Comments on: Saggy old bag?

By: Saggy older | Premiervirtual

Saggy older | Premiervirtual — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:19:40 +0000

[...] Saggy old bag? – Multi.Colored – infmomFeb 2, 2008 … Is it true that tattoos sag as we get older, or is that just anti-tattoo propaganda at its worst? [...]

By: Quick Payday Loans

Quick Payday Loans — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:40:47 +0000

I hadn’t ever thought of what happens to a tatoo when it sags. I guess it’s too late for me now. Thanks for the post.

By: infmom

infmom — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:06:09 +0000

Oh yeah, when the military men got their tattoos from the masters in overseas ports, they were far more likely to end up with a masterpiece than a disaster. At least in days gone by, when modern tattoo parlors were fewer and farther between, and the idea of the drunken sailor ending up with a tattoo he hadn’t expected was pretty common.

One of my nephews got out of the Navy last year after serving as a combat medic in Afghanistan and Iraq. He now has that “fallen soldier” symbol (the empty boots, the rifle and the helmet) covering his entire back, in memory of his comrades who were killed there.

By: dorian

dorian — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:41:05 +0000

Also, using whatever ink (india, busted open pens, etc etc) was on hand for a lot of those super-crummy old military tats prolly has A LOT to do with spreading. Add to that ignorance about the skin/ink damage would result from unprotected sun exposure back in the day and the fact that tats weren’t typically the art they are now…iffy needles, homemade rigs on base/vesel/port….yeaaaaah. Lots of spreadage, and no small wonder why.
That said, my 50 year old santa-shaped Dad has a beautiful sleeve from the 70′s done by a japanese master that’s held up f**king fantastically despite dad’s neglect. I have few worries, dad used to be a weight lifter and has gone through various weight and tone changes as far as skin’s concerned in the past 30 years or so and his work is still pretty freakin’ sweet!

By: infmom

infmom — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:16:27 +0000

That’s a great idea, taking a picture. Of course, we are all going to be just as gorgeous at 80 as we are right now, but it doesn’t hurt to have a permanent record.

Getting a tattoo that has meaning is the best way to go!

By: Thumper

Thumper — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:57:19 +0000

I have to admit, future saggage has worried me; if I’m lucky enough to live to 80, is my tattoo going to be an ugly multicolored blob? Will I be the joke of the nursing home? Will my Walker Buddies point and laugh?

In the end, it didn’t matter, because right now, when it matters, the tattoo has meaning enough to me that I had to get it. It’ll still have meaning 30 years from now, even if it’s a garbled mess off gray and blue and pink.

I took a picture; I can show ‘em all what it used to look like