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Girl "falls asleep" at tattoist, comes home with 56 tattoos

mkrishnan said:
I fell asleep getting my brain MRI'd. :eek: Which people can't believe, either. :D
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I felt like I was Scotty in the engine room of the Enterprise when I had my brain MRI. I had to fight like hell to keep from yelling "I'm ginner all I got, Cap'n. The dilithium crystals not gonna take it for long"'

Dale
 
leekohler said:
:eek:What?!:eek: Oh god- I could never fall asleep during that. MRIs freak me out.
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The funniest thing about it is that, the very morning of the appointment, we were having a conversation in pediatric neuropsychology seminar, and one of the psychologists pointed out that people can be allergic to gadolinium, the contrast agent that's used in MRIs with contrast. As much as I've been a consumer of MRI data on my patients, and as many people as I've known clinically who've had MRIs, I'd actually never heard this before.

So, I was understandably freaked out that day that I'd be allergic to the Gad.... fortunately not so much. :)
 
Ah-mazing! :D

I don't really believe this story, but it was certainly a eyebrow raiser for today.
 
statik13 said:
So what would happen if you did come in drunk or stoned? By law aren't the tattoo artists required to reject you?
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Where I live, yes, if you are intoxicated (or in any condition that would compromise your sound judgment, including being under the influence of legal prescribed drugs), you are automatically denied from getting a tattoo or other body modification.

My friend got a tattoo when I did, and she fainted during the process. The artist by law had to stop work until she regained consciousness and gave the go-ahead to continue.
 
Bad call on both parties.

- Certainly the girl is lying. She definitely asked him to do it. It looks like her design.

- The tat artist didn't do well either. Most reputable tat artists I've heard of (including a couple who look like him) I strongly doubt would do a tat like that on an 18 year old with apparently no other tats in visible areas (face, hands).

- Given that he was willing to do a highly visible tat like that, he should have got her specs in writing, signed by her, to defend him against something exactly like this happening.
 
bartelby said:
Nice bit of judging a person by their appearance...
:rolleyes:
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mkrishnan said:
Yeah, you're right, sorry.
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Actually, one can rightfully judge the "artist" by his appearance.

Their appearance isn't an accident of nature or mishap. They deliberately chose to alter their appearance, and in a manner considered by almost any societal standards (including traditional aboriginal art) to be fairly extreme in combination.

In other words, they are making a statement of their choice and how they choose to represent themselves in and to society. In doing so, others have every right to evaluate and judge based on the outward statement. It's not the appearance in & of itself; but rather a deliberate representation by the person and how they want to be perceived.

They certainly have a right to deface themselves in any manner they wish, but I also have the same level of right to determine how I perceive them based on that deliberate action, without being shamed into "accepting" their choice.
 
My tat artist says he has had people fall asleep while he works. I can't imagine that but you never know. but I doubt he did anything on his own unless he was high or drunk or asleep :D\most likly he draw the stars on her face to get the placement right and get her approval.
 
almost as bad a as this

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My take:
  • She's lying as others have said.
  • She thought it was cool until her father and boyfriend strongly objected.
  • Don't believe that she fell asleep, and I can fall asleep almost anywhere.
  • On the right person, that pattern might look good.

Personally, I am not a fan of tattoos. They look good at first but as you age they get wrinkly and lose their luster.

On a side note, I am not sure I would trust someone who looks like Toumaniantz. I mean if he is willing to do that to his body, what would he be willing to do to yours? Definitely would want to watch him like a hawk if I were to get a tattoo from him to make sure he didn't go overboard.
 
HAHAHAHAHAA rule one never fall asleep in the chair--or at a biker party I've seen worse tattoos done to people at parties, she was probably some dumb ass trust fund kid acting like a bitch before she fell asleep in the chair. remember kids the same guys at these shops who do your tats also spend a lot of time doing tattoos for bikers and felons and they don't take **** from bikers and felons either.
 
Toumaniantz - himself covered from head to foot in tattoos and piercings - said he would help pay for half of the treatment to remove the tattoos.

'I maintain that she absolutely agreed that I tattoo those 56 stars on the left side of her face,' he told newspaper La Derniere Heure.

'A witness, a woman who was present, has already been questioned by police, and she confirms it.

'But be that as it may: Kimberley is unhappy and it is not my wish to have an unsatisfied client. There is a way to remove the tattoos with the help of a laser. I accept to pay for half the cost.'

Toumaniantz claimed Kimberley was happy with the work when she left his shop in Coutrai but changed her mind when her father saw the stars.

