Not only do they look bad ...

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/tattoos-may-increase-blood-cancer-risk-by-21

• Tattoo ink contains known carcinogens, and can be transported around the body and end up in the lymph nodes.
• However, there is little research into whether or not having a tattoo raises a person's risk of cancer.
• Researchers from Lund University Sweden used national registries to identify cases of lymphoma and analyze whether they could be linked to tattoos.
• They found a 21% increased risk of lymphoma in people who had tattoos, compared to those who did not.
• Researchers are now looking at whether tattoos can raise the risk of different kinds of cancer.

Tattoos were associated with a 21% increased risk of lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, in an observational study of a Swedish cohort.
Researchers from Lund University, Sweden analyzed the Swedish National Cancer Register, and found that the size of the tattoo had little effect on the risk of cancer. The results are published in eClinical Medicine.
While researchers were already aware of the potentially carcinogenic properties of some tattoo inks, the authors of this study said the impact they had on cancer risk was not, prompting them to undertake the current research.

Have never understood the rationale behind getting tattoos.

90% of which are of patheticly bad quality.


Want to REALLY be different these days ?


Don't get a tattoo.

KaiBear said:

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Have never understood the rationale behind getting tattoos.

90% of which are of patheticly bad quality.


Want to REALLY be different these days ?


Don't get a tattoo.

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Geeky young folks everywhere just seem to think they have to have a tatoo for some reason. It adds nothing.

Forest Bueller_bf said:

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KaiBear said:

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Have never understood the rationale behind getting tattoos.

90% of which are of patheticly bad quality.


Want to REALLY be different these days ?


Don't get a tattoo.

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Geeky young folks everywhere just seem to think they have to have a tatoo for some reason. It adds nothing.

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Its not just geeks...its everyone.

I went to my first college spring break in Florida in the mid 2000s

And very few out on the beach among thousands of 20 year olds had tattoos....a few girls had the lower back "tramp stamp" thing going on. But it was rare and easy to cover up. A few guys with the tribal tat thing on the arm.

Last year the wife and I were in Florida and every single 20 year old (guy or girl) we saw had a tattoo.

And like multiple tattoos at that and they were all over the body....and much bigger than they used to be.

Its been a big cultural transition and normalization over the past 15 years or so

Tattoos and girls jeans with huge pre made holes in them are the most obvious evidence that the vast majority of people are mindless sheep.

When this inflationary, money printing, multi trillion dollar debt economy inevitably crashes………


most of our people are going to panic like none other,

KaiBear said:

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Have never understood the rationale behind getting tattoos.

90% of which are of patheticly bad quality.


Want to REALLY be different these days ?


Don't get a tattoo.

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I agree. I understood them if you were in a Military unit or on a special team, but overall saw no value or reason.

Redbrickbear said:

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Forest Bueller_bf said:

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KaiBear said:

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Have never understood the rationale behind getting tattoos.

90% of which are of patheticly bad quality.


Want to REALLY be different these days ?


Don't get a tattoo.

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Geeky young folks everywhere just seem to think they have to have a tatoo for some reason. It adds nothing.

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Its not just geeks...its everyone.

I went to my first college spring break in Florida in the mid 2000s

And very few out on the beach among thousands of 20 year olds had tattoos....a few girls had the lower back "tramp stamp" thing going on. But it was rare and easy to cover up. A few guys with the tribal tat thing on the arm.

Last year the wife and I were in Florida and every single 20 year old (guy or girl) we saw had a tattoo.

And like multiple tattoos at that and they were all over the body....and much bigger than they used to be.

Its been a big cultural transition and normalization over the past 15 years or so

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Oh, I know it's everybody. I consider someone so easily influence by popular culture a geek. Though I know in the classic sense of the word they aren't geeks. Everybody wants so bad to be cool today. What happened to just being yourself.

Forest Bueller_bf said:

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Redbrickbear said:

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Forest Bueller_bf said:

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KaiBear said:

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Have never understood the rationale behind getting tattoos.

