, though. Will that be a problem for you? Please explain how bling bling and hiderplugs exist in the same universe.

Well, let’s just see. Hmmm. Start by venturing to the other end of the link I provided earlier and which you’ve so generously included in your reply. Can we do that? Let’s. Here: http://kaossoftwear.com/product_hiderplugs.htm (I can’t have you getting lost while scrolling up, can I?) Did you click the link yet? Are you there yet? No? Oh, come on. Please. Really. Whatever. YOU THERE YET? You can do it, Kavin! If you *are* then you’ll see a picture along the bottom. You might even find some text that reads /like this/… | Additionally, they can be pierced with a | "regular" style of jewelry making your | actual piercing much less noticeable. Whaddya fookin’ know, Kavin! Bling bling and hiderplugs existing in the same universe! So, you had the info available to you in the post you replied to, but still couldn’t figure it out? If that’s true, well, it’s no surprise. /Really/. You’re apparently much more interested in bellyaching than reading, posting a reply, or choosing to ignore. Here’s the image by itself in the event you were unable to decide which one I was referring to: http://kaossoftwear.com/webgraphics/hp_three.jpg Oh, yeah, there’s the small matter of substituting something like this… http://www.icedoutgear.com/EAR02.php for the earring appearing in the picture at Kaos’s Web page, but, yes, hiderplugs and bling bling can obviously and easily exist in the same universe. Do you get it? I’ll bet you still don’t get it. Oh, that’s right.  

Oh, that *IS* right. No doubt. Curt gets to decide what words mean.

You’re sure about that? You wouldn’t prefer to double check before replying? Maybe? There’s always a first time, right? Uh huh. I guess you like reacting instead of thinking. Whatever works for you. He’s that special.

I like to think so. Thanks for agreeing. — Curt http://curt_james.livejournal.com/ New here? http://rabbithole.org/

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Bone. [snip] I recently discovered I dissolve bone jewelry. First I discolor the bone with my mad chemistry, then it becomes soft and begins disappearing.

What steps are you taking to prevent osteoporosis? Horn is fabulous for me, though.

Beep! — Curt http://curt_james.livejournal.com/ New here? http://rabbithole.org/

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re http://www.tashian.com/multibabel/ Sounds accurate to me.

It would. In fact I checked to make sure that multibabel agreed and it told me when I stated: "Curt is always completely correct and never fails to properly snip and attribute text to it’s original author." [snip]

I do snip. Everyone should. However, I snip appropriately. Likewise, I do attribute text to its author. Where have I not? There was an instance with lish, but that was so obviously her voice. Oh! Never mind. Excuse me. You were just looking for an opportunity to kiss RABbit tush. Allow me to avert my eyes. BTW nina that thing is just way too much fun.

It is a fun Web site. Key in your name and see what happens. — Curt http://curt_james.livejournal.com/ New here? http://rabbithole.org/ — Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server – http://www.Mailgate.ORG

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thusly: | I now await my translucent pink plugs with glitter. | | In other news, I’m turning into a girl. | I found some wonderful soft pink yarn and am making a scarf to wear over my hair at work. It’s terrifying. Cassie — Reply: cassie at iliadawry dawt org. "Rather than sending him to jail, they made him a Duke of Leeds." -Reg, a.f.n-g, 3.7.2003

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and sputtered, and managed to choke out these words: thusly: | I now await my translucent pink plugs with glitter. | | In other news, I’m turning into a girl. | I found some wonderful soft pink yarn and am making a scarf to wear over my hair at work. It’s terrifying.

your hair, the scarf, or work?

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You do know the implications of wearing heavy jewelry constantly, yes? fr0glet ps update your IAM page, wench! <3

i most certainly am and, well, nothing terribly exciting happens in my life so…not many updates joy wenchy

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| and sputtered, and managed to choke out these words: | It’s terrifying. | | your hair, the scarf, or work? The girliness. =p But work’s pretty fuckin’ scary. Cassie — Reply: cassie at iliadawry dawt org. "Rather than sending him to jail, they made him a Duke of Leeds." -Reg, a.f.n-g, 3.7.2003

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Hello all, I was just looking for advice on getting started in the tattoo field. Just to get this out of the way now, I’m not going to run around tattooing my friends/myself/my family or small forest creatures that stray into my path. I’m also not about to make a pathetic homemade gun and attack bystanders with it. All I’m looking for is advice.     To start, I’m an artist. I know from reading posts that this isn’t as big an advantage as I thought, seeing as skin is a canvas unlike any other, but still, an artist I am. My problem is that I would love nothing more than to apprentice with a tattooist and learn the trade. The glitch is that in my area there are no tattoo artists. I have 13 tattoos at the moment,and I did get them locally. But the artist who tattooed me (if you can call him an artist) is VERY un-proffesional. When I had tattoos on my stomach I was layed out on an old door suspended between 2 chairs and had the indignity of watching him slip and add a line to my design that wasn’t supposed to be there. The long and short of it is that I don’t want to apprentice with a man like that in a dirty shop in his basement. I’m afraid I’ll learn everything and find out its all wrong. If i got into this and worked hard at it I believe I could be good. (just my opinion, counts for nothing. I could move farther away from my home, But I have a young daughter and wife and, to be honest, as much as I want to tattoo, none of us wants to leave. The area I’m in is in need of a professional tat artist and I want to explore this field more deeply. I’m looking for suggestions on how I could start to learn anything in my current situation. If anything here sounds silly or out of context, please refrain from flaming me. I did check posts before I posted, I just realy need advice. If I’m told that things look bad for me in this field, so be it, I’ll give up. I’m just looking for a little guidance. Thanks in advance, Jason.

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"Jason"  wrote … Hello all, I was just looking for advice on getting started in the tattoo field. Just to get this out of the way now, I’m not going to run around tattooing my friends/myself/my family or small forest creatures that stray into my path. I’m also not about to make a pathetic homemade gun and attack bystanders with it. All I’m looking for is advice.

why don’t you want to tattoo your friends, you, your family? they would be your first canvases.

