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I’ve got a few tattoos. My husband doesn’t really like them, but I wouldn’t call it a phobia, he would just prefer I not have them.
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Quoted: Big tattoos on a woman scream two things to me. 1. Bad decisions. 2. Attention whore Both are reasons to take a pass. Zero chance I’d accept a heavily tattooed woman for a committed relationship. View Quote But you wear a headset for work... Either you are pro telemarketer. -or- Colonel air traffic control federal skies. I still can't quite figure it out. |
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Quoted: agreed, mine are covered with clothes i wear, and i also think face tattoos are nasty, but they can do whatever they want, and should be able to do that without being shamed. I guess i was raised different, idk. but i dont get grossed out to the point it distracts me from being level headed nor will i place judgement on the person. and yea my grandparents also had a more puritan mindset, and my parents do to on some things. I guess different generations are less tolerable on minor things. its trivial to me that some here just get down right disgusted and shame people they dont even know about it. to me that is the definition of phobia in a way.. also there is an actual name for that phobia..tatouazophobia and its painfully obvious that many here have it.. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Ive noticed from time to time that members will comment when they see a tattoo or someone with a tattoo and cry about it and post that stupid f'ing faggotty sounding word "inkie"... first off that word truly does make one who says that sound very light in the loafers, almost like a todler.. or a gay tranny idk.. anyways what is the phobia with tattoos to yall?? are you guys like simps? do they make you scared? seriously i dont get it. example in this thread where @9divdoc commented.. this thread which is pretty comical thread and everyone thought it was a funny pic yet someone freaked out and cried "inkies! " https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/New-Football-team-Salt-Lake-City-Caucasians/5-2481281/?page=1 I just dont get it, help me understand to the dumbass boomer crowd tats = criminal/bum/druggy old people are like that sometimes. My grandma still shits a brick that I have long hair and a full beard. "YOU'LL NEVER GET A JOB! *I'm going to edit to add, I do have my limits. I think face/neck/hand tats look stupid as fuck. I'm a pretty big believer in any tat I get(I currently don't have any) will be able to be covered up. agreed, mine are covered with clothes i wear, and i also think face tattoos are nasty, but they can do whatever they want, and should be able to do that without being shamed. I guess i was raised different, idk. but i dont get grossed out to the point it distracts me from being level headed nor will i place judgement on the person. and yea my grandparents also had a more puritan mindset, and my parents do to on some things. I guess different generations are less tolerable on minor things. its trivial to me that some here just get down right disgusted and shame people they dont even know about it. to me that is the definition of phobia in a way.. also there is an actual name for that phobia..tatouazophobia and its painfully obvious that many here have it.. So you’re preaching to us to not be “judgemental” about filthy inkies, but you’re totally judging us for being pure skins who hate stupid scribbles on people. How do you live with your hypocrisy? |
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Quoted: The confidence in your cluelessness is actually rather remarkable. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: It has nothing to do with phobia (i.e. fear). It's disgust and contempt. It's a sign of low intellect, low class, bad decision making, various degrees of mental illness, etc. There are a few exceptions that are exempt from this such as military unit tats. Generally speaking though it's a reliable indicator of people whose presence in life will lead to drama and other unpleasantness. Not talking about tiny hidden tattoos that some females get to spice things up. I'm not a fan of those either, but they are simply not visible in most situations. I'm talking about tattoos visible in normal everyday clothing and especially if they are extensive. Piercings and body modifications are in the same category. They are very useful as a form of aposematism. The confidence in your cluelessness is actually rather remarkable. Why so defensive? I stated my opinion. It is based on life experience. If you don't like it that's fine do whatever you want. Are you trying to get me to like tattoos? Why? Why would you/anyone care? |
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Quoted: I refuse to allow myself to fall into the trap of judging people by any aspect of their physical appearance. Wish there were more like me but whatever. The tattoo thing is a bit of a puzzle though. When you are dead and lying in your casket, I just can't imagine visitors to the proceedings looking at you and proclaiming what good taste you had in your tats. View Quote |
