nice
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First the praise-I like it.
When you’re 80 how are you going to explain to your grand-kids why you have a bloody fried egg hanging from a nail tattooed on your leg?
I know, I hope for the demise of M dot as well.
thanks.
hopefully will be dead by 80. dont want to be stewing in my juices from congestive heart failure and looking at my night table with my teeth, cane, and toupee thinking about the good old days that are too far gone. didnt get this until i was 42 and the whole process from design to implementation took over a year of planning and thought.
That has to be the coolest m-dot tattoo I’ve seen, congrats!
Islandman, you rock!
Good job, now what are your plans for your Nike, Gatorade and McDonalds tattoos?
these things dont tickle. ill probably call it a day now. everyone can relax now. i know you were getting worried that i might start a corporate tatt trend.
Looks pretty cool…curious if there’s any underlying meaning or symbolism to the design…
I kinda like it. Be prepared for people to constantly ask for the meaning of it though. I have been mulling a tri-tattoo for a while and have not quite been able to come up with the right concept.
I have some actually.
Obviously the reaper is the symbol of death and who hasn’t dealt with loved one(s) dying (I sure have) before their “time”?
Also, I’m a body weight “transformer” based on a close health call. I used to be about 300lbs and now run at 210ish or less.
Iron man symbolized in mdot has contained the grim reaper but the reaper retains ultimate control. I, like you, can never escape.
First the praise-I like it.
When you’re 80 how are you going to explain to your grand-kids why you have a bloody fried egg hanging from a nail tattooed on your leg?
haha, actually laughed out loud at that one.
awesome design though
I thought kind of cool too. Almost makes me want to get one.
I’m not really into Ironman tattoos, but that is pretty cool, probably because I didn’t see the M-dot right away. Big fan of the Reaper, though. Nice!
Hello KaiserChief and All,
Hmmmm … “hopefully will be dead by 80.”
Be careful what you wish for -
Some ST sig lines:
Age doesn’t always bring wisdom. Sometimes age comes alone.
On your death bed you won’t be wishing you quit more.
Never stop moving forward!
“Time is the fire in which we all burn.”
“Physiology is all propaganda and lies, all just waiting to be dispelled by the next study.”
“I’ve never seen a stopwatch that can look inside a man’s heart.”
http://ironman.com/mediacenter/history/ironman-triathlon-world-championship
2005 Ironman
Germany’s Faris Al-Sultan and Switzerland’s Natascha Badmann claim victories this year. Al-Sultan earns his first World Championship title, while Badmann earns her sixth. This is a significant win for Al-Sultan, as it is his second Ironman title and makes him the third German to win the Ford Ironman World Championship. This win pushes Badmann to a near record and places her only two victories away from Ironman legend Paula Newby-Fraser’s record eight wins in Kona. Both the men’s and women’s field boast talented Ironman athletes including Peter Reid, Cameron Brown, Rutger Beke, Cameron Widoff, Kate Major, Joanna Lawn and newer Ironman talent such as Kate Allen and Michellie Jones. This proves to be a great year for athletes, as many of the professional athletes achieve their fastest bike, run and overall times. Like the professional field, age groupers also see many personal bests, as sixteen Ford Ironman World Championship age group course records are broken.
In addition to the talented professional field, there are many unique and inspirational age group athletes making a mark on this year’s event.
**Robert McKeague becomes the oldest athlete to cross an Ironman finish line. At 80-years-old, McKeague from Villa Park, IL, finishes with a time of 16:21:55. **
Sarah Reinertsen, from Portola Hill, CA, who attempted to become the first female amputee to finish in 2004, accomplishes her goal and makes Ironman history. Reinertsen missed the bike cut-off in 2004, but finishes this year with a time of 15:05:12. More than 50,000 athletes from around the world competed to be a part of this year’s World Championship.
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Cheers,
Neal
Thanks Neal. Something tells me that old IM boy wasn’t a Clyde who lived hard with a family history like mine. I’d love to be 80 and alive and kicking but my odds of that are highly unlikely.
My situation is a bit different hopefully from the point of regretting an impulsive decision. I spent a long time delaying and working on this and talking with folks that I loved about it and finding meaning out of the symbolism. Most tatts are done, my guess, more impulsively and haphazardly. However, one never knows what tomorrow brings and I do caution others not to rush into this process without giving themselves ample time to come to terms with what amounts to a possible (in the sense that there are removals) lifetime decision.
**Mooooooo you have been branded **
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Two images come to mind: the first is your leg hanging out of a great white’s mouth, the rest of you safely inside his digestive tract. The second, David Caruso looking at your leg washed up on a Miami beach with a sidelong glance adjusting his sunglasses saying, "It appears Mr. Wolf, that this triathlete did not drown…"cue the scream.
There’s lots of potential national and political symbolism lurking in the background… rising sun, sickle, red color, the “M” is very flag- like in shape, reaper draped in what could be a flag with effect of horizontal stripes…
Lots of intricate details that stir the imagination…