Posted on 03/15/2005 11:59:58 AM PST by Willie Green
The kid at the checkout counter obviously had other career plans.
His arms were covered with thick, black Celtic tattoos, designed like the crosses you might see atop ancient gravestones in the British isles. On his index finger, he wore a long, chrome implement of some sort, an articulated armored glove that looked like either a prop from an all-night Dungeons and Dragons tournament or a leftover from Stevie Nicks' fall collection.
As he began pulling items on the electronic conveyor belt toward the scanner at his cash register, he absent-mindedly poked me in the wrist with his miniature lance, looking up at me sheepishly as he half-mumbled an apology.
"Yo, junior," I addressed him. "Could you maybe save your amateur proctology school training and all its fabulous tools until maybe after you've finished checking out our groceries?"
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"The older I get, the simpler human behaviour becomes. Men want sex, women want men to want them for sex. Tada, human behaviour in a nutshell. All else can be derived from that nugget."
So self respect, class, and intelligence don't count at all?
Based on appearance? Sure, why not. Many fat people are pleasant and . . . jolly. : ) His poor attitude and smart aleckness has nothing to do with his appearance.
Ditto
I was in a "Books-a-Million" bookstore in Colonial Heights, VA a few weeks ago. It was comical to see the heavily tatooed freak with all the body piercings - including some disgusting looking fang thing run loosely through a large piercing in his lower lip that he kept wiggling with his tongue - trying to help an elderly woman who was trying to decide between different versions of the Bible. I could tell just how badly tortured he was by the whole exchange, but I guess he wanted to keep his job. He's lucky too. I'm just the kind of uptight and mean Republican that would have complained loudly if he had made a single mis-step in serving that woman. Heck, if his manager had been nearby I might have complained anyway just on general principles. I hope he gets an infection - a very painful one - one requiring a hospital stay and possibly amputation.
Not fair....that wasn't the question. : )
Those young people working at Hot Topics in the mall, with black fingernails and lipstick, and day-glo orange hair, in combat boots with chains and other hardware dripping from their flesh and clothing--they could be kindred souls?
Maybe I'll stop by and see about hanging one of my many framed photos of our handsome, debonaire president, George W. Bush in their front window.
"I've never understood the lure of tatoos - especially on women."
Oh I don't know. I once knew a young lady that had a tattoo of a butterfly right on her ....
Is this guy admitting to being an @sshole?
I'll answer the question then. Nope. Don't like his politics. : )
Next time anyone sees a person with "tribal" tattoos, ask them "what tribe are those from?" Watch their face turn red. They have mucked up their body for non existent tribe.
Like I said, some of them might surprise you. Check out www.conservativepunk.com for a good example.
I worked with a guy years ago who had a huge tat of an eagle with fully spread wings on his chest. He had it done in one session. Ow!
The whole idea just gives me the willies..............
I would be surprised, but will take a look.
Same here! I could barely get my ears pierced without hyperventalating.
I'm not going there..............
He writes for a biker magazine, "Iron Works".
He's no pressroom weenie.
We have promised Jax she can have her ears pierced..........I'm sending hubby to take her. I put up with enough of that when she was an infant and needed shots.........I can not handle it.....even on someone else.
After viewing some posts in 'Speak Out' at the site you provided, I stand corrected. Not all punks are . . . punks. I suppose the dangers of steretyping illustrated and what distinguishes us from lower primates. And Democrats.
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