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  • Tattoo WMD

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    Shannon Larratt

    I was thinking about how popular biohazard symbol tattoos are in this community (1, 2, 3, 4). I assume that’s because biological contamination is especially important and life threatening to people involved in invasive body art, more so than it just being some sort of badass symbol…? Anyway, when I got sent the tattoo pictured in this entry (by Nick Whybrow at Tattoo Inc in Colchester UK) I was reminded how rare nuclear symbol tattoos are — I think in almost eleven years of running BME I have received only two, whereas I’ve seen hundreds and hundreds of biohazard images. I have seen nuclear subs and nuclear families and even the Springfield nuclear plant, but the symbol itself, hardly ever…

    PS. Got one and want to prove me wrong? Submit it at [email protected]!

  • Copyleft Tattoo

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    Shannon Larratt

    Since I’ve written regularly with a largely pro-copyright stance here (Britney Tattoo, King of Kings, Pop Culture, Heart/Source, more), I thought it would be fair to post this tattoo illustrating that there are certainly people who presumably disagree. This is on IAM:beauwulf and was done by Mike Richards of Pair-O-Dice Tattoo in my home town of Victoria, BC.

    Oh, and if you have no idea what that is, it’s a Copyleft logo.

  • Phuket, BME/HARD style

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    Shannon Larratt

    OK, it’s not really the same thing, but it’s the best I could come up with on short notice. Click to zoom and uncensor, if you really think that’s a good idea.

     

  • Phuket Vegetarian Festival Photos

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    Shannon Larratt

    IAM:arco had a chance to head up to Phuket Thailand last month for the vegetarian festival (which involves, among other things, devotees having extremely large temporary piercings done in their cheeks into which elements of their lives are inserted). He’s written a little more about it on his page, and there is a full and growing gallery on BME as well.

    Here are an assortment of some of my favorite pictures from the ones he took:

  • You really need a Monday morning post?

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    Shannon Larratt

    Yeah, well, it’s a busy day for me. I have one thing to say to you, and I’ll say it using a tattoo by Erica Scott of River City Tattoo in Austin, Texas c/o IAM:DustGorrilla.

    Seriously though, check back tonight because I have some cool stuff to post, I just don’t have time this morning — gotta catch a plane!

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