Check this out, bro. It’s Asian for “strength.” Trying to get even bigger this spring!
Boy, age 19 from Manhattan:
No, I wasn’t drunk when I got it. Me and my boy from high school got them together after we asked our parents if it was okay.
It’s the Roman numeral V, because we met when we were five years old. We didn’t want anything that someone could see in a job interview, so that’s why it’s right above my nipple.
Nah, it didn’t hurt at all.
Girl, age 22, from Minneapolis:
My break was great! Thanks for asking. Me and my dad actually got matching tattoos for his 60th birthday.
No, haha it’s not an eagle. I wish!
It’s a Turtle Dove, because he always calls me his “little Turtle Dove.” He almost got it on his inner thigh too, but he decided to put in on his back instead. I was like, “Dad! C’mon! Mom will love it!” He was like, “No, Becca, she won’t.”
Girl, age 20 from suburbia:
Yeah, I know it was SO unlike me to get a tattoo. I can’t believe it!
This one means power in Japanese. Or maybe it’s in Hindi. Either way, it’s important to me because I love power.
Boy, age 21, from Toronto:
Jacob: “Mom? Is that you?”
Mom: “Yes, honey! How is your trip to Cancun with the team going?”
Jacob: “It’s great. We just played Princeton and won. But I want to tell you something.”
Mom: “Yes, sweetie? Everything okay?”
Jacob: “Yeah. Well, the team all got tattoos.”
Mom: “Jacob!”
Jacob: “Yeah, so I have a bull’s horns on my left testicle and a trident on my penis shaft. I felt like I needed to tell you.”
Mom: “Send me a picture, but I’m sure I’ll love it! Thanks for calling sweetie.”
Jacob: “Okay, I will. And tell Grandpa I say ‘pop bottles, f#@k models.’ He’ll know what it means.”