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maxrandb

(17,526 posts)
17. I served 28.5 years in the Navy
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 02:18 PM
Yesterday

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 Yesterday #1
Some people hate progressives with the fire of a burning sun Just_Vote_Dem Yesterday #2
Unfortunately a lot of liberals will ignore this Ziggy Beans Yesterday #3
Al Franken Wicked Blue Yesterday #4
I'm not thrilled with what I've learned, and I don't live in Maine. mzmolly Yesterday #5
Good points. yellow dahlia Yesterday #7
It's funny PatSeg Yesterday #13
I agree. I'm sure he's considered a threat. mzmolly Yesterday #18
That's a good point PatSeg Yesterday #19
Well written, max. yellow dahlia Yesterday #6
There are policy issues and character issues. hay rick Yesterday #8
Well, I know I'm not voting for Platner! MineralMan Yesterday #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 Yesterday #10
Platner's "transgressions" are pretty weak tea, especialy compared to Republicans. Susan Collins herself had an affair Fil1957 Yesterday #11
I served 28.5 years in the Navy maxrandb Yesterday #17
I'm sensing some PUMA energy here wolfie001 Yesterday #12
Yeah, I remember the 2016 PUMAs.......... Ars Longa Yesterday #21
.... wolfie001 9 hrs ago #24
Apparently, one or two women Icanthinkformyself Yesterday #14
Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Yesterday #15
But not for the totenkopf tattoo and the implausible denials... QueerDuck Yesterday #16
Well, unless we live in Maine, it doesn't really matter what we do. MineralMan Yesterday #20
I think it does make a difference maxrandb 21 hrs ago #22
In that sense, you're right. MineralMan 20 hrs ago #23
Didn't you start a thread on this subject a day or two ago? LAS14 7 hrs ago #34
Maine's primary election is Tuesday. MineralMan 7 hrs ago #35
To be honest all of this graham platner finger wagging reminds me of sydney sweeneys genes dsp3000 9 hrs ago #25
Planter should have a very simple responses: Chasstev365 9 hrs ago #26
Premature at best FBaggins 9 hrs ago #27
"A democracy that insists on perfection will eventually find itself represented only by people skilled at hiding sop 8 hrs ago #28
Well that hasn't happened in US, has it. LisaL 8 hrs ago #29
Your views about Platner's personal failings are quite clear. sop 8 hrs ago #30
Yes! And that's precisely what allows civil society to function and thrive maxrandb 7 hrs ago #31
Hear, hear!!!! nt LAS14 7 hrs ago #32
Democrats are in desperate need of fighters, not saints dalton99a 7 hrs ago #33
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