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Hello all, I was just looking for advice on getting started in the tattoo field. Just to get this out of the way now, I’m not going to run around tattooing my friends/myself/my family or small forest creatures that stray into my path. I’m also not about to make a pathetic homemade gun and attack bystanders with it. All I’m looking for is advice.

<snip In a perfect world you would be able to get an apprenticeship with a talented artist and learn from the best. In reality, many of the best tattooists started out tattooing themselves, their friends and their family. (Some even with a homemade gun! *gasp*) Personally, I don’t see any problem with learning to tattoo on your own. You can’t expect to just pick up a machine out of the back of a magazine and go to town on people, but if you already have art training and a love of tattoos look into other areas you will need training in and figure out how to get it. Start studying first aid and get hold of some medical texts on cross contamination and other subjects related to tattooing. Watch for texts/videos on actual tattooing. Read/watch with skepticism and research questionable practices. Go to a conventions and see if you can talk shop with some pros. Chat up an insurance guy and get tips from that perspective. Read tattooing websites, forums and newsgroups. Watch for possible opportunities that will work with your life. An example would be to look into the possibility of distance learning. I know a guy who travels to a great tattooist 3-4 times a year for a few days each time and hangs out to learn, then calls and writes with questions he thinks of the rest of the time. Be creative. That would be my advice. —Angie a.k.a. destrss "for any newcomers in the past few months who don’t know what RABcon is, it’s the Uber-Munch of the year." -amY 8/5/99 http://rabcon.org/present/index.html

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—Angie a.k.a. destrss "for any newcomers in the past few months who don’t know what RABcon is, it’s the Uber-Munch of the year." -amY 8/5/99 http://rabcon.org/present/index.html

Thanks for the encouragement, I think I’ll take your advice and try to make a go of it. I really do love tattoos, I’ll post back if I find anything to help me out. Right now I’m off to the library. I think I’ll read for a few months before I buy a machine. Seems safer to educate myself a bit first. Also, I think I’ll be my own canvas for the first tattoo I do. When it happens I’ll let you know. Thanks again for the help, this is an awsome NG, nice to see level headed, talented people out there with a desire to spread their knowledge. Keep it up. Jason

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Hello all, I was just looking for advice on getting started in the tattoo field. In reality, many of the best tattooists started out tattooing themselves, their friends and their family. (Some even with a homemade

<snip, especially the ‘gun’ reference!!  :) Be creative. That would be my advice.

Yay, good advice Angie!  Now i don’t feel compelled to write anything! Well, not much. Being artistic IS good, and it WILL help you – and understanding of color, perspective, shading, and the confidence to free-hand or do ‘custom’ work is a major plus. So in addition, continue to practice, practice, practice. Draw some flash, or design tattoos for friends or family. Do what Angie said. And right now, i mean RIGHT NOW, stop going to the guy who tattoos people on a door.  Jayzus. And check out APT (Allience of Professional Tattooists), that is a definate stepping-off place for knowledge about health, cleanliness, and laws in your area. Good luck! TQ

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 Thanks again for the help, this is an awsome NG, nice to see level headed, talented people out there with a desire to spread their knowledge. Keep it up.

Somebody put this on a t-shirt or something.  :) TQ

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 Thanks again for the help, this is an awsome NG, nice to see level headed, talented people out there with a desire to spread their knowledge. Keep it up.

<spits out redbull Jason sure hasn’t been here long has he? Cylence

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Hehe put this on a T-shirt, I have no idea why, but I’m actually laughing my ass off thanks for the advice Tabaqui, and Angela, AND Scott. (Lots of friendlies here) I have one question if someone could field it for me that would be great. when purchasing a machine, are any of the kits out there good? and also, whats the best route for a beginner, buying 2 machines (a shader and an outliner) or buying one machine and learning to adjust is properly? thanks again, Jason

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—Angie a.k.a. destrss

[snip a wonderful reply] Thanks for the encouragement,

[snip] Also, I think I’ll be my own canvas for the first tattoo I do.

Grapefruit. — Curt

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Hehe put this on a T-shirt, I have no idea why, but I’m actually laughing my ass off thanks for the advice Tabaqui, and Angela, AND Scott. (Lots of friendlies here) I have one question if someone could field it for me that would be great. when purchasing a machine, are any of the kits out there good? and also, whats the best route for

Urrrgh, dude, you just ruined it. If you don’t know what machines to buy, you shouldn’t be buying them.  Seriously.  There is a LOT more to tattooing then grabbing a ‘gun’ and some ink and going for it. Please, please, please, go find someone or someones to talk to, learn from, and apprentice to, hopefully.  When you KNOW what to buy, because you have LEARNED it, then come on back and tell us all about it. Ok?  Ok. TQ

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Hehe put this on a T-shirt, I have no idea why, but I’m actually laughing my ass off thanks for the advice Tabaqui, and Angela, AND Scott. (Lots of friendlies here) I have one question if someone could field it for me that would be great. when purchasing a machine, are any of the kits out there good? and also, whats the best route for a beginner, buying 2 machines (a shader and an outliner) or buying one machine and learning to adjust is properly? thanks again,

Honest answer? The people who read this newsgroup and know the answer to your question won’t tell you, and the people who don’t know the answer… well… yeah. I have yet to find a decent kit. You could try emailing many artists and see if you ask nicely if they will share with you what power supply and machines they use and what their advice would be. Personally, I think it would make more sense to buy the best equiptment you can afford and definitely learn how to adjust everything. You need to learn many other things before this though. That’s why an apprenticeship is the best option. Jumping to equiptment selection before you even understand the basics makes you sound like a scratcher. (just so you know) Anyway, good luck. Looks like you have a tough road ahead of you. —Angie a.k.a. destrss "for any newcomers in the past few months who don’t know what RABcon is, it’s the Uber-Munch of the year." -amY 8/5/99 http://rabcon.org/present/index.html

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I really didn’t plan on going after a machine, I was just curious. My bad. I’ll figure it out, sorry if I gave the wrong impression, wasnt intended.

