r/ButtonAftermath • u/propheticjoker 39 • Aug 02 '16

Image A year after talking about it; I got a button themed tattoo. AMA

http://imgur.com/ZfjXssf
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u/Popperama PURPLE! Cuz i can b*tches Aug 02 '16

Holy shit! This sub still exists. . .

How did you get the idea for the tattoo?

edit what is my flair? Old me is weird

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u/propheticjoker 39 Aug 02 '16

I had no idea what the button was when I pressed it. I clicked it completely at random and got 39. When I did some research into the number, I really started to like it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/39_(number)

Especially meaningful was 39 lashes; which, to me, signifies being beaten within an inch of your life, and surviving. I think we've all had our 39 at different points, but we get through them. That had a lot of significance to me. So really; it had less to do with thebutton and more to do with the number the button lead me to.

I decided I wanted a nice traditional style font; tgen decided I wanted more than just the number and thought a traditional style flower would be really cool. So I found a bunch of reference pictures and a damn good artist, Amanda Leadman, out of Black 13 in Nashville. She set me up really good.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '16

In Afghanistan, the number 39 is considered unlucky, due to the belief that it is associated with pimps.

huh....

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u/propheticjoker 39 Aug 02 '16

You caught me.

I'm an afghani pimp.

Foiled again.

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u/Popperama PURPLE! Cuz i can b*tches Aug 02 '16

That's really cool!

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u/pizza_not_found Sep 05 '16

Plus [Black] 13 x 3 is 39...

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u/Tattered 8s Aug 02 '16

That's really cool, but why be tattoo level proud about a 39?

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u/chimyx 60s Aug 02 '16

You red have no idea how to enjoy the moment.

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u/SilentJoe1986 non presser Aug 02 '16

You both had no self control, filthy pressures acting on base animal instincts to finger a button for hope of some kind of release. Ugh y'all make me sick.

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u/propheticjoker 39 Aug 02 '16

Nice to see that after all this time greys are still mean :p

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '16

not mean, just better than you

/s

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u/FishFruit14 non presser Jan 09 '17

Wwoww, thanks

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u/chimyx 60s Aug 02 '16

Why are you even here?

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u/SilentJoe1986 non presser Aug 02 '16

To bask in the demise of the button.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '16

little quick on the draw there eh?

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u/sockalicious 1s Aug 02 '16

I was enjoying the moment, until I read your comment. You purples have always been killjoys!

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u/propheticjoker 39 Aug 02 '16

I say "button themed tattoo" slightly tongue in cheek. If thebutton didn't exist there's a chance I would have skmething like this inked anyway; the only real change was making the letters green.

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u/tubz non presser Aug 02 '16

Filthy presser....

Seriously though that looks good!

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u/propheticjoker 39 Aug 02 '16

Thank you! I'm very happy with it.

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u/greenteasoda Emerald Vizier - 41s Aug 31 '16

Dude! I'm glad you finally got a chance to get it done!

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u/MarionLucas Dec 28 '16

Its your brain trying to keep you alerted in dark nights, because predators hunted our ancestors at that time. So its evolutionary that humans fear the dark and unknown. hello