Comments on: 10 Tattoo Clichés To Avoid At All Cost

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:32:31 +0000

Great top-10 list! As a professional trend-dodger, what ink pitfalls have you been lucky enough to avoid so far? And if the only qualification for giving ink advice is having ink, well then, I guess having “cliche ink” allows the owners to unwittingly pass on bad, “cliche” advice. Too bad. How could I, as an ink-ed person, be able to tell the difference so I don’t pass on my “cliche” ink advice to unsuspecting seekers of ink advice? How do you know? Is it the camera, or the notebook? Hopefully the notebook since it’s cheaper. Or maybe just the not-so-subtle tinge of elitist ignorance in the name of typecasting all tattoos not your own? Do us a favor: stick to the writing on topics your credentials validate. (For these purposes, I do not consider “having a tattoo” a credential) and to all the readers of garbage space-wasting articles like this one, please remember: It’s your body and no one else’s. It is a blank canvas on which to express any idea you want, regardless of whether some novice blogger considers it to be a “cliche”.

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By: Billy

Billy — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:52:02 +0000

I like this article. I’m asked about tattoos all the time and I agree with your advice.

Greeting from Tokyo!

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By: Tamara

Tamara — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:27:47 +0000

HILARIOUS! The only one I’d add is any Asian symbol that someone trusted the artist to apply…. Really? You’re SURE that means “great goddess?”

I got a tat whilst bumming Europe and Asia for a couple years that can only be seen by those truly close to me. I.e., my husband and daughters. My little girls love the “dove stamp” on my low, low hip and I can remember to tell them how much fun they’ll have discovering the world and growing up; then go to work to support our next trip.

See you in the waters of Turks!!!

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By: J

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:08:22 +0000

Too bad you’re illiterate. Your statement would have been one pube hair shy of profound.

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By: m to the g

m to the g — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 07:54:25 +0000

Miss Sedgwick,

With this shining bit of brilliance you’ve tattooed your greatness indelibly on the left corner of my beef’d heart. In an age where this social virus of “tats” have crept onto the bodies of 1 in 4 of the uncritical mass, your pointy observations take the pith out of the tooliest of society’s tools and add the sobering vinegar. Thanks for calling b.s.- somebody’s got to.

Check this. I’m sure you already have:
http://www.mixpod.com/makemp3.php?query=Taco+Bell+Dog+And+Taz+Tattoos

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By: Literate

Literate — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:23:52 +0000

Okay, you just gave evidence for the point of this article. One misspelling in a comment can be considered a mistake, but you, quite honestly, are in need of an English lesson.

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By: Jackie

Jackie — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:05:19 +0000

I have 4 little tatts, they are all in places people can see. I didnt do them for just me, even though the meaning is for me. I get posative feed back and bad. I dont care I like them, they are on my body. I try to put alot of thought into a tatt. I dont just go see a nice pic, eg fairy, coy, rose . Sorry they dont do a thing for me. Be original

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By: lils

lils — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:01:35 +0000

Oh man, this was hilarious!

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By: bandit

bandit — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:44:58 +0000

tats are awesome

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By: anon

anon — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:17:36 +0000

This is hilarious…the very first tattoo my brother got was a taz. devil. He’s never held down a job for longer than a year, and has been on social assistance for the last 5 (maybe) years and will be on it until they kick him off!

TOO FUNNY! (by the way, I despise my brother)

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