Re: Tattoo question

[Anonymous Monk]

in reply to Tattoo question

Risking hepatitis for Perl, are we? Something like 1:3 tatoo'd people have hep, no?
Doesn't seem worth the risk to me...
And you're an admitted Perl novice, what if you decide you like Ruby better in 6 months?
I can see Randal or Larry getting a Perl tatoo, but a novice, why?
Right now you're just a wanna-be..
But, if you must, I suggest the sentence "Just Another Perl Hacker,", a real JAPH, or just the letters JAPH.
Definitely post a picture.

[Joost]

I'm pretty sure 1:3 is far, far above the real amount.

I did a little searching and came up with this http://hobby.rin.ru/eng/articles/html/306.html

About hepatitis: Of the 13,387 annual cases of hepatitis detailed in the most recent CDC report, 12 are associated with tattoo studios. By comparison, 43 cases -- or better than 300% more -- are associated with dental offices.

Note that there are about 15,000 tatoo studios in the US.

[Your Mother]

Joost is right. Almost everyone I know has ink, as the kids say, including me. None of us has ever had hepatitis. No reputable studio will give you any disease.

On the subject of the content, though, I tend to agree. An obfu might be nicer. And something else to keep in mind, spelt out tats don't weather fashion and time well and tats, like jokes, that have to be explained aren't usually worth the effort.

Update for drama: more of my friends have had bubonic plague than hepatitis.

[geckosan]

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[geckosan]

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