Toumaintz, who runs the tattoo parlor called The Tattoo Box in Courtrai, said Kimberley was awake and actually looked in the mirror several times during the procedure to see how it was going.

He said she knew 'exactly what she wanted'.

'The trouble all started when she went home and her father and boyfriend threw a fit.

'They are saying things now like I doped her or hypnotized her. What rubbish!

'She asked for 56 stars and that’s what she got.'
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The artists and witnesses stories pretty much match what everyone here has been guessing might have happened. The artist is being pretty cool about it offering to pay half of the bill to remove them.
 
Yeah, she is lying. I have several tattoos. Each time, the artist clearly lays out the design using the temporary design on the skin. Even before that, the artist needs to be sure what he is doing to make sure the amount of the fee.

Be really, really certain of what you are doing when you decide to get a tattoo. An old girlfriend really liked my tattoos and went with me a couple of times to watch me get some work done. One day she decided to get one. A couple of days later she changed her mind and decided to blame me for it! :mad: I was not recommending that she get one in the first place, no body was twisting her arm while she was there thinking about it.
 
What do you think the person doing the laser tattoo removal will think? I would say it will be within the top 5 their most hilarious removals.
 
it may look worse after the laser. she needs to grow up and just accept and enjoy it. you make a bad disision that is permanent you need to buck up and accept it.
 
The picture of the girl is flipped, she got the stars on the left side of her face.
I'm not posting the correct version since the guy that owns the copyright of both photos is a customer of mine.
 
If I were going to get a tattoo on my face (I never would) I'd at least test it out with a Henna tattoo first, that way if it looks like crap I'd only look stupid for a week or two.
 
rhett7660 said:
I am surprised he is agreeing to pay for half of the removal. If that is what she wanted... oh well... especially with a witness present that backs up his story.
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So am I. I'd tell her to GTFO and stop lying to get her way.

steve knight said:
it may look worse after the laser....

.....you make a bad disision that is permanent you need to buck up and accept it.
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Making a mistake is one thing. Everyone makes mistakes, and I don't think everyone should suffer negative consequences if they're avoidable. But to be honest, I wouldn't feel sorry for her at all if some of the ink remained and left some weird marks on her face. :eek:

Covering up her own mistake by giving the public the impression that this tattoo artist is unethical and not trustworthy, has potentially cost him a lot of lost revenue, possibly his job, and may lead to this guy getting (even more) crap from people who see him on the street. People were probably already a bit scared of him before, but now he's a guy with a lot of tattoos and piercings, AND he's a monster who tattoos people's faces while they sleep. Just wonderful.
 
JNB said:
Actually, one can rightfully judge the "artist" by his appearance.

Their appearance isn't an accident of nature or mishap. They deliberately chose to alter their appearance, and in a manner considered by almost any societal standards (including traditional aboriginal art) to be fairly extreme in combination.

In other words, they are making a statement of their choice and how they choose to represent themselves in and to society. In doing so, others have every right to evaluate and judge based on the outward statement. It's not the appearance in & of itself; but rather a deliberate representation by the person and how they want to be perceived.

They certainly have a right to deface themselves in any manner they wish, but I also have the same level of right to determine how I perceive them based on that deliberate action, without being shamed into "accepting" their choice.
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You seem to be saying above that you would accept 'traditional aboriginal art' facial tattoos (and presumably also traditional African facial tattoos and facial scaring) and make an effort not to judge the person on the basis of their facial markings.

You don't say why, but at a guess, it's because you accept these people as merely conforming to their tribal customs and having 'normal' appearance within their communities etc.

With this guy Toumaniantz, have you considered that he is a member of the body modification community, and that within his community, he is actually quite 'normal' looking? Yes he chose to be a member, which is what separates modern western 'tribes' from native tribes, but he still lives with the same expectations and pressures from his 'tribe'. Full body tats / body modification has a long cultural history of its own, going back several hundred years (it didn't start in the 1980s you know).
 
Abstract said:
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Covering up her own mistake by giving the public the impression that this tattoo artist is unethical and not trustworthy, has potentially cost him a lot of lost revenue, possibly his job, and may lead to this guy getting (even more) crap from people who see him on the street. People were probably already a bit scared of him before, but now he's a guy with a lot of tattoos and piercings, AND he's a monster who tattoos people's faces while they sleep. Just wonderful.
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Totally.

I don't believe her for a second. I think she thought it was a good idea at the time and regretted it shortly after when she got a negative reaction, then made up a story.

I don't think he owes her anything. In fact, he has ever right to sue her for slander.

I have a tattoo regret myself but it was my own damn fault.
 
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