90% of which are of patheticly bad quality.


Want to REALLY be different these days ?


Don't get a tattoo.

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Geeky young folks everywhere just seem to think they have to have a tatoo for some reason. It adds nothing.

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Its not just geeks...its everyone.

I went to my first college spring break in Florida in the mid 2000s

And very few out on the beach among thousands of 20 year olds had tattoos....a few girls had the lower back "tramp stamp" thing going on. But it was rare and easy to cover up. A few guys with the tribal tat thing on the arm.

Last year the wife and I were in Florida and every single 20 year old (guy or girl) we saw had a tattoo.

And like multiple tattoos at that and they were all over the body....and much bigger than they used to be.

Its been a big cultural transition and normalization over the past 15 years or so

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Oh, I know it's everybody. I consider someone so easily influence by popular culture a geek. Though I know in the classic sense of the word they aren't geeks. Everybody wants so bad to be cool today. What happened to just being yourself.

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Remember when being yourself was cool?? When did being "cool" in America turn to following? Think about it.

McQueen, the king of cool in the 60's, being yourself and not caring was the definition of cool. Finding your own way, being independent, and being in shape was the path... Sometime, I am not sure when, it changed.

FLBear5630 said:

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Forest Bueller_bf said:

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Redbrickbear said:

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Forest Bueller_bf said:

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KaiBear said:

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Have never understood the rationale behind getting tattoos.

90% of which are of patheticly bad quality.


Want to REALLY be different these days ?


Don't get a tattoo.

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Geeky young folks everywhere just seem to think they have to have a tatoo for some reason. It adds nothing.

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Its not just geeks...its everyone.

I went to my first college spring break in Florida in the mid 2000s

And very few out on the beach among thousands of 20 year olds had tattoos....a few girls had the lower back "tramp stamp" thing going on. But it was rare and easy to cover up. A few guys with the tribal tat thing on the arm.

Last year the wife and I were in Florida and every single 20 year old (guy or girl) we saw had a tattoo.

And like multiple tattoos at that and they were all over the body....and much bigger than they used to be.

Its been a big cultural transition and normalization over the past 15 years or so

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Oh, I know it's everybody. I consider someone so easily influence by popular culture a geek. Though I know in the classic sense of the word they aren't geeks. Everybody wants so bad to be cool today. What happened to just being yourself.

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Remember when being yourself was cool?? When did being "cool" in America turn to following? Think about it.

McQueen, the king of cool in the 60's, being yourself and not caring was the definition of cool. Finding your own way, being independent, and being in shape was the path... Sometime, I am not sure when, it changed.

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Yep it was.

FLBear5630 said:

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Forest Bueller_bf said:

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Redbrickbear said:

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Forest Bueller_bf said:

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KaiBear said:

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Have never understood the rationale behind getting tattoos.

90% of which are of patheticly bad quality.


Want to REALLY be different these days ?


Don't get a tattoo.

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Geeky young folks everywhere just seem to think they have to have a tatoo for some reason. It adds nothing.

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Its not just geeks...its everyone.

I went to my first college spring break in Florida in the mid 2000s

And very few out on the beach among thousands of 20 year olds had tattoos....a few girls had the lower back "tramp stamp" thing going on. But it was rare and easy to cover up. A few guys with the tribal tat thing on the arm.

Last year the wife and I were in Florida and every single 20 year old (guy or girl) we saw had a tattoo.

And like multiple tattoos at that and they were all over the body....and much bigger than they used to be.

Its been a big cultural transition and normalization over the past 15 years or so

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Oh, I know it's everybody. I consider someone so easily influence by popular culture a geek. Though I know in the classic sense of the word they aren't geeks. Everybody wants so bad to be cool today. What happened to just being yourself.

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Remember when being yourself was cool?? When did being "cool" in America turn to following? Think about it.

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When Hollywood and Wall St. realized they could package rebellion as "cool".

You see this even on a political level...the most liberal people I know think they are the most unique and "rebellious" and yet they are the most f***ing conformist people on the planet.

