On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 17:17:48 -0700, "The Ranger"
> wrote:

>[I posted this prior but it seems appropriate with the topic being
>discussed again. -- TR]
>
>Being conservative, I'm often shocked at what people will do to their
>bodies in order to show how anti-establishment they are. Case in point:
>Once upon a time, a young lady in front of me ordered a hot soy milk
>drink. (YUCK!)
>
>At some point, she was quite pretty -- I'm sure -- but with all that's
>been pinned, painted, and pulled that's now a moot. I'm not sure if
>"Goth" is in anymore but the dress was very similar -- black (spandex,
>leather, cotton). She'd pinned herself in some very visible and some not
>so visible places (but it was cold outside). A triad of steel pins
>protruded from the lower lip to just above the chin. Two diamonds were
>pinned through the right nostril. A steel horseshoe was run through the
>nose ridge between her eyes. Two diamond studs replaced her eyebrows.
>Her ears had also been pieced multiple times. There were, uh, two other
>noticeable rings, too (reader's imagination required). [All I can say to
>this is "OUCH!!" There isn't enough single malt whiskey to give me the
>courage to pin myself this often.] She was painted: wrist and ankle
>carried Celtic designs, the back of her neck (sun god/goddess), and
>cheek carried some tear drops. Her hair was chopped short, dyed deep
>blue-black, and spiked.
>
>All I could think of at the time: Why? Doesn't she realize what she'll
>look like in 20 years? Pinholes /might/ close, hair can grow back, but
>those tattoos are there for life (even if lasers are used to remove
>them...)
>
>Oh well... Not my daughter-unit, not my worry.
>
>The Ranger

We used to gaze at the pages of National Geographic and think, "Look
at those poor savages." Now our current generation seems to be doing
everything to look like them.

Rusty