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Joe Shlabotnik wrote:

Fat_Bulldog wrote:

IMADreamer wrote:

Fat_Bulldog wrote:I sometimes shop at Dollar General, I have a large tattoo on my upper right arm/shoulder and I don't have the same net worth as other posters.

So yeah, go ahead and stereotype me.

Your limiting your potential. Although getting shampoo at a dollar a bottle, which is kind of smart.

I just buy Oreos and Doritos at Dollar General. My kid needs to eat.

Absolutely. I understand Mr. Bulldog, I really do. And, BTW, some of my best friends have tattoos. GREAT people. I'd do anything for them. I would just never hire them, you know? Or - OK - let them marry my daughter. But I firmly believe they deserve to be treated no less a person than anyone else with a disability, God bless them.

I appreciate your honest sharing with me.

Fat_Bulldog wrote:I just buy Oreos and Doritos at Dollar General. My kid needs to eat.

I can only afford Hydrox.

JL21 wrote:

Fat_Bulldog wrote:I just buy Oreos and Doritos at Dollar General. My kid needs to eat.

I can only afford Hydrox.

Please tell me you at least could afford to get that big "7" tattooed across your forehead/side of face.

I've found that off brand sodas are the most cost efficient method of remaining overweight.

I don't know the 2 for a dollar Doritos seemed like a pretty good fat/dollar content. The lady in front of me had a cart full so she thought so too. I'd like to think she was having a big cook out.

JL21 wrote:

Fat_Bulldog wrote:I just buy Oreos and Doritos at Dollar General. My kid needs to eat.

I can only afford Hydrox.

And that's why you're less than.

JL21 wrote:

Fat_Bulldog wrote:I just buy Oreos and Doritos at Dollar General. My kid needs to eat.

I can only afford Hydrox.

FB is livin' high off the hog with his Deliverance royalty checks.

JL21 wrote:Tasteful Tattoo:

I never thought I'd get one, but a Tattoo tattoo......hmmm, you might just be onto something there.

Broke my finger at the knuckle, so can't wear my wedding ring (had to hack off the ring with a hand tool).

Was drinking in Laguna CA last December and popped in for tattoo on the ring finger. I'm probably the older end for someone getting a first (and only - I swear) tattoo.

Pro: Cheaper than new wedding ring
Con: It's permanent. If we break up, I have to cut the finger off.
Pro: Its better than wearing jewelry
Con: It's on the hand, so visible most of the time
Pro: The ladies love it.
Con: I don't like the random attention.
Pro: I get better service from hipster barmaids and baristas when I flash it.
Con: My step-daughter has two typical immature jingoistic tattoos, and I can't pontificate anymore.

I do agree with the sentiment of Saigon's original post. It's jumped the shark.

I get where IMA is coming from. I went to a second-hand clothing shop a few weeks ago find a cheap picture frame. The cashier was a really nice guy, very friendly and respectful and helped out a few old ladies who apparently are regulars. It was obvious he was very well respected at the store.

Thing is he looked to be between 16 and 20 and had about 20 small tattoos starting at his forehead and going down to his neck/shoulders of random symbols and words that had no meaning to me. He also had a few bridge piercings on his nose and some very low gauge ear piercings.

The kid might be super nice, very hard working, intelligent and have all the intangibles you want in a solid employee. But because of his decision of how to express himself he's basically limited his ability to get a considerable portion of jobs available for the rest of his life, and that's a shame.

Also since tattoos like his tend to be associated with extremism he's going to be treated differently by people he doesn't know regardless of the sort of person he is.

For people like him, I have no way to tell you the sort of person they are or try to stereotype them. But I struggle to comprehend why someone like that would think it's a good idea to disfigure their face with tattoos and piercings that you can't easily remove.