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D.N.R. Tattoo
From the Journal of General Internal Medicine, Oct 2012, 27(10): 1383-1383:A 59-year-old man with diabetes mellitus, peripheral vascular disease, hypertension and dyslipidemia was admitted to the hospital for a below-the-knee amputation due to chronic non-healing wounds of his lower extremity. Physical examination revealed a “D.N.R.” tattoo on his chest (Fig. 1). Upon reviewing his code status, he indicated that he would want resuscitative efforts initiated in the event of a cardiac or respiratory arrest. However, he did not want prolonged attempts at resuscitation. When asked why his tattoo conflicted with his wishes to be resuscitated, he explained that he had lost a bet playing poker with fellow ancillary hospital staffers while inebriated in his younger years; the loser had to tattoo “D.N.R.” across his chest.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Dec 10, 2017 -
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Category: Medicine, Tattoos
Collie Nose
Generally, one should not scribble on one's dog with a black felt tip pen, nor tattoo the animal. However...
Posted By: Paul - Mon Apr 03, 2017 -
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Category: Medicine, Dogs, Tattoos
The Tattooed Lady
Not the Groucho song.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 02, 2017 -
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Category: Music, 1950s, Tattoos
Forgot to Chew Off The Tat Too
Kirk Kelly was picked up in a traffic stop in Tallmadge, Ohio. To avoid having his true identity revealed he lied about his name and then sat in the back of a cruiser and chewed off his fingerprints. The police subsequently identified him by a tattoo. I have to specify, although Kirk was picked up in Ohio, he was originally from Florida- the WTF state.
Posted By: patty - Sun Mar 06, 2016 -
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Category: Stupid Criminals, Tattoos, Goofs and Screw-ups
Old Ink
Tattoos go back a long way. This is evidenced by an archaeological find from 1991 in the Italian Alps. Scientist have been cataloging the mummified corpse's tattoos since it was found. The current count is 61 on the 5,300 year old ice man. That's some really old ink.
Posted By: patty - Wed Jan 28, 2015 -
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Category: Death, Tattoos
Your Name Here
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jan 15, 2015 -
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Category: Art, Tattoos
Tattoo Baby Dolls
An art project by Sherri Wood. Check out the full gallery of her dolls at her site, daintytime.com.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jul 29, 2014 -
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Category: Art, Toys, Tattoos
The Tattoo Hall of Fame
Back in June 2012, I posted about a guy down in Australia, Geoff Ostling, who hopes to have his tattooed skin hung on a gallery wall as art after he dies. I got the impression that Mr. Ostling thought his idea of displaying tattoo art postmortem was something new, but it turns out there already is a decades-old tattoo hall of fame.The April 3, 1950 issue of Life magazine included an article about Dr. Sei-ichi Fukushi, curator of the Imperial University of Tokyo's collection of tattooed human skins. As of 1950, he had already acquired 38 human skins which were on display in the University's gallery, and Dr. Fukushi was eager to expand the collection.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Dec 03, 2013 -
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Category: Art, 1950s, Tattoos, Skin and Skin Conditions
Russian Criminal Tattoo
It's a whole 'nother world from the West. Visit here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Sep 08, 2011 -
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Category: Scary Criminals, Books, Russia, Tattoos
Tattoos, Telephones and Tabby-cats.
When Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere decided to have the Latin for "live without regrets" tattooed on her back, she was probably not expecting it to be a test of whether she actually would. Unfortunately her tattoo, which reads "vivere senza rimipianti" is misspelled, the correct phrase is "vivere senza rimpianti". Hayden is, to her credit, taking it all in her stride and told a reported from the UK's Daily Mirror "It is misspelled, whatever, vivere senza rimipiantic means live without regret in Italian. I just put my own spin to it." (Digital Spy).Someone else who's - so far - taking misfortune in their stride are the family from Oldham in the UK who receive upwards of 60 phone calls a day from people hoping to reach the chart-topping rap artist Soulja Boy. This is down to the fact that SB's latest single, "Kiss Me Through The Phone", includes their 12 digit phone number as part of the chorus, causing many fans to try ringing out of curiosity. Given the near ubiquity of tie-in media in modern films and television programs (think of all the websites spun off from "Dr. Who" or "Lost"), this is perhaps understandable, if a little inconvenient for Gerry Matley and partner Catriona Smith. "It's easy to understand that, isn't it? When you look at me, I've got the perfect profile for a rapper," joked Matley, 54 (Guardian).
And surely if a 54 year-old Oldham man can make it as a rapper, a 1 year-old cat can be a political pundit? A woman whose cat had gone missing a few hours earlier was astonished find out that it had made an impromptu appearance on a weekly live UK political debate program. That week "Question Time" was being recorded at a community college in Newquay, close to where owner Jackie Ellery lives. She was wondering where Tango the cat had got to when he walked unnoticed into shot behind the host and his panel of MPs. "My friend phoned me to say, 'Have you seen your cat on the telly?' And there he was," said Ellery (Digital Spy).
Finally, it is with regret that I relay news of the death of the queen of the "pussy joke", Molly Sugden. Her most famous role was in the light-entertainment sitcom "Are You Being Served?" as the pompous, and frequently inept, shop assistant Mrs. Slocombe, who could not make an entrence without commenting on how the weather/busman strike/energy shortages were 'effecting' her pussy (BBC News).
Posted By: Dumbfounded - Thu Jul 02, 2009 -
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Category: Music, Pets, Cats, Tattoos, Goofs and Screw-ups
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