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If you tattoo, it's on you (Kid dies from tattoo)
Modesto Bee ^
| 8-28-03
| Mareva Brown
Posted on 08/28/2003 9:13:43 AM PDT by hoosierskypilot
Edited on 04/13/2004 1:56:06 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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The death of a university student who contracted a fatal heart infection after having a swirling tribal tattoo pricked into his forearm this summer, has revealed a gaping hole in California's regulation of tattoo and piercing parlors. Despite passage in 1997 of a law designed to ensure cleanliness and safety, the state Department of Health Services has never drawn up regulations for oversight, leaving the body art industry less regulated than other cosmetic professions that involve noninvasive procedures.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: bodypiercing; tattoo
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To: MotleyGirl70
Holy crap. SO much for my lunch plans.........
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posted on
08/28/2003 9:45:01 AM PDT
by
lawgirl
(The only thing the French should be allowed to host is an invasion. -Johnny English)
To: lawgirl
lol at least I got a chance to eat first
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posted on
08/28/2003 9:45:39 AM PDT
by
boxerblues
(God Bless the 101st, stay safe, stay alert and watch your backs)
To: MotleyGirl70
*falls on the floor and curls into a ball* S-s-scary!
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posted on
08/28/2003 9:46:01 AM PDT
by
4mycountry
(You say I'm a brat like it's a bad thing.)
To: Agnes Heep
I can't conceive of anything more savage than permanently defacing your body for the sake of "ornament."What about cutting a person's eyelids off, paper cutting their eyeballs then planting them face first in a pile of fire ants? Is that more savage?
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posted on
08/28/2003 9:46:02 AM PDT
by
Ajnin
To: 4mycountry
Hw would you like to wake up next to that every morning...ewwww
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posted on
08/28/2003 9:47:10 AM PDT
by
boxerblues
(God Bless the 101st, stay safe, stay alert and watch your backs)
To: Agnes Heep
I can't conceive of anything more savage The latest thing (for $250) is to have your tongue split so as to resemble a serpent's tongue. (It doesn't really look like a serpent's tongue. It just looks stupid.)
My question is, what's going to happen when these kids try to join the human race? Don't they realize they'll never have a decent job? Don't kid yourselves. Employers do not want freaks.
To: MotleyGirl70
OMG!! I can't tell what gender that thing is, but I'm pretty sure it hasn't been touched by another human in years. That's not a fashion statement, it's a steel mill selling barfbags.
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posted on
08/28/2003 9:59:40 AM PDT
by
JoeSixPack1
(POW/MIA - Bring 'em home, or send us back! Semper Fi)
To: hoosierskypilot
My question is, what's going to happen when these kids try to join the human race? Don't they realize they'll never have a decent job? Don't kid yourselves. Employers do not want freaks.My fear is, one day in the not so distant future, those of us without tattoos and multiple body piercings will be the ones considered freaks. 8 * )
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posted on
08/28/2003 10:03:32 AM PDT
by
dubyagee
To: boxerblues
Believe it or not, that's a female. Allegedly.
To: JoeSixPack1
How about this guy?
Growwlll...
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posted on
08/28/2003 10:04:40 AM PDT
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Official New Mexican Disruptor of the Lone Star Chat Thread)
To: JoeSixPack1
How about this guy?
Growwlll...
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posted on
08/28/2003 10:05:11 AM PDT
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Official New Mexican Disruptor of the Lone Star Chat Thread)
To: Tijeras_Slim
Jeez... Sorry about the double post.
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posted on
08/28/2003 10:05:40 AM PDT
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Official New Mexican Disruptor of the Lone Star Chat Thread)
To: hoosierskypilot
Precisely.
We have so much for which we must thank MTV.
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posted on
08/28/2003 10:06:14 AM PDT
by
Roberts
To: JoeSixPack1
I'm sure its parents must be very proud of its new hip look.
I wonder what outfit one would choose to go to wedding with all those decorative pieces.
To: babaloo999
No way!
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posted on
08/28/2003 10:07:19 AM PDT
by
boxerblues
(God Bless the 101st, stay safe, stay alert and watch your backs)
To: babaloo999
No way is that thing a female
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posted on
08/28/2003 10:07:35 AM PDT
by
boxerblues
(God Bless the 101st, stay safe, stay alert and watch your backs)
To: hoosierskypilot; newgeezer
Far more people die on their way home from a tattoo, or church for that matter, than from getting tattoos.
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posted on
08/28/2003 10:10:13 AM PDT
by
biblewonk
(Spose to be a Chrisssssssstian)
To: JoeSixPack1
I looks like he tattooed a short stack of pancakes on his forehead.
To: hoosierskypilot; newgeezer
Far more people die on their way home from a tattoo, or church for that matter, than from getting tattoos.
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posted on
08/28/2003 10:10:16 AM PDT
by
biblewonk
(Spose to be a Chrisssssssstian)
To: hoosierskypilot
Don't they realize they'll never have a decent job? Don't kid yourselves. Employers do not want freaks. Not true anymore. Gen-X is hitting mid 30's-40. We are becoming the managers and hirers. The babyboomers cannot rule forever.
If they kick ass at their job, I don't care if they have a tongue like a reptile... I don't care if they ARE a reptile...
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