NPR and Media listing drones who repeat any phrases or buy any product they are told

Add nose rings on humans to the list of things many young women think are cool, but look moronic. Do they realize these were/are used to lead cattle around???

BellCountyBear said:

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Add nose rings on humans to the list of things many young women think are cool, but look moronic. Do they realize these were/are used to lead cattle around???

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and tongue bolts

So, am I going to croak from my Tramp Stamp?

J.R. said:

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So, am I going to croak from my Tramp Stamp?

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I would bet you have a Trump stamp. AckAckAckAckAck!!!!! You should get someone to post a pic.

BellCountyBear said:

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Add nose rings on humans to the list of things many young women think are cool, but look moronic. Do they realize these were/are used to lead cattle around???

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KaiBear said:

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Tattoos and girls jeans with huge pre made holes in them are the most obvious evidence that the vast majority of people are mindless sheep.

When this inflationary, money printing, multi trillion dollar debt economy inevitably crashes………


most of our people are going to panic like none other,

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Omg you are an old guy from a comic strip lol. Raging against holes in jeans hahaa.

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J.R. said:

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So, am I going to croak from my Tramp Stamp?

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I would bet you have a Trump stamp. AckAckAckAckAck!!!!! You should get someone to post a pic.

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Correct....yes, I do. I'm having it augmented to show Trumps in an orange jumpsuit! Its gonna be fly!

J.R. said:

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J.R. said:

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So, am I going to croak from my Tramp Stamp?

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I would bet you have a Trump stamp. AckAckAckAckAck!!!!! You should get someone to post a pic.

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Correct....yes, I do. I'm having it augmented to show Trumps in an orange jumpsuit! Its gonna be fly!

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It's just going to be an orange blob on your skin. Make him in a striped jump suit.

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J.R. said:

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RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:

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J.R. said:

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So, am I going to croak from my Tramp Stamp?

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I would bet you have a Trump stamp. AckAckAckAckAck!!!!! You should get someone to post a pic.

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Correct....yes, I do. I'm having it augmented to show Trumps in an orange jumpsuit! Its gonna be fly!

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It's just going to be an orange blob on your skin. Make him in a striped jump suit.

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Stripes it is, Wang!

Redbrickbear said:

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Forest Bueller_bf said:

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KaiBear said:

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Have never understood the rationale behind getting tattoos.

90% of which are of patheticly bad quality.


Want to REALLY be different these days ?


Don't get a tattoo.

---

Geeky young folks everywhere just seem to think they have to have a tatoo for some reason. It adds nothing.

---

Its not just geeks...its everyone.

I went to my first college spring break in Florida in the mid 2000s

And very few out on the beach among thousands of 20 year olds had tattoos....a few girls had the lower back "tramp stamp" thing going on. But it was rare and easy to cover up. A few guys with the tribal tat thing on the arm.

Last year the wife and I were in Florida and every single 20 year old (guy or girl) we saw had a tattoo.

And like multiple tattoos at that and they were all over the body....and much bigger than they used to be.

Its been a big cultural transition and normalization over the past 15 years or so

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ink masters and all the other tattoo shows on TV have really helped normalize them.

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J.R. said:

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So, am I going to croak from my Tramp Stamp?

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I would bet you have a Trump stamp. AckAckAckAckAck!!!!! You should get someone to post a pic.

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you don't need to feel obligated

LIB,MR BEARS said:

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RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:

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J.R. said:

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So, am I going to croak from my Tramp Stamp?

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I would bet you have a Trump stamp. AckAckAckAckAck!!!!! You should get someone to post a pic.

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you don't need to feel obligated

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AckAckAckAckAck!!!! You fonny MR, LIB BEARS! I sure as Hell don't want to see it up close and personal. But I would bet Trump is smiling.

Here's a reasonable offset to the risk caused by tattoos. Trump supporters aren't using them anyway.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/31/men-and-other-mammals-live-longer-if-they-are-castrated-says-researcher

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KaiBear said:

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Tattoos and girls jeans with huge pre made holes in them are the most obvious evidence that the vast majority of people are mindless sheep.

