Tattoos and Piercings
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Tattoos and Piercings
Neko | Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 06:22 pm     Golden moment?? Well, that the end of that chapter. *Flicks her scarf behind her shoulder and walks out* |
Grooch | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 02:11 pm     Canadian sets body piercing record WINNIPEG, Manitoba - With speed-metal music on his headphones and a picture of his deceased mother beside him, a 34-year-old Canadian pinned down the world record for body piercing. Finishing with one in each nipple, Brent Moffatt pushed 702 needles into his body in a little less than eight hours. Most went into his legs and feet. |
Fluff | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 02:15 pm     Hot danggit! *cringing* |
Neko | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 02:56 pm     I knew about that Grooch. They were talking about it on the radio about a month agao. Wooo Go Brent. I wonder, is he realated to any of The Moffatt's?? You know, the 4 brothers that had one real hit then disapeared?? |
Jbean | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 05:47 pm     ok, so i called the piercing studio to inquire about how much this new ear piercing was going to cost me, and it makes me a little nervous that they had never heard of the type of ear piercing that i want (snug). so, i guess i will have to take in a picture from the internet. they've heard of all other kinds though.  |
Jed245 | Thursday, February 06, 2003 - 03:17 pm     Well I just wanted to stop in here and visit. I have no peircings cause well I'm a hillbilly and guys don't get perieced. Yeah I'm too manly for a peircing. Sides they hurt don't they??? EEEK :o) No tatoos either, but, when I was younger my older brother got a tatoo. Well ok he got a few of em. He never told anyone about the first two that he got, but, after he had it for a while we saw it. On his chest he has a heart with a dagger through it. And on his back he has a skull with a dagger through the eye. Later I went with him when he got one of his initials on his hand in old english lettering. It was pretty cool. heh :o) There is a reason why we never got to see the first tatoo for a while. The lady that put it there had a crush on him and put her name in the middle of the heart. He later had it colored over. I have an open invatation to get a tatoo or peircing, but, never will. It hurts and it don't wash away. I'm too spur of the moment to decide on one that would last my whole life. A samuri on my back would be cool though. :o) Jed. |
Sabbatia | Thursday, February 06, 2003 - 04:00 pm     Jed, piercings don't hurt. I swear, I never felt a thing....until the next day. Between the hangover and the hole in my bellybutton, I got out of bed very slowly. |
Jed245 | Thursday, February 06, 2003 - 04:22 pm     A friend of mine recently had his tongue pierced. He said he couldn't eat for two days. Now we constantly tease him cause of it. :o) |
Hermione69 | Friday, February 07, 2003 - 10:43 am     Sabbatia, LOL! Jed, I have my tongue pierced and had no problem. It definitely depends on the individual. Everyone asks me, "Didn't it hurt?" and when I say, "No, it really didn't," they look at me like I have lost my mind. Of course I have, but that's not the point! I never did post on my piercings like I said I would. Since I am having a snow day today, it is as good a time as any. Like I said, I have a pierced tongue. I love it! I have all kind of tongue studs that I switch when the mood strikes. In my right ear I have 3 holes and in my left ear I have 5 holes. It used to be 4 in my right, but I took the top one out because my hearing aid kept getting intimate with the earring and it wouldn't heal! I also used to have a pierced navel, but I have an odd-shaped navel (the guy told me it was fan-shaped instead of a long oval like most people's) and the piercing wasn't healing right because of the way the ring rested in my navel. Then I put on some weight and it really didn't want to heal. I gave it over a year and it continued to give me a lot of discomfort so I reluctantly took it out. When I lose weight again (don't you love the optimism) I will probably try again. I would love to have my nose pierced, but I work in a conservative school and that would not go over well. I am surprised no one ever said anything to me about the pierced tongue! I guess because it is, at least, hidden for the most part. |
Bandit | Wednesday, February 12, 2003 - 01:07 pm     This thread is super interesting. Here is my I have 9 piercings in my ears, but I only wear 3 pair now. I also have the cartilage on top of my left ear pierced, and I still wear a hoop in that. I still love that! I have three tattoos, also. The first one I got when I was 19, the next one I was 20, and I think I was 23 or 24 when I got my last one. Here is what they are (all in color): 1) I've got "Figaro" the cat from Pinnochio, on my right shoulder. 2) Next, is what some people call a "cartoon flower" on the inside of my left ankle. It's kind of like a purple daisy, I guess, with yellow in the middle and a green stem with leaves. 3) Finally, there is a vine with a heart in the middle on my lower back. As far as the pain threshold, the one on my lower back hurt the most. The one on my ankle was a little tender when I walked after sitting a long time. But the one on my shoulder harldly hurt at all. So if anyone is considering a tattoo, but is worried about the pain, I would probably put one there. |
Squaredsc | Wednesday, February 12, 2003 - 01:12 pm     bandit, did you say you have an aubergine daisy? kool.  |
Wargod | Wednesday, February 12, 2003 - 01:17 pm     When I had my last one, I watched a girl get one done on her lower back....looked like it hurt, LOL. I've heard the same thing about the shoulder, and thats where my next one is going eventually. |
Hermione69 | Wednesday, February 12, 2003 - 01:32 pm     For me-- shoulder didn't hurt, lower back did, so from experience, I agree with that! P.S. Bandit, love your tattoos and especially that aubergine daisy, LOL! |
