Sometimes I feel like a jerk....

I am so tempted to become a jerk, sometimes, but I can't completely tune out other people and become totally self absorbed. Jerks have to do this.

i have tattoos, and i think it's tacky to joke about someone who just died. we're all tacky sometimes.

i just wish people were more sincere and patient with each other. then maybe the tackiness would be less interesting.

Did someone with a lot of tattoos just die? (bstrangely)

zuma, I hear ya. And ditto.

bs, huh?

wah, there's too much piercing too, imho...

ablonde, my thoughts exactly.

I am not a jerk, though I have been accused more than once. And maybe I do have lapses from time to time. But neither do I allow myself to be pushed around. I push back. Sometimes, this makes me appear to be a jerk, especially to jerks who are doing the initial pushing.

I am pretty thin-skinned. I crave approval. BUT. I am unwilling to DO what is required to GET approval. I go my own way. I do what I think is right, not what the group thinks is right. I am never surprised, then, when the group rejects my way, and calls me a jerk. But I am still hurt by it.

Tattoos. You and I are from a generation, Sally, who were programmed not to like tattoos. I know very few people in the top half of the boomer generation who have tats. I look at porn from time to time (there, I said it), but I am turned off by women with large amounts of body art. Every once in a great while, I will meet someone whose tattoos are quite becoming. But not the lady pictured here. Piercing: same deal. How can she want those things sticking in and out of her privates?????????

Temperance: I don't drink alcohol anymore, and the entire world is better off for my not drinking. But that poster with all those judgmentally prune-faced women would send me back to the Deep Eddy Cabaret in a heartbeat. Yikes! They remind me of... never mind--no need to get the jerk police after me. I think I'm already in trouble.

ss, i'm referring to your post in the most viewed feed. i missed your other post on tattoos, but i hid mine from my family for a long time, because they're not well thought of by many people. and then when i wore a backless shirt in las vegas (it was hot!!), a man came running up to me to tell me how beautiful my tattoo was. it made my day.

i don't think you're a jerk, but man... your post on michael jackson made me really sad.

Very entertaining.

Glad you're enjoying, poet.

Rich, you make excellent points I hadn't even thought about before. And no, you are definitely NOT a jerk. Especially based on your latest post...

WHOEVER'S NOT RATING WILL NOT WIN ANYTHING!

For the record, I did NOT send you the Rummy picture. SistaJ

There should have been a link that said "Are You A Dumbass?" because I didn't even notice you had left me links to take the tests. So, I answered without taking the tests.

After further review, and extensive testing, my results:

Are You a Jerk?
You Are the Anti-Jerk

Are You Thin Skinned or Thick Skinned?
You Are Thin-Skinned

Goes hand in hand with" Sometimes I feel like a nut". That had to hurt...I mean...that had to hurt. Granny is a tough ol' broad.

I am a very nice person but I do have an inner jerk which comes out occasionally and makes me over-react to small slights, blowing them into monolithic abuses and fights with friends and siblings. Actually - it sort of sounds like being sometimes thin-skinned makes one a jerk? Maybe I am a jerk? NO! Sally, this has got me all turned around.

And that tattoo lady? Don't tattoos hurt? How the heck... yeah me neither on the world peace thing. Couldn't do it.

Judy, I'll say it loud: MY SISTER DIDN'T SEND ME THE RUMMY PIC! (What, you're more proud of the tattoo lady? ;)

Rich, I edited the post to make it more, uh, jerk-friendly...

T.S. 'hand in hand'? hahaha

dcv, it got me all turned around too. But not EVER enough to get myownself pierced like that.

I am crossing more limbs than I ever knew I had right now, Sally.

Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow.

The guy who tattooed granny should be imprisoned. Who knows how many times she's been hospitalized for cellulitis. As for the temperance ladies --- well, I prefer granny.

Usually when I aspire to be a jerk I fall short and only succeed at being an asshole. To the temperance ladies and their sign: Do you promise? Body art granny: way ahead of the "has issues" curve.

Oh, you have a sense of humor! Goofy stuff. Rated

Verb, can you imagine George with those piercings? (Hey, I had to make One pussy joke).

Steve, I think granny should be carted away too for putting herself at such risk. It's not like anybody held her down... (though, who knows, she might like that).

Stim, I love this "way ahead of 'has issues' curve!

Ralph, I yam what I yam. Which, btw, is tattoo free. And only the ears are pierced.