When this inflationary, money printing, multi trillion dollar debt economy inevitably crashes………


most of our people are going to panic like none other,

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Omg you are an old guy from a comic strip lol. Raging against holes in jeans hahaa.

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Not 'raging' against a pair of expensive yet ridiculous looking jeans.

Raging against the brain dead, sheep like bimbos who wear them.

Suspect yours are sized extra large, flexible waistband.

I cringed when my daughter bought holy jeans with her xmas money a few years ago. But it waa her money. She isn't a bimbo. She makes good grades and will get an academic schollie in a few years.

My grandpa shook his head when I wore a sea foam green leisure suit and platform shoes to church in 1974.

Trends and fashion change. A little surprised you judge people by their clothes. My mother liked the Beatles. I liked Metalica, my sons liked Rage Against the Machine and my grandkids listen to somebody called Bad Bunny.

Stop shaking your fists at the cloids.

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I cringed when my daughter bought holy jeans with her xmas money a few years ago. But it waa her money. She isn't a bimbo. She makes good grades and will get an academic schollie in a few years.

My grandpa shook his head when I wore a sea foam green leisure suit and platform shoes to church in 1974.

Trends and fashion change. A little surprised you judge people by their clothes. My mother liked the Beatles. I liked Metalica, my sons liked Rage Against the Machine and my grandkids listen to somebody called Bad Bunny.

Stop shaking your fists at the cloids.

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Shaking my fist at the clouds on a free internet message board is an amusing way to wait for my landscaper and electrician to show up at todays job site.

But one has to wonder just how many women would walk around with a corn cob stuck up their ass if Paris , LA, and New York fashion elites declared such a practice was in vogue.

KaiBear said:

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Limited IQ Redneck in PU said:

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I cringed when my daughter bought holy jeans with her xmas money a few years ago. But it waa her money. She isn't a bimbo. She makes good grades and will get an academic schollie in a few years.

My grandpa shook his head when I wore a sea foam green leisure suit and platform shoes to church in 1974.

Trends and fashion change. A little surprised you judge people by their clothes. My mother liked the Beatles. I liked Metalica, my sons liked Rage Against the Machine and my grandkids listen to somebody called Bad Bunny.

Stop shaking your fists at the cloids.

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Shaking my fist at the clouds on a free internet message board is an amusing way to wait for my landscaper and electrician to show up at todays job site.

But one has to wonder just how many women would walk around with a corn cob stuck up their ass if Paris , LA, and New York fashion elites declared such a practice was in vogue.

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I would say about 30%, unfortunately they are a very vocal 30%.

I don't care if the current fashion has a tear in it or a hole. Seafoam green leisure suit, I may have to object to a bit more...

The issue I have is if it is being worn and not even liked by the person wearing it simply because it is "in". If you like holes in your clothes, it used to be you wore them for years to get that look, have at it. Just don't tell me that my faded Levi's and t-shirt can't be worn. Or KaiBear's expandable waistbands... : )

If it fits what YOU like wear it, be yourself and be happy in your own skin. Don't rely on Madison Ave to dictate what is in. This is what I do not like about "influencer" culture trying to get people to be what they are not.

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Here's a reasonable offset to the risk caused by tattoos. Trump supporters aren't using them anyway.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/31/men-and-other-mammals-live-longer-if-they-are-castrated-says-researcher

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mine are anti microbial.. big brass ones

Pants around your azz, torn jeans, pink hair

I long for the good old days: just me and the boys comparing how long our rat tails were and if we were able to sneak it past our moms by tucking it in our collars.

FLBear5630 said:

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KaiBear said:

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Limited IQ Redneck in PU said:

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I cringed when my daughter bought holy jeans with her xmas money a few years ago. But it waa her money. She isn't a bimbo. She makes good grades and will get an academic schollie in a few years.

My grandpa shook his head when I wore a sea foam green leisure suit and platform shoes to church in 1974.

