[G8Ralphaxi]

I would never ever EVER want a tattoo, but I think that there are definitely "categories" of tattoos:

Something small, simple, not trendy, easy to cover up - that's fine.

Your favorite rock band du jour, Japanese lettering when you're not Japanese, or cartoon characters - that's just silly. Are you really going to want a Powerpuff Girl on your tummy when you're 47?

Mike Tyson - bad bad bad. I never thought it was possible, but he is even more scary.

So many tattoos that you have more ink than skin color on that part of your body (i.e., almost the entire arm, leg, back, etc. is covered) - yuck.

I knew a girl in law school who was an ADPi and one of her sisters had died in an accident. She was apparently a really wonderful girl and very well loved by the chapter. Several of the sisters went and got little pansy tattoos. (I think that's the right flower - my friend told me it was the ADPi flower.) Everyone got them in different spots, and all in places that could be covered up. The tattoo itself was teeny-tiny - a little smaller than a dime. Now, this I think is nice - a permanent way all those sisters remember her, very sweet but still classy.

I know a lot of Marines that have some type of tattoo symbolizing their service, usually on their shoulder. That doesn't bother me for some reason.

The main thing with a tattoo is that it is permanent, so it should represent something that has also permanently affected your life.