The Lawnmower Man / Tattoos

When I first got involved with Second Life, I was reminded of the 1992 film, "The Lawnmower Man". This was a story about a scientist who was experimenting with drugs and virtual reality. The scientist persuaded this simple guy that was mowing his lawn to take part in these experiments. As a result, the guy got more powerful and eventually took over the project and ended up living inside the virtual reality.


A memorable aspect of the film were the incredible cybersex scenes.


If you get a chance, see it - you can watch a trailer for it on http://www.videodetective.com/titledetails.aspx?publishedid=2853




When looking for images from the film, I found this delightful tattoo of a lawnmower man.


And a joke to go with this:

A nurse was on duty in the emergency department, when a young woman was brought in. It was determined that the patient had acute appendicitis and was scheduled for immediate surgery. When she was completely disrobed on the operating table, the staff found that her pubic hair had been dyed green and above it was a tattoo reading: 'keep off the grass.' After the prep and the surgery, the surgeon added a small note to the dressing which said: "Sorry, had to mow the lawn."

Anyway, this got me wondering who it is that has tattoos or bod-mod as it is now called. A poll conducted online in July 2003 estimated that 16% of all adults in the United States have at least one tattoo. The highest incidence of tattoos was found among the gay, lesbian and bisexual population (31%).

And why? "The majority said they were not getting tattoos and pierces from peer pressure... they were choosing it as a way to reflect their identity." The tattoo "reflects an aspect of who I am, represents my inner personality, my interests, life goals, life philosophy."

About 50% of people who have tattoos later regret it but having them removed can be painful. Not surprising the places some people have them.

Here is a collection of some of the more outrageous pictures I found.

Cape of good hope?