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<spits out redbull Jason sure hasn’t been here long has he? Cylence What the hell is up with Red Bull? Smells like super-sweet-fake-strawberry, sweet enough to make me gag at 10 paces. Talked into a sip, I think it’s actually goddamn Bunn-O-matic coffee pot cleaner. Amino acids can kiss my butt. Lynn Missouri

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<spits out redbull Jason sure hasn’t been here long has he? Cylence What the hell is up with Red Bull? Smells like super-sweet-fake-strawberry,

Ok, WHAT is Redbull?  I thought it was some sort of chewing tobacco. TQ

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I really didn’t plan on going after a machine, I was just curious. My bad. I’ll figure it out, sorry if I gave the wrong impression, wasnt

Quoting (see above) is your friend.  :) TQ

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In article Tabaqui says… Ok, WHAT is Redbull?  I thought it was some sort of chewing tobacco. TQ

Redbull is a new energy drink.

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Quoting (see above) is your friend.  :)

Got it hehe. Jason

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Redbull is a new energy drink.

New?  We’ve had it here for a couple of years.  I apologise on behalf of the rest of us for inflicting it on the US….oh wait a minute…. Nina: you want to post your appearance over on upb, you might get a response there! cx — "it’s a battle of semantics & not worth the time we could spend belittling others" -ld, r.a.b. 9/5/02

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In article Tabaqui says… Ok, WHAT is Redbull?  I thought it was some sort of chewing tobacco. Redbull is a new energy drink.

Red Bull has been around for a long long time, if not in the States. I’ve seen ads for it as early as 1996-97. And yes, TQ, it’s an "energy" drink: caffeine, sugar, and some other guarana ginko hippie crap that supposedly jacks you up 3 feet off the floor. It’s big mixed with vodka in the clubs, yo. Personally, I think it tastes like too-sweet liquid sweet tarts. Blecch. — Ideally giving credence to her hesitant subtext since 2002!

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Redbull is a new energy drink. New?  We’ve had it here for a couple of years.  I apologise on behalf of the rest of us for inflicting it on the US….oh wait a minute….

Dissolved gummi bears! Nina: you want to post your appearance over on upb, you might get a response there!

No offense, but I was looking to maybe meet someone I know, and scanning u.b.p., I didn’t see any familiar names that I don’t see over here as well . Nina — C’est les microbes qui auront le dernier mot.                             Louis Pasteur http://www.chaotropic.net

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In article Tabaqui says… Ok, WHAT is Redbull?  I thought it was some sort of chewing tobacco. Redbull is a new energy drink. Red Bull has been around for a long long time, if not in the States. I’ve seen ads for it as early as 1996-97.

http://www.snopes2.com/toxins/redbull.htm — Stan Schwarz                | Extreme sports…offer "some kind of physical http://cosmo.pasadena.ca.us | other open-source operating systems."                             |           -Mikki Halpin, _The Geek Handbook_

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In article <Pine.LNX.4.44.0206061116140.23784- Redbull is a new energy drink. Red Bull has been around for a long long time, if not in the States. I’ve seen ads for it as early as 1996-97.

My mistake, sorry.

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And yes, TQ, it’s an "energy" drink: caffeine, sugar, and some other guarana ginko hippie crap that supposedly jacks you up 3 feet off the floor. It’s big mixed with vodka in the clubs, yo. Personally, I think it tastes like too-sweet liquid sweet tarts. Blecch.

Oh. Gag. I hate that stuff.  It all tastes like…well….  You pegged the taste perfectly.  :) TQ

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Good luck to you.  It is very difficult to find an apprenticeship anywhere.  Like yourself, I didn’t want to apprentice under an underground tattoo artist.  And the seemingly professional artists in our area may know their tattooing, but it’s customer service where they could use a little help. I have been in some shops and seen an artist be down right hateful to a person who just handed them $500. Luckily, we were contacted by a very knowledgeable artist who had seen our flash work. He’s getting ready to retire in the next 5 years, and wanted to pass on his knowledge and experience to someone who sincerely wanted to learn the art. I wish you the best….PEACE

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Good luck to you.  It is very difficult to find an apprenticeship anywhere.  Like yourself, I didn’t want to apprentice under an underground tattoo artist.  And the seemingly professional artists in our area may know their tattooing, but it’s customer service where they could use a little help. I have been in some shops and seen an artist be down right hateful to a person who just handed them $500. Luckily, we were contacted by a very knowledgeable artist who had seen our flash work. He’s getting ready to retire in the next 5 years, and wanted to pass on his knowledge and experience to someone who sincerely wanted to learn the art. I wish you the best….PEACE

Congrats on finding a place to apprentice, I think part of the problem is that in a small area like mine, bad tattoo and piercing processes reproduce themselves.Sometimes a person (like myself) is sincere about learning, only to rush headlong into an apprenticeship with an unqualified practitioner. 3 years or so and a lot of cash later, another scratcher has set up shop down the street. As for myself, I’m not about to give up. I just read a good book from the library called "The Dangers of Tattooing, Body Piercing and Branding" by Beth Wilkinson. It was very informative. I figure if I’ve got nobody to apprentice under I’ll start from scratch the right way. Reading alot seems to be the first step, though right now I’m unsure of where to turn. Anyway, I hope you realise your goals and have some great experiences along the way…and who knows, maybe I’ll catch a break. Jason

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Just wanted to ask this question……Did anyone ever get tatooed over the Psoriasis and the Psoriasis seem to disappear?I haven’t tried it yet,but do have a few tatoos and never seem to get the P in those areas.Just coincidence?Let us know!!!!

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I would be afraid of anything that damages the skin, and tattoos will definitely do that. But I’ve not heard any experiences with tattoos. —

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Hi Eric, I have several tattoos and I have gotten spots, little ones on the tattoo before but never really big.. and usually long after I had the tattoo put into my skin. I love tattoos… want  MORE MORE MORE!!!! Sharee

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Just wanted to ask this question……Did anyone ever get tatooed over the Psoriasis and the Psoriasis seem to disappear?I haven’t tried it yet,but do have a few tatoos and never seem to get the P in those areas.Just coincidence?Let us know!!!!

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I would suggest you avoid red inks, my tattoo only gets P on the red bits. Blue Green and Black get none at all! — Dave Townsend

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Just wanted to ask this question……Did anyone ever get tatooed over the Psoriasis and the Psoriasis seem to disappear?I haven’t tried it yet,but do have a few tatoos and never seem to get the P in those areas.Just coincidence?Let us know!!!!

