Monday, January 21, 2019

Ink vote!

A friend of mine -- and he knows who he is -- has been threatening to get a tattoo on his upcoming fiftieth birthday. I can't talk him out of it, despite the fact that he's going to think it was stupid by the time he turns fifty-one. But he clearly has no idea what he wants to get. We, his dear friends, have narrowed down his possible choices to a manageable list, and we're planning to vote on which to inflict on him. And you can vote too! Just leave your thoughts in comments.

□ Flaming Skull  💀
  "Mom" and Heart 💗
□ Popeye Anchor⚓
□ Chain Link Fence (Rather Than Barbed Wire)
□ Jesus
□ Entire Ceiling of Sistine Chapel
□ Spider  !
□ Bloody Dagger 🗡
□ “My Daughter’s Heart & Debts Belong to Daddy”
□ Knuckle tats that say "LOVE" and "SOFA" 
□ Devil
□ Life-size Cross V
□ Evil Clown 🤡
□ Unicorn 🦄
□ Twinkie the Kid
□ 401(k) Management Company Logo
□ Hula Girl
□ Viagra Logo
□ Copy of His Mortgage
□ Skull and Crossbones N
□ PC :
□ Metallica Logo
□ Cheese 🧀
□ Barry Manilow
□ Smiley Face J
□ Remote Control on Arm; TV on Butt 📺
□ Nickel Slots
□ “Disco King” 👑
□ “Don’t Tread On My Lawn” Flag
□ Evil Clowns Coming Out of Tiny Mausoleum
□ Copy of His Business Card
□ "Mom" and Bloody Dagger

Now, some of these are classic tattoos; a few are peculiar to him, and indicate his Catholicism or career; but most are understandable when you think of the average American male reaching that milestone age of fifty. So what do you think would be the best tattoo? Or do you have a brilliant idea we forgot? 

4 comments:

peacelovewoodstock said...

I would get this "AD/HD" (AC/DC parody)
https://www.minamo.co.uk/AD-HD-AC-DC-Parody-Crop-Top-p/002058mincrop.htm

raf said...

If I were to do such a thing, which I wouldn't, I would favor a semicircle with the arc to the top, with an arrow pointing down along the right side.

Over the hill. Get it?

One reason I would never do this is that my arrow would be horizontal pointing away from the semicircle to the right.

FredKey said...

Both excellent ideas, gentlemen! I think the over-the-hill idea is particularly good, especially if I can sell it as something else and then reveal its true meaning after he already got it. Heh heh heh.

Mongo919 said...

If this a chap of whimsy, I suggest the one at the link.

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/18mcyh/so_i_got_a_really_silly_tattoo_today/

But really, get a sports car. It'll take longer to regret than the tat.