Rudynate

Tell us what "enlightened" is.

I'd love to show them to you.

he said: If you don't like tats .......don't fuck guys with tats. You said: to each his own. How are they different?

Tattoos are like dogs in that way - excellent conversation pieces.

It was impolite of him to put you on the spot like that, but did he really "wast[e] no time ushering [you] out the door." You were leaving anyway, and maybe there was just nothing more to say.

I think the Chinese pictograph thing may be mostly an urban myth. Everybody seems to have a story about someone they know (of) who got a tattoo that included Chinese characters and who belatedly found out what the characters stood for. The guy is invariably an enormous muscle stud, usually non-white, or bikers, etc. and the characters say "I am a pussy" or something similar. The people who like to repeat these stories are usually members of the tattoo police who take every tattoo they see as a personal affront and would like to think of that as just punishment for having done the unthinkable, and also, for being big and powerful and belonging to a group at the margins.

I agree, that's something I don't understand - how somebody can walk into a tattoo studio and, on impulse, choose a design out of a book and have an artist whom they don't know tattoo them with their selected design. I would never have a text tattoo or a pictocraph in a foreign language, but that's just me. The only text tattoo I've ever seen that I liked was on a semi-famous performance artist here in San Francisco who I know slightly. Down one forearm, he has the word "Surrender." Down the other forearm he has the word "persevere." Wisdom for the ages.

I had the most enjoyable flirtation the other day. I was showering in the wet area at my gym before getting in the hot tub, I turned around and this tall handsome boy a third my age, sitting at the edge of the swimming pool, was looking at me with a big smile on his face, and I asked myself,"What is someone like him doing smiling at someone like me?" I had to find out, so I went over and said hi. He said he loved all my tats and wanted to hear about them. We spent a few minutes talking tats and went our separate ways. It was a really enjoyable encounter.

I really enjoy tattoo-bashing threads.

And you know this how?

But maybe they actually know what the Hebrew says. How do you tell the difference between "fake" enlightenment and "real" enlightenment? Are you enlightened? Are you expert at recognizing the enlightened?

That way too simple for the tattoo police.

He's really cute, for sure.

In spite of the fact that every single one of his tattoos is horribly executed, I like the overall effect - kind of organic. It looks he and his friends tattooed each other.

People who have given it any thought before they go under the needle recognize that there may be costs to be paid.

You don't have to be sorry that you hate them. There's room for everybody.

Jockey.

They stew about so many things - that gorgeous men are ruining their looks with tats; that the tat scourge is ruining Hollywood because all the leading man candidates are covered with tats, that escorts are ruining their business because they have tats, that men are stymied in their professional development because they have tats. It's really funny. I remember reading that the directors of "Leftovers" were trying to decide what to do about Justin Theroux's tats, and someone came up with the brilliant idea of letting his character have tats. I don't need to have much face time with my clients, but occasionally, I have to meet in person, usually with prospective clients. I used to make it a point to wear a long-sleeved shirt for these appointments. I don't bother with it anymore, and nobody even seems to notice the tats.

The tattoo police take themselves very, very, very seriously.

I started getting them when I was 60. I've been fascinated by them since I was a small boy. When I was about 60, I started thinking about it, and I realized that if I wanted a tattoo, that there was no reason not to get one. I also knew f I got one, I would get more. I love every one of my tats. Initially, I thought I might like to be covered with them, but I'm not interested in that anymore. I'm contemplating starting a new one in late October.

I started getting them when I was 60. I've been fascinated by them since I was a small boy. When I was about 60, I started thinking about it, and I realized that if I wanted a tattoo, that there was no reason not to get one. I also knew f I got one, I would get more. I love every one of my tats. Initially, I thought I might like to be covered with them, but I'm not interested in that anymore. I'm contemplating starting a new one in late October.

That's tgh That's one of the marks of a good tattoo artist - he/she can use a tattoo design to accentuate a person's natural lines.

That's tgh That's one of the marks of a good tattoo artist - he/she can use a tattoo design to accentuate a person's natural lines.

I love 'em. I have quite a few tats myself. Surprisingly, I don't particularly look for guys with tats, but I think nice tats can really enhance a man's appearance. I have never had anybody kick me out when I take my shirt off and they see my tats. They usually say, "Beautiful tats," or something similar.

All you would have to do is hire somebody and tell them you wanted to massage them. Who would say "no?" Many years ago, I had an arrangement where I traded massages with a professional masseur. I'm not a professional but I give a decent rub for an untrained person. One time, I asked him how my massage was and he said, "It wasn't unpleasant." I immediately learned the meaning of damning with faint praise.