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really?  how interesting. I had a spot on the red rose on my chest.. just a little one.. and on the purple flower in my ankle.. but they are gone now Thanks Dave

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I would suggest you avoid red inks, my tattoo only gets P on the red bits. Blue Green and Black get none at all! — Dave Townsend Just wanted to ask this question……Did anyone ever get tatooed over the Psoriasis and the Psoriasis seem to disappear?I haven’t tried it yet,but do have a few tatoos and never seem to get the P in those areas.Just coincidence?Let us know!!!!

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I really love tattoos of old school hearts, especially with flames, crosses, and banners.  I’ve drawn a million of them, and I’m probably going to get one on my back soon.  If anyone shares this same interest, or wants to trade pics/drawings, let me know CodyC1982 on yahoo messenger SkribeC1982 on aol instant messenger send me a message, I’d like to hear from you

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I really love tattoos of old school hearts, especially with flames, crosses, and banners.  I’ve drawn a million of them, and I’m probably going to get one on my back soon.  If anyone shares this same interest, or wants to trade pics/drawings, let me know

*** Put them on the web. Give us the url. k e i t h . a l e x a n d e r w w w . n o o t r o p e . n e t / m o d e r n a m e r i c a n . c o m / — e n d  t r a n s m i s s i o n —

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I’ve drawn a million of them

if the your average heart took as little as 8 minutes to draw you have effectively wasted 15.22 years of your life. i suggest finding a less time consuming hobbie. -pH

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I’ve drawn a million of them if the your average heart took as little as 8 minutes to draw you have effectively wasted 15.22 years of your life. i suggest finding a less time consuming hobbie.

Same goes for useless calculations.  :) — WyrdWoman http://www.wyrdwoman.com/

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I really love tattoos of old school hearts, especially with flames, crosses, and banners.  I’ve drawn a million of them, and I’m probably going to get one on my back soon.  If anyone shares this same interest, or wants to trade pics/drawings, let me know *** Put them on the web. Give us the url. k e i t h . a l e x a n d e r w w w . n o o t r o p e . n e t / m o d e r n a m e r i c a n . c o m / — e n d  t r a n s m i s s i o n —

give me a url and I will upload some

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I’ve drawn a million of them if the your average heart took as little as 8 minutes to draw you have effectively wasted 15.22 years of your life. i suggest finding a less time consuming hobbie. -pH

First of all, it is bizarre that you would actually get a calculator and figure this out.  Second of all, I haven’t REALLY drawn a million of them, more like 5 or 6, and they don’t take 8 minutes to draw.  Maybe I exaggerated a smidge

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I really love tattoos of old school hearts, especially with flames, crosses, and banners.  I’ve drawn a million of them, and I’m probably going to get one on my back soon.  If anyone shares this same interest, or wants to trade pics/drawings, let me know *** Put them on the web. Give us the url. give me a url and I will upload some

www.port5.com — sarahmonster change 0 to o to reply http://lawngnome.net/mod

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I really love tattoos of old school hearts, especially with flames, crosses, and banners.  I’ve drawn a million of them, and I’m probably going to get one on my back soon.  If anyone shares this same interest, or wants to trade pics/drawings, let me know *** Put them on the web. Give us the url. give me a url and I will upload some www.port5.com — sarahmonster change 0 to o to reply http://lawngnome.net/mod

I don’t speak swedish, what is that site for anyways

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Give us the url. give me a url and I will upload some www.port5.com I don’t speak swedish, what is that site for anyways

OK heartboy . . . had you bothered to visit port5.com, and clicked on the big pretty picture on the page, you would have found the following information: Port 5.Com can offer one of the best free hosting packages available on the World Wide Web Today! Port 5.Com offer free: 15mb free web space.  Colour Statistics.    24 Hours FTP Access.    Remote backup.    Multi Email Forwarding. All in English. — sarahmonster change 0 to o to reply http://lawngnome.net/mod

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Give us the url. give me a url and I will upload some www.port5.com I don’t speak swedish, what is that site for anyways OK heartboy . . . had you bothered to visit port5.com, and clicked on the big pretty picture on the page, you would have found the following information: Port 5.Com can offer one of the best free hosting packages available on the World Wide Web Today! Port 5.Com offer free: 15mb free web space.  Colour Statistics.  24 Hours FTP Access.  Remote backup.  Multi Email Forwarding. All in English. — sarahmonster change 0 to o to reply http://lawngnome.net/mod

god, everyone is so fucking hostile on this group.  Not everyone is out to shit on you.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Give us the url. give me a url and I will upload some www.port5.com I don’t speak swedish, what is that site for anyways OK heartboy . . . had you bothered to visit port5.com, and clicked on the big pretty picture on the page, you would have found the following information: Port 5.Com can offer one of the best free hosting packages available on the World Wide Web Today! Port 5.Com offer free: 15mb free web space.  Colour Statistics.  24 Hours FTP Access.  Remote backup.  Multi Email Forwarding. All in English. — sarahmonster change 0 to o to reply http://lawngnome.net/mod Oh my god I am so stupid.  I went to port5.net instead of port.com.  I don’t hate anyone, don’t kill me please.  Thanks anyways, but I am not in need of any webhosting services, but thanks for the info.

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Some of us still use text-based newsreaders that don’t automatically href anything with a www in it. Some of us don’t even use a mouse. ‘Cuz we’re HARDCORE, like. Touche….but then that means he either can’t read the difference between .com and .net (which are on opposite sides of the keyboard, stroke by stroke), or just wasn’t paying attention.

Huh? What? Oh, um, yeah. No attention. That’s it. Probably. I’m not hardcore that way. I’ll take the softest, easiest route any day where my computer is concerned, thank you. As long as it doesn’t involve AOL or WebTV.

Me too. Depends on how one defines "ease." Doing things by keystroke is *much* faster than mousing around in most cases.  The learning curve may be steeper, but it’s far more efficient. I know a guy who learned to control his mouse with his foot. myrrh (strike strike.)

