Should the Squirrel remain on the Stick?
21Ya’ll might remember about a year ago I posted the WTF tattoo challenge. The post in which we learned 3 very important lessons :
- Your choice in tattoo and tattoo artist are very important
- A badly executed dragon tattoo may look like a squirrel on a stick
- Said awful tattoo can turn into a bad a$$ Christmas present in real life
Now I am poised with 3 important questions and need your help.
- Do I keep the dragon in all of its confusing ugly glory as a conversation piece ?
- Do I turn said dragon into an actual squirrel on a stick tat ?
- Do I scrap it all and cover it up with something else? ( Suggestions very welcome but may not be utilized )
Thanks for the help - I obviously should not be left to my own devices in tattoo choices lol
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A dragon - pfft. Dragons are overexposed. Why not an Anomalocaris?
THAT’LL make your ankle a conversation piece! And give you a leg up on the Cambrian.
@aetris sounds like a solid plan she says ( as she looks up anomalocaris ) it certainly does seem to trump dragons though !!
Dragon? Squirrel? I see a snail wearing a hairpiece. Which is much more interesting than either a dragon or a squirrel, and leads to so many creative explanations.
@rockblossom that could turn into a whole new favorite Christmas ornament … hmmmm
Laser (if needed) and cover up.
I love dragons. If you wanted a dragon originally, I say go with it. The one I have covers the back of my calf. Nothing wrong with going bigger.
@RiotDemon I have 2 other bad dragons on another ankle and my first tattoo on my umm well “cheek” - and I no longer really even like dragons but back in the day they were life
@cardiganb well, I still say cover up. Just pick something you like instead. I’m just surprised that someone that used to like dragons can’t like them anymore.
@RiotDemon When you put it on a calf, isn’t it referred to as a brand?
@cardiganb @RiotDemon I should be ashamed of what came to mind first when I heard the phrase ‘bad dragons’. Do not Google if you’re of a weak conscience
@shahnm I’ll be picky here. Branding is with an iron. Either heating or freezing it and pressing it against the skin.
@cardiganb @PooltoyWolf I already know what that is. Not for me. No thank you.
@RiotDemon @shahnm “…on a calf…” - think about it…
@DennisG2014 @RiotDemon @shahnm
/giphy I got it
@RiotDemon @shahnm Seems like a good way to cover up a tattoo.
@DennisG2014 @shahnm I got it.
@RiotDemon but I’m sure your original post still stands… amIright?
@chienfou yes…?
Find a really good artist and ask him for suggestions to help you with what would work to change it.
@Cerridwyn true … the squirrel on a stick has been such a fun convo piece everywhere I go I am just not sure if I can change it completely - maybe a squirrel / dragon mashup ? Lol
@cardiganb @Cerridwyn The idea of a Squagon sounds good. Squigon?
@cardiganb @OldCatLady
Breakfast Octopus?
@halfling @nommynoms any ideas
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This is what I see:
Might I suggest embracing it in it’s intended glory?
@llangley Oh man.
I don’t see a dragon at all. Where are the head and the tail?
Like @rockblossom, I see a snail, or an imp sitting cross-legged.
/image imp sitting
@eonfifty Funny, I can see a (crappy) dragon, can’t see a squirrel.
Its head is facing back. The problem is the wings, either it was suppose to be flying then the lines are its wings or not flying in which case the weird tupee is the wings.
But a squirel I cannot see…
“snail wearing a hairpiece” is what I see as well. What squirrel?
Are we sure that’s not something from Pokémon?
Leave it confusing. It’ll be a good icebreaker for those who notices, then subsequently wonders “huh?”.
The earlier in life you learn that you shouldn’t be trusted with tattoo choices, the better. (Spoiler alert! Nobody can be trusted on this topic, therefore all tattooing should stop for a few decades while we grubby mortals take a deep breath and take a good hard look at the wreckage we’ve strewn.)
@UncleVinny But how can you display your independent rebellious nature unless you go get in line with all the others at the local tattoo parlour?
@macromeh @UncleVinny
@therealjrn @UncleVinny My eldest daughter went out on her 18th birthday and got a Chinese character tattooed on her back behind her shoulder. She said, “It means Good Luck!”. I said, “Yeah, that’s what they told you - you’ll know if you hear Chinese people laugh when you walk by.”
@UncleVinny Not to mention decades old tattoos look saggy (or stretched out if you gained weight) and faded blue. Nope nope nope not making a life long
mistakepermanent body decoration that is expensive to change and looks nasty when they have been around for a while.Not to mention that they have discovered that the ink migrates to your lymph nodes and no one has looked at the long term impact of that on your immune system/cancer risk/illness risk. Lesson there is make sure you know what is in that ink and make sure they don’t use one with bad stuff, for your health, in it. Apparently some inks have things you really don’t want inside your lymph system.
@macromeh @therealjrn @UncleVinny From Bloom County I belive the translation is “Return for 25 Cent Deposit.”
Pretty sure that is a giant squirrel fighting a baby alligator
Just do what makes you smile
Squirrel roasting on a fire.
If you mess with it, you’ll never be able to get it back.
Don’t bring that regret upon yourself.
How the hell did any artist design that as a dragon??
As has been previously mentioned - seek out a serious artist for suggestions with a cover-up tattoo that you would want. They know what can be done and what can’t.
Do YOUR research for an artist based on experience, and who specializes in the type of tattoo you want.
I searched for weeks to find an artist I liked and specialized in Asian tattoos. I traveled 3 hours round trip 2x to get my tattoo done. You want your tattoo to be awesome - don’t skimp on funds or research time.
Personal opinion - get that thing changed. Good Luck!!!
POKER! JOKER! NOT MEDIOCRE! AWESOME!
I gave it some thought.
Maybe you should keep it.
It’s a good shtick.
@mehcuda67 So the Squirrel should remain on the shtick then. I concur.
@mehcuda67 @therealjrn the squirrel should keep eating out that alligator.
@mehcuda67 @therealjrn @unksol Fuck. Now I CAN’T UNSEE THAT…
@mehcuda67 @therealjrn @unksol
Or this.
@therealjrn @unksol @llangley Squirrel just heard that’s where the gator nuts are.
Squirrel Girl?
Get a headstart on the next Marvel thing.
Don’t get a squirrel. Cover it with something meaningful.