Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia - Tattoo
A tattoo is an indelible design or marking made by the insertion of a pigment into punctures or cuts in the skin. In technical terms, tat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Tattoo Removal
Tattoos can be wholly or partially removed by cosmetic surgical techniques, most commonly through the use of lasers. The laser reacts wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Deciding Where To Get A Tattoo
See the sections under "Risks" above. The studio should have all of the following: biohazard containers for blood-stained objects sharps...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - History
Tattoo - Diversity. Tattooing has been a nearly ubiquitous human practice. The Ainu, the indigenous people of Japan, wore facial tattoo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - History
Tattoo - Diversity. Tattooing has been a nearly ubiquitous human practice. The Ainu, the indigenous people of Japan, wore facial tattoo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Character Tattoos: Encyclopedia - Chinese Character Tattoos
Chinese character tattoos are tattoos consisting of Chinese characters (hanzi or kanji) otherwise known as kanji tattoos. Despite alleged...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Criminal Tattoo: Encyclopedia - Criminal Tattoo
Tattoos are used among criminals to show membership of gangs and record the wearer's personal history - such as his or her skills, speci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Needle: Encyclopedia - Needle
Needle may refer to an object: Sewing needle Knitting needle Upholstery needle Hypodermic needle Tuohy needle Acupuncture needle Body...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred Charles South: Encyclopedia - Alfred Charles South
Alfred Charles South of Cockspur St. London was a British tattoo artist and inventor at the turn of the 20th century. South patented the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Picts: Encyclopedia - Picts
The term Picts refers to the tribes that Mediterranean classical-era writers placed in Caledonia, which itself comprises the part of pres...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Body Art: Encyclopedia - Body Art
Body art is art made on, or consisting of, the human body. The most common forms of body art are tattoos and body piercings, but also in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bicycle Messenger: Encyclopedia - Bicycle Messenger
Bicycle messengers (also known as cycle couriers) have carried packages by bicycle for more than a century, but it wasn't until the 1980s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - At The Circus: Encyclopedia - At The Circus
At the Circus is a 1939 Marx Brothers comedy film in which they save a circus from bankruptcy. It is notable for Groucho Marx's classic r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clover Manga: Encyclopedia - Clover Manga
Clover is a manga by CLAMP. Clover is published in Japan by Kodansha and in North America by TOKYOPOP. Clover is primarily about a young ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irezumi: Encyclopedia Ii - Irezumi - The Making Of A Japanese Tattoo
The prospective tattooee must first find a traditional tattoo artist. This in itself can be a daunting task (though it has been made easi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irezumi: Encyclopedia Ii - Irezumi - History Of Japanese Tattoos
Tattooing for spiritual and decorative purposes in Japan is thought to extend back to at least the Jomon or paleolithic period (approxima...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irezumi: Encyclopedia Ii - Irezumi - Tattoos In Modern Japan
At the beginning of the Meiji period the Japanese government, wanting to protect its image and make a good impression on the west, outlaw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irezumi: Encyclopedia Ii - Irezumi - Japanese Tattoos In The Edo Period
Until the Edo period (1600-1868CE) the role of tattoos in Japanese society fluctuated. Tattooed marks were still used as punishment, but ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Criminal Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Criminal Tattoo - Japanese
Extensive body tattoos ('body suits') are commonly worn by Yakuza members. These traditional tattoos are known as irezumi in Japanese. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Criminal Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Criminal Tattoo - Russian
Russian criminal tattoos have a complex system of symbols which can 'read' to give quite detailed information about the wearer. Not only ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Criminal Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Criminal Tattoo - British
ACAB is an acronym often integrated into prison tattoos in the United Kingdom. It is most commonly rendered with one letter between the k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Criminal Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Criminal Tattoo - North American
A tattoo of three dots in a triangle, usually found on the skin between the thumb and forefinger, stands for "mi vida loca" ("my crazy li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Man With The Red Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - The Man With The Red Tattoo - The Museum
The people of Japan have always been big fans of James Bond so after being the main location for a second time (the first, Fleming's You ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pazyryk: Encyclopedia Ii - Pazyryk - Tattooed Chieftain
Rudenko's most striking discovery was the body of a tattooed Pazyryk chief: a thick-set, powerfully built man who had died when he was ab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gang Signals: Encyclopedia Ii - Gang Signals - Tattoos
