Are you "pierced?"

[Miss Mary]

I was 13 when I had my ears pierced - one hole each. Still that way. When girls starting going to muliple holes in each ear, I said go for it, but that's not for me! So like you Linda, one in each is plenty for me. Besides I'm not your typical female - not into jewelry and wear minimal makeup. So one earring a month is what I usually wear. Other times, nothing. My kids do a double take when I wear earrings. After all these years, the holes are still there - he he. Karan - I'm proud of you getting your ears pierced later in life. My mom would like to do that but she's almost 80 now. At this point, she just wears clip-on. My Laura, full fledged tomboy, will never get hers pierced she says. I think someday she may but for now, when we walk past a little girl getting hers pierced at Claire's Laura just grimaces - ewwwww, LOL. When she has BD parties, I have to tell other moms - no earrings. Not many teens skip piercing. As for other piercings - well, again that's not for me, but I try to accept others if they're into that.

Mary

[Skywatch_NC]

I have a male cousin who had an earring for awhile...but later on his ear became infected...so he scrapped that idea.

Eric

[abajan]

No, piercings and no tattoo's

Same here, Chad.

I just don't see the sense in doing this stuff to the body temple. I mean, who in their right mind would pierce their tongue and stick a gold bob (or whatever) in it, for crying out loud? But then again, to each his own I guess...

[furluvcats]

Only my ears, and only 1 hole in each ear...that's all it'll ever be for me!

[furluvcats]

Also, I had my daughters ears done when she was a baby...I just love little earrings on babies.

[stormraiser]

Well, no tattoos and no piercings. At one time I had 5 earrings in my left ear, all self done, but I wisened up before I went any further

[Anonymous]

I have just one piercing in each ear. I want to get a belly button ring but I am to scared to get it done. Hubbie says he will hold my hand when I get it done, I told him YEAH like that will take away the pain!

[Guest]

I have two piercings in each ear, plus a cartilage piercing on the top of my ear. I have no desire to pierce anything else, lol. My best friend went through a fad when we were, oh 16 or so, and she pierced her tongue. Poor girl couldn't eat for weeks. She could barely talk. After much pleading by her parents, she finally removed the darn thing. Well, a little bribery too. They offered her $100 to remove it and needless to say, she did.
...Jennifer...

[GalvestonDuck]

Left ear - pierced once
Right ear - pierced once
Right middle finger and right arm - pierced once, every 60 days or so (blood donation)

Nothing more...ever.

[breeze]

Only my ears, and only 1 hole in each ear...that's all it'll ever be for me!

Ditto for me!

And, the only tatoos I'll ever have is the daily notes
that I write on my hands, in ink!

[Skywatch_NC]

Only my ears, and only 1 hole in each ear...that's all it'll ever be for me!

Ditto for me!

And, the only tatoos I'll ever have is the daily notes
that I write on my hands, in ink!

Annette...are you sure you didn't "breeze" through on those nursing school finals with the daily notes on hands technique? j/k lol

[breeze]

LOL, Eric, I swear I was honest! But, someone
is always yelling phone numbers and orders and
such, and, my hands make the perfect "post-it"
notes - until I wash them, of course!

[sunnyday]

No way for me. The ones that get me are the tongue piercings with 4 or 5 metal pieces in their tongues. Wouldn't that make food taste metallic, not to mention bumping their teeth and damaging them? EWWWW

[JQ Public]

NONE! But if i did...i guess i'd have my eyebrow pierced or maybe that part in btw my bottom lip and chin. I wonder what that is called? I don't have the guts to do it though.

[abajan]

LOL, Eric, I swear I was honest! But, someone
is always yelling phone numbers and orders and
such, and, my hands make the perfect "post-it"
notes - until I wash them, of course!

I bet you also find yourself having to replace pens pretty often. That's because the natural oils that your palms secrete get into the balls of the pens and stops them from writing.

Then there's the more serious issue of that ink finding its way into your bloodstream. You may be unwittingly slowly poisoning yourself.

Just a thought.

[streetsoldier]

Debi (my wife, for those of you that didn't know) wrote a term paper on this subject.

Per tattoos, did you know that there are NO recognized hygenic standards for tattoo parlors, and licensing standards, IF your city has them, are "cursory" and require little more than a yearly payment...or, that the pigments used are usually foreign-made, and may contain poisonous chemicals; and that there are NO quality controls imposed on the manufacturers?

As to body-piercing, much the same applies...no standardization for licensing (IF your city/conuty/state has them at all), hygiene goes out the window, and in many cases the subject ends up in the hospital with bacterial infections?

Lesson? DON'T DO IT.

[BEER980]

JQ Public that piercing is called a Labret. I picked out a nice one for you.

[weatherluvr]

This whole thread is making my legs twitch. Just the thought of piercing anything other than the ear gives me the heebee-jeebees.

[weatherluvr]

LOL, Eric, I swear I was honest! But, someone
is always yelling phone numbers and orders and
such, and, my hands make the perfect "post-it"
notes - until I wash them, of course!

I bet you also find yourself having to replace pens pretty often. That's because the natural oils that your palms secrete get into the balls of the pens and stops them from writing.

Then there's the more serious issue of that ink finding its way into your bloodstream. You may be unwittingly slowly poisoning yourself.

Just a thought.

I had the very bad habit of using pens as my coffee stirrer, because I would always lose those little plastic stirrers they give you at the store. My employees loved working for me, except for, and I quote: "If I ever pick up a pen and try to write something and coffee gushes out again, I'm going to dump a full, hot cup in your lap!"

[breeze]

LOL, Eric, I swear I was honest! But, someone
is always yelling phone numbers and orders and
such, and, my hands make the perfect "post-it"
notes - until I wash them, of course!

I bet you also find yourself having to replace pens pretty often. That's because the natural oils that your palms secrete get into the balls of the pens and stops them from writing.

Then there's the more serious issue of that ink finding its way into your bloodstream. You may be unwittingly slowly poisoning yourself.

Just a thought.

LOL, then, there's growing up with several chemical plants
about 15 miles away - helping my Daddy paint with lead paint,
when I was younger....being around the old mercury
thermometers when they broke...cigarette smoke in the air
during family gatherings.....hmmmmm....I ain't too worried
with the ink, my friend....