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Normal guy? Oh really?
Any doctor that would have performed any of those procedures should have their license revoked ......... disgusting.
I got...nuthin....
I'll politely say...
It would not be me choice...
Occasionally when somebody greets me with, "How are you?" I might reply, "Oh, more-or-less normal." IF they pursue it or give me an "odd" look I might add, "But that allows for a lot of leeway."
Looks like I'm now gonna hafta re-consider things.
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Originally posted by BanjoLinkAny doctor that would have performed any of those procedures should have their license revoked ......... disgusting.
Thinking down that same line of thought.
Didnt realize aliens wore nikes. Hid my cows,now the shoes!
A hard-earned place in my book of wackos.
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Originally posted by Bill RogersA hard-earned place in my book of wackos.
Just ah tad...off...
But there are thos who will..
Insist....
That..i..must reconise him ..as how he ..
Identifys..
Well, there is that point, about people changing their bodies because they want to.
Makeup, MUSTACHE WAX, body-shaping garments.
Tattoos, piercings.
Liposuction, Botox, facelifts, having fat from your butt injected into your lips.
Genital modification or alteration
Whoever first asked "WHERE DOES THIS ALL STOP!!???" may have had something like that guy in mind.
Problem is: You want to LOOK WAAAAYY DIFFERENT from the local norm, you've got to expect some reaction to looking like something out of a scary movie.
James Arness in THE THING
"Alien Nation"
Et Cetera
Haven’t heard of anyone wanting to look like Jabba the Hutt, though.
Years ago, having dinner at The Palmer House in Chicago, there was a gentleman at a nearby table with his entire face and neck tattooed. This was way before tattoos became a "thing", and the first time I had ever seen anything like that. It's still pretty rare. I guess in most cases, it is someone screaming for attention or to shock other people.
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Originally posted by Bill RogersHaven’t heard of anyone wanting to look like Jabba the Hutt, though.
Nobody at work ever called the boss "JABBA the WAYNE". At least, not to his face!
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Originally posted by BanjoLinkYears ago, having dinner at The Palmer House in Chicago, there was a gentleman at a nearby table with his entire face and neck tattooed. This was way before tattoos became a "thing", and the first time I had ever seen anything like that. It's still pretty rare. I guess in most cases, it is someone screaming for attention or to shock other people.
I would never get a tattoo. I don't find them attractive - at all.
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Originally posted by Paul Rquote:
Originally posted by BanjoLinkYears ago, having dinner at The Palmer House in Chicago, there was a gentleman at a nearby table with his entire face and neck tattooed. This was way before tattoos became a "thing", and the first time I had ever seen anything like that. It's still pretty rare. I guess in most cases, it is someone screaming for attention or to shock other people.
I would never get a tattoo. I don't find them attractive - at all.
I look at tattoos on indiginous people, like the Maori totally different. I think the motivation behind them getting them is much different than many others who get them. In many cases I think it comes from peer pressure.
Lon Chaney could have done all of that, then remove it before going to dinner or asking someone out on a date. Not doctors or surgery required.
Tattoos have their uses. Memorials to loved ones, service tats are handy ID tools in the field.
This is not one of them.
John: "In many cases I think it comes from peer pressure."
I'm not sure if that ^^ refers to the indigenous or non-indigenous, but fwiw, I suspect peer pressure is likely a significant factor in both.
I have never understood why people get tattoos. Dave had many and he said most of them happened when he was in the service, got drunk and was dared to get one. Not a good reason.
All 3 of my kids have tattoos. Most of them are unobtrusive and/or hidden. My oldest daughter, who spent 20 years in the Army, has her entire arm tattooed. I think it detracts from her looks, but that's just my opinion.
I wouldn't even get my ears pierced because I don't want a needle stuck in me unless it's to take blood or give IV for a good reason.
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Originally posted by OwenJohn: "In many cases I think it comes from peer pressure."
I'm not sure if that ^^ refers to the indigenous or non-indigenous, but fwiw, I suspect peer pressure is likely a significant factor in both.
Maybe Owen ...... but custom and tradition is more likely I would guess.
Sherry: "I wouldn't even get my ears pierced because I don't want a needle stuck in me unless .... ."
Reminds me of 'way back .... our oldest daughter had her ears pierced [some sort of gun/device at a hairdressers] but the two locations didn't match.... good from afar, but far from good kinda thing. So we [i.e. my daughter and my wife] decided to let the "mistake" heal up. At this point, as low man on the totem pole, I got in on the act..... numbed the earlobe with ice and then used a hypodermic needle* to pierce it in the "right" spot. Whatever ointment we had in the medicine cabinet + "sleeper" = Bob's everybody's uncle.
* = a new one... not one I had used on the dairy cows. 
Edit: John, from what I see in Canada, the peer pressure w.r.t white guilt might trump tradition. A decade+ on the fly-in reserves has played a significant role in forming my outlook .... I dunno whether it also applies to the Inuit part of our indigenous people.
Edited by - Owen on 01/31/2023 09:04:12
You want attention but you understand about consequences, don’t you?
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Originally posted by NotABanjoYoda, service tats are handy ID tools in the field.
That's a bit of a misconception, or at least as far as the British army goes. There's absolutely no way someone would get an infusion of A Pos blood just because they they had a tat with A Pos written on it. That said, it would have been easy to tell if Geordie Robertson had had his left arm blown off on account of the lion he had on it that looked more like a Labrador.
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Originally posted by NotABanjoYodaTattoos have their uses. Memorials to loved ones, service tats are handy ID tools in the field.
This is not one of them.
Well ya would be hard pressed...
To confuse 'im with ..
Somebody elese.. :0/
Good luck getting a job! Unless it's in a freak show!
I was talking to a young lady today whose friend got fired for wearing a top that exposed her bellybutton!
