I was told to ask the 80 something old man I was helping to show me his tatoo. He pulled up his sleeved arm with a chuckle and showed me a 40s type pin-up girl in a swimsuit. The lines were blurred, it was black and white, but I could still make it out and could tell it was quailty work back in the day. Then I got the story... and what a story...
A traveling circus, with its newest attraction, a tatoo artist, was passing through his town and for the grand price of 50 cents, he got a beautiful naked lady tatooed on the inside of his left forearm. Even though it was done with two sewing needles and a jar of black ink he didn't think twice. Probably because he was 12 years old. Ha! I like to think the conversation with the tatoo artist went something like this "I would like to see what a naked lady looks like, so could you please tatoo one on my arm." And so it was done.
He goes back home and his mom is one up from angry- livid (thankyou FOTC). She scrubbed that arm with lye soap and a scrub brush but it would not come off. Story goes she marched him right back to that circus, to the artist, tore a strip off him, and demanded that the woman have a swimsuit put on her.
Isn't that a good story? Working with the oldie moldies can be trying, but when I get stories like this it makes 25% of it worth it.
Hope you are all having a nice weekend!
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That is a crazy story. I don't think you could make that stuff up if you tried. I once had a client when I worked at 24 hour and I was taking his body fat rip off his shirt and go on to tell me about all of his tats as well. They were blurry and I couldn't make them out, but it made for a funny story to tell later too. Actually I had blocked it from my memory until just now ;)
great story! tee hee hee
Love it. I pierced my belly button when I was 13. My mom had a total cow similar to said story...ah...good times. At least the belly button ring came out. Now I am left with a tadpole-shaped stretch mark. Not so good times.
Bahahaha, that is hilarious! Thanks for sharing :)
This is my new favourite story.
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