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Quoted: After reading this thread... I have come to some def conclusions about membership here. My first comment... Nice avatar, @C-4 .... I guess you were looking to kinda throw the ying/yang perspective... Here are my thoughts.... I have some ink... you would not know it, until I told you or showed you...Does that make me a bad person? Nope...I am a white collar professional who earns well into the 6 figures every year. I would venture that I pay more in taxes each and every year than alot of folks make. I don't just throw that fact around, nor do I judge. If you want ink.. get ink... its your decision... that simple. I don't judge, nor do I think others have the right to judge me. " Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" ....I think some folks around here should read those words and understand them more. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: It's not a phobia. We simply wish to live in a society without your inkie filth. @happycynic +1 We don’t wish death for inkies. We will keep you in labor camps where you can do the least harm to us PureSkins. After reading this thread... I have come to some def conclusions about membership here. My first comment... Nice avatar, @C-4 .... I guess you were looking to kinda throw the ying/yang perspective... Here are my thoughts.... I have some ink... you would not know it, until I told you or showed you...Does that make me a bad person? Nope...I am a white collar professional who earns well into the 6 figures every year. I would venture that I pay more in taxes each and every year than alot of folks make. I don't just throw that fact around, nor do I judge. If you want ink.. get ink... its your decision... that simple. I don't judge, nor do I think others have the right to judge me. " Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" ....I think some folks around here should read those words and understand them more. @MAJ242 The irony is that, IIRC, the staff that came up with the term PureSkins, or at least popularized it here, once posted a large shoulder tattoo. The majority of us without tattoos really don’t care, like, at all. |
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Quoted: Why so defensive? I stated my opinion. It is based on life experience. If you don't like it that's fine do whatever you want. Are you trying to get me to like tattoos? Why? Why would you/anyone care? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: It has nothing to do with phobia (i.e. fear). It's disgust and contempt. It's a sign of low intellect, low class, bad decision making, various degrees of mental illness, etc. There are a few exceptions that are exempt from this such as military unit tats. Generally speaking though it's a reliable indicator of people whose presence in life will lead to drama and other unpleasantness. Not talking about tiny hidden tattoos that some females get to spice things up. I'm not a fan of those either, but they are simply not visible in most situations. I'm talking about tattoos visible in normal everyday clothing and especially if they are extensive. Piercings and body modifications are in the same category. They are very useful as a form of aposematism. The confidence in your cluelessness is actually rather remarkable. Why so defensive? I stated my opinion. It is based on life experience. If you don't like it that's fine do whatever you want. Are you trying to get me to like tattoos? Why? Why would you/anyone care? Defensive? Did I not just compliment how remarkable you are? |
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Quoted: My biggest problem with ink? It's a freaking fad, it'll be dated like zoot suits, flapper hair, poodle skirts, tie die, bell bottoms, leisure suits, beehive hairdos, parachute pants, mullets, etc. But unlike those, you can't drop your tats off at Goodwill or go see a barber as styles change. Ya'll making fun of boomers, wait until the post-apocalypse kids are razzing you about all that ink. View Quote Ah yes... Zoot suits = 1930s/1940s in pockets of the US Flapper Hair = 1920's young women in pockets of the US Poodle Skirts = 1950s young women in the US Tye Die = 1960's hippy counterculture in the US (and still popular) Bell Bottoms = 1970's in the US Beehive hairdos = 1960's hairstyle that's still around Parachute pants = 1980's style of pants Mullets = Still popular all over the world. But yes, all of those fads in isolated time periods, areas, and sometimes only with females (beehive, poodle skirts) is TOTALLY comparable to tattoos that have been literally been found on mummies dating back to 3300 BCE. And we're talking about a trend that is practiced all over the world for the past 5000 years in all different geographic areas and cultures. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tattooing I would say 5000 years of tattooing all throughout the world isn't comparable to 5 years of American girls wearing poodle skirts. Trends typically are something that lasts for a short time and then goes away. |
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I don't like tattoos, fake tits, excesive make-up, piercings, bad scaring from burns, or a ton of other things that deviate from the standard biological appearance of humans. I don't like them, but not to some kind of crazy degree. I wouldn't even say it's a dealbreaker for a spouse, just not preferable.
