I've always hated them...but I've been indulging the thought of getting one lately.

I want it to be computer related...perhaps a string of code or something. (a bit of revelations humor w/ a bar code, perhaps...)

Anyone ever seen a code tattoo or something of the sort?

or print out the entire GPL on your back

Personally, the thought of getting myself tattooed scares me. Consider this--all you need to go into the tattooing business is a business license. No health card/training/equipment inspection, nothing. That means the guy who's mangling your flesh (and those needles DO mangle it) could be using dirty ink, dirty needles, or anything else. I would be scared spitless of getting Hepatitis, AIDS, or any number of diseases from getting a tattoo.

I know that lots and lots of people get 'em, but I guess the risks of permanently disfiguring your body outweigh the benefits.

Just my Ũ.02.

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--Jynx

We do not make software "releases" -- our software escapes, leaving a bloody trail of desginers and quality assurance people in it's wake...

I know I'd regret it...eventually.

Pilot "wings" on my left shoulder, with the date underneath it.

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When my flying days are over, and my death has come to pass
I hope they bury me upside down, so the whole damn world can kiss my ass

First, look for a decent shop. The one I went to uses new needles for every job. I actually watched the guy take them out of the sterile packaging. This is not an activity you want to save บ if it means going to a less than clean environment.

Second, ask to see the artist's work. The guy that did mine had about a hundred photos in his collection. He had even done tattoos on the area I wanted done (take a guess, not a very "normal" tattoo area).

Third, think about it before you get it done. Is it highly visable? Is it something you would want someone to see in a job interview? Is it something you want to explain to your children someday? You may not care about these things now, but you don't want to tell a six year old child, "well, one night before daddy met mommy, he liked a girl named Linda. At the time he liked her so much, he paid a drunk biker to write Linda's name on his chest with needles. Understand dear?"

Finally, I think it should mean something. My tattoo encompasses things that will always be dear to me. I'd also hate to have to explain who "Guns N Roses" are in the year 2030.

Huh huh huh uh huhuh

Wait I hear UT calling my name.

A really cool idea: tattoo PI, or atleast the closest rational aproximate.