Assuming i finish IMWI, i was thinking about getting a small tat to cover a tat that i got in college. Will i come off looking like a goofball to my fellow triathletes??
search past posts on this topic… this was flamed a couple of months ago, I think
This has been discussed at length in many previous posts. Do a search for more info.
For what it is worth, I think M-Dot tatoos are totaly gay.
I say screw em. Do what you want to do. If you like the idea of an Mdot tattoo, get it. If you want to get a tattoo of Roy Orbison on your butt, then get a tattoo of Roy Orbison on your butt.
would you stop looking at my ass in the locker room!
“What momma don’t know, won’t hurt momma.”
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thats fine, after your graduate school or ironman thread, we all know how important your opinion is.
What is the college tattoo? That might be the swing factor… I say go for it.
Geezus Cripes, who GIVES A SHITE about what other athletes think? Get it for yourself. Wait, you’re obviously not getting it for yourself if you’re so concerned about it.
WTF is wrong with (some of) you people? You want something, it doesn’t hurt anyone but yourself - who cares what anyone else thinks?
You might need therapy more than you need Ironman. But then we all might.
‘Assuming i finish IMWI’: From that statement, I’m assuming that this is your first IM. Not to sound harsh, but, I’d say you are jumping the gun a bit. Alot can happen on Sept 11. I’d wait until after the race, and see if you are proud enough of your effort. Make the decision then.
If you have to ask the opinion of others, don’t get it.
I think M-Dot tatoos are totaly gay.
WOW!?!? I did not know people still said that. I had a flashback to middle school.
Get it … and since it’s IMWI, get the M shaded white with black markings to look like cow, or get it to look like it was cut from cheese, or better yet … the M to appear as though it’s filled with brew (then the “dot” would have to be a smiley face).
We had an idea for what the “M” could be for a bunch of different IM’s in another thread. Do a search, as others have said.
A tat is personal. There will be some that like it and some that won’t. Big Fargin Deal.
If I got a tat, and someone smugly said, “Why did you get that?”, I’d just respond confidently and directly, “Because I wanted it”, and they wouldn’t say another word.
As someone else said, the fact that you’re “asking for permission” (or approval) signifies that you are not likely ready for the tat or doing it for personal reasons.
Can you guys see that, way over there, ah yes … here it comes … the “Tattoo etiquette thread”. Ugh.
Good luck on the race. I hope you do well.
I don’t have one and probably won’t get one, but I think they are cool. If you want one, get one. I met a guy from England doing his first IM at IM Austria who made a very convincing argument for the tattoo. He said on all the cold days that he did not want to train, it was the thought of that tattoo after IM that kept him training. He said that the tattoo even kept him going in the race itself. He got one right after the race in Austria, said it was more painful than the IM, but was very proud. Get one if you want one.
(Sometimes this web board is like a teenage movie - you can see the girls from Heathers or Jawbreaker posting how un-tri-cool something is or “The M-dot tattoo, that’s so 2003.”)
As if!!!
Like I said, “For what it is worth”. So it might not be worth much, but then again I don’t care much either. M-Dot Tatoos are soooooo gayyyyyyy!
"WOW!?!? I did not know people still said that. I had a flashback to middle school. "
Glad I could oblige.
M-Dot Tatoos are soooooo gayyyyyyy!
What in this sport isn’t Gaaaaaaayy?
Leg-shaving, tight shorts, bright colored outfits that match the bike and shoes, etc.
If I got an M-dot tat, I could handle someone saying it was “gay” … but I’ll be damned if I’m listening to it from a guy with shaved legs, wearing neon lycra shorts.
I come from a more traditional sports background (baseball, basketball), and I always imagine homosexuals watching triathlon events and saying, “Damn, this is gay.”
"but I’ll be damned if I’m listening to it from a guy with shaved legs, wearing neon lycra shorts. "
Good point… although my lycra shorts and not neon but are black!!!
“I say screw em. Do what you want to do. If you like the idea of an Mdot tattoo, get it. If you want to get a tattoo of Roy Orbison on your butt, then get a tattoo of Roy Orbison on your butt.”
Absolutely. Do what you want and don’t worry about it.
Most importantly, have a great race at IMWI!