Brevity by Dan Thompson for August 21, 2015

Anybody who gets a 1 Direction tattoo is obviously too young to have a tattoo.

Do not like tattoos. My son got one, and I’m just hoping it doesn’t lead to others. He’s had it about a year and so far seems content.

I’ve instructed my son: You get a tattoo, and you are grounded for the duration of the tattoo..I’ve also told him, If you really must get a tattoo when you are older and on your own, wait until you are firmly established in your career.

Kid, look a really old person. See the saggy skin? Imagine a tattoo on it.

My grandfather on moms side got tattoos while in the Navy in WW1. He told me he got all the tattoos our family needed, so I didn’t have to get one. I’ll be 69 next month and I took his words to heart, NO TATTOOS. Not even a Harley one.

Is a prisoner soon to be paroled a temporary con?

I’ve had one for 19 years, it was done by a plastic surgeon and was the final and optional step in the reconstruction following my mastectomy on 12/15/95

If you have any thought of one day working for the federal government, do not get a tattoo that will be visible in normal work attire. I’m just saying.

They just make people look rough.