[NormsRevenge]

Never had an urge to pierce my body or tattoo it, for that matter.

But I bet you a lot of FReepers have or did. :-)

If you like, please share your experience.

[cripplecreek]

16 years old is too young to make that decision. Nuff said?

[A CA Guy]

Where is that old article about kids with tattoos being 400% more likely to be involved in crime and sex?

[Ken522]

'sure is nice to be among the 76%!

[BenLurkin]

Well, when I got jumped in . . .


;^>

[CzarNicky]

I don't like getting stuck with a needle for legitimate reasons. Damned if I'll do it for a silly decoration.

[digger48]

Why would I want to deface this otherwise perfect specimen of a body???

ahem

[N. Theknow]

Yu's tattoos — to say nothing of his pierced nose — probably would have placed him in a select company of soldiers, sailors, bikers and carnival workers. But no longer: The American University

28 year old with tats and a nose piercing and he's a University employee.

Sounds as though he literally screwed Yu.

[N. Theknow]

The results suggest that 24 percent of Americans between 18 and 50 are tattooed; that's almost one in four.

Glad they threw in the last bit for the benefit of the present day, publicly schooled.

[cowboyway]

I'm a conservative, so I've got conservative tattoos. :O

[tet68]

I thought about it but decided I already had too many
identifying scars.

Up NEXT:

Decorative Branding!

If you have to ask about the pain,
you aren't ready.

[Professional Engineer]

Laumann and others believe it allows people to broadcast to the world what they are all about.

I'm different, just like everybody else.

[Crazieman]

I proudly sit among the 76%

[mtbopfuyn]

No tatoos and only one set of pierced ear rings. Ya know, I like to change shoes once in a while, with tatoos it's the same day in and day out. Not to mention I'd prefer not to have a big black blob on me come my 80th birthday.

[Gay State Conservative]

IMO,nothing says to a potential employer "don't hire me" more clearly than a tattoo.

[Finny]

I'm surprised the number is that low -- maybe it's because I live in Southern California, but at the gyms where I swim (scattered throughout Orange County), in the locker rooms I'd say it was more like 25 percent of the women between 18 and 50 aren't tatooed, excepting first-generation immigrant Asians.

One of my gorgeous nieces has a boyfriend covered head to toe with tatoos, and every one of the kids in their "crowd" has at least one. She is the ONLY one with no tatoos. With a twinkle and a smile, she says that it make her stand out! God bless her!

[feefee]

If you like, please share your experience.

not sure if your request is tongue-in-cheek, so here goes...

got a tattoo (about 4"x4") on my back/shoulder blade area in college, hoping that patch of skin may not sag too much upon aging and is not visible unless I'm at the pool/beach. it is from my favorite book.

got a couple of piercings. my bellybutton, and 2 in one ear, 5 in the other, my hair conceals the top two while at work.

my older sister called one day, told me she had just gotten her hair cut and was in the mood to do "something else wild and crazy" (her other half was out of town for a bit), so we went and she had her bellybutton pierced. that was a bad piercing, they messed it up and it didn't heal for ages, imo, the ring they used was too small. she took it out during her 2nd pregnancy.

had my tongue pierced, yep, chipped a tooth, and took that out when I got a real job (a.k.a. left college). at one point in college, my friend and I considered an eyebrow piercing, but we were concerned about reports of hitting nerves, she was in ROTC, and I wouldn't be able to get a good job with that piercing.

[Turbopilot]

"Really, nowadays, the people who don't have them are becoming the unique ones,"

As a (relatively) young person, I guess I'll just have to remain unique. And employable.

a Celtic knot on the small of her back

I have to assume most girls these days know what guys call these when they're not around. In my experience, it's accurate.