August1991 Posted June 14 Report Share Posted June 14 I generally dislike tattoos. Scar your skin? But people wear a wedding ring - then remove it. Why do people remove tattoos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted June 24 Author Report Share Posted June 24 Hey - no response? Total silence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted June 29 Author Report Share Posted June 29 On a flight, I remember a guy (male) removing his finger ring before arrival. ==== In the STM, I recently stood beside a male with tattoos on his forehead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbie Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 On 6/28/2024 at 7:26 PM, August1991 said: I recently stood beside a male with tattoos on his forehead. HE was ugly anyway, right? Why shouldn't he be free to disfigure himself with facial graffiti ? Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted July 4 Author Report Share Posted July 4 53 minutes ago, herbie said: HE was ugly anyway, right? Why shouldn't he be free to disfigure himself with facial graffiti ? Â Herbie, You raise a good question: what is the connection between skin tattoos and urban graffiti? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbie Posted July 5 Report Share Posted July 5 Analogous to walnuts and chinuts? 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted July 10 Author Report Share Posted July 10 On 7/5/2024 at 12:13 PM, herbie said: Analogous to walnuts and chinuts? 😆 Chinuts? Some people are allergic to peanuts. ====== As I travel, graffiti (urban bombing) is typically male -and proof of a rich society.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbie Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 OMG Jr High joke... What do you call balls on a wall - walnuts What do you call balls on yer chin -Â a mouthful of ---- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted September 5 Author Report Share Posted September 5 Herbie, "Rich" societes have graffiti. Almost always it is young men who spray paint walls. Tattoos? Men on one arm. Recently, for women above the bum. We humans signal in such ways! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted September 5 Author Report Share Posted September 5 Tramp stamp. This was the English phrase that I sought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB Posted September 6 Report Share Posted September 6 Tattoos and wedding rings are powerful symbols, but they cater to different aspects of personal and social identity. One student in my class has 101 tattoos, one to memorialize at pet, one to a sport they belong, one to rebel some societal inequities, one it is beautiful, all sounded like a valid reason to get a tattoo. Why remove some as they are doing costly procedure, well it faded and maybe not aligned with the stars. Maybe they have different values/taste now, people grow up. How about maybe it is affecting their health - so your tax dollars at work to remove them. Removing them also have side effects so they must have really good reason to remove them - hopefully they are not into bets to get or remove these tattoos, some people do this and then get some wild tattoos. The wedding rings are commitment - two people, it a long culture thing. Who knows why people take off the rings - I suggest if you go swimming better to have no jewelry.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted Monday at 08:06 AM Author Report Share Posted Monday at 08:06 AM On 9/5/2024 at 9:54 PM, RB said: Tattoos and wedding rings are powerful symbols.... The wedding rings are commitment - two people, it a long culture thing. ... Who knows why people take off the rings - I suggest if you go swimming better to have no jewelry.  RB, miss you, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted Monday at 08:15 AM Author Report Share Posted Monday at 08:15 AM Semiotics. RB, the best signals are numbers. Go figure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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