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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic is a list of potential | + | {{incomplete|Created by a TATTOO CONTAINING ALL TATTOOS THAT DO NOT CONTAIN THEMSELVES. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
− | + | This comic is a list of potential tattoo ideas. Many of them play on the trope of regretting a tattoo by being tattoos of things that would not be useful outside of the immediate future, while others are simply ludicrous ideas with little functionality. | |
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===Table of entries=== | ===Table of entries=== | ||
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| Lorem Ipsum text | | Lorem Ipsum text | ||
− | | {{w|Lorem ipsum}} is the beginning of and shorthand for a long section of shuffled-up Latin text. It is often used by both print and web designers as placeholder text until final | + | | {{w|Lorem ipsum}} is the beginning of and shorthand for a long section of shuffled-up Latin text. It is often used by both print and web designers as placeholder text until final content is available. Having a Lorem ipsum tattoo would possibly suggest that the tattoo's text is a placeholder for a "final" tattoo. |
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| Email password | | Email password | ||
− | | Getting a tattoo of your | + | | Getting a tattoo of your password could compromise the security provided by your password. Additionally, it is recommended and, in some cases, required to update your password regularly; which would result in your tattoo either becoming out of date or updated (which is difficult) |
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| Graph of the popularity of tattoos over time, with the date I got the tattoo marked (Update regularly) | | Graph of the popularity of tattoos over time, with the date I got the tattoo marked (Update regularly) | ||
− | | | + | | [[Randall]]'s love of charts and graphs is [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Charts a regular theme] in the strip. On the surface, getting a tattoo of a tattoo-themed chart would seem appealing. But a chart that tracks over time would become outdated within a few years, making it problematic for a (presumably permanent) tattoo. The solution to this appears to be a note to update the tattoo regularly, presumably as new data becomes available. This, however, would require having the tattoo altered repeatedly, possibly every year, which would involve additional pain, expense and time commitment. Keeping that schedule for the rest of his life would seem excessive, but giving it up would once again mean he'd eventually be left with an outdated tattoo. |
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− | On the surface, getting a tattoo of a tattoo-themed chart would seem appealing. But a chart that tracks over time would become outdated within a few years, making it problematic for a (presumably permanent) tattoo. The solution to this appears to be a note to update the tattoo regularly, presumably as new data becomes available. This would require having the tattoo altered repeatedly, possibly every year | ||
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| "CHANGEME" | | "CHANGEME" | ||
− | | | + | | In programming, some text fields are initialized with "CHANGEME" to allow the programmer to get the program running for development purposes, while making it obvious that the actual text needs to be written and inserted. This would be a very difficult operation to perform with a tattoo. |
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| Slide rule markings on forearms | | Slide rule markings on forearms | ||
− | | A {{w|slide rule}} is a set of logarithmic scales that are used to perform mathematical calculations. | + | | A {{w|slide rule}} is a set of logarithmic scales that are used to perform mathematical calculations. Having a set of slide rule markings on his forearms could be convenient, but if he grows, or gains or loses weight, the scales might become distorted. |
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| EURion constellation, so no one can photocopy pictures of me | | EURion constellation, so no one can photocopy pictures of me | ||
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| The sentence "It's what my tattoo says" written in another language | | The sentence "It's what my tattoo says" written in another language | ||
− | | Intended to provoke the question "What does your tattoo say?" from people not fluent in that language, thus resulting in an interesting | + | | Intended to provoke the question "What does your tattoo say?" from people not fluent in that language, thus resulting in an interesting / confused exchange. |
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| Tissot's indicatrix | | Tissot's indicatrix | ||
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| Summary of the [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/suffer-to-be-beautiful Snopes page on the tattoo epidural thing] (Lower back) | | Summary of the [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/suffer-to-be-beautiful Snopes page on the tattoo epidural thing] (Lower back) | ||
