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Reminds me of [https://www.ikea.com/se/sv/p/markerad-matta-kort-lugg-vit-svart-00434753/ this rug] (sold by IKEA), which looks like a giant receipt of the very same rug. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.111.187|162.158.111.187]] 23:09, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
 
Reminds me of [https://www.ikea.com/se/sv/p/markerad-matta-kort-lugg-vit-svart-00434753/ this rug] (sold by IKEA), which looks like a giant receipt of the very same rug. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.111.187|162.158.111.187]] 23:09, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
 
: Getting all information on that receipt correct would be quite challenge even with pre-ordering ... -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 23:13, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
 
: Getting all information on that receipt correct would be quite challenge even with pre-ordering ... -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 23:13, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
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The tattoo subtext makes me think it's referring to the 2001 film 'Memento', a film noir in which the main character tries to solve a mystery while suffering from amnesia so he carries a bundle of clippings from motel-room to motel-room and has the most important clues tattooed onto his body.
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[[User:RimGreaper|RimGreaper]] ([[User talk:RimGreaper|talk]]) 23:55, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

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Per the title text: I've overheard various people mention, usuallt in arguments, tattooing information to prevent it being forgotten. 172.69.68.147 22:06, 20 December 2019 (UTC) M.Striker

Reminds me of this rug (sold by IKEA), which looks like a giant receipt of the very same rug. 162.158.111.187 23:09, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

Getting all information on that receipt correct would be quite challenge even with pre-ordering ... -- Hkmaly (talk) 23:13, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

The tattoo subtext makes me think it's referring to the 2001 film 'Memento', a film noir in which the main character tries to solve a mystery while suffering from amnesia so he carries a bundle of clippings from motel-room to motel-room and has the most important clues tattooed onto his body. RimGreaper (talk) 23:55, 20 December 2019 (UTC)