Back in WWII, my grandpa ended up with a hideous tattoo, and he always warned me "Never get a tattoo". I found out later in life, that not only did he not remember getting the tattoo that night, but he woke up on a bus and had no idea no idea where he was. No wonder he tried to steer me clear, lol.

You'd think the lesson would've been, don't drink.

What are we supposed to do, drink water? Like a goddam fish?!

I don't drink water, fish fuck in it.

REGGIE!!!!!!

This is literally what my grandpa said when asked why he didn’t drink water. That said, we grew up drinking sweet tea by the gallon.

That’s what an RO system is supposed to be for. Removes fish sperm.

Water! Like from a toilet?

Well, I've never seen no plants grow out of no toilet.

Hey! That's pretty good. You sure you're not the smartest man alive?

Like water from the toilet?

More like don't drink blind drunk I think the answer is.

I think... and I *may* be wrong here... but I *think* there was some sarcasm in the comment you replied to. Honestly, I think it's a very old joke.

Yep this was something my Grandpa said. He served in the Army Air Corp in the South Pacific during WWII, and was shot by a Japanese fighter on a strafing run (and survived!) He was a tough old SOB.

Yeah. It definitely sounded familiar to me.

W.C. Fields, that quote is VERY old.

Watching Mad Men really gave me the truth on just how much Americans used to drink and smoke like it was for your health. I mean, even the ads basically told them so for fucking decades.

I feel like every other person my age (40ish) has a grandfather that was in the military, got drunk one night, and woke up with the ugliest tattoo. My grandfather warned me against drinking heavily and tattoos. Jokes on him, I’m covered in tattoos now, and even have a recreation of the ugly naked bearded lady he always told us was our grandmother.

>and even have a recreation of the ugly naked bearded lady he always told us was our grandmother. I have a feeling you don't like your grandmother very much, is that true?

No, she was a very sweet old southern lady, which made it even funnier.

My gramps had the same thing. Woke up with a headache and his own name and military ID number tattooed on his arm.

When you get shit faced but still responsible enough to avoid getting a ugly baked bearded lady on out forehead

Good advice.

That guy had so much fun below deck.

Not gay if you’re underway

Only queer at the pier

Naw, it's a sport in port

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There is a lot more seamen in the Navy, it just makes sense!

What’s so special about this guy anyway? He got beer flavored nipples or something?

One nipple is beer flavored and the other is nipple is gin flavored.

That’s pretty special.

Lmao

300 men leave port 150 couples return...

Dude went in and was like “just put anything anywhere…except for the gin and beer ones they go above me nips!”

It’s called the “Adam Levine.”

You left out the strategically placed TTB. Close enough.

Those are sick. Some original Sailor Jerry's?

I think Jerry would've tattooed Rum instead of Gin Sailor Jerry loved his rum and it's a damn good brand of rum

I love Sailor Jerry’s rum as well, that’s good shit

Now I want a pinup tattoo!

Probably out of one his flash books if nothing else

The ink of a twenty something woman with jet black hair and bangs

And the face of a cabbage patch kid

Fuckin dying from this one lol. CABBAGE PATCH KID!

Lookin like clay Aiken to me

More like Clay Gayken.

I mean, he’s already pretty gay….clay Aiken that is

LMAO!

I dated this woman

I can fix her

That's Ryan Gosling.

Sailor Ken

More like Sailor Allan, he can wear all of Ken's clothes. Bro looks both wholesome and menacing at the same time tho.

I agree he kinda looks like he could snap and fuck you up. But also he looks really nice lol.

He looks like he could fuck you up or just fuck you.

Rad. Which teat you suckling first?

I'll take leftie. I don't dig gin.

Liquor before beer, you're in the clear.

Oh, I get it now. He lactates booze

Doesn’t everybody?

This dude fucked/fucks.

Okay genuine question: if I find this man extremely attractive........ is my taste terrible?

Ask r/vintageladyboners

They love their Brendan Fraser and Marlon Brando over there it seems

He gay tho

I'm genderfluid. I can be whaaaaaaaatever gender this man *wants* me to be.

Haha then this dude is perfect for you!

How do you know that?

Not hatin... But bruh look at this dude. He a 3 dollar bill.

Idk bro times were different, dudes were more peppy

Either way dude looks totally rad

Not terrible at all!

Do you start with the gin tit then move onto the beer tit or vice versa?

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Beer before liquor, never sicker. Liquor before beer, you’re in the clear

Always from left to right

And is it lefty-loosey/righty-tighty for both?

