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Can I have a

if you have a tattoo(s)

if you have a piercing(s) other than ear lobes

And a

if you have neither

Thank you kindly for appeasing my curiousity

& for me

(but used to be )

I would have had a too but I let my nose piercings close up about fifteen years ago.

& for me

& here.

& with more to come

(although piercings have closed up. Do they still count?)

And they probably are a bit mainsteam these days, but I'm not bothered. Jeans are mainstream, but I still wear them almost every day. 'Cos I like them <shrug>

main stream, not mainsteam, obvs.

Mainstreams not a bad thing. Just we've had a flux of tattoo threads, the op of the obem/tattoo thread got me thinking. I know more people with than without for example.

&

And probably more and before I die

We'll count previous piercings too, yes. As its still been worn at some point.

Do my stretched ears count as a piercing or a body modification??

but your replies will be skewed i think because folk with no interest in tattoos not likely to click on thread

But yes, they are far more popular, and beautiful, than they used to be.

Some tattoos can just be a tacky and sheep like (i have those sorts) others can be really stunning works of art (my DD has those and designed them herself - [proud])

and for me

and a