rarche81
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Right, finally getting my tattoo done, been planning on having one for ages but never got round to it, and am coming up with a design.
So far im thinking 4 symbols down from my shoulder down my arm? Did a quick shop below with 4 words; Good fortune, Money, Longevity, Happiness.

Im into my martial arts and oriental stuff so i thought it was good 
I need some more ideas though, words/designs/placements etc
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dave17
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doh i thought u were a girl
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rarche81
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Who said i wasnt! 

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Jake
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chinese/japanese scripture is old. Looks for something new
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Cavey
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I'm not a fan of it.
But it's gonna be on your arm for the rest of your life so needs to be something you're happy with
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Stuckey
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[Edited on 22-06-2005 by Stuckey]
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Laney
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quote: Originally posted by jakethesnake
chinese/japanese scripture is old. Looks for something new
Its a style of tattooing, its old for a reason.
I'd position it in a way you can add to it - full body art style
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rarche81
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I chose the lettering myself 
And jakethesnake, what do you have in mind, i did plan on getting this done last year but it just got forgotten about!
Was also considering "Vini Vidi Vici" for my own reasons
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Simon
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quote: Originally posted by Stuckey

[Edited on 22-06-2005 by Stuckey]
 I was trying for ages to find that picture the other day when some fool was on about tattoos in chinese or whatever
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Shane
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2bh you should choose for yourself, its ur tattoo
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Graham
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do they mean that?
have you actually got a chinese guy to transcript that for you?
otherwise the meanings will be fuckall such as in the picture above.
said it once, will say it again
"if its off the wall, its not cool"
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Rus
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i think its only worth getting a tattoo that means something. so the chinese symbols are cool good fortune sounds a little desperate though
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AuroraSport
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design one yourself?
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rarche81
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Those 4 words came from a piece of artwork i had from a chinese artist! They were arranged horizontally so i dont know if they still account for same meanings?? 
I just realised those 4 words are quite common to find on scripture 
[Edited on 22-06-2005 by rarche81]
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ed
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How fasionable
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mav
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think it looks good...
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sigibbons
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Edited. i meant to say hes just following a crowd it seems everyone nowadays has a tribal tattoo because it "means something to them" its just getting boring everyone having tribal tattoos. In a few years it will proberly be uncool to have a tattoo. Just my opinion.
[Edited on 22-06-2005 by sigibbons]
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rarche81
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quote: Originally posted by sigibbons
Chav
Possibly the most misdirected insult ever
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Charlene
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I know its up to you what you like but i dont like that i think it is quite similar to what people usually get
I dont see how it is chav.... everything someone doesnt like is chav nowadays!
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mav
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quote: Originally posted by sigibbons
Chav
yeah whatever follow the crowd............
[Edited on 22-06-2005 by mav]
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Rebrabuk
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I like oriental stuff like that. Looks good.. 
Think you should maybe move it down slightly though, looks to start a little bit too high.
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sigibbons
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edited.
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Simon
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to be honest these sort of tattoos are better than tribal, i dont see how tribal can really have meaning they are just 'fashionable' in my opinion
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Laney
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quote: Originally posted by Simon
to be honest these sort of tattoos are better than tribal, i dont see how tribal can really have meaning they are just 'fashionable' in my opinion
Pacific tribal designs look amazing and have meaning. No to us Europeans though
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RyeSt
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Its all about personal choice imo. If you like it go for it. My latest Apparently its of mauri influence
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