Tattoos - yes or no?

[Unknown Entity]

As i've stated before, id rather get a tattoo that I think looks wicked as opposed to something with meaning, Since the meaning wears off after time and you're just left with the tattoo. Most artists will only draw up originals for you. If you have no idea what you want, the 'artist' will just give you a book to look at and you pick something out. That is the fault of the person getting tattooed and they will be left with a very generic and common tattoo.

Also, tattoos dont have to have a meaning at the time. Sometimes they may develop a meaning on their own. Alternatively, they could represent the time in your life when you had it done.

That's why I'd only bother with a tattoo if there was a meaning. Sure, I'd want my tattoo to be awesome looking, but meaning > awesome. Having the meaning behind such a commitment gives the tattoo its own personality, which is more awesome than just getting a wicked cool tattoo which means absolute shit to you.

Imagine being asked by someone in the street about what made you get a particular tattoo, and you can't even tell them something other "I thought it was cool." You'd look like a bit of a moron as opposed to someone with a thoughtful tattoo.

My dad drew up his own tattoo for his chest. It's an Egyptian eye in a pyramid, but it has an alien reference. I don't quite remember what the story was behind it, but it was based on one of his theories of life and the universe, and represents the time he thought he was abducted by aliens. Mad, I know, but that'd impress me much more than a "Oh, this tattoo? Yeah, it was in a colouring book at the tattooists parlour, and I just got this throbbing ***** when I saw it." xD