I am seriously considering an Obama symbol tattoo... am I getting carried away?

[Motown_Johnny]

Talk me down or talk me up...



I am just thinking of the plain symbol on my upper left arm, where a short sleeve shirt would cover it (maybe the date 11-4-08 below it). BTW, no I do not yet have any tattoos, and I am 45 years old. If Powell endorsed Obama it may be the last straw for me.


I mentioned it to a couple people and am getting mixed reactions.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

1. Yeah..... I don't know about all that. n/t

[Guaranteed]

2. Probably would end up regretting that.

Think about those characteristics of Obama that attract you so much to his campaign, and get a tattoo symbolizing that instead. It'll have greater meaning.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

3. That's not a bad idea. n/t

[Motown_Johnny]

7. hmmm..... that kinda makes sense to me, scary

[vanderBeth]

4. Sleep on it for 3 weeks.

[Xipe Totec]

5. Yea, you're getting carried away

If you have enough money for a tattoo, send it to the Obama campaign where it will be put to good use.

[LSK]

6. yes - use the money you would pay for it to donate to his campaign

or to a Senate campaign so we get a filibuster proof Senate http://www.dscc.org

[renie408]

8. O-kay...Yes, you are getting carried away. But it's kind of sweet...n/t

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

9. Draw it on with magic marker every day for a few weeks and see if you still like it

[Motown_Johnny]

it is just a blue C above and 3 red wavy line below it..

[willing dwarf]

10. I'm not sure it's what he would want

but if it's what you want enjoy it!

I'm all for enthusiasm in the moment, but just remember it might not look so good when you're old....

[cliffordu]

11. That would RAWK!!!! Get one on your face!!!

:headbang:

:rofl:

[DinahMoeHum]

12. I'd wait until AFTER the election. . .

then if you wish, go for it.

:kick:

[vanderBeth]

13. Wait, buy this and see how it goes.

http://obamatats.org/

[Motown_Johnny]

15. thanks. I just may do that

[AlCzervik]

17. those are fun.

[crankychatter]

14. i have a stencil sticker made by a Cornish Inst. Art Student... my DiL gave me

it would look great on my white truck... but I'm going to sell the truck

it's similar to the Zig-Zag Rolling Paper logo guy (captain zig zag, pierre l' toke)

blue obama

I was thinking it would make a great tattoo

I have a major scar, getting rid of ink... so I don't think I'll go there again in this life

[Essene]

16. im concerned about your need to inflict pain on yourself out of love for obama

http://www.glenkerrycats.co.uk/resources/Cat+in+Box.JPG

[Occam Bandage]

18. I don't think that's the best idea. It'll be dated at best in four years, and strange in twelve.

[demnan]

19. I think most tattoos are a mistake

Can't you wear a t-shirt or a button?

I'll never forget the ugly tattoo on my niece's back when she got married in a beautiful white dress. What a mistake she made.

[Sodan]

20. Don't

[TheCowsCameHome]

21. Think it over carefully. Very carefully.

That sucker will be there forever.

What seems cool now may not be so exciting later on.

Been there, done that. Removal with a laser is a bitch.

[Motown_Johnny]

24. This is all I am thinking of doing...

Maybe the date below it..

not like a girl friend's name or something.

[TheCowsCameHome]

29. That's fairly "generic" looking, not like a specific name or event

Still, give it some careful thought.

Good luck.

[JuniperLea]

22. If you still want it by Valentine's Day... Feb 14

Then go for it:)

I love the ink... but I don't have any. I change my mind too much.

[genna]

23. See if Obama governs in a way that MAKES YOU PROUD FIRST

Can you imagine if you put the symbol on your arm and he does things YOU REALLY DISAGREE WITH?

For instance, the Clinton compromise on Don't Ask Don't Tell IRKS ME. I feel like he could have done better than that. Bill losing the Democratic Congressional majority without BEING ABLE TO PASS HEALTH CARE REFORM. We can't have EVERYTHING WE WANT but we can measured and principled.

He does that, GET THE TATTOO. You are old enough to be able to live with it.

[1corona4u]

Yeah, you are...

It's forever.

[lady raven]

25. I have a rock star's autograph tattooed on my back. An Obama symbol is much more sane.

[madaboutharry]

26. I would sleep on it for awhile.

I somewhat regret allowing a Rabbi talk me out of getting a tatoo when I was in college. I think a tatoo can be something beautiful, if it has meaning.

I do have to say that of the people I know who have tatoos, most have come to have some level of remorse. I know a woman who is heavily tatooed, she has what is called a sleeve. Her feeling now about it all is that she was once the person who got all those tatoos.

I would wait until after the election and see how you feel then.

[Milspec]

27. In a word

Yes. Just imagine what it will look like in 40 years

[Motown_Johnny]

34. in 40 years I would be 85.. who will care what any part of me looks like?

