I have three tattoos (one is an extremely cute wombat). I have double pierced ears (and a stud on the left top), and am generally to be found with a blue-tooth on my head that makes me look more like a borg than not...(it's pink, it matches my phone).
Welp, WE.... who taught them to be like that and where did THEY learn it?
Actually, I have a tattoo and have been seriously thinking about the next one.
My ears are double-pierced and I've recently started wearing them double again.
I have a cell phone, but I'm not really the typical user. I just hate talking on the phone at all regardless.
I ALWAYS use my Ma'ams and Sirs!!! Always! But I'm a properly raised southern gal. :)
BUT, I do agree with you that society and people in general aren't the same as they used to be. It's a shame to see such decline in morals, but I can't help but think of where they learned that it was okay to be like that. <_< Having been married to a police officer, I've heard all the complaints about parents who are totally self-absorbed and totally ignorant about parenting importance and the needs of their children. :unsure: And, where did THAT generation learn that?
I have two sea monsters riding the waves sucking food out of a garbage can. On my left chest pec, in the exact placement where I wore it on my uniforms.
I have a wombat (the cover art from found you, little wombat), a sheffield united crest, and a large medicine buddha. Right shoulder, left shoulder, right thigh respectively.
and...the oldest is just over 2 years. I was all grown up and bought them wif me own dosh, as it were :)
QT
P.S. Now anyone from my area should know who I am...hehe
The design was approved by BuPers in 1924, after the Army Air Corps had began using a 'wings' breast insignia in 1915. Even though by that time we already had a long history of submarine warfare.
Not to worry. Two words. Tall T's. I get 'em from Champs Sports and that way NOBODY will see my er ..cleavage.
quote: respect for elders
Went to Ozzfest in '03. I was sitting down eating between bands and these young people asked me who I was there to see and they were actually polite. I was very encouraged. I wasn't always that respectful of middle aged people when I was a teen.
I've thought of that too Geo, although I dont have anything against them. I think for the most part they look pretty good on the young uns, although it may be a different story at 50, or when all those tattoed girls turn into grandma's, but once in awhile I can see a future cash cow coming in and tattoo removal has looked pretty good for the last 10 years or so as a future business.
Fashions-especially teens fashions are always reviled by segments of older adults who view it as a sign of impending doom. I had long hair and ripped jeans which would tick off my Victorian Era grandmother to no end, but really in the long haul isnt that much of a consequence, and I dont think that the kids of today are all that different from what we were.
As far as the other stuff (holding the door open, yes and no ma'am, respect for the elders)--its about as prevelent or non prevelant as it ever was, as far as I can tell. I do it, but I dont see it all that much around me, but I dont think that it really was ever that big except maybe in my imagination and truth be told even though I was taught those things , it didnt really catch on until I was older.
I think that longing for the good old days can be a byproduct of reaching a certain age,--- my parents did it, my grandparents did it, when the world at least according to a selective and partially forgetful memory may have seemed better, but its probably not all that different than it ever was.
Here's my tattoo - It's the Tibetan Mantra for Ohm. The letters are black, the long part of the flame is red and the top is yellow. I LOVE IT and have never regretted getting it - not even during my "heaviest" TWIt days.
MStar, very profound and insightful post! I've often thought the same thing. It seems each generation has been appalling and "too wild" for the preceding one. LOL! There weren't exactly tame youngsters running those prohibition parties, were there? ;) My ex's grandmother had some great stories about those days. She and her brothers ran their own stills and parties for a pretty penny when she was much younger.
Maybe the only difference is the youngsters who were around for WWII (The Greatest Generation). They never had a CHANCE to be youngsters. They were too busy fighting a war and seeing things that no one should EVER have to see. When they came home, they started families and moved on to mature, adult responsibilities. It's like they really missed having any sort of teen angst movement of their own. At least that's how I perceive it. :)
Yep, WE, that's really my tattoo. Well, the picture isn't actually of the one on my skin, but that's what it looks like. Mine is actually just a little bit bigger than the picture, but pretty close.
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Galen
Most of that still happens, I do must that [plus a few things] and I still see it in others in this area.
:)
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Oh dear. Oh, dear - Oh, dear - Oh, dear...
WE,
I have three tattoos (one is an extremely cute wombat). I have double pierced ears (and a stud on the left top), and am generally to be found with a blue-tooth on my head that makes me look more like a borg than not...(it's pink, it matches my phone).
Does this mean we can no longer be friends??
*snigger*
QT
P.S. I see a lot of it, too, Galen
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Welp, WE.... who taught them to be like that and where did THEY learn it?
Actually, I have a tattoo and have been seriously thinking about the next one.
My ears are double-pierced and I've recently started wearing them double again.
I have a cell phone, but I'm not really the typical user. I just hate talking on the phone at all regardless.
