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liverbob
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Post subject: Re: Sailors Tattoo's  Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:17 am |
Joined: Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:10 pm
Posts: 64
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panama was a good placr to get a tattoo,3 of my 5 were done there as i done about five trips with psnc co it was one of my favorite ports.
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x taffy 2
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Post subject: Re: Sailors Tattoo's Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 4:50 am |
Joined: Sat Mar 07, 2009 4:41 pm
Posts: 443
Location: Bay of plenty
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Hi ALL.
Its strange to see that a lot of the youth in NZ, are getting tribal tats.They seem to be following the Maori and Pacific designs, some of them are real nice to look at. We also have facial tats ( moko) A lot of the gangs wear them and they look a mess, the nick name for them are scribble faces. Also the women have them on their bottom lip.
There is a big thing on at the moment for the return of severed heads traded in the 1800s for blankets, guns etc.What used to happen was , you raided your neighbours place, lopped off his head and sold it to the seamen/traders. They brought it back and on sold it .Now they want them back.
geoff.
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nautibuoy42
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Post subject: Re: Sailors Tattoo's Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 12:50 am |
Joined: Sat Jun 20, 2009 4:57 am
Posts: 264
Location: West Wales
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A poem by David Partridge, which can be seen on British Merchant Navy site, which epitomises everything about tatoos.
I've seen snakes and ships and girlfriends names
And daggers dripping with red
I've seen dancing girls and death's head skulls
And tombstones of those who are dead
I've seen Mickey Mouse & Yogi Bear & mermaids sitting on rocks
And ladies in their underwear tatooed on Scousers and Jocks
Some are so bad they must have been pi**d
And some have the spelling all wrong
Some were started in old London Town & finished of in Hong Kong
They're on arms & legs and shoulders & chests
And some were the sun don't shine
Sailors like anchors and favourite ports
And the flag of the Blue Funnel Line
In Rio once I saw a tatoo, surely the worst of all time
A row of dots across his neck with, cut across dotted line
Tigers and Dragons and Spiders Webs
I've even seen Desperate Dan
And one poor soul on his back, an intricate map of Japan
Some must ask as the years go by if that picture was worth all the pain
There would be very few would have that tatoo
If they had their time over again
I've sat beside some mates of mine as the needle ravaged their skin
But I'm happy to say there was never a time
I was tempted to join in.
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nautibuoy42
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Post subject: Re: Sailors Tattoo's Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:32 am |
Joined: Sat Jun 20, 2009 4:57 am
Posts: 264
Location: West Wales
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Is this the besr tat ever?
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