I'm a zoomer btw, and I'm more pro gun/libertarian than most of this site. The inkies on here seem to get crazy fucking butthurt when people state their dislike for tattoos, and even argue that it's "fudd" mentality. You are free to get tattoos, and I am free to discriminate against you for it. It's a shit mentality to expect everyone to like the same shit you do and be mad when they don't. Go draw on yourself and subsequently be butthurt somewhere else. |
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Quoted: see right there, not all tattoos are about giving that person "personality".. is that what boomers think?? for real, tattoos can mean alot to certain people and represent something very personal to them. its for that persons joy not your entertainment. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: They look like trash. That is the answer you were seeking. Yup. If you think the tattoos give you a personality then you're dead wrong. see right there, not all tattoos are about giving that person "personality".. is that what boomers think?? for real, tattoos can mean alot to certain people and represent something very personal to them. its for that persons joy not your entertainment. I would say 99 percent of tattoos are for people to try and project a desired image to other people. If it were truly something personal, you wouldn't need a tattoo for it. It shows poor impulse control and lack of maturity. |
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Quoted: I don't like tattoos, fake tits, excesive make-up, piercings, bad scaring from burns, or a ton of other things that deviate from the standard biological appearance of humans. I don't like them, but not to some kind of crazy degree. I wouldn't even say it's a dealbreaker for a spouse, just not preferable. I'm a zoomer btw, and I'm more pro gun/libertarian than most of this site. The inkies on here seem to get crazy fucking butthurt when people state their dislike for tattoos, and even argue that it's "fudd" mentality. You are free to get tattoos, and I am free to discriminate against you for it. It's a shit mentality to expect everyone to like the same shit you do and be mad when they don't. Go draw on yourself and subsequently be butthurt somewhere else. View Quote |
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People that hate tattoos tend to also say "sammich", so does there opinion really count anyway ?
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Quoted: Why is this board full of lazy "boomer" comments? Do you guys think that no one before 1945 had tatts ??? I got news for you. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Boomers Why is this board full of lazy "boomer" comments? Do you guys think that no one before 1945 had tatts ??? I got news for you. Boomer is a state of mind. |
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Quoted: How do you feel about Fattys ? View Quote I'm more lenient than I was in the past, but I have am not a fan of the obese. As an american it's hard to give a someone who is say, 20-40lbs overweight shit about their weight when there are hundreds of thousands who are 100lbs+ overweight. So more or less, I don't like fat people, but am not really disgusted by them. I am disgusted by the cripplingly obese. I would not choose a sposue if I thought their weight would be a problem, as it would be an absolute dealbreaker at some point. |
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The dude in the thread you referenced said…wait for it…”inkies”. Then you blasted him and created a new thread. And he is the emotional one?
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Quoted: Ah yes... Zoot suits = 1930s/1940s in pockets of the US Flapper Hair = 1920's young women in pockets of the US Poodle Skirts = 1950s young women in the US Tye Die = 1960's hippy counterculture in the US (and still popular) Bell Bottoms = 1970's in the US Beehive hairdos = 1960's hairstyle that's still around Parachute pants = 1980's style of pants Mullets = Still popular all over the world. But yes, all of those fads in isolated time periods, areas, and sometimes only with females (beehive, poodle skirts) is TOTALLY comparable to tattoos that have been literally been found on mummies dating back to 3300 BCE. And we're talking about a trend that is practiced all over the world for the past 5000 years in all different geographic areas and cultures. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tattooing I would say 5000 years of tattooing all throughout the world isn't comparable to 5 years of American girls wearing poodle skirts. Trends typically are something that lasts for a short time and then goes away. View Quote I had a buddy who owned a zoot suit in the early fifties, not sure if he ever wore it in public. |
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Imagine the most beautiful human female that you can picture ........ then describe exactly which tattoos, and where, would make her look better.