I ALWAYS use my Ma'ams and Sirs!!! Always! But I'm a properly raised southern gal. :)
BUT, I do agree with you that society and people in general aren't the same as they used to be. It's a shame to see such decline in morals, but I can't help but think of where they learned that it was okay to be like that. <_< Having been married to a police officer, I've heard all the complaints about parents who are totally self-absorbed and totally ignorant about parenting importance and the needs of their children. :unsure: And, where did THAT generation learn that?
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Galen
Okay fine, yes, the career sailor has a tat.
Happy?
LOL
I have two sea monsters riding the waves sucking food out of a garbage can. On my left chest pec, in the exact placement where I wore it on my uniforms.
:)
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ok, I'll 'fess up.
I have a wombat (the cover art from found you, little wombat), a sheffield united crest, and a large medicine buddha. Right shoulder, left shoulder, right thigh respectively.
and...the oldest is just over 2 years. I was all grown up and bought them wif me own dosh, as it were :)
QT
P.S. Now anyone from my area should know who I am...hehe
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watersedge
promise, no judgements here, not from me
qt not a prob yer still kewl in my book
galen salute to you sir
belle that was a great post
a wombt?
and btw i was thinking of getting a tatoo
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My tat:
The design was approved by BuPers in 1924, after the Army Air Corps had began using a 'wings' breast insignia in 1915. Even though by that time we already had a long history of submarine warfare.
http://members.aol.com/brittvanm/ssn596/doltr3.gif
http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/u/us^sss.gif
http://queenfish.org/noframes/images/dolphin1.gif
:)
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oilfieldmedic
If I don't say yes Mame or no sir...I still get slapped-along-side the head
uh, that's spelled ma'am...thanks Belle Ma'am!
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quote: pants that stay up above the crack
Not to worry. Two words. Tall T's. I get 'em from Champs Sports and that way NOBODY will see my er ..cleavage.
quote: respect for elders
Went to Ozzfest in '03. I was sitting down eating between bands and these young people asked me who I was there to see and they were actually polite. I was very encouraged. I wasn't always that respectful of middle aged people when I was a teen.
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Radar OReilly
Watersedge,
Move to the south...........most of those are still done down here.........
The downside, tatoos are still alive and well
:)
radar
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oilfieldmedic
Radar is correct about the South...it's pretty much beatened into us, whether we're natives or not.
...and those tatoos...man, I tried to talk her out of it, but you know how stubborn mothers can be?
It's a disgrace I tell you...uh, ma'am!
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George Aar
No tats for this guy,
though I AM seriously thinking about investing in a tattoo removal service. I've got a hunch that business will be mighty brisk in a few years.
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I've thought of that too Geo, although I dont have anything against them. I think for the most part they look pretty good on the young uns, although it may be a different story at 50, or when all those tattoed girls turn into grandma's, but once in awhile I can see a future cash cow coming in and tattoo removal has looked pretty good for the last 10 years or so as a future business.
Fashions-especially teens fashions are always reviled by segments of older adults who view it as a sign of impending doom. I had long hair and ripped jeans which would tick off my Victorian Era grandmother to no end, but really in the long haul isnt that much of a consequence, and I dont think that the kids of today are all that different from what we were.
As far as the other stuff (holding the door open, yes and no ma'am, respect for the elders)--its about as prevelent or non prevelant as it ever was, as far as I can tell. I do it, but I dont see it all that much around me, but I dont think that it really was ever that big except maybe in my imagination and truth be told even though I was taught those things , it didnt really catch on until I was older.
I think that longing for the good old days can be a byproduct of reaching a certain age,--- my parents did it, my grandparents did it, when the world at least according to a selective and partially forgetful memory may have seemed better, but its probably not all that different than it ever was.
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Here's my tattoo - It's the Tibetan Mantra for Ohm. The letters are black, the long part of the flame is red and the top is yellow. I LOVE IT and have never regretted getting it - not even during my "heaviest" TWIt days.
Belle's Tattoo
MStar, very profound and insightful post! I've often thought the same thing. It seems each generation has been appalling and "too wild" for the preceding one. LOL! There weren't exactly tame youngsters running those prohibition parties, were there? ;) My ex's grandmother had some great stories about those days. She and her brothers ran their own stills and parties for a pretty penny when she was much younger.
Maybe the only difference is the youngsters who were around for WWII (The Greatest Generation). They never had a CHANCE to be youngsters. They were too busy fighting a war and seeing things that no one should EVER have to see. When they came home, they started families and moved on to mature, adult responsibilities. It's like they really missed having any sort of teen angst movement of their own. At least that's how I perceive it. :)
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soo right belle, soo right
btw is that reely yer too?
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Yep, WE, that's really my tattoo. Well, the picture isn't actually of the one on my skin, but that's what it looks like.
Mine is actually just a little bit bigger than the picture, but pretty close.
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As long as one person at least attempts courtesy and good manners, it will be like THE -
It will never die!
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quote]As long as one person at least attempts courtesy and good manners, it will be like THE -
It will never die!
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