Do you have a tattoo?

[vaticanplum]

I could care less if anyone has a tatoo or not, but it really surprises me to hear some people still say they've never heard of the term "tramp stamp". It's a fairly common term when talking about that type of tatoo from what I've heard.

People, you can keep saying you're surprised all you want, but I'm 28 and know a ton of people with tattoos -- including a few who are really into tattoos -- and I've never heard this term, ever. I think the last time I ever heard the word "tramp" at all was in relation to a Disney movie. Those kinds of terms simply don't come up in conversation with people I know.

[Cedric]

So, my fiancee tells me tonight that she wants to get a tattoo, and that she doesn't want a tramp stamp. I had to laugh, simply due to her timing at breaking this news to me now.

A girl I work with got a tat on that spot and now wants it lazered off. I honestly think that phrase has hurt her a bit. She complains about it all the time now.

[creek14]

I've heard tramp stamp and a$$ cap. Both are so flattering.

[LvJ]

I heard "Tramp Stamp" for the first time the other day.

I don't have any tattoos, but I'd like one. This one to be exact:



Minus the wings.

[RosieRed]

I might have one if I weren't so terrified of needles. I'm very prone to fainting; I doubt I'd ever make it out of the chair.

I hate needles too, and had the whole tattoo shop making fun of me when I got my back tattoo because I almost passed out. Twice. It's funny how your mind works, because it's not the actual pain that gets to me, it's the thought of the pain. But for me, it's worth putting up with it all to have something that will last forever.

The whole thing with the "tramp stamp" that kind of sucks (besides the nice term for it) is that the lower back is one of a few places people can get a tattoo that will show only when they want it to show. If you're looking for a spot to get a tattoo that won't really show, you really don't have a ton of options, and that's probably more true for girls since, well, we have options for clothing that shows more skin.

And LvJ, I think that would be a really cool tattoo, especially if you got a great artist to do it.

[Matt700wlw]

I've heard tramp stamp and a$$ cap. Both are so flattering.

Ass neck tattoo....

[sonny]

I heard "Tramp Stamp" for the first time the other day.

I don't have any tattoos, but I'd like one. This one to be exact:



Minus the wings.

will that stretch across your whole back?

personally i want to get a full body tattoo of myself, but 6 inches taller.:

[LvJ]

will that stretch across your whole back?

I'd rather just get the heart/eye/cross on my shoulder.

[Degenerate39]

"I have a tatoo on my penis of a bigger penis" - Ron Jeremy

[Ravenlord]

What tradition do you follow?

Norse

When you say sleeved, do you mean your entire arms will be covered in tats?

yes.

How do you 'earn' them?

depends on what you do, and what you consider earning them. if you simply define as 'earning them' just going out to try and make the money for them, that's not the idea.

[paintmered]

I've heard tramp stamp and a$$ cap. Both are so flattering.

While derogatory in nature, "tramp stamp" has become the accepted nomenclature for that kind of tattoo – at least among my friends.

[WMR]

depends on what you do, and what you consider earning them. if you simply define as 'earning them' just going out to try and make the money for them, that's not the idea.

Well I meant for you, RL.

I find such beliefs fascinating.

[WMR]

While derogatory in nature, "tramp stamp" has become the accepted nomenclature for that kind of tattoo – at least among my friends.

LOLOL Paint we must run in similar circles.

[Ltlabner]

Black spade and 3 iron crosses high up on my arm. No real signifigance other than they looked cool on the tatoo parlor's wall.

Got them high up on the arm so they are very easy to cover, even with a short sleeved T-shirt.

[Ltlabner]

Those kinds of terms simply don't come up in conversation with people I know.

Wow. I guess my circle of friends just isn't that sophisticated and classy then because I've heard that term being used for a while now.