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Quoted: Imagine the most beautiful human female that you can picture ........ then describe exactly which tattoos, and where, would make her look better. View Quote That's not the right question, because she's already the most beautiful woman there is. The right question is "could a good looking or average looking woman be made more attractive by very well done tattoos" and the answer is "yes". My wife doesn't have any, and I like it that way- but there are some gorgeous women with tattoos. |
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Quoted: That's not the right question, because she's already the most beautiful woman there is. The right question is "could a good looking or average looking woman be made more attractive by very well done tattoos" and the answer is "yes". My wife doesn't have any, and I like it that way- but there are some gorgeous women with tattoos. View Quote Do you sincerely believe they are more attractive with the ink than without? |
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Quoted: Not the same thing. Do you sincerely believe they are more attractive with the ink than without? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: That's not the right question, because she's already the most beautiful woman there is. The right question is "could a good looking or average looking woman be made more attractive by very well done tattoos" and the answer is "yes". My wife doesn't have any, and I like it that way- but there are some gorgeous women with tattoos. Do you sincerely believe they are more attractive with the ink than without? I do. |
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Quoted: I think they view them as a “class indicator”.For men with tattoos those are men to avoid for any number of reasons.For women it means she’s not some perfect fairytale princess...Kind of fucked up if you ask me.It’s judging people based on the color of their skin. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: I think they view them as a “class indicator”.For men with tattoos those are men to avoid for any number of reasons.For women it means she’s not some perfect fairytale princess...Kind of fucked up if you ask me.It’s judging people based on the color of their skin. This is the dumbest fucking thing I have read all day. Maybe all week. Yes, it is judging people on the color of (or doodles on) their skin, THAT THEY CHOSE TO PUT ON THEIR SKIN. If you drive a truck with a Carolina squat, I'm going to judge you. If you sag your pants so your boxers are hanging out or walk around with all the tags on your clothes, I'm going to judge you. If you get a really shitty tattoo, I am going to judge you. Having ink isn't the class indicator it once was; having shitty ink is the class indicator. It's not 1891. Good ink is expensive and requires either money and good taste, or someone willing to donate either or both. Lousy ink shows poor decision making. There is a lot of wiggle room and disagreements on what is good based on personal taste, but sometimes someone is just sporting the equivalent of a gas station bathroom stall doodle or a dollar store Thomas Kinkade knock-off painting, and it just is what it is. Quoted: I do. Agreed but it's rare. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: That's not the right question, because she's already the most beautiful woman there is. The right question is "could a good looking or average looking woman be made more attractive by very well done tattoos" and the answer is "yes". My wife doesn't have any, and I like it that way- but there are some gorgeous women with tattoos. Do you sincerely believe they are more attractive with the ink than without? I do. And now we are right back to ink being indicative of low intellect, low class, bad decision making, various degrees of mental illness, etc. |
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Quoted: And now we are right back to ink being indicative of low intellect, low class, bad decision making, various degrees of mental illness, etc. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: That's not the right question, because she's already the most beautiful woman there is. The right question is "could a good looking or average looking woman be made more attractive by very well done tattoos" and the answer is "yes". My wife doesn't have any, and I like it that way- but there are some gorgeous women with tattoos. Do you sincerely believe they are more attractive with the ink than without? I do. And now we are right back to ink being indicative of low intellect, low class, bad decision making, various degrees of mental illness, etc. |
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It triggers the same visceral reaction in me to seeing maggots. You do you though.
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Reading the comments and opinions here, I'm pretty sure a majority of this forum is like 60yo + Nothing wrong with that but just notice a lot of replies that remind me of something my dad (mid 70's) might say. The two that stand out the most... -Calling anything they don't like as being a "hipster" thing. I've seen this expression used on everything and it's always boils down to "something I don't like." -Seeing thread rants about styles, haircuts, clothing, expressions etc.. that I haven't seen popular in over a decade. Like half the time it sounds like people here are coming out of a cave from hibernation. Boomers gonna boom, no point in even trying with them. That’s where the “ok boomer” reply they hate so much comes from the ink simps are strange man! lol And the young punks that hate us older guys are really fucked-up. |
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Quoted: 95% of the inky hate is good-natured ribbing. You'd think someone willing to get a bunch of ink and hepatitis injections would have thicker skin. View Quote I know you were trying to make a funny with this part, but, I am required by the state health department to keep my certifications up to date. That includes CPR, First Aid and Blood Borne Pathogen. I let certifications lapse, my shop gets shut down and I am no longer allowed to legally tattoo. |