Tattoos have long been associated with gang membership, and connote the toughness desired by gang members as well as the permanence of ga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angelina Jolie: Encyclopedia Ii - Angelina Jolie - Tattoos
Jolie's inventory of tattoos has become the subject of much media attention, and she frequently adds or even changes existing tattoos. Sh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Low-rise Jeans: Encyclopedia Ii - Low-rise Jeans - Tattoos
Tattoos are also often placed on the lower belly or back, in function of the lowrise jeans. While a regular pants would normally not have...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Low-rise Jeans: Encyclopedia Ii - Low-rise Jeans - Beyond Underwear And Tattoos
Some people will go even further than displaying their underwear or tattoos, and deliberately display pubic hair or genitals while wearin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pazyryk: Encyclopedia Ii - Pazyryk - The Ice Maiden 4th C. Bce
The most famous undisturbed Pazyryk burial so far recovered is the "Ice Maiden" found by archaeologist Natalia Polosmak in 1993, a rare e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Low-rise Jeans: Encyclopedia Ii - Low-rise Jeans - Medical Concerns
In 2003, Dr. Malvinder S. Parmar pointed out that wearing tight lowrise jeans puts pressure on a sensory nerve, which can cause pain and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gang Signals: Encyclopedia Ii - Gang Signals - Clothing
Many gangs will identify with a particular color (flashing). This is commonly done by wearing or displaying a colored T-shirt, bandanna, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Low-rise Jeans: Encyclopedia Ii - Low-rise Jeans - Overview
Lowrise jeans are pants intended for wearing low on the hips, or below the hips, and are therefore also known by the names lowcut jeans, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Low-rise Jeans: Encyclopedia Ii - Low-rise Jeans - Lowrise As A Fashion
The fashion of lowrise jeans began somewhere in the second half of the 90's, and has become increasingly popular in the past few years, p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Low-rise Jeans: Encyclopedia Ii - Low-rise Jeans - Combining With Underwear
One of the effects of a lowrise jeans is not only the display of more skin on the belly button, but also the (partially or completely) re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Low-rise Jeans: Encyclopedia Ii - Low-rise Jeans - Legal Matters
Legislator Derrick Shepherd of the state of Louisiana in the USA made an attempt in 2004 to outlaw the fashion of lowrise jeans, particul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angelina Jolie: Encyclopedia Ii - Angelina Jolie - Biography
Angelina Jolie was born in Los Angeles, California, to actors Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. She is the niece of Chip Taylor and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angelina Jolie: Encyclopedia Ii - Angelina Jolie - Relationships
On March 28, 1996 she married British actor Jonny Lee Miller, with whom she had co-starred in the movie Hackers. Jolie attended her weddi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angelina Jolie: Encyclopedia Ii - Angelina Jolie - Humanitarian Work
Jolie has been a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees since 2001, and frequently travels to remote cou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angelina Jolie: Encyclopedia Ii - Angelina Jolie - Adoptions
While they were married, Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton adopted a son from Cambodia, Maddox Chivan Thornton Jolie, who was born on August 5...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drug Urban Legends: Encyclopedia Ii - Drug Urban Legends - Bad Lsd
The most widespread misinformation about LSD, is that it is possible for LSD to be tainted, or bad, or adulterated. While it is possible ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drug Urban Legends: Encyclopedia Ii - Drug Urban Legends - Urban Legends About Pcp
The drug with the largest amount of urban legends about it is PCP, which is almost always described in pop culture in ways that are incom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Mafia: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Mafia - Composition
The Russian mafia is not limited to ethnic Russians, but to many nationalities from the former Soviet Union, most of which are now collec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire: Encyclopedia Ii - Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire - Synopsis
In this episode, Bart and Lisa request what they want for Christmas; Lisa asks for a pony whilst Bart asks for a tattoo. They are taken t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Renji Abarai: Encyclopedia Ii - Renji Abarai - Character Outline
Renji is one of the more memorable characters in Bleach, even if only in terms of his appearance. He has long light crimson hair, usually...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horace Ridler: Encyclopedia Ii - Horace Ridler - Becoming The Great Omi
At some point between 1927 and 1934, while living in Mitcham, a few miles south of London, Ridler took steps to improve his career as a s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gang: Encyclopedia Ii - Gang - Gang Identification
Gangs have been known to claim colors such as red or blue, a trend that started as far back as the late 18th century and early 19th centu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gang: Encyclopedia Ii - Gang - Gang Types
Apart from street gangs, there are motorcycle gangs (such as Hells Angels, the Gypsy Jokers, Mongols, Vagos, etc.), as well as other club...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gang: Encyclopedia Ii - Gang - Gang Warfare
Gang warfare is the conflict between opposing gangs. Gang warfare is commonly held over turf boundary disputes, the takeover of an area i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Permanent Makeup: Encyclopedia Ii - Permanent Makeup - Results