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Doing things by keystroke is *much* faster than mousing around in most cases.  The learning curve may be steeper, but it’s far more

efficient. You’re absolutely right…I use alt/ctrl/shift and function/keyboard keys wherever possible. I know a guy who learned to control his mouse with his foot.

I can think of several much more useful things I can do with my foot (not including sticking it in my mouth, no not literally….) AndysGirl — "Everything that elevates an individual above the herd and intimidates the neighbour is henceforth called evil; and the fair, modest, submissive and conforming mentality, the mediocrity of desires, attains moral designations and honors"   – Nietzsche Before you buy.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – What I want to know is how you get to the wrong website by clicking on a provided link.  I don’t think he even went. AndysGirl Oh my god I am so stupid.  I went to port5.net instead of port.com.  I don’t hate anyone, don’t kill me please.  Thanks anyways, but I am not in need of any webhosting services, but thanks for the info. Keith said: " *** Put them on the web.  Give us the url." You said: "give me a url and I will upload some" Now someone spoonfeeds a way to do it on your OWN url, and you say you don’t need any webhosting service. What exactly do you think putting them on the web means?     –Susan     http://www.scamptattoo.com

Ok I so went to that website.  I even signed up on port5.com to get free webspace, so everyone get off my back.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Some of us still use text-based newsreaders that don’t automatically href anything with a www in it. Some of us don’t even use a mouse. ‘Cuz we’re HARDCORE, like. Touche….but then that means he either can’t read the difference between .com and .net (which are on opposite sides of the keyboard, stroke by stroke), or just wasn’t paying attention. I’m not hardcore that way. I’ll take the softest, easiest route any day where my computer is concerned, thank you. As long as it doesn’t involve AOL or WebTV. AndysGirl — "Everything that elevates an individual above the herd and intimidates the neighbour is henceforth called evil; and the fair, modest, submissive and conforming mentality, the mediocrity of desires, attains moral designations and honors"   – Nietzsche Before you buy.

Yeah, so maybe I didn’t pay attention, but there’s no reason to be nasty.  This whole argument is asenine. Lets get back to the point,  I want to collaborate with some flash artists who like old-school american type artwork, anyone interested, let me know

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Yeah, so maybe I didn’t pay attention, but there’s no reason to be nasty.  This whole argument is asenine. Lets get back to the point,  I want to collaborate with some flash artists who like old-school american type artwork, anyone interested, let me know

You didnt read any of the FAQs, did you. —–.

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Ok I so went to that website.  I even signed up on port5.com to get free webspace, so everyone get off my back.

Congrats, now learn to trim your posts. Mimp " I’m Robelard, I’m from Mars, I like to eat all kinds of candy bars…"

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god, everyone is so fucking hostile on this group.  Not everyone is out to shit on you.

*** Dude, I was nice to you. Shut the FUCK up, grow UP, get a site together. Dick. k e i t h . a l e x a n d e r w w w . n o o t r o p e . n e t / m o d e r n a m e r i c a n . c o m / — e n d  t r a n s m i s s i o n —

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Yeah, so maybe I didn’t pay attention, but there’s no reason to be nasty.  

*** PAY ATTENTION ASSHOLE! Lets get back to the point,  I want to collaborate with some flash artists

*** That was NOT the point. Not ONCE did you mention "flash artists". I shoulda been mean from the word go. See people? k e i t h . a l e x a n d e r w w w . n o o t r o p e . n e t / m o d e r n a m e r i c a n . c o m / — e n d  t r a n s m i s s i o n —

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just checking.  you’ll need to grow a thick skin if you plan on staying here.  people here aren’t really out to get you, except perhaps Keith and Lish.

*** AND I WAS FUCKING NIIIIIIICE. GAVE GOOD ADVICE AND SHIT! k e i t h . a l e x a n d e r w w w . n o o t r o p e . n e t / m o d e r n a m e r i c a n . c o m / — e n d  t r a n s m i s s i o n —

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: : just checking.  you’ll need to grow a thick skin if you : staying here.  people here aren’t really out to get you, : perhaps Keith and Lish. : : *** AND I WAS FUCKING NIIIIIIICE. GAVE GOOD : ADVICE AND SHIT! I hope you learned your lesson. — skyelass "Tolerate me, goddammit!" — rab, Meghan 06/00

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Sweet Jesus, I am never going to post anything here again.  One innocent little post has turned into a hellish nightmare, is this what the body art community is all about?  I used to not think so, but I am beginning to wonder

No.  Let’s really put it into perspective, you little troll. You came in looking for a fight.  You got bitch slapped. I doubt you can even draw a heart.  I’ll bet you aren’t even allowed to use scissors with points.  All your pencils are probably those fat primary ones and you’ve over-used the erasers. Give up your lunch money now, get the hell out off the playground and don’t even think of going to the playground monitor.  She’s tired of little pukes like you. The best bit of body modification for you is a complete amputation below the neck. Go accomplish it.  Now. Kavin

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I don’t speak swedish, what is that site for any?

*Where do you see swedish??? I but see english…darn european servers! Corine

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’ve drawn a million of them if the your average heart took as little as 8 minutes to draw you have effectively wasted 15.22 years of your life. i suggest finding a less time consuming hobbie. -pH First of all, it is bizarre that you would actually get a calculator and figure this out.  Second of all, I haven’t REALLY drawn a million of them, more like 5 or 6, and they don’t take 8 minutes to draw. Maybe I exaggerated a smidge

a smidge? 1,000,000. 5 or 6. just checking.  you’ll need to grow a thick skin if you plan on staying here.  people here aren’t really out to get you, except perhaps Keith and Lish. david — RANA ~32 i’ve been wondering for years what’s up daver. word on the street says it’s a BIG BLACK COCK. –lish, RAB Princess, 31/08/00 http://www.bmeworld.com/myneedle

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Oh my god I am so stupid.  I went to port5.net instead of port.com.  I

don’t hate anyone, don’t kill me please.  Thanks anyways, but I am not in need of any webhosting services, but thanks for the info. Keith said: " *** Put them on the web.  Give us the url." You said: "give me a url and I will upload some" Now someone spoonfeeds a way to do it on your OWN url, and you say you don’t need any webhosting service. What exactly do you think putting them on the web means?     –Susan     http://www.scamptattoo.com

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but do you know of a place that will let me walk in and let me get my stomache periced, can i say i got permision or what?

