Is that why sailors got tattows? xD
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TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 1 day ago
Tattoos also apparently taste bad, so they are also good at risk management, as they’re avoiding cannibals
CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 1 day ago
TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 1 day ago
Becoming long pork is as valid reason as any I suppose hah
serious answer
I think a lot of it was for identification of bodies if they are otherwise disfigured in death :3… as well as other things like superstition, or marking important achievements ^^
CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Also they liked to share stuff with the local people, I think getting a tattow was also a big part of that.
JokeDeity@lemm.ee 11 hours ago
I assumed at first it was a typo, but you’ve done it twice now. What’s a tattow?
ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Eh, I’d argue it’s actually the exact opposite of good risk management. They’ve spent a lot of time and money mitigating something that’s extremely unlikely to ever pose a problem. They should take a step back and reevaluate that risk matrix, maybe get a second opinion on it too.
TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 1 day ago
Mah man, that’s just what the cannibals want you to think! /j
Comment105@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Christians are cannibals (they have a ritual), that’s why they don’t like tattoos.