− | | The "tattoo epidural thing" is a mostly debunked medical concern that anesthesiologists attending women in labor would refuse to administer spinal anesthetic | + | | The "tattoo epidural thing" is a mostly debunked medical concern that anesthesiologists attending women in labor would refuse to administer spinal anesthetic by needle through skin with tattoo ink, out of fear of introducing the ink into the spinal column. |
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| Pre-surgical checklist | | Pre-surgical checklist | ||
− | | Might come in handy if/when going in for surgery | + | | Might come in handy if/when going in for surgery. |
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| Tattoo artist's Social Security number | | Tattoo artist's Social Security number | ||
− | | In the US, a {{w|Social Security | + | | In the US, a {{w|Social Security Number}} is a unique, nine-digit number assigned by the federal government to citizens and other legal residents. The original purpose of these numbers was to track social security accounts, for the payment of federal benefits. In practice, it has also become a ''de facto'' national identification number, and is widely for other forms of identification, including applications for loans, employment, and identification papers. As a result, learning someone's social security number is often a critical step in {{w|Identity Theft}}. People are often warned to safeguard their numbers and be very cautious about revealing them. Tattooing one's Social Security Number on a customer would mean that both the customer and anyone who happened to see his tattoo in the future would have access to it. That would be a wildly reckless move which very few tattoo artists would be willing to make. |
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| Boarding pass for an upcoming flight | | Boarding pass for an upcoming flight | ||
− | | | + | | Useful only once, therefore not a normal design to have tattooed. |
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| Recap of the plot of ''Memento'' | | Recap of the plot of ''Memento'' | ||
− | | | + | | {{w|Memento (film)|Memento}} is a 2000 film in which the protagonist suffers from {{w|Anterograde amnesia|anterograde amnesia}}, a condition that prevents him from creating any new long-term memories. One of the tools he uses to mitigate the issue is tattooing important things on his body. |
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| This list, in its entirety | | This list, in its entirety | ||
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| The text ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US with a lengthy footnote explaining that I got this tattoo in 2020 and not, as you may assume, 2001, but offering no further clarification. (title text) | | The text ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US with a lengthy footnote explaining that I got this tattoo in 2020 and not, as you may assume, 2001, but offering no further clarification. (title text) | ||
− | | | + | | {{w|All Your Base Are Belong to Us}} was a popular internet meme from the early 2000s based on a broken English phrase found in the opening cutscene of the 1992 Mega Drive/Genesis port of the 1989 arcade video game Zero Wing. The lengthy footnote denotes that the decision to get the tattoo was deliberate and not a spur-of-the-moment decision while the meme was popular. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
− | : | + | :(In larger font and underlined, apparently the start of a list) |
+ | :Tattoo Ideas | ||
+ | :(A list, with all points but the last crossed out in red) | ||
:Lorem Ipsum Text | :Lorem Ipsum Text | ||
− | :Email | + | :Email Password |
:Graph of the popularity of tattoos over time, with the date I got the tattoo marked (update regularly) | :Graph of the popularity of tattoos over time, with the date I got the tattoo marked (update regularly) | ||
:"Changeme" | :"Changeme" | ||
− | :Slide | + | :Slide Rule markings on forearms |
− | :Eurion | + | :Eurion Constellation, so no one can photocopy pictures of me |
:The sentence "it's what my tattoo says" written in another language | :The sentence "it's what my tattoo says" written in another language | ||
:Tissot's Indicatrix | :Tissot's Indicatrix | ||
:Summary of the Snopes page on the tattoo epidural thing (lower back) | :Summary of the Snopes page on the tattoo epidural thing (lower back) | ||
:Pre-surgical checklist | :Pre-surgical checklist | ||
− | :Tattoo | + | :Tattoo Artist's Social Security Number |
:Boarding pass for an upcoming flight | :Boarding pass for an upcoming flight | ||
:Recap of the plot of ''Memento'' | :Recap of the plot of ''Memento'' | ||
+ | :(Last point in list, circled in red) | ||
:This list, in its entirety | :This list, in its entirety | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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