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[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by BigV

Yakuza.

Gesundheit.

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by BigV

You're thinking of the *other* mafia, the Yakuza.

Friend of mine once suggested that the next step in body art would be the amputation of fingers. I held out for branding.
My new BF - and expert in all things Manga - pointed out that the Yakuza already severed digits. When I say new BF, this was back in 1995.

Haven't heard of any branding yet, 'cept that done for media reasons by hardline veggies.

Weirdly, I would love a brand.
I've never burned myself except by accident, but I've burned myself plenty. And my skin heals so slowly (even before my liver issues.)
Received wisdom is that if you have a tattoo you want anoter one. Not in my case, although I've considered an anchor for Bri - hope being an anchor.
But I'd rather have it branded than drawn.
I guess it's a matter of cost - they'd have to make a branding iron for each single person.

[Ocean's Edge]

there are places that do branding, and other types of scarification body art

[JamesB]

There's been more than the odd geek that's used a LASER engraver to do custom branding/scarification. clicky

I've burned myself accidentally on the collimated but non-focused beam on my unit (had the safety interlocks bypassed and thought the etch was finished when I reached in to remove an etched piece), but that beam had nowhere near the power density of the focused beam that comes out of the final focusing lens.

[Sundae]

Is it weird that I still find it beautiful?

I had laser eye surgery. Didn't hurt, but boy did it smell. Eugh, I can smell my own eyeballs.
And the bruising from the device that kept my eyes open took a week to heal, regardless of what the TV adverts show.

I will get a branded anchor. When I win the lottery. That will have made Brianna laugh her tits off.

[glatt]

I followed a guy up the escalator last week who had his fraternity sign branded on the back of his calf. Guy was black, and I assumed it was a black fraternity. Seemed odd to me since his slave ancestors were branded against their will. But I guess he had his reasons.

[elSicomoro]

Originally Posted by glatt

I followed a guy up the escalator last week who had his fraternity sign branded on the back of his calf. Guy was black, and I assumed it was a black fraternity. Seemed odd to me since his slave ancestors were branded against their will. But I guess he had his reasons.

Several letters or a Sigma (Σ)? I know Phi Beta Sigmas used to do that, though they normally branded your bicep. I'll pass on any branding.

[Gravdigr]

I haven't seen a white person w/branding. I have seen a few black guys/gals w/it. I used to work with a black girl that had a dolphin branded above her ankle. Didn't look too bad.

Not being racial, or anything, just saying.

[ZenGum]

Tattoos don't work so well against a dark background.

And now that all them middle class whiteys are gettin ink, how's a brutha supposed to show how badass he is?

[elSicomoro]

This is Equality House in Topeka, Kansas...it was in the news maybe a month or so ago. It's a house painted like the GLBT rainbow flag...and it's across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church. You know, the "God Hates Fags" folks?

I went over there the day after it was done to check out the work. One of the volunteers was taking picture of people who wanted to stand in front of the house. Soon, they'll all be pieced together as a collage "group" photo. Pretty cool stuff.

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by sycamore

and it's across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

It's an improvement, rainbows, or, not.

[xoxoxoBruce]

The guy paid 80-something grand for the privilege.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by sycamore

snip--

It's a house painted like the GLBT rainbow flag...and it's across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church. You know, the "God Hates Fags" folks?

--snip

in yo FACE!

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[elSicomoro]

Originally Posted by BigV

in yo FACE!

Meanwhile, WBC is a small nondescript church surrounded by a tall fence. Looks rather innocent actually...of course, their members are protesting a Family Video around the corner...