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Wednesday, August 12. 2009

QQQ

Tattooed quotes seen on a guy's forearms in a greasy spoon in CT, one line on each arm:


Every saint has a past.
Every sinner has a future.


Prison tattoos, I suspect. Pseudo-teutonic script, nicely rendered. Even if I had had a camera, I would not have asked this particular gent for a photo because he did not appear too friendly, nor did he appear to be one of my peeps. He had that lean and hungry look, if you know what I mean.

Posted by The Barrister in Quotidian Quotable Quote (QQQ) at 10:46 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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Once stopped just off I-95 in, IIRC, MD at a place that looked awful mainstream. There was a guy there with no end of tatoos but the most prominent was the swastikas on his neck. Aryan nation crosses too, IIRC. What a tool.
#1 Knucklehead (Link) on 2009-08-12 12:25 (Reply)
Was in a biker bar/pool hall the other night and saw someone with 2 tattoos on each arm. One of the tatoos looked almost exactly like the one Dad got while fighting the Japs in WWII. Kind of brought a tear to my eye. Of course the lady was about 15 years younger than Dad would be, but still it's the thought that counts...
#2 KRW on 2009-08-12 15:00 (Reply)
The sentiment is very Christian. Those who are living a more holy life may have come from any background; those who are living a profane life may come to something better.
I'll let you define holy and profane for yourself.
#3 Geoff on 2009-08-12 17:49 (Reply)

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