Bandit | Wednesday, February 12, 2003 - 03:22 pm     Thanks, Hermione! I still love them, and they are situated in places that I can hide them when I want to. I do want another one, but don't know where to put it or what to get. |
Staceyinpa | Thursday, February 13, 2003 - 01:08 pm     I only have the one on my lower back, and I wouldn't say that it "hurt"... I would call it more of an "irritation" that got intense at times. But, I must add... (don't laugh) I can understand why some people say they get addicted to getting tattoos... While there is discomfort, it releases endorphines (pleasure chemical) and it is slightly orgasmic... (can I say that in here??) lol |
Squaredsc | Thursday, February 13, 2003 - 04:40 pm     yeah stacey you can say that in a purely clinical manner.  |
Abby7 | Thursday, February 27, 2003 - 08:11 pm     I used to have a tattoo (cherry blossom). I had it done on the sunset strip in Hollywood after work one day with a friend. At great expense I had it removed, however, when laser techniques first came out. Quite an experience. I also have three piercings in my ears. |
Jbean | Saturday, March 22, 2003 - 09:56 am     well, square asked for it, so here it is. i finally got my nose pierced last night (left nostril), after wanting it for a really long time. i finally was able to get it because of the change in jobs. i know that it won't be a big deal since i work in a production setting now and not in front of the general public. ok, so it is a tiny silver stud. it is about the size of a straight pin head. i like it because it is very dainty and feminine looking. and the pain factor was basically 0. (no lie!). i was in the piercing room for about 5 minutes tops. and most of that time, the piercer was explaining to me how to take care of it. then he explained what all he was going to do. he cleaned out my nose, inside and out, and put iodine on the outside and said that would come off in 3-4 weeks (just being smart aleck). i said oh yeah, right. lol. he marked the spot and made sure i was ok with it, then put a tube up my nostril so the needle wouldn't go throught the other side. after that, i felt a slight pinch and that was it! i would compare the pain factor to a normal ear lobe piercing. my left eye watered for a sec. out of normal reflex, but it never bled at all. and i love it, i can't quit looking at it! it only cost me $30, but i tipped him $5 because he was very calming to me and it took like 5 seconds to do the actual piercing. woo hoo! <doing happy dance> |
Squaredsc | Saturday, March 22, 2003 - 10:26 am     thanks jbean. i can't believe it didn't hurt more than that. wow. ive thought of getting my nose pierced which is why i was curious about the details. but i don't have the nerve. maybe if was younger and before the kids. im sure it looks wonderful. i just can't imagine getting it done with a needle instead of the gun. i liked getting my ears pierced with the gun cause its so quick. ive seen on tv when people get their belly buttons pierced or their tongue and stuff and it just looks like it takes longer and then the needle comes out and then the ring goes in. im glad that you are so happy with it and that it didn't hurt. maybe one day. and only $30, wow. |
Jbean | Saturday, March 22, 2003 - 05:51 pm     i'd say go for it if you really want it. the piercer guy told me that it really is one of the least painful piercings to get, and it is so painless that it startles some people. (i would say i was more excited than startled by how easy it was). also, i don't know if you have heard this, but piercing guns are BAD BAD BAD for anything except EARLOBES. the reason is because of the blunt force of the gun to delicate cartilage tissue. it can cause scarring, and prolong the healing process. also, it was thought good to use because it doesn't actually touch people's skin. however, microscopic blood particles can shoot on there, and they cannot be sterlized, so they really are dangerous. when i did all my research on the nose piercing before i got it done (bmezine.com and other piercing sites) i read that if the nose is pierced with a gun, if it gets infected, it can be fatal, because the nose is so close to the brain. so if you do get it done....DON'T let anyone use a gun on you. with the needle, they autoclave them, so they are guaranteed to be sterlized. ok, i know that was long, but i just wanted to tell you that the gun is risky. thanks for your interest...i really do love it! |
Squaredsc | Saturday, March 22, 2003 - 05:58 pm     darn so the gun is bad. ok. i figured they wouldn't be able to use a gun for the nose or anywhere else cause of the size. don't worry, i won't let anyone use a gun anywhere but on my ears. |
Christina | Sunday, March 23, 2003 - 04:53 am     I got mine peirced in Sept. Got some good news for you Square. Mine didnt hurt at all. The man used a cream for freezing. The stuff the dentist uses. Never felt a thing. Even when the freezing came out. Jbean, I used a little polysporin after a week. My nose was healed completely in 2 weeks. |
Jbean | Sunday, March 23, 2003 - 07:13 am     that's awesome, christina. the piercer told me that i would think it was healed in a month, but that it wouldn't be. it doesn't hurt at all now. i can't believe how easy it was. what kind of a stud do you have? or it is a cbr? i think after mine heals i am going to get a small cz or crystal stud. i think those are cute, too. |
Squaredsc | Sunday, March 23, 2003 - 11:40 am     christina, wow thats great. ive heard of that stuff being used with tatooing also. in fact when i got my tatoo i was hoping that the shop had the stuff. no such luck. but i want to get another ankle tatoo like a chain of flowers all the way around but i want it pain free. |
Christina | Monday, March 24, 2003 - 03:06 am     Cant remember the name of the stuff. You can ask for it at the pharmacy. It is an over the counter product as well. I think the stuff for the peircings may have been a higher strength. My girlfriend just peirced her ears and used it. Jbean, I love my little diamond stud. |
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