Scaramouch, my boss over at YesButNoButYes, had decided to get a tattoo. But what kind? He’s taking suggestions, and also needs a recommendation for a tattoo artist in New York City. I thought the reasoning would be the other way around -first you have a symbol that means something to you, then you work up the nerve to have it tatooed on your body. But what do I know? The reasoning people take for deciding what to etch into their bodies baffles me. Today you’ll see collections of tattoos that will make you think, “...OK, you want to wear THAT around for the REST of your LIFE?”

The Tattoo Parlor

Yellowforks has a gallery of nerd tattoos. After all, who wouldn’t want to show their lifetime loyalty to a computer system, gadget, or game character? (via John’s Blog)

Barcode Tattoos.

Science Tattoos. Carl Zimmer at The Loom saw a scientist friend with a DNA tattoo (with a great hidden meaning) and wondered how common scientific tattoos are. The response was surprising -readers sent him quite a few photographs, which he posted. (via Metafilter)

Anatomy Tattoos. Picturing what's inside on the outside.

Chair tattoos. This approaches the limits of “why?” (via Everlasting Blort)

TV Tattoos. Lasting long after cancellation. These folks will never be able to lie about their age. (via Gorilla Mask)

Worst tattoos ever? NSFW.

No, these are the worst. NSFW.

Fake Chinese tattoo prank. Never get a tatto without double checking what it really is. (via College Humor)

Top 10 physically modified people. Warning: This post is not for the squeamish.

THINGS YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR AT THE TATTOO PARLOR

* Eagle? I thought you said BEAGLE.

* We're all out of red, so I used pink.

* There are 2 Os in Bob, right?

* Sorry, sir, your chest will only hold the bottle dinghy."

* That call was for you. Hope you meet someone else named Tahiti Sweetie.

* Gosh, I hate it when I get the hiccups.

* Anything else you want to say? You've got plenty of room back here.

* I'll bet you can't tell I've never done this before.

* The flag's all done and you know, the folds of fat make a nice waving effect.

* Oops....

TWEETY BIRD

I was on a blind date. We went out with some friends of ours who hooked us up together. We were in a bar and the place was packed. I wasn't too thrilled about him and I was pretty cocky. He spent the whole time talking about work and I was tired of it.

I asked him if he wanted to see my Tweety bird tattoo.

My girlfriend said "Oh yeah show him your tattoo! He'll love it."

He said, "Okay,"

I said, "It's on my butt!"

The whole place got quiet! I started to pull down my pants and asked if he saw it. He said, "no."

So I pulled them down a bit more. "Do you see it?"

"No"

So I pulled them down farther. By then I had a whole room full of an audience. They were all gathered around. He got down off his stool and looked really close at my butt and I asked if he saw it. By this time he was getting a bit embarrassed and said again, "No."

So I said. "Dammit, my pussy must have ate it!"

He was so red! The whole place was laughing!

We have now been married 6 years with 2 kids and to this day he still buys me Tweety birds.

Previously at Miss Cellania: Tattoo and Bodymods

Thought for today: The world is divided into two kinds of people:  those who have tattoos, and those who are afraid of people with tattoos.

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