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maxrandb

(17,522 posts)
17. I served 28.5 years in the Navy
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 02:18 PM
14 hrs ago

Do you have any idea how many drunkass young Sailors went out and got a tattoo? The vast majority picked a tattoo because they thought it looked "cool". They had no idea what it might symbolize. Proof in point was one young male who got an Asian symbol that didn't quite mean what he thought it might.

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Me and my brother were talking to each other
'Bout what makes a man a man
Was it brain or brawn, or the month you were born
We just couldn't understand

Our old man didn't like our appearance
He said that only women wear long hair

So me and my brother borrowed money from Mother
We knew what we had to do
We went downstairs, past the barber and gymnasium
And got our arms tattooed

Welcome to my life, tattoo
I'm a man now, thanks to you
I expect I'll regret you
But the skin graft man won't get you
You'll be there when I die
Tattoo

My dad beat me 'cause mine said "Mother"
But my mother naturally liked it and beat my brother
'Cause his tattoo was of a lady in the nude
And my mother thought that was extremely rude

Welcome to my life, tattoo
We've a long time together, me and you
I expect I'll regret you
But the skin graft man won't get you
You'll be there when I die
Tattoo

Now I'm older, I'm tattooed all over
My wife is tattooed too
A rooty-toot-toot, rooty-tooty-toot-toot
Rooty-toot-toot tattoo too

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The Dems have ignored Maine for almost 30 yrs leftstreet 17 hrs ago #1
Some people hate progressives with the fire of a burning sun Just_Vote_Dem 17 hrs ago #2
Unfortunately a lot of liberals will ignore this Ziggy Beans 17 hrs ago #3
Al Franken Wicked Blue 16 hrs ago #4
I'm not thrilled with what I've learned, and I don't live in Maine. mzmolly 16 hrs ago #5
Good points. yellow dahlia 15 hrs ago #7
It's funny PatSeg 15 hrs ago #13
I agree. I'm sure he's considered a threat. mzmolly 14 hrs ago #18
That's a good point PatSeg 14 hrs ago #19
Well written, max. yellow dahlia 15 hrs ago #6
There are policy issues and character issues. hay rick 15 hrs ago #8
Well, I know I'm not voting for Platner! MineralMan 15 hrs ago #9
I said this in another post about the timing and their playbook. All people here looked at was my misuse of the word AZLD4Candidate 15 hrs ago #10
Platner's "transgressions" are pretty weak tea, especialy compared to Republicans. Susan Collins herself had an affair Fil1957 15 hrs ago #11
I served 28.5 years in the Navy maxrandb 14 hrs ago #17
I'm sensing some PUMA energy here wolfie001 15 hrs ago #12
Yeah, I remember the 2016 PUMAs.......... Ars Longa 13 hrs ago #21
Apparently, one or two women Icanthinkformyself 15 hrs ago #14
Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe 15 hrs ago #15
But not for the totenkopf tattoo and the implausible denials... QueerDuck 15 hrs ago #16
Well, unless we live in Maine, it doesn't really matter what we do. MineralMan 14 hrs ago #20
I think it does make a difference maxrandb 9 hrs ago #22
In that sense, you're right. MineralMan 9 hrs ago #23
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