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Dodgy Adverts:
How I got rich:
How you can
get rich:
Because you're
worth it:
Because I'm
worth it:
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I got ink'd back in 2002 whilst living in Australia. I planned the whole thing for ages, and I am still very happy with the results.
Here's a couple of photos and stuff, even if the photo does make me look a bit of a grumpy gay boy.
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"What the hell is that?!"
Are you sitting comfortably? Well then I'll begin:
The writing is Burmese (from Myanmar, formerly
known as Burma). I spent a month or so in the country and loved
the place, and thought the writing was rather sexy looking.
Whilst there, I had a phrase translated and the
result is what you now see etched onto my right arm.
"So, what does it say?"
It says where my home is, its where I'm happy to
be, its my favourite place… it translates as:
"Errrrr…"
Okay, where is directly above the centre of the
earth?
"Errrrr…"
Come on, its not that tricky…
"D'oh…"
Okay - It's wherever I am at this moment (the
earth is a big sphere, and any point on it's surface has to be directly
above its centre, depending on the orientation of the observer)
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As some of you might know, I have no parental 'home'
- sure I'm English, born in London, but I have nowhere that is home
in the normal sense, so I think of the phrase as a modern version
of "Wherever I lay my hat is my home" but
with less of the negative drifter connotations.
Additional background Information:
There are several other reasons why I got the tat'
in a funky language:
- Dodgy reason number 1:
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I'm sure the bloke who thought
of getting a Chinese symbol for "infinity"
or "sexy" or whatever on his arm had a good
idea, but the problem is that nowadays every bastard and his
cat has a Chinese symbol tattoo - so its not very original anymore.
How many Burmese tattoos have you seen ever? Right - It's unlikely
that my tat' will become passé.
- Dodgy reason number 2:
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I spent a month in Burma
researching the tattoo, so it's pretty unlikely that I've got
the spelling wrong, but even it does turn out to say "I
love Cock*"
or " I'm a stupid white man" there's
practically no Burmese people around to tell me its wrong, unlike
the poor sod below:
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*This
translation was made my wonderful Kiwi friend, Lucy Pavitt, and
it's only fair that I credit her for this, especially as it's highly
likely that I'll use the joke for the rest of my days. Cheers Lucy.
- Dodgy reason number 3:
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I may well be the only person
on the planet with this particular tattoo. That's very cool.
- Dodgy reason number 4:
- Sexy innit?
Got anything to say or add about this page? Well then click on the
link below to submit a comment.
Ask a Dodgy
Question, get a Dodgy Answer…
Some people have said stuff, although the only printable responce
so far has been:
Name: Missy
Message: Ahhhh, Sweetbread! Fabulous sight!
Love the tattoo picture - and yes, you do look gay, but it becomes
you. Sorry to see no photos of drunken times in Prague - I guess
Praha is too pedestrian for you! Come to Texas!
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