Are you sometimes lured by the mystique of the Tattoo? Can you take the pain?

[Ralf001]

9 minutes ago, seedy said:

Want a fast car - get one that does the 1/4 mile in under 10 seconds.

THATS a fast car.

 

Used to drive one that did 6.90 @ 210

[pgrahmm]

40 minutes ago, seedy said:

Want a fast car - get one that does the 1/4 mile in under 10 seconds.

THATS a fast car.

 

Well - the next in line for me = I built a 53 Studebaker truck with a Chrysler Hemi, Pontiac rear end & a few other mods....That truck weighed in at 2276 pounds - with 852 of that for a power plant.....The only thing that walked away from it was another Stude pick up with a full blown Hemi....Cool thing about those trucks besides build quality was you could put anything under the hood & it was completely hidden....

My wife's car was a 64 Malibu SS convertible 4 speed Hurst Muncie & 300/327....

FIL's car was a 58 Chrysler 300 Hemi convertible with the fins & dual quads....He never drove it so I did....

He liked his Caddie powered GMC pick up.....

Any of those float your boat?.....

Wish I still had the 300 or the Stude.....

Edited November 5, 2022 by pgrahmm

[seedy]

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

Used to drive one that did 6.90 @ 210

street legal ?

 

[Captain Monday]

There are several things I don't want. There must be something wrong with me

 

• A "pit bull" dog of any type
• To vape or smoke anything
• Vehicle ownership
• A luxury watch or expensive clothes other than functional outdoor wear brands
• A tattoo

There must be something wrong with me. Some of the decorations look cute on young women but I would be just as enamored of them if they had none, as the belly button rings and piercings. Most of these tattooed ladies look hideous. 35 years ago no college girls had them, only some punks, and they didn't wax their framazama either. Guess i'm getting old and nostalgic.

 

[GammaGlobulin]

On 11/5/2022 at 1:16 PM, pgrahmm said:

I remember it still grinding at close to Zero MPH at stop lights that changed at just the wrong time to accelerate in 2nd gear....Just at that oozing to a complete stop limbo land where the rest of the traffic is surging ahead & you have to make a complete stop.....

That's why I called them square cut gears.....

Most cars of that day you could ease into 1st at a slow crawl speed.....Not the XKE.....

 

However - since neither of us has an XKE, TR3B, or MG tattoo - we might want get on topic.....

Wish I still had that TR3B = I just learned there were only ever 530 made....

I recall that grinding sound, and the clunk when the first gear was finally engaged. 

 

I also recall that whining sound when downshifting into 1st, too early. 

 

I love manual transmissions. 

 

Those were the days when we knew our automobiles were a She. 

 

 

[Lacessit]

On 11/2/2022 at 9:06 PM, ThailandRyan said:

No I am quite sure I do not understand your comment.  Are you trying to say that people who have tattoo's are low class, uneducated, poor, and so on.  If so I find your highly mistaken and need to do some research.  Status in life for those with tattoo's does not relegate one to a lower class.

When questioning any person, the first thing police do is look for any visible tattoos on said person. The more there are, the more suspect the person becomes.

Police classify people on various attributes, including tattoos. A bit ironic, because some have tattoos themselves.

[GammaGlobulin]

7 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

When questioning any person, the first thing police do is look for any visible tattoos on said person. The more there are, the more suspect the person becomes.

Police classify people on various attributes, including tattoos. A bit ironic, because some have tattoos themselves.

Let's just hope you never get put in cuffs by an American Cop from down south, with a belly full of tats, and a big red heart tattooed on his hairy chest. 

 

 

Edited November 8, 2022 by GammaGlobulin

[GammaGlobulin]

On 11/5/2022 at 1:27 PM, seedy said:

Want a fast car - get one that does the 1/4 mile in under 10 seconds.

THATS a fast car.

 

My idea of a fast car is not one that just accelerates in a straight line.

 

There is something to be said for a car which goes very fast on a narrow mountain road with lots of curves, dips and crests that leave you flying before you hit the road on the other side.  Have you tried it?  In other words, when you get air, and all four wheels leave the road. That's fast.

