• 2005-11-20: IA: Grandma Gets A Tattoo To Support Grandson In Iraq [by rebekah]
• 2005-11-20: CA: Detectives search for ID’s among unknowns [by rebekah]
• 2005-11-20: USA: Longoria’s Eventful Year: Housewives, Tattoo’s And Vibrator’s [by Ebowlotus1960]

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On the off chance that you’ve been wondering what a dermal punched chunk of tattooed tissue looks like, here you go (c/o Matteo at Il Settimo Cerchio in Bologna, Italy).

I always love getting photos from Central and South America. Here’s some photos from my friends at Cutuvi Local’s last SusCon in Brasil… Is it bad that I like seeing pretty girls suspend? I like seeing good looking guys suspending as well — it’s not a pervert thing, honest. But on the off chance that it is for any of you, I won’t tell.

Update: It’s yumegari in the photos if you want to say hello (nicely).

I’ve seen some pretty silly mistakes in the suspension community from time to time… things like substituting venetian blind cord for parachute cord (there’s quite a strength difference between the two)… So at first glance I had a chuckle when I saw this wooden suspension rig imagining the tumble as it shattered under stress:

But I was too hasty with that laugh — Peter Sheringham over at Piercing Urge X in Melbourne, Australia has done his research. This is Mountain Ash Hardwood (write one if you want one), and may well be stronger than many of the metal rigs I’ve seen in use! You’ll also see it used in bows, hammer handles, and baseball bats. Oh, and as a point of trivia, this is from the tallest flowering plant in the world, and examples have been found that are even taller than the Pacific US coast’s redwoods!

I just wanted to say that I really like the facial tattoo that Kaustika (who’s also from here in Mexico) had done by Nazareno Tubaro in Argentina… I’ve seen some other blackwork by Nazareno (such as the gorgeous work on the already striking La Negra) and am definitely a fan of his work and aesthetic.

Another round of that classic BME game… Just to set the ground rules, the rod you see in the photo is one piece and not an optical illusion in any way. Click to uncensor.

For those of you who can’t keep your hands out of your pants, here’s a gift from my friend Pawel in Poland. More are on BME on course in today’s update.

This is just such a happy, friendly photo I had to share it here. You have to wonder though what the other tourists vacationing at Rapids Water Park thought about the heavy-duty bulges.

• 2005-11-19: Canada: Even timid can wear designer’s bold tattoos [by Ebowlotus1960]
• 2005-11-19: MI: Tattoos sometimes make crime suspects easy marks [by Ebowlotus1960]
• 2005-11-19: CA: Hayward planners reject tattoo studio [by Ebowlotus1960]
• 2005-11-19: IL: Inspections, training no guarantee of tattoo safety [by Ebowlotus1960]
• 2005-11-19: IL: ‘I was … a living skeleton’ : Faber shares story of Holocaust survival [by Ebowlotus1960]

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Grr… I had a whole lot of entries set up to post and then had a couple crashes and lost them. I’ll try and get them up in the morning. Anyway, like I said, this is a quick and dirty post, so let’s start with something dirty by IAM:xDYINGxTOxLIVEx (check his page for more stuff).

I suspect that this tattoo may hurt the client who got it with the ladies (or the guys). Ah, bugchasers. Maybe I’m missing the point of the tattoo, but all I can see is “I <3 STDs”

I like this response to a back inury… when life gives you lemons, make lemonade, right? I’ll avoid injecting some nasty “when life gives you a gash in the back, make…” echo and let the picture speak for itself. Tattoo by Anna at Anna’s Artat2 in Bunnell, Florida.

And speaking of pinups, it’s my old friend Masuimi Max, as tattooed by Larry Brogan over at Tattoo City. If memory serves that’s based on a print by Olivia, but my memory does not always serve.

Um. Let’s branch off into offensive territory. I’ve been getting a lot of concerned mail about this photo. I guess it says kill all the white man or something like that. Brujeria fans I suspect?

Americans use us for wiping their asses
They treat us like pig shit
Have balls and be men
A… trip north

Centuries pass and our race is fucked up
American bastards, they give us dick and…
Forced into poverty,

See, racism isn’t limited to gringos.

But for those of you inspired to come kill whitey, let me remind you that whitey is well armed. I’ll have to do a dedicated entry on it some time, but gun tattoos are very common — many people even get very accurate gun tattoos, including the serial number of their favorite gun. Anyway, this piece is by Hans Martinsson over at Tattoo Martin in Skövde, Sweden.

Maybe you like your evil traditional? Here’s an Anton Lavey (Church of Satan founder) portrait by Rizob Pace at Revolution Studios in Omaha, Nebraska.

On the slim chance that any staunch Republicans are reading this, I’ll give you your own dose of your own personal Satan, Michael Moore. This is by Cory Ferguson at Enlightened Art in Oakville, Ontario.

Now someone send me in an Anne Coulter portrait and the trifecta started by the posting of an Ayn Rand tattoo will be completed. Addictive guilty-pleasure site by the way, check it out…