Tattoos

[33458]

Originally Posted by noljos

Hey 33458, I love the shadow on the spiders. Nice touch.

Janine kicks...she's in Northern Ireland, comes over once a year for a convention. So once a year...(well...prior to motherhood - I don't dig the idea of dragging my little one around in that kind of environment.)

[rdbeard5]

Originally Posted by Blue Grass Fever

The "tramp-stamp" refers to the tattoo that's above your butt-crack/lower back region.

That reminds me of story a buddy told me a while back. He's a police officer of Asian decent in Minnesota. He had locked up a young woman that had a "tramp-stamp" of Chinese characters. He asked if she knew what they meant, to which she replied she did and told him what the meaning was. He feigned shock and said that is not what it meant. He then told her that was Chinese for "Enter here"! Being that he is Asian she believed him and went nuts.

He doesn't speak/read a lick of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc. By the way, he never told her he was kidding! I can only imagine the scene she would have caused when she went back to the tattoo parlor.

[Muhnay]

Originally Posted by rdbeard5

That reminds me of story a buddy told me a while back. He's a police officer of Asian decent in Minnesota. He had locked up a young woman that had a "tramp-stamp" of Chinese characters. He asked if she knew what they meant, to which she replied she did and told him what the meaning was. He feigned shock and said that is not what it meant. He then told her that was Chinese for "Enter here"! Being that he is Asian she believed him and went nuts.

He doesn't speak/read a lick of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc. By the way, he never told her he was kidding! I can only imagine the scene she would have caused when she went back to the tattoo parlor.

HAHAHAHAHA.. I have also heard the term Tramp Stamp.. and A$$HAT. Very funny that the cop did that.

[gizmo980]

Originally Posted by rdbeard5

That reminds me of story a buddy told me a while back. He's a police officer of Asian decent in Minnesota. He had locked up a young woman that had a "tramp-stamp" of Chinese characters. He asked if she knew what they meant, to which she replied she did and told him what the meaning was. He feigned shock and said that is not what it meant. He then told her that was Chinese for "Enter here"! Being that he is Asian she believed him and went nuts.

He doesn't speak/read a lick of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc. By the way, he never told her he was kidding! I can only imagine the scene she would have caused when she went back to the tattoo parlor.

That's actually a common "urban legend"... not to say it didn't happen to your friend, but I've heard other versions of that story! Still hilarious, whether or not it's true! My sister has a Chinese symbol tattooed on her ankle, but luckily her two best friends are Chinese - so unless they secretly hate her, the meaning was verified to be true (Happiness & Good Luck).

[33458]

It's fairly easy to research all that beforehand...10 minutes online at a qualified translation site will verify Pinyin symbols.

The characters on my calf represent my daughter's Chinese name.