It’s dependent on sailors.

Liquor before beer, you're in the clear Beer before Liquor makes you sicker

Now that AI images is becoming more common, i don’t trust this photo unless someone provides sources

The lettering is pretty good so it makes me think it might be real. But then I look at the weird earring and this looks like an AI mistake.

I put it into a Google image search and I'm pretty sure it's not legit (aside from the wonky earring and the tattoos not looking natural)

image has been around for much longer than AI was good enough to make something even close

What’s what around the horse?

Spiderweb

Leave a message and I’ll call you back.

walking right into them

sweet mother Mary…. I’m not saying I would, but

If this guy showed up with another guy on bikes in a suit, I would swear he was trying to hand me a Book of Mormon and talk about my eternal future. Seeing the tattoos, eh, no he still looks a Utah boy. The gin and beer ones would really cause a stir at the tabernacle though..

He’s at least in his early 90s today. I like to imagine he’s the baddest MFer in his 55+community, pulling divorcees and telling tales.

Ok maybe the marines have a point about sailors.

Look at that sick ass panther

I like the Gin and Beer nipple labels. Wouldn’t want to mix those up.

It looks like from his tattoos he was stationed on the USS Oriskany (CVA-34). It was an Essex Class Aircraft Carrier, it was later sunk in 2006 to create a reef off the coast of Florida.

He’s a sailor.

I like the gin and beer tattoos above the nips.

When I was attending A.I.T, there was a guy would was similar. He liked dragons and every free weekend would get a tat. He thought he looked cool and by the end of training, people told him the truth that it looked like shit. He didn’t take it very well.

He looks like the Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz….

I thought he had a hole in his chest.

Back in the day that was a lot of tattoos

Is that an earring?

Fantastic Traditional tattoos. There’s an artist I go to who does amazing work in this style, got a nice one on my forearm.

Before tattoos became corny and conformist

I definitely had to reevaluate the practice after my senior citizen mom got her second Harry Potter tattoo.

My ex-sister-in-law had a Harry Potter lightning bolt tramp stamp. Her aunt tried to warn her “if you have it there guys’ll think you want them to do it there”.

Accio booty!

A tattoo hipster, interesting

Yeah! Didn’t you know that over half the population has tattoos? /s

ALL tattoos?

Ed hardy tattoos

Why does everyone in the navy have a gay vibe? Can’t they make the uniforms less gay? It’s intentionally un intimidating.

You see a half-naked military guy and your question is about his UNIFORM making him “look gay”?! Make it make sense, good Sir or Ma’am.

Generally speaking. In his case it’s the nipple tattoos

He had a sense of humor. It does not necessary mean he gay. He only one who going say he is or not.

Where was this picture found?? I'm pretty sure it's my uncle.

Could easily be Jakob Ingebrigtsen

I swear had this crackerjack doll as a kid with this guys face.

Sort of looks like Jimmy Dean. He was in the navy.

Hipster

Those are some thirst quenching nipples.

Please tell me those are nipple buttons 😂 Press the left one for gin, right one beer.

This guy's nickname was 45/45

His ship was a WWII Essex-class carrier completed after the war was over. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Oriskany

Looked at this and my very first impression was Pee Wee Herman with ink.

Huh huh! I know you are but what am I

Artist put the horse’s bit in backwards

Gin, pls.

How can you have so many tattoos yet still look like you can have a glass jaw?

Why the chick

And his earring

Sassy!

His eyes are so blue

all hidden w a shirt

Pirate Twink

r/justbootthings

My dad the snake and the panther on his arm

So scandalous for the 50s!

No joke, some of the best tattoos I’ve ever seen were on elderly sailors. Somehow one guy had a picture of a girl in a see-through dress on his arm. The quality and beauty was exquisite. “Love your tattoo, sir.” “Yeah, well my wife hates it.” “Yes, sir.”

Hey, sailor!

Probably from California

The earring is out of place for the 50s.

Gaf

USS Oriskany CVA-34

Shit some of that work is much better than today.

Stuff in his nipples is hilarious

Extra gay. 

AI

Tattoos on skin look like doodles on paper. Whether it's the 1950s, the 1990s, or the 2020s. I don't get it.

You don’t have to !

Especially if they are randomly placed with no continuity. They look like postage stamps. Serious thought/planning is needed before ink is committed.

Alt right podcast vibes

Bad assed

Yup sugar in the tank...

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