Before you get that trendy tattoo, read this article by Johnny Wright over at our pal YesButNoButYes blog:
With other fads, you can participate and not make it a lifetime commitment. You can take the double hoop earrings out pretend it never happened. (If you still have those, you need to take them out.) You can shave off your side-spike. You can take off your parachute pants. It's a little more of a chore to remove your Dane Cook "Su-Fi" tattoo.
For example:
4. The Neck Tattoo - This one seems to be growing in popularity. Hardly a day goes by when I don't see a child's name in fancy cursive tatted on a straphanger's neck while riding the 1 train. It's not a good idea unless you are a musician or professional athlete. You are essentially cashing in your respect in society with the neck tat. If you're going in for a job interview and you have a skull and crossbones tattoo peeking out from your shirt collar, I'm willing to wager you're not getting the gig.
Here's the top 10 Most Stupid Tattoos: Link - via Miss Cellania
http://www.derekridgers.com/index/module/media/pId/102/id/970/category/gallery|documentary|street7788/start/81/subculture;-youth-sub-cults;-y.html
He is still alive as far as I know and is normally begging on the streets, he used to knock about with spider kev, bonner, belsen, all the facial tattooed thugs.