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18 March 2013

I would love recommendations for the fiercest of fierce tattoos... Ok, so I'm tossing a few ideas around in my head, and asking other people for tattoo recommendations is usually a bad idea for obvious reasons, but→[More:]I'm going through some major major life transitions right now, and I want a tattoo to remind me what a badass I am while I deal with it all.

The tat would go on my left bicep, which was quite muscular and has lost a little muscle mass of late, but I'm a lady so I don't think stretching as I regain muscle mass is much of a concern.

Ideas?

post by: Twiggy at: 00:26 | 10 comments

Sorry, to clarify, not really bicep per se, but deltoid.

posted by Twiggy 18 March | 00:28

One thought, for example, even though I don't as a rule like text tats, is this Shakespeare quote: "Though she be but little, she is fierce"

posted by Twiggy 18 March | 00:59

My dream tattoo (which I think is pretty tough) is Galileo's possibly apocryphal utterance before the inquisition, "Eppur si muove."

I have a friend who has the same tattoos as Ötzi the Iceman.

If I myself were getting a badass upper arm tattoo it would be of you, Twiggy, with a snarl on your face and the words "OUT MY MUTHAFUCKIN WAY" underneath.

posted by Hugh Janus 18 March | 07:20

Pinterest has a Tattoo category; you could browse and see if anything catches your eye.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 18 March | 11:34

Cross posted on AskMe

posted by Twiggy 18 March | 11:37

I know it will shock you that I love this one.

posted by bearwife 18 March | 12:19

Somehow, I got stuck on " "And though she be but little, she is fierce"

I have an appointment with an amazing artist on Thursday. TPS, thanks for the gallery, a few others have this one, so I got to see how it looked.

posted by Twiggy 18 March | 14:40

Also, Hugh, you are the best!

posted by Twiggy 18 March | 14:51

I saw a woman on the bus once who had "Non, je ne regrette pas rien" in cursive across her chest (above boobs, below collarbone). I thought that was pretty badass.

posted by koucha 19 March | 10:18

Do you have what's called a totem animal, an animal whose qualities you feel you have or would like to have? Mine is, as you might expect, a swan, because I aspire towards a swan-like grace, elegance, beauty, fidelity and vicious fighting skills. Just the sight of your totem animal could you remind you of your core values, and also be in whatever design style you liked.

posted by Orange Swan 19 March | 13:03

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