Tattoos

I do not have a tattoo. I don't want a tattoo other than the press-on kind that comes off in a couple of days. My wife says I can get a tattoo, but she gets the house and kids. (She says that about a lot of things, come to think of it).

I just don't like tattoos. I have never understood why people want permanent body art.

Anyway, this is from a daily notice that circulates to all employees here at The Herald-Dispatch:

A 2003 Harris Poll found that 16% of Americans have at least one tattoo. Among adults age 25-29, the number is even higher, 36%. Tattoo inks often contain lead, antimony, chromium, nickel, arsenic, beryllium, cobalt, or selenium. All of these elements can be hazardous to human health. People probably need to ask more health questions before the tattoo artist starts.

So tell me, all you readers who have or don't have tattoos, are they worth it? Are you glad you have them, or do you regret them?

I need to know.