RapierFugue
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Joined: 3/16/2006 From: London, England Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: LadyHibiscus I admit I love my tattoos and would have many more if I could. I admit I can't help but ask ... what's stopping you? I mean, if you like them, and want more, why stop? I used to know a Maori who lived in Brixton. He had tribals on every square inch of his body (at least those bits easily visible), including all of his face and scalp, and looked utterly terrifying. But he was an absolute sweetie. Last I heard he had returned home to run an orphanage, of all things. Isn't life odd sometimes? Well, not to answer for Red, but they aren't cheap and they take time to get done. The hard part for me is deciding the design I want. Ah ok. It just sounded like she was being prevented from doing something that made her happy, which made me puzzled. I mean, if you like them, why not get the lot done? But, as you say, expense is a thing. Oddly, when someone asked the Maori how much he'd spent on his, the answer was "zero"; apparently it's wrong to charge your own tribe/group for tribals. You can buy them dinner for a decade and that's fine, or beer for a lifetime (nice!), but actual money cheapens it. Apparently. Which I quite liked. Plus he was saying it's kind of like a cottage industry, with the "best" of their generation doing the designs* and outlines, and other, younger guys doing the inking and filling-in. No idea if that's true but it sounded like a great idea to me. * it all means something, apparently.
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