Results are usually good, if somewhat artificial-looking, such as in complete alopecia of the eyebrows. The skill and the experience of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genital Modification And Mutilation: Encyclopedia Ii - Genital Modification And Mutilation - Elective Genital Alteration
In some cases, people elect to have their genitals pierced, tattooed or otherwise altered for aesthetic or other reasons. Such modificati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yuthura Ban: Encyclopedia Ii - Yuthura Ban - Biography
Yuthura Ban- Uthar's apprentice and second in command at the Korriban Sith academy. (Purple Twi'lek with many tattoos. Some Sith, some fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - V.f.d.: Encyclopedia Ii - V.f.d. - The Eye
V.F.D.'s symbol is the human eye, especially one containing the organization's initials hidden in its design. To the Baudelaire children,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Windows 95: Encyclopedia Ii - Windows 95 - Notes
1. ^  Microsoft detractors were quick to point out that the second verse of Start Me Up begins "you make a grown man cry" (a line wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Detective Academy Q: Encyclopedia Ii - Detective Academy Q - Meiosei Pluto
An organization where its members will plot the perfect murder for its clients, but the organization will not actually perform the murder...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alejandro Sanz: Encyclopedia Ii - Alejandro Sanz - Trivia
He has the bull head from Pablo Picasso's Guernica tattooed on his left arm. He has won 14 Grammy Awards (1 Regular Grammy Award and 13 L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rory Gallagher: Encyclopedia Ii - Rory Gallagher - Discography
Rory Gallagher - Albums. Rory Gallagher - 1971 Deuce - 1971 Live In Europe - 1972 Blueprint - 1973 Tattoo - 1973 BBC Sessions - 1974 I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Night Of The Hunter: Encyclopedia Ii - The Night Of The Hunter - Plot Overview
The film is set in West Virginia, along the Ohio River; the era is never explicitly stated, but seems to be during the Great Depression. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gang: Encyclopedia Ii - Gang - Gang Identification
Gangs have been known to claim colors such as red or blue, a trend that started as far back as the late 18th century and early 19th centu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gang: Encyclopedia Ii - Gang - Gang Types
Apart from street gangs, there are motorcycle gangs (such as Hells Angels, the Gypsy Jokers, Mongols, Vagos, etc.), as well as other club...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gang: Encyclopedia Ii - Gang - Gang Warfare
Gang warfare is the conflict between opposing gangs. Gang warfare is commonly held over turf boundary disputes, the takeover of an area i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Name - Characters
Japanese names are usually written in kanji (Chinese characters), although some names use hiragana or even katakana, or a mixture of kanj...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Name - Customs
In ancient times, people in Japan were considered the property of the Emperor and their surname reflected the role in the government they...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Name - Names From Other Ethnic Groups In Japan
Many ethnic minorities, mostly Korean and Chinese, living in Japan adopt Japanese names to ease communication and, more importantly, to a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Name - Imperial Names
The Japanese emperor and Crown Prince have no surname for historical reasons, only a given name such as Hirohito (裕仁), which is rarel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Name - Historical Names
The current structure (family name + given name) did not materialize until the 1870s when the government made the new family registration...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Name - Professional Names
Actors and actresses in Western and Japanese dramatic forms, comedians, sumo wrestlers, and practitioners of traditional crafts often use...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Name - Japanese Names In English
As is the case for other transliterations, writing Japanese names in English poses several issues, mainly romanization and name order iss...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Name - Structure
Structurally, Japanese names are simple compared with names in many other cultures. All Japanese people have one surname and one given na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cultural Appropriation: Encyclopedia Ii - Cultural Appropriation - Examples
A common sort of cultural appropriation is the adoption of the iconography of another culture. Obvious examples include tattoos of Hindu ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 5t: Encyclopedia Ii - 5t - Rise Of The 5t
The 5T rose from Vietnamese youths who came to Australia with their parents after the fall of the Republic of Vietnam. Over the following...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nonverbal Communication: Encyclopedia Ii - Nonverbal Communication - Object Communication
The most common form of object communication is clothing. The types of clothing that people wear are often used to determine their person...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khampti: Encyclopedia Ii - Khampti - Dress
The traditional Khampti dress of men consisted of a blue, tight-fitting jacket of cotton cloth. They also wear full sleeved cotton shirt ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Donnie Wahlberg: Encyclopedia Ii - Donnie Wahlberg - Personal
Wahlberg is a body art enthusiast; he has had his left ear pierced four times, as well as piercings in his left nostril and his left nipp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Curse Of The Azure Bonds: Encyclopedia Ii - Curse Of The Azure Bonds - Story
