Tattoo
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A beat of drum, or sound of a trumpet or bugle, at night,giving notice to soldiers to retreat, or to repair to their quartersin garrison, or to their tents in camp. The Devil's tattoo. See underDevil.
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A permanent reminder of a temporary feeling.
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tattoo is a form of body modification.
'ink permanently implanted under the skin
Tattooing is a process by which pigment (ink) is permanently deposited (implanted) under the skin (well, into the non-exfoliating layers of skin).
We have archeological records of tattooing going well into pre-history (the tattooed iceman dates at 3300 BC). The word itself sources from tattau, a Tahitian word which translates essentially as to -
The art of having ink permenantly put in your third layer of skin. It is a very ancient art, and most modern day people either: 1) Believe it is a stupid act of idiocy, drunkeness, lust, rebellion, or a form of trying to attract/impress others. 2) Believe it is cool, the hip thing to do, or a great idea to do without putting any true consideration into it. Any person who is willing to get a tattoo should have a real reason to get it, wether that be self expression, a reminder of something, or a symbol of something(or somebody) you truly care about. Those who feel it is an idiotic/evil thing to do should grow up and start thinking outside the box.
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A mark on a person that generally condems them to a life of crime, the more tattoos one has the higher the chance of a life filled with jails and institutions.
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An imaged permanently inked on the body between layers of skin.
Some tattoos are indeed stupid. Usually done by [scratcher]s who will ink things onto teenagers who are too young to realize what they're doing, or people who really don't grasp the concept of a what a tattoo is and the reality of forever.
A well thought out quality tattoo means something to their wearer and is done by a professional. They can be very beautiful and personal at the same time.
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quickest way of spotting a wanker
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Ranging as early as 3300 BC the tattoo has been an integral part of religion, faith, history, ranking and art. It doesn't revolve around money regardless of what the general idiocricy populace thinks. Pull out some books and read up.
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another fashion trend among some people thinking they actually have something to say that's both important and permanent.
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A way for psychopathic old people to torture and mutilate the younger naive generations, to brand the younger generation like their cattle, and to mark the younger generation as their territory permanently.
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[Dermatological graffiti].
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