Trends and fashion change. A little surprised you judge people by their clothes. My mother liked the Beatles. I liked Metalica, my sons liked Rage Against the Machine and my grandkids listen to somebody called Bad Bunny.

Stop shaking your fists at the cloids.

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Shaking my fist at the clouds on a free internet message board is an amusing way to wait for my landscaper and electrician to show up at todays job site.

But one has to wonder just how many women would walk around with a corn cob stuck up their ass if Paris , LA, and New York fashion elites declared such a practice was in vogue.

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I would say about 30%, unfortunately they are a very vocal 30%.

I don't care if the current fashion has a tear in it or a hole. Seafoam green leisure suit, I may have to object to a bit more...

The issue I have is if it is being worn and not even liked by the person wearing it simply because it is "in". If you like holes in your clothes, it used to be you wore them for years to get that look, have at it. Just don't tell me that my faded Levi's and t-shirt can't be worn. Or KaiBear's expandable waistbands... : )

If it fits what YOU like wear it, be yourself and be happy in your own skin. Don't rely on Madison Ave to dictate what is in. This is what I do not like about "influencer" culture trying to get people to be what they are not.

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right there with ya! You be you.

The body is the temple of God. No good reason to paint graffiti on the temple.

I have 22 and 26 year old kids. No ink, that goodness.

Jack and DP said:

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The body is the temple of God. No good reason to paint graffiti on the temple.

I have 22 and 26 year old kids. No ink, that goodness.

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"The body is the temple of God. "

Yet the number of Christians that perverse the human body by getting so overweight or lack of use that the Temple of God can't function like it was designed is ridiculously high.

I will listen to them preach how sound not drinking, tithing, financial management, etc... is important, while their bellies are lapping over their belt. They will talk of everything as religious discipline is a sound, Christian, conservative law, yet they couldn't walk up a hill or do one pull up if you paid them. Maybe only the fit that take care of the Temple of God will enter the Kingdom, that would throw a curveball...

FLBear5630 said:

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Jack and DP said:

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The body is the temple of God. No good reason to paint graffiti on the temple.

I have 22 and 26 year old kids. No ink, that goodness.

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"The body is the temple of God. "

Yet the number of Christians that perverse the human body by getting so overweight or lack of use that the Temple of God can't function like it was designed is ridiculously high.

I will listen to them preach how sound not drinking, tithing, financial management, etc... is important, while their bellies are lapping over their belt. They will talk of everything as religious discipline is a sound, Christian, conservative law, yet they couldn't walk up a hill or do one pull up if you paid them. Maybe only the fit that take care of the Temple of God will enter the Kingdom, that would throw a curveball...

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gluttony is not really a sin. The Bible just says it is but, it's really not.

Posting as I eat a bowl of ice cream in my recliner.

LIB,MR BEARS said:

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FLBear5630 said:

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Jack and DP said:

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The body is the temple of God. No good reason to paint graffiti on the temple.

I have 22 and 26 year old kids. No ink, that goodness.

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"The body is the temple of God. "

Yet the number of Christians that perverse the human body by getting so overweight or lack of use that the Temple of God can't function like it was designed is ridiculously high.

I will listen to them preach how sound not drinking, tithing, financial management, etc... is important, while their bellies are lapping over their belt. They will talk of everything as religious discipline is a sound, Christian, conservative law, yet they couldn't walk up a hill or do one pull up if you paid them. Maybe only the fit that take care of the Temple of God will enter the Kingdom, that would throw a curveball...

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gluttony is not really a sin. The Bible just says it is but, it's really not.

Posting as I eat a bowl of ice cream in my recliner.

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Typically, what people do well is the most important part of being Christian and what they don't is dogmatic rules not supported in scripture.

How many have you seen have the Calvinistic view that they are wealthy and doing well because God chose them, so follow what they do. Which usually involves financial stewardship...

I would guess that most people who have Tattoos couldnt give a **** that some ornery old Conservatives dont like them, in fact, i imagine they would probably be quite happy about it