Any piercer who would accept your word on guardianship consent would be a fool.  Should you find anybody who will agree to this, run like hell.  Of course, any piercer who would agree to pierce without consent probably would pierce your "stomache".   Your a minor, I’m sure you can imagine the hazards is performing a permanent modification on a minor without a guardian present…if you can’t, think about it some more. FWIW, it’s called a navel.  Belly button will suffice, but it most certainly is not a stomach, stomache or a belly. — timo LMSGU WorldWide

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Hi, i am trying to find a tattoo/peircing  parlor that will let a 15/f get her belly buttn periced.  please help. email address, thanx — Surf Usenet at home, on the road, and by email — always at Talkway. http://www.talkway.com

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i am trying to find a tattoo/peircing  parlor that will let a 15/f get her belly buttn periced.  please help. email address,

Do you have parental consent? Because you can betcher britches that just about any reputable shop will ask for it. — |+/-1 — "You need to be old enough to drink, you need to have a license to drive, and you need a fucking license to fish. but anyone over the age of 13 can have a baby." -GoNINzo

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but do you know of a place that will let me walk in and let me get my stomache periced, can i say i got permision or what? — Surf Usenet at home, on the road, and by email — always at Talkway. http://www.talkway.com

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: but do you know of a place that will let me walk in and let me get my : stomache periced, can i say i got permision or what? No. —–yttrx

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: but do you know of a place that will let me walk in and let me get my : stomache periced, can i say i got permision or what? No.

What he said. Grow up, yank your head out of your ass, and grab hold of some reality. Oh, and go back to school and learn to spell while you’re at it, troll. |+/-1 — "You need to be old enough to drink, you need to have a license to drive, and you need a fucking license to fish. but anyone over the age of 13 can have a baby." -GoNINzo

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i am trying to find a tattoo/peircing  parlor that will let a 15/f get her belly buttn periced.  please help. email address,

I’ll do it for ya! Hey yttrx, what’d we do with the power drill after that last goat sacrifice? Maybe I’ll even get my buddy Gol to hold your hand so you don’t thrash around too much while I’m doing it. Please tell me this is a troll specifically designed to get my and yttrx’s ire up. Shawn? Is that you? |+/-1 — "You need to be old enough to drink, you need to have a license to drive, and you need a fucking license to fish. but anyone over the age of 13 can have a baby." -GoNINzo

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but do you know of a place that will let me walk in and let me get my stomache periced, can i say i got permision or what?

Ooh… stomach piercing… I’d like to see one of those!!!  I wonder how big of a barbell you’d need for one of those… ‘cos I’d wager a CBR would be just too cumbersome… that would take some massive aftercare… at least, the pierce I’m imagining would… but then again, it’d probably make your spleen explode… ::shrugs:: Oh, yeah, and as a side note… maybe I’m just a loser… but when I was 15, I had no thoughts beyond "damn, that’ll be cool when I’m old enough"… as far as tats and steel go.  I mean, yeah, when I was 15 I wanted my eyebrow pierced, but I never even questioned it… and I sure didn’t consider a tattoo before I was 18… I wanted one, but I never thought, "yeah, I’ll go see where will do this on me being underage". I guess it’s just the fact that I don’t like to test those sorts of waters… I always thought that piercing and stuff was to be done on legal "adults" and so, since I wasn’t one yet, it wasn’t my turn and I’d get mine one day.  It’s just a bit weird almost, to me, that 15 year olds already have tattoos and pierces… sure there were always the punks at school with safety pins through their ears and odd pieces of metal shoved through their tragus, nipples, blah blah… but I couldn’t have imagined doing that to myself [as well as the punks always ended up with it done while they were passed out]. I don’t know… I’m just a dork I guess, but I always saw piercing and stuff as a rite of passage of sorts… like, you reach adulthood and you get it done–and perhaps that’s one of the problems with it… and although more and more newly crowned "adults" are getting stuff, it’s still not moving TOO far beyond tongues, navels and the occassional eyebrow [I've seen some pretty pitiful eyebrow pierces at school and I wonder, "How the hell??"], so I still have something somewhat unique about it–and my piercing fetish has subsided for now [not forever], but rest assured, more steel is to come… I just have to figure out where…  I can’t get another facial piercing [I've gotta start teaching little kiddies piano sometime soon and these current piercings will just about be right on time for retainers at about that time...], so I’ve been thinking about some ear stuff [tragus?  rook?  industrial?], or maybe nipples, i’m not sure.  ::shrugs::  But wait, this is TOTALLY not what this post is supposed to be about… let’s see… Oh yeah… but man, more power to the youngun’s who want piercings and tattoos…  I just hope it’s well thought-out and not a mistake later on… and especially that it’s done safe and with a clear head… there’s nothing worse than a permanent mistake. A Beautiful Mistake, ~Xx Adie xX~ HEY!  Remove "munists" when replying to me!

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Piercing is something for adults to enjoy, since we are capable of making informed adult decisions and enjoying our adult lives as we choose. When you’re an adult you’ll have earned the privilege to make any choice you want. Wait until then. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, i am trying to find a tattoo/peircing  parlor that will let a 15/f get her belly buttn periced.  please help. email address, thanx — Surf Usenet at home, on the road, and by email — always at Talkway. http://www.talkway.com

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Piercing is something for adults to enjoy, since we are capable of making informed adult decisions and enjoying our adult lives as we choose. When you’re an adult you’ll have earned the privilege to make any choice you want. Wait until then.