 

 

 

[Sparktrader]

41 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

When questioning any person, the first thing police do is look for any visible tattoos on said person. The more there are, the more suspect the person becomes.

Police classify people on various attributes, including tattoos. A bit ironic, because some have tattoos themselves.

Muay Thai fighters with more tattoos have a higher win ratio.

[Sparktrader]

On 11/3/2022 at 11:18 AM, ThailandRyan said:

Most people I know who have gotten tattoos have gotten them for sentimental reasons, as an expression of religion, or something intrinsic and special on to them, myself included, and is why I do not show them off to non family members unless I am swimming at a hotel and not using a swim top.  As I said I have a whole lot of friends who have tattoos who do not wear clothes just to show their tattoos off in public, as the tattoo is for oneself and not others.  Like I have said if you did not know me and met me you would never know I had Tattoo's.  People who belittle others, condemn others, and so on just for what they wear, drive or put on there bodies to me are arrogant and self centered people.  

 

So lets say we are doing business, and after we conclude the business and sign the contract for my services, I remove my outer shirt and expose a tank top which shows my tattoo's, would you then try and cancel the contract because of your prejudices against a tattoo wearer?

You have a Jesus tattoo?

[Sparktrader]

On 11/4/2022 at 6:42 AM, GinBoy2 said:

I've never 'got' tattoo's and sometimes I think I'm the only male on the planet who is tat free.

 

My wife both my daughters and son have tats.

 

I argued with my kids, pierce whatever you want, my wife was a lost cause, but just don't tattoo it

 

My wife is starting to come round to my thinking, that a tattoo on a 20 year old body, my not be so good on a 50+ year old body!

Most people I know dont have tattoos. Only bogans think they look good.

[Sparktrader]

On 11/2/2022 at 4:58 PM, Walker88 said:

I generally refrain from stating such opinions, as I do not want to violate any Forum rule, but this sort of thing has always rubbed me the wrong way.

 

It is a component of all faiths (I am a 100% non-believer in any deity/deities/team of deities/competing teams of deities/etc.). "Believers" add things to what the guy who invented the faith first put down. Most faiths at the wholesale level aren't so bad, though why anyone needs them is beyond me. If the way to live a moral life isn't patently obvious to anyone reaching adulthood, then I think the person is flawed. At the retail level, however, every faith is just a layer of butter spread atop the older pagan beliefs or primitive superstitions that are much more strongly held.

 

In Myanmar it is Moslems who catch birds, then sell them to Buddhists, who release them and ostensibly gain merit. That is kind of ecumenical capitalism which I might applaud, but it's pure abject superstition at its core. I also do not think there is a 'holy person' who ever lived who could teach me a goddamn thing. I can surmise what it takes to be good. Holy people seem to inherently know that, which is why they resort to manufacturing and then teaching BS and nonsense, as it keeps them employed.

 

Most faiths were invented when life pretty much sucked. They worked to give people hope or keep them in line. Later faiths (mormonism, scientology) are just profit-making cults. Life for many people is pretty great now, so the false promises of most faiths (eternal boredom, getting off the wheel) are no longer attractive, so faith is dying away.

Not true. Billions live in poverty. Billions believe in god.

 

You were born into a rich family so take it all for granted.

[GammaGlobulin]

12 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

Muay Thai fighters with more tattoos have a higher win ratio.

True fighters might do better with full-body tattoos of CDs, from head to toe.

 

[seedy]

10 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

My idea of a fast car is not one that just accelerates in a straight line.

There is something to be said for a car which goes very fast on a narrow mountain road with lots of curves, dips and crests that leave you flying before you hit the road on the other side.  Have you tried it?  In other words, when you get air, and all four wheels leave the road. That's fast.

From your posts - you said an MG was a fast car - I find it hard to believe that you have ever owned anything remotely 'Fast'

And I never mentioned 'in a straight line'

Had a '67 Camaro that ran Hi 9's - street legal

Had a Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4 that went 0-100 in less than 5 secs. when stock, and I modded it to perform better.

Four wheel drive handled mountain roads like a purebred.