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Quoted: I work in the trades, have for 20+ years, and even before I could work as a kid I was hanging out on job sites. Gasp I know how dare my folks try to stimulate the economy by hiring filthy, degenerate, pond scumesque inkies. Let alone even let me associate with those nasty sub human inksters as such a small tyke. But I digress.... I'd say about 80%+ of the people who are in the trades have tattoos. Age range around +/-16 to 75+ years old both men and women. Many of them, at least 40%, own their own businesses. Im talking excavators, line men, surveyors, electricians, plumbers, framers, finish carpenters, painters, masons, drywallers, carpet/flooring installers, landcapers, siders, etc. Hell even the behind the scenes bankers, city regulators/code guys and gals/engineers, real-estate agents, sales reps, IT, and most potential buyers have tattoos. They are all probably just less than dirt, loser, go nowhere motherfuckers though right.... Y'all old timers really need to get out of your wives basements, I mean "man caves" (that someone probably with tatoos built for you). Maybe you too can find out what life in the real world is actually like. View Quote Most of my tattoo business is law enforcement, nurses, doctors, fire fighters, college educated white collar workers and trades (as you mentioned). |
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Quoted: I do not fear tattoos, I think they are trashy. Under 60. If you are so brittle that people's subjective opinions bother you, you are the one with the problem. View Quote Opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one, and they all stink. I just sit here and laugh at judgmental pricks trying to out edge each other in tattoo related threads. |
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Quoted: When black people get tattoos, do they use white ink? I mean, like the guys so black they're Blurple. View Quote Unless you already have snow white skin, white ink sucks and usually doesn't hold up well over time. It's ok for lightening other colors or doing highlights, depending on the skin tone. As for blacks getting colored tattoos, it depends on the skin tone. I've actually told the really dark ones (blurple) to save there money because it's like trying to sky write at night, it doesn't work. |
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Quoted: I generally dislike tats, occasionally I'll see something that is well done and I'm like that guy had some skills. I'd probably rather see it on a painting in my house then walking around on a body. I go to walmart and see a wave of terrible bodies with matching terrible tatoos, I too think of it as more of a fad, but to each their own and it's their body and does no harm to me. View Quote Yeah, a 5,000+ year old fad. |
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Maybe some of us think it’s ugly and sheepish. Why do you worry so much about what other people think about your tats? Oh, that’s right. You got them to be one of the cool kids and your peers would like you.
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Quoted: Imagine the most beautiful human female that you can picture ........ then describe exactly which tattoos, and where, would make her look better. View Quote There is a lot of classic cars that look incredible right on the showroom floor. But then later I've come across modified examples that are equally impressive in their own way. It's the entire combination for me. Don't get me wrong, I cannot stand women that are overly tanned, puffed up lips, huge fake breasts, etc.. I'm just into a natural look and often times tattoos can enhance it, |
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View Quote That's like liberals going on a gun board posting some Hesse/Vulcan tier AR15 with every cheap Tapco accessory and saying "This is your ultimate AR15, right guyz?" |
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Don't have a phobia and don't give a shit what people do to their bodies, but tattoos are about the dumbest addiction I could possibly think of IMHO.
I see people who wrap their entire body in ink, makes no sense. What possibly joy could you get out of painting random designs and shit around your body that nobody but you understand. I realize some people see it differently, but that's my take. |
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lol, goodness i really trigged the phobia with this one...
tatouazophobia is a real thing, and man did it show itself in this thread! |
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Quoted: The ones bad mouthing tattoos are generally tedious boomer personalities, that live boring, safe lives, but are ok with it because their magical sky daddy book says the next place won't be so scary. https://i.imgur.com/AtakEm3.jpg View Quote You lost me with the " sky daddy book" thing because I am a believer. But the type of boomer you are describing are called " the grey poupons. They are usually more dismissive than the Werthers originals and twice as smug. |
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There are people with tattoos, and there are people with tattoos that have to bring them up and if you don't act like it's the most interesting thing in the world and awesome and cool and all this other bullshit, you must clearly hate them and be a faggot/little bitch/etc.
As for me it comes down to tasteful art vs edgy garbage. My buddy has a tattoo on his arm with the date his squadron lost a friend in Afghanistan. That's tasteful, in a professional setting it can be hidden by a shirt and when seen isn't offensive. The trashy people you seen at the curb of the gas station at 3am with a face tat that says "killer" looks bad. They aren't getting hired at 99% of employers either. I'd be willing to bet there aren't any doctors, judges, or engineers with expletives scrawled across their face and neck. Just like everything else from homosexuality or owning pets, there is always a sector of people who base their entire personality around something. And without knowing anything about op except for this thread, I'd probably include him in that group. I don't care what people do as long as they don't hurt kids or animals. But leave me out of it. |
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I have two tattoos. I want more but they aren't high priority when buying guns and ammo gets higher priority.
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