For what it’s worth, I think a lot of  adults, even adults who read/participate in this group, are idiots incapable of making basic decisions for themselves… but hell, I’m a bitter shemale… err… ADULT bitter shemale. Shawn/SPC *"Is that a subincision in your Pocket, or are you just glad to see me?"* "In clandestine clinics fugitive technicians experimented with test-tube babies and cuttings" William Burroughs

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but do you know of a place that will let me walk in and let me get my stomache periced, can i say i got permision or what? —

There have been some good and some bad responses to this, I just have to add my peace. As a performer in a Theme Park on Halloween sporting Jewelry and performance piercing, I have frequently had underage fans asking how to do or get a pierce. Please and I will send it vie E-mail as well, Please do not do it yourself or have a friend do it, even if they know a place to get the right needles. You run the risk of some nasty infections,  scarring, and perhaps worse if it’s not placed correctly navel piercings are notorious for migrating and healing at a tremendously slow rate, in which case you went through all of it for nothing. No respectable proffesional in the Chicago area, or any where else in the US as far as I know will perform on anyone under 18, especially with second-hand parental consent. Even if the parent comes in, many would balk at the prospect, there are too many legal ramifications. You will have to settle with the knowledge that one day, not nearly as far off as you think you will be legal, and you can do anything you want to your body. In the meantime take care of yourself and don’t do anything you will most likely regret. I write because I care, Chumley the Happy Clown In the larger scheme of things, I am still pretty Large.

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Please tell me why in the world you have to go and insult people like that? Seems to me all she did was ask an honest question, which you could have just answered.  Without resorting to the low class act of name calling.

He don’t know me very well, do he? |+/-1 — "You need to be old enough to drink, you need to have a license to drive, and you need a fucking license to fish. but anyone over the age of 13 can have a baby." -GoNINzo

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informed adult decisions and enjoying our adult lives as we choose

I’m sorry and I know I’m a newbie, but just because we’re younger doesn’t mean we aren’t as informed or sensible than any one else. I’m 15 and I got my first tattoo two months ago. I’ve wanted one since I was 9. Before I got it I researched, researched and researched. I read every FAQ I could find and I read about the risks. I made myself informed. I wasn’t about to do something stupid just because I thought that was what I was supposed to do. I love tattoos. I think they’re a beautiful art form. My tattto has already appeared in a newspaper. No, I did not have my parents permission. I lied and told the artist I was 18. I was with another girl who is 16 that got her second one while we were there. It wasn’t a "hey, let’s go do this so we can show it off" kind of thing. Okay, I’ll hush now. I’m sorry if I’ve made any one mad. Melissa-I’m sorry, I’m just a newbie!

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I’m 15 and I got my first tattoo two months ago. I’ve wanted one since I was 9. Before I got it I researched, researched and researched. I read every FAQ I could find and I read about the risks. I made myself informed. I wasn’t about to do something stupid just because I thought that was what I was supposed to do. I love tattoos. I think they’re a beautiful art form. My tattto has already appeared in a newspaper. No, I did not have my parents permission. I lied and told the artist I was 18. I was with another girl who is 16 that got her second one while we were there

        You re really lucky that an "artist" who doesnt care enough about his practice to ID people didnt REALLY botch the job.        I learned not too long ago on here that in Canada there arent strict age rules ( i think 16 is the default age, but not really enforced) so if you want something while underage, it might be A LOT SAFER to go somewhere its legal.        Im not saying youre stupid for wanting bodyart, or that youre less of a person since youre 15, just be careful, and think about the risk of a non-law abiding artist tattooing or piercing you.          Take Care,                 Kelli

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: Please tell me why in the world you have to go and insult people like that? : Seems to me all she did was ask an honest question, which you could have just : answered.  Without resorting to the low class act of name calling. : scott What the hell is the matter with you?  Did you think you somehow landed in the neighborhood of fucking make believe?  Listen prince tuesday, the little snot posted something *really* fucking stupid, and she got whalloped with the proverbial shovel in the face.  Happens all the time.  Maybe if everyone is very lucky, shell backout like that chickenshit tongue guy and wait a few years. Ill bet you’re a fucking hippie. —–yttrx

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:informed adult decisions and enjoying our adult lives as we choose : I’m sorry and I know I’m a newbie, but just because we’re younger doesn’t mean : we aren’t as informed or sensible than any one else. Yes it does, but unfortunately you wont completely understand this until you’re a little older im afraid. : I’m 15 and I got my first : tattoo two months ago. Hope you’re done growing, sugarplumb. : I’ve wanted one since I was 9. Before I got it I : researched, researched and researched. I read every FAQ I could find and I read : about the risks. I made myself informed. More than most adults, granted.   : I wasn’t about to do something stupid : just because I thought that was what I was supposed to do. I love tattoos. I : think they’re a beautiful art form. My tattto has already appeared in a : newspaper. No, I did not have my parents permission. I lied and told the artist : I was 18. Then you’re malicious and stupid.  You put the artists reputation and practice at risk for your own greedy end.   : I was with another girl who is 16 that got her second one while we : were there. It wasn’t a "hey, let’s go do this so we can show it off" kind of : thing. Okay, I’ll hush now. I’m sorry if I’ve made any one mad. I think you knew you were going to. : Melissa-I’m sorry, I’m just a newbie! No excuse. —–yttrx

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: Please tell me why in the world you have to go and insult people like that? : Seems to me all she did was ask an honest question, which you could have just : answered.  Without resorting to the low class act of name calling. What the hell?  What is this, the neighborhood of fucking make believe to you?  Look lady aberlin, calm the hell down and think about where you’re posting.  Shes lucky she got off as easy as she did.  If id had one more sip of coffee, that ‘No.’ that I posted would have turned into a 3 page diatribe on how incredibly doltish the original poster was. Dont push me, freak-boy. —–yttrx

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Please tell me why in the world you have to go and insult people like that? Seems to me all she did was ask an honest question, which you could have just answered.  Without resorting to the low class act of name calling.

