This brought to my irrevocably tainted mind an old and lamentably
racist joke the punchline of which is "Welcome to sunny Jamaica, have
a nice day". Google for "Jamaica tattoo joke" if curious.
Dominic
On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 18:20:41 +0900, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I read recently that the women in the Yoshiwara sometimes tattooed their
> favorite haiku along with the name of their chief patron on certain
> parts of their bodies. This intrigued me so much that I thought I'd
> enlist the help of the list concerning the idea of worn poetry/text.
> Please participate by telling us, specifically, what poem/text you would
> have tattooed on your body, and exactly where on your body you would
> tattoo the poem/text in question. Poems can be in any language, and any
> length and of course any part of the anatomy is fair game. Oh yes, and
> you could tell us why you would place the poem where you would place it.
>
> Instances of tattoo poetry/text from history, or popular culture would be
> appreciated. If you're really game you could text yourself and tell us
> about it. It might make an interesting addition to a future ahadada
> book. Jesse
>
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