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[cherry lips]

JennyLou, how pretty!

 

[JennyLou]

Thank you. I actually found it on the internet.

 

[Lefty]

And now....since Lefty will come slap me upside the head for provoking debate in this thread......I shall distract and show mine

I am not distracted and still watching you carefully. Keep it in check or the hammer comes down.

So where's the peacock motif? I've read that you like such things.


These links died, so I'll repost.

The general idea:

The modification:

2 of 2:

 

[Miss Neecerie]

Trust me.....I want a peacock too...

Its all a matter of how to have multiple things I want.....hehe

snickers....if i could wave a magic wand and just -do- it....

The firebird idea comes from wanting something to represent the -other- side of family.....the knotwork is one half...so I need something Russian...

and if i am honest..the Russian thing needs to eclipse and 'eat' up the other side.....snickers....so thats a really -damn- big firebird....

I console self with the idea that a firebird is really just a -red- peacock....in looks...maybe i can sneak a few peacock colored feathers into my firebird?

 

[John in Covina]

One thing that I always wonder about is when someone gets the Chinese / Japanese charactors as a tat and are told it means "Double Lucky Happy Powertrip" what if the tattoo guy's lying and it actually means Broccolli Beef?

 

[Miss Neecerie]

One thing that I always wonder about is when someone gets the Chinese / Japanese charactors as a tat and are told it means "Double Lucky Happy Powertrip" what if the tattoo guy's lying and it actually means Broccolli Beef?

This would be why -wise- people do not let the tattoo artist tell them what the characters are...and instead do research....etc..


Not that everyone is -wise-, but most -serious- about their body art type folks are.

 

[Lefty]

One thing that I always wonder about is when someone gets the Chinese / Japanese charactors as a tat and are told it means "Double Lucky Happy Powertrip" what if the tattoo guy's lying and it actually means Broccolli Beef?

Lawsuits are filed.

 

[Lefty]

Firebird?
I was hoping for something a bit more...this.

 

[John in Covina]

Bart Simpson "Moth"

Ow! Quit it!

 

[Miss Neecerie]

Firebird?
I was hoping for something a bit more...this.

yea yea.just like that one!..right on my.......

 

[gamez32]

Thats really cool!!!!

Thank you metropd and SamMarlowPI. I appreciate the kind words

 

[Miss Neecerie]

This...kind of firebird...

 

[kowalskt63]

While not as extravagant as some of the previous samples, here's my tat.

 

[JennyLou]

One thing that I always wonder about is when someone gets the Chinese / Japanese charactors as a tat and are told it means "Double Lucky Happy Powertrip" what if the tattoo guy's lying and it actually means Broccolli Beef?

If I get Chinese/Japanese characters as a tattoo I would not get it from the artist. I would research it and take a picture in with me because there are so many different styles. I just wouldn't trust the artist. It does help if you already know how to read and write Japanese/Chinese.

 

[CopperNY]

there are a couple websites out there that offer scholarly research for tattoos in other languages. i've seen them for Chinese/Japanese/Hebrew/Aramaic. not to mention Tolkien Elvish.

 

[Feraud]

If I get Chinese/Japanese characters as a tattoo I would not get it from the artist. I would research it and take a picture in with me because there are so many different styles. I just wouldn't trust the artist. It does help if you already know how to read and write Japanese/Chinese.

Good thinking.
I cannot imagine how many people think their tats say Power, Strength, or Survivor, only to have "Combination #6" on their arms..

 

[irb]

Good thinking.
I cannot imagine how many people think their tats say Power, Strength, or Survivor, only to have "Combination #6" on their arms..

I'm no longer fluent, but I can still read and write rudimentary Mandarin. Helpful when the prima donna with the "big mouth" tattoo is trying to tell you it means "death before dishonour"....

 

[Viola]

there are a couple websites out there that offer scholarly research for tattoos in other languages. i've seen them for Chinese/Japanese/Hebrew/Aramaic. not to mention Tolkien Elvish.

Yeah, I was pondering Hebrew possibly, but I actually can read the words/phrases I like. Which would give me a bit more confidence than dealing with kanji, where a slight accidental modification can give you a totally different letter.

 

[SamMarlowPI]

dr. house called out this generation on following the trend of getting the japanese/chinese characters just to be cool instead of something unique...

great scene...

 

[Viola]

House just couldn't afford tattoos because he spent all his money on Vicodin and OxyContin.