Embarrassed Porsches and BMW's

[GammaGlobulin]

34 minutes ago, seedy said:

From your posts - you said an MG was a fast car - I find it hard to believe that you have ever owned anything remotely 'Fast'

And I never mentioned 'in a straight line'

Had a '67 Camaro that ran Hi 9's - street legal

Had a Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4 that went 0-100 in less than 5 secs. when stock, and I modded it to perform better.

Four wheel drive handled mountain roads like a purebred.

Embarrassed Porsches and BMW's

Did you ever try a Lotus on a winding mountain road? 

[ThailandRyan]

11 hours ago, Lacessit said:

When questioning any person, the first thing police do is look for any visible tattoos on said person. The more there are, the more suspect the person becomes.

Police classify people on various attributes, including tattoos. A bit ironic, because some have tattoos themselves.

Only those tattoos that show a gang affiliation of one sort are another are looked at.....nothing more.

[pgrahmm]

50 minutes ago, seedy said:

From your posts - you said an MG was a fast car - I find it hard to believe that you have ever owned anything remotely 'Fast'

And I never mentioned 'in a straight line'

Had a '67 Camaro that ran Hi 9's - street legal

Had a Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4 that went 0-100 in less than 5 secs. when stock, and I modded it to perform better.

Four wheel drive handled mountain roads like a purebred.

Embarrassed Porsches and BMW's

The 3000GTs were  absolutely driving porn....A perfect mating of power, speed, handling, comfort, and performance....

A real driving pleasure....

Took roads like perfectly fitted leather gloves feel....A perfect slalom machine.....An often overlooked vehicle that had some serious capability....

 

Edited November 9, 2022 by pgrahmm

[Lacessit]

13 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Only those tattoos that show a gang affiliation of one sort are another are looked at.....nothing more.

IIRC, you have said you have tattoos which have meaning to you, Buddhist-derived. They presumably would have no meaning to police in a Western country.

IMO said police, when looking at something they have not seen before, would be suspicious. It's a mindset that is derived from having to deal with lowlifes on a daily basis.

 

No doubt if you were well dressed, and explained the tattoos are sacred Buddhist symbols, their attitude would change. It may even be an asset in Thailand.

 

Everyone classifies and discriminates on the basis of appearance. Turn up to Immigration looking like something the cat dragged in, I am fairly sure one's treatment would differ from that of a well-dressed person.

[GammaGlobulin]

3 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

IIRC, you have said you have tattoos which have meaning to you, Buddhist-derived. They presumably would have no meaning to police in a Western country.

IMO said police, when looking at something they have not seen before, would be suspicious. It's a mindset that is derived from having to deal with lowlifes on a daily basis.

 

No doubt if you were well dressed, and explained the tattoos are sacred Buddhist symbols, their attitude would change. It may even be an asset in Thailand.

 

Everyone classifies and discriminates on the basis of appearance. Turn up to Immigration looking like something the cat dragged in, I am fairly sure one's treatment would differ from that of a well-dressed person.

Correct. 

 

When I pass through immigration, I dress casual style, expensive blazer with a button-down oxford shirt, and an Audumars Piguet Royal Oak hiding the microdot I have tattooed on my wrist. 

 

It's always.. Wave on... Mr. Businessman. 

 

[seedy]

8 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Did you ever try a Lotus on a winding mountain road? 

Which model ?

[seedy]

8 hours ago, pgrahmm said:

The 3000GTs were  absolutely driving porn....A perfect mating of power, speed, handling, comfort, and performance....

A real driving pleasure....

Took roads like perfectly fitted leather gloves feel....A perfect slalom machine.....An often overlooked vehicle that had some serious capability....

 

Loved mine. Upgraded Turbos, pistons, rods. Had the heads flowed, stainless steel headers.

Went like ...

Seen a few in BKK for sale, thought of cutting my fleet down and getting one.

But yet to pull the trigger.

[GammaGlobulin]

16 minutes ago, seedy said:

Which model ?

Elan? 

 

Please note that I have not driven a car during the past many years. 

 

I gave up driving in the year 1979. That was a very good year. 