[sniffa]

28. Do it!!

If you have a nice round belly, I suggest getting it there - covering the whole thing.

I'd also get this on my back.



Make it large.

[Rocknrule]

30. Yes

Remember, Obama is human like us. Deifying candidates is a Republican trait, not a Democratic one.

[Matariki]

31. Aren't you glad you didn't get a Pelosi tattoo?

;-)

We love our candidates, but when they start having to implement real policy...

What I'm saying is, at least wait until the honeymoon period is over.

I for one can't wait to be irritated with PRESIDENT OBAMA!

[tammywammy]

32. Yes, you're getting very carried away. n/t

[Phoonzang]

33. Um...no. Please don't. n/t

[nomorewhopper]

35. DON'T DO IT

itll be cool for about 4 years then you'll wish you never had it done. believe me, at some point all this will seem quaint and whatever. i mean seriously right now its all great with obama but what if he drops a nuke on afghanistan or is involved in some ludicrous scandal. i mean, it all sounds rosy now but why would you do somehting that's FOREVER. you're putting his name on your body for what he's done in the past, which is admirable, yet you cannot control what he's going to do in the future.

dude don't do it. i've got a tattoo and have had it for almost 16 years now. it's the stupidest thing i've ever done, yet at the time i got it i thought it was the most meaningful thing to me in the world way back when

times change.

tattoos don't

don't do it.

[Jennicut]

36. No, now I want one too.

Seriously, there are worse things to get. I would wait until he officially wins though if you know what I mean.

[PatGund]

37. YES!!! YES YOU ARE GETTING CARRIED AWAY!!

[CarbonDate]

38. You should get his face tattooed on your left butt cheek.

That would be awesome.

[petronius]

48. I think he should get Obama's face tattooed over his own face, and then the

rest of Obama every where else. So, when he takes his clothes off, it'll look like Obama standing there in a suit! :silly:

For the OP, seriously, I'd wait a bit. I'm not a tattoo person at all, so take it with a grain of salt, but I think a tattoo should be something extremely meaningful to you from your own life, and the symbol of a transient political campaign, no matter how passionate you are about it now, doesn't seem to rise to that level. IMO, but it is your skin, after all...

[RoadRage]

39. Put the drink down.

Print out the art work... tape it to your arm.

Leave it there until 11/05. If you still like it, and the outcome of the elction is as we expect - go for it then. ;)

[RoadRage]

41. Also.. try to imagine

3 years down the road when he signs into or doesn't sign into legislation something VERY important to you for a reason that you don't deem worthy. I'm just saying.. politicians are the last guys i'd want to marry.. and a tatoo is a marriage of sorts. Cheap and easy to get into on a whim.. painful & expensive to get out of. ;)

[DesertRat]

40. Yes, I think you're getting carried away

You asked. :hi:

[PermanentRevolution]

42. I say do it!

We are witnessing history in the making! Commemorate it however you want!

(Suggestions to sleep on it first may be worth consideration, however...)

[comrade snarky]

43. The Obama symbol may be a bit much

It may get dated in the shorter long term if you get my meaning. In 30 years it will probably be cool again but in 7 you may feel like a tool.

That said, totally get a tattoo to celebrate the election! I love the idea of of marking important events with ink. I met an old sailor on the bus one time, he was covered in tattoos. Each one was a story, each one meant something, they were all memories and events. He wore his life on his skin.

Go for it!

[Patchuli]

44. There's an article in this month's

Glamour about what an enormous expense and how painful tattoo removal is, sometimes leaving huge scars. Be darn sure you will want to live with that where ever for the rest of your life. I got a shamrock on St. Pat's Day many years ago in honor of my Irish mother. I have never regretted that but it is pretty, small and where it can be hidden. I am thinking of another one but I take years to decide. I would not be too rash if I were you. Now if we do indeed win this election, maybe it would be something you would treasure forever. Just be really sure.

[davidpdx]

45. No

Tattoos are only reversible if you get laser surgery to have them removed (and it is painful from what a friend told me).

[Honeycombe8]

46. Don't do it. Tattoos are ink; it's not healthy. Aren't we all trying to stay away from toxic stuff?

It just CAN'T be great, health-wise, to permanently inject into your skin a toxic substance like ink. The tattoo guy will probably tell you different, but I wouldn't listen to him on that.

Instead, why not do a temporary tattoo? It's still ink, but it will fade away.

Yeah, yeah...some will say it's not toxic. Some used to say that mercury in your fillings in your mouth wasn't toxic, either. But we now know it is.

[emilyg]

47. In my younger days I had

a tattoo on my left cheek (the south cheek). Eventually had it surgically removed. Think twice.

[democracy1st]

49. yes don't do that sh... just vote