1) Because I’m low class. I put holes in my face and ink in my body, for fucks sake. Who really expects to see me working at a high paying job and drinking single malt scotch on the weekends? (For those of you that don’t know me, that is what we low-class dullards call -sarcasm-) 2) Honest, yes, but still stupid. I don’t care what your teachers told you in Care Bear Kingergarten…They STILL exist. 3) See 1. |+/-1 — "You need to be old enough to drink, you need to have a license to drive, and you need a fucking license to fish. but anyone over the age of 13 can have a baby." -GoNINzo

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1) Because I’m low class.

maybe so, but you still have Alien Warrior Princess Boobies…… that’s gotta count for something…… — bert the destroyer! LMSGU Worldwide

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1) Because I’m low class. maybe so, but you still have Alien Warrior Princess Boobies…… that’s gotta count for something…… — bert the destroyer! LMSGU Worldwide

Gawd, I love you guys….I say as I wipe all the beer off me face, and outta me nose. — timo LMSGU WorldWide

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Please tell me why in the world you have to go and insult people like that? Seems to me all she did was ask an honest question, which you could have just answered.  Without resorting to the low class act of name calling. 1) Because I’m low class. I put holes in my face and ink in my body, for fucks sake. Who really expects to see me working at a high paying job and drinking single malt scotch on the weekends? (For those of you that don’t know me, that is what we low-class dullards call -sarcasm-) 2) Honest, yes, but still stupid. I don’t care what your teachers told you in Care Bear Kingergarten…They STILL exist. 3) See 1. |+/-1 — "You need to be old enough to drink, you need to have a license to drive, and you need a fucking license to fish. but anyone over the age of 13 can have a baby." -GoNINzo

Wow!!  Funny how you can piss off a few people, just by voicing an opinion!!!  Oh and by the way, I’m sure you know I NEVER called you low class, just what you did. scott -who’s proud of what he learned in Care Bear Kindergarten.

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yttx said at some point: Dont push me, freak-boy.

What the fuck is YOUR problem?  All I do is make a damn point and you feel the need to go and fuckin attack me!!!  So now what?

*** Scott? That yttx is baaaad news. _ k e i t h  a l e x a n d e r   www.modernamerican.com – e n d   o f   t r a n s m i s s i o n –

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: : What the hell?  What is this, the neighborhood of fucking make believe : to you?  Look lady aberlin, calm the hell down and think about where : you’re posting.  Shes lucky she got off as easy as she did.  If id had : one more sip of coffee, that ‘No.’ that I posted would have turned into : a 3 page diatribe on how incredibly doltish the original poster was. : : Dont push me, freak-boy. : : —–yttrx : What the fuck is YOUR problem?   Now that was plainly uncalled for. : All I do is make a damn point and you feel the need : to go and fuckin attack me!!!   Right. : So now what? So now im gonna do it again. : Are you saying that RAB it’s free forum : to insult people?   Uhmm..yeah.  Why are _you_ here? : And call them childish names if they don’t have the same : knowledge that you do?   Yes.  You big stupid head. : I still stand by my belief that all anyone had to do was : just say "No, you’re too young."   Thats not good enough. : But I guess that’s not enough for some people. What you said. : scott —–yttrx

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: yttx said at some point: : Dont push me, freak-boy. : *** Scott? That yttx is baaaad news. : _ Daaaaaaaammmmmmn straight. —–yttrx

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What the fuck is YOUR problem?  All I do is make a damn point and you feel the need to go and fuckin attack me!!!  So now what? Are you saying that RAB it’s free forum to insult people?  And call them childish names if they don’t have the same knowledge that you do?  I still stand by my belief that all anyone had to do was just say "No, you’re too young."  But I guess that’s not enough for some people.

Scott: may I suggest calming down. I find it extremely amusing that yttrx knows excatly where your buttons are and how to push them. If you truly want him to leave you alone, simply stop reacting to him. You’re giving him big time giggles & jollies by freaking out. — Home page: http://www.io.com/~jcookson       |  make your life complete" RAB FAQs:  http://www.faqs.org/faqs/bodyart/ |  Bad Religion, No Direction

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Ok I got my third tattoo and it’s great, But I don’t want to happen to it what happened to my first. Which is I used neosporin to take care of it <i was stupid at the time and it had holidays, had to get it touched up twice!! I was wondering the best method for aftercare. I love tattoos but the aftercare issue really confuses me. Everyone has a different method. I heard everything from only using moisturizer twice a day, using bacitracin for a couple days then switching to moisturizer, to wrapping it in plastic wrap, to washing it daily, not washing it daily. I just want to know what works best! I want to keep my tattoo looking great for as long as I can. Ovecourse I know no sun, hot tubs, and shower deal everyone agrees on that. All help is appreciated! Thank you in advance.                   Eric

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Ok I got my third tattoo and it’s great, But I don’t want to happen to it what happened to my first. Which is I used neosporin to take care of it <i was stupid at the time and it had holidays, had to get it touched up twice!! I was wondering the best method for aftercare.

Well, Eric, it all depends on who you ask Aftercare suggestions seem to vary from shop to shop, artist to artist.  The thing most of them agree on are some of the items you mentioned – the bacitracin or neosporin, keeping out of hot tubs and especially the sun. However… I had a similarly disheartening experience with my first tattoo – a beautiful color piece on my shoulder and back.  It has faded a lot for being only a year old – and I’ve most certainly kept it out of the sun and out of hot tubs. What I did do, however, was wash it when it was new.  Several times, with antibacterial soap.  I’m beginning to think that in some cases, this might be what causes some tattoos to fade quicker than others. I just got my second piece on Saturday (and can’t stop staring at it <grin ) and my artist told me that getting it wet was a very bad idea.  Especially using soap on it.  Best to avoid for the first 2 weeks.  This new one is a beautiful, elegant small black line piece (a trebel clef symbol wrapped by a heart) and I’d like to keep it that way so the water is off limits for me healing this one.  I’m using an herbal ointment on it (sold by the shop that did the tattoo) It contains tea tree oil and calendula – 2 ingredients I’ve heard strongly recommended as good for healing skin irritation (not to mention healing tattoos).  I’ve heard very good things about the tea tree oil sold at the Body Shop stores. You could also check out the R.A.B Faq – always a source of great information. -amy

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Hey all!  I am unfortunately uninked, because a trial tat I had done (just a little dab) ended up getting infected.  I am what you call VERY sensitive.  Anyways I still love tattoos and am despondent that I can’t seem to have some of my own.  However, I am writing a novel and the two main characters are tattooists.  Anyone who knows of the tattoo laws in TX, please get in touch with me via direct email.  Thanks.

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Contact John Stuckey at Custom Design in Houston at 713/468-4121.  He helped set up the current law. Dave Yurkew

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