 

Around 1970, the roads began to lose their lure. 

 

The last open road I recall was during a drive from Vilahermosa to Belize. No cars for many miles. Only a few naked natives while passing by the Yucatan Penninsula. No speed limit. It was told to me that sometimes a naked native would fell a tree across the road to collect a toll. Miles and miles of nothingness but the Yucatan and nakedness. 

 

That's the way driving should be. 

Edited November 9, 2022 by GammaGlobulin

[Hanaguma]

Mark Twain said "golf is a good walk spoiled".

A tattooed lady is "a beautiful girl spoiled". 

[GammaGlobulin]

1 minute ago, Hanaguma said:

Mark Twain said "golf is a good walk spoiled".

A tattooed lady is "a beautiful girl spoiled". 

Correct! 

 

Twain was no fool. 

 

But, he was surrounded by fools. 

 

Same as here. 

[unblocktheplanet]

The bigger question is, can you take the shame!

[Aussieroaming]

I've got a number of tattoo's and these days I would be glad to have never gotten any of them. They have never enhanced my mood, never made me more handsome, never helped me find a job, haven't endeared me to other people nor have they ever made my life any easier. 

 

I like all of the tattoo's when I got them but that novelty is short lived and wears off.

 

Some people like the tattoo's on me, those that don't like them have never mentioned them but there must be haters out there.

 

Just think carefully before you get them, as they are hard to erase once they are inked on your skin.

[NancyL]

On 11/2/2022 at 5:30 PM, 1FinickyOne said:

So, you are saying that a tattoo not only disfigures, but it hurts too - - - and then you have to pay for it? 

 

Yes, I have seen a few concentration camp tattoos in my day... 

Yes, so have I.  I went to a high school with many Jewish students.  While I'm not Jewish, I didn't date a non-Jew until I was well into college.  Somehow I was even able to find the Jewish guys at University of Iowa where my parents thought I'd get away from Jewish guys.

 

Many of the guys I dated in high school had grandparents who were survivors of the concentration camps and weren't too happy about their prized grandsons dating me.  In retrospect many did it as a form of rebellion.  

 

Sometimes, the grandparents would sit around and predominantly show their camp tattoos while I was present.  A reminder to the rest of the family that the blonde 15-year old wasn't welcome.  I would manage to work in to the conversation my parent's and grandparent's contribution to the war effort, but in retrospect, it was pretty weak.

 

[NancyL]

On 11/2/2022 at 5:30 PM, 1FinickyOne said:

So, you are saying that a tattoo not only disfigures, but it hurts too - - - and then you have to pay for it? 

 

Yes, I have seen a few concentration camp tattoos in my day... 

Yes, so have I.  I went to a high school with many Jewish students.  While I'm not Jewish, I didn't date a non-Jew until I was well into college.  Somehow I was even able to find the Jewish guys at University of Iowa where my parents thought I'd get away from Jewish guys.

 

Many of the guys I dated in high school had grandparents who were survivors of the concentration camps and weren't too happy about their prized grandsons dating me.  In retrospect many did it as a form of rebellion.  

 

Sometimes, the grandparents would sit around and predominantly show their camp tattoos while I was present.  A reminder to the rest of the family that the blonde 15-year old wasn't welcome.  I would manage to work in to the conversation my parent's and grandparent's contribution to the war effort, but in retrospect, it was pretty weak.

 

[Skallywag]

Yes I have been lured by the mystique of a tattoo, always by women who have them and lure me into the bar  5555.  

 

[1FinickyOne]

1 hour ago, NancyL said:

Yes, so have I.  I went to a high school with many Jewish students

I have met some people whose parents were in concentration camps and they [the children] were pretty messed up too... 

 

My neighbor was Dutch. When his mother came to town, my parents invited her to dinner. Drinks and appetizers first, then a big wonderful Thanksgiving style dinner w/all the fixings. Great conversation. Warmth. Laughter. When dessert came, my friends mother broke down crying hysterically. She had survived the camps and no other family member had... she could not enjoy w/o feeling guilty. And I am sure it was not easy for my friend to see his mother liked that.