After the defeat of Tyranthraxus, the party heads out on a journey and is ambushed along the road. The members of the New Alliance have p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Facets: Encyclopedia Ii - Facets - Track Listing
Facets - Original release. "Steel Rail Blues" (Gordon Lightfoot) "Coal Tattoo" (Wheeler) "Texas Rodeo" (Croce) "Charley Green" "Gunga ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Who Sell Out: Encyclopedia Ii - The Who Sell Out - Track Listing
Side one: "Armenia City In The Sky" (Keene) "Heinz Baked Beans" (Entwistle) "Mary-Anne With The Shaky Hand" "Odorono" "Tattoo" "Our Love...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The 69 Eyes: Encyclopedia Ii - The 69 Eyes - Discography
The 69 Eyes - Albums. Bump 'n' Grind (1992) Savage Garden (1995) Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (1997) Wasting the Dawn (1999) Blessed B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tetsuzaemon Iba: Encyclopedia Ii - Tetsuzaemon Iba - Character Outline
Iba wears sunglasses and the standard shinigami uniform. He also smokes, thus somewhat resembling a typical yakuza gangster. On Iba's bac...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpretation Tattoo: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Tattoo
  Tattoo To see your body appearing tattooed, foretells that some difficulty will cause you to make a long and tedious absence ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpreation Tattoo: Dream Interpretations Dictionary - Tattoo
  Dream Interpretation Tattoo If you dream of decorating your body with a tattoo, it means that you've made some sort of "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tagalog People: Encyclopedia Ii - Tagalog People - Culture
See main article: Filipino Culture The Tagalog culture of the Pre-Hispanic times was totally different from its forms today. From a forme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Picts: Encyclopedia Ii - Picts - The Legends Of The Painted People
Popular etymology has long interpreted the name Pict as if it derived from the Latin the word Picti meaning "painted folk" or possibly "t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horace Ridler: Encyclopedia Ii - Horace Ridler - Career
On June 6, 1939 Ridler, now The Great Omi, and his wife Omette arrived at the World's Fair in Queens, New York, having crossed the Atlant...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hipster Doofus: Encyclopedia Ii - Hipster Doofus - The Hipster
Since the 1990s, the word hipster has been used to describe performers and devotees of indie rock and downtempo electronica, and related ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meaning Of Dreams About Tattoo: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Tattoo
  Tattoo Tattoos may represent those things in our lives that seem only "skin deep" but may be interesting and fun. The...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tattoo Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Tattoo
Tattoo Dream Symbols: Your dream could be telling you that a certain action will have long lasting and visible effects.   (Source...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Tattoo Removal
Tattoos can be wholly or partially removed by cosmetic surgical techniques, most commonly through the use of lasers. The laser reacts wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Other Uses
Tattooing is also used in managing wildlife and livestock. Animals are marked with symbols or alphanumeric characters for identification....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Purpose
Human history shows that tattoos have served in many diverse cultures as rites of passage, marks of status and rank, symbols of religious...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Procedure
Some tribal cultures still create tattoos by cutting designs into the skin and rubbing the resulting wound with ink, ashes or other agent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Risks
Permanent tattooing of any form carries small risks, including of infection, allergy, disease, and stress or phobic reactions. Risk reduc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Prevalence
Tattoos have become increasingly popular in recent decades in many parts of the world, particularly in North America, Japan, and Europe. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Deciding Where To Get A Tattoo
See the sections under "Risks," above. The studio must have all of the following: biohazard containers for blood-stained objects sharps ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Aftercare
Tattoo artists have had to recommend a variety of products available from local drug stores. These products were intended to prevent cuts...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Other Uses
Tattooing is also used in managing wildlife and livestock. Animals are marked with symbols or alphanumeric characters for identification....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Procedure
Some tribal cultures still create tattoos by cutting designs into the skin and rubbing the resulting wound with ink, ashes or other agent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Purpose
Historically, the record of human history shows that tattoos have served in many various and diverse cultures as rites of passage, marks ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Prevalence
Tattoos have become increasingly popular in recent decades in many parts of the world, particularly in North America, Japan, and Europe. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Aftercare
Tattoo artists have had to recommend a variety of products available from local drug stores. These products were intended to prevent cuts...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Risks
Permanent tattooing of any form carries small risks, including of infection, allergy, disease, and stress or phobic reactions. Risk reduc...   » Read the article