First we're going to tackle possibly the strongest of your opinions first: the tattoos. for the most part, I have no issues with the tattoos or the body modification initially, however, when the topic of piercing, maiming, or tattooing the genitalia comes up in conversation, I cringe visibly. -snip-
I would also have to include the vulgar dictionary included in said 'bad' tattoo category: "what does ***** mean?" and I'd reply "Well, according to his forehead label, I'd think he was a ******"
Perhaps I didn't make myself completely clear. The fact of the matter is that tattoos should
always be a decision that requires a lot of though. Common sense should be one's guide when considering a tattoo. But, in my heart I'm an artist, and I believe expression is one of the most powerful things a human can do; and on that alone I support anyone's decision to ink their bodies. The key is to not be ****ing stupid about it. I actually know a young girl who has a lady-woohoo tattooed on her shoulder, and another with an ex's name on her ribcage. These tattoos are motivated by nothing but drunken stupidity and access to daddy's credit card. However, if done mindfully, with thought and precision and a deep sense of meaning.. I will consider it beautiful no matter the subject.
Secondly, I've actually used a fountain pen, and I don't think my, ahem, 'girth' has changed at all for the number of years I've actually used one. At the time I thought it was the coolest thing, then I realized I paid too much money for something a tad outdated. Oh well, it was great while it lasted! I am also curious as to your motivation for propagating the 'increase size' issue. . . the more I think of it, the more perverted it gets. . . then I remember that it wasn't me who said it, so I'm putting you on the spot now.
It's not so much the pens that make your penis bigger, but the computers that make it smaller.
Indeed, fountain pens are an expensive hobby and require a lot of maintenance. However, that practice alone is among one of the finest uses of an instrument man kind has ever ventured in both the manufacturing of the pen and what is written with it. It's sad, to me, to see the last vestiges of this art being consumed by every email sent. What I'm talking about isn't just the use of fountain pens, but the construction of words that come from a much more sincere part of one's heart. Plus, is owning and using a fountain pen any more expensive than owning and operating a computer?
Lastly, Freddy Kruger (technically Nightmare on Elm St. series)
I didn't think it was all too frightening to be honest. I think the Japanese have it down pat when it comes to scaring the pants off of one another. I also believe that the scariest film in history was, and still remains, JAWS. It is the only film I can think of that actually ruined the beaching season for several locations, putting several businesses on the ropes. I have family members who will not even get out on the beach. I think a film like JAWS is truly a 'horror' masterpiece when it kept so many out of the water. Also, Vincent Price is a horror god. His voice is amazing.
Nightmare on Elm Street spanned so many years and impacted so many people, I find it hard to reduce it down to the mere scares it provided. Movies the likes of Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Halloween, Scream, Chucky.. are never going to be replicated again. Contemporary horror films, save a handful of really good ones in the 90s, are pretty much nothing more than plotless anxiety machines with cheap jump scares. Anyone with a video camera can do it, as has been proven countless times before. The worst part is that we're still paying to see them.
I do agree about Jaws though, that **** was amazing.