I am hopefully not a jerk, am too think-skinned (especially because people assume I can take it) have no tats that I admit to, and am pierced in a few places (but god not there!) And temperance Sally, not gonna happen.

Please don't think I'm a thin skinned jerk but I definitely could have lived without the 2nd and 3rd picture of Granny's tats!
And, I tested thin skinned but not a jerk.

Well, I'm not a jerk, and I'm so thick-skinned an elephant has nothing on me, but I do have tattoos - four of them, to be exact. They're politically correct, tho: they only show when I have on a bathing suit.

Rated, cuz I want a prize.

Dorella, we know why we don't have tats, which is as it should be. Everybody, go read Dorella's great post about her Bat Mitzvah!

Walter, sorry, I still grit my teeth and can't look at those pics any more myself.

Charity, I used to be on record as not liking tats, but have come around to admiring discrete ones. Prizes might be forthcoming. Did you read the fine print? Oh wait, there isn't any!

I never considered a tat (or hundred) before, but seeing how well they mask cellulite...nah.

Very interesting post.
Rated

Thank you for sharing this. Excellent thinks you've started in my mind.

It takes a bit of practice to see beyond a person's body art to see the person who chose that art, but it may well be worth the trouble of looking past the obvious to see what might be inside.

Then again, there may not be all that much inside.

actually, i sorta love that Tattooed Woman - how completely cool, to that she's stayed so in touch with her body and sexual self as she's aged; in my view she's achieved true wisdom and is living life to a fullness many people decades her junior have never and will never experience.

I am not a jerk, and according to the test I am medium skinned "You can be sensitive at times, but that's totally normal.
Your sensitivity means you can be empathetic and compassionate, even if you're a bit thin-skinned. You take what people think into account but you try not to let it get to you.It's hard not to take things personally, but you do your best. "

I actually consider myself quite thin-skinned,it's a lifelong battle I've had with it, so to be as honest in the quiz and come out medium skinned feels like a little victory. Yay. Some of that therapy and endless navel gazing seems to have paid off a bit. I'm medium-skinned - what? who laughed. Come on man, I heard someone laugh at me. What, you're all going to protect him? I know it was a him, I could tell how deep his voice was. OK, fine. Protect him. Just remember, don't come running to me when someone is attacking and ignoring you, because I'll be calling you on your hypocrisy. Seriously you guys are lucky I am medium skinned and not thin skinned, or then you'd be *really* sorry.

I've been called a jerk more than you might think, but I have thick skin and a short memory span............What was I just talking about......Oh yeah, Granny looks like she may have squatted on an open tackle box. I think those are Rapala lures hanging from her cootchyville. They are great for walleyed pike and smallmouth bass.
And those temperance women are so ugly they better hope that the men in their lives drink a whole lot or they may never get laid.

Oh. You're supposed to take the test? I somehow missed that part. Anyway, I already know that I an be a jerk and have stick thin...or was it thick skin. I have other thick parts, too! I've had many remark on the thickness of my skull.

And Sandra may have thick skin, but I know she's tough, so I know I won't be messing with her. I've seen her all piratey and stuff and she scared the crap out of me.

I meant to say that Sandra has thin skin. This typing thing is hard.

Having tested out as "not a jerk" and 'thick-skinned," I'm wondering about the validity of the test. Maybe that's because I'm "overly critical."

That Granny was uh interesting.
I came out as medium-skinned and the kind of person who is almost too anti-jerk so that I might be a jerk target (though I know I am sometimes a jerk).

I don't even like beef jerky, or jerk chicken.

Cool, I'm also not a jerk and am thick-skinned. Does saying so make me a jerk?

Thin-skinned but not a jerk. We'll call it a wash! Love the marketing line about the Temperance Ladies!

Oh the shame of it all dear Sally, here I sit a former sailor, a veteran of the counter culture and not a single tattoo or piercing. No marks or holes that weren't factory equipment. When asked why I just tell people that I suppose no one ever got me drunk enough. The awful truth is, I just don't see the appeal. I'm not putting anybody down if they choose to have knitting needles hanging ingloriuously from their genitals, or for that matter, if they also choose to cover their skins with "art". Does this make me a jerk?

My results:

You Are Not a Jerk
You treat everyone as fairly as possible. You think it's important to be good to people.
You may feel like being rude at times, but you hold back. You are civilized.

While you are considerate, you don't go overboard. You only show others the same respect you'd expect.
Those who want to take advantage of you may accuse you of being a jerk, but in truth, they're the real jerks!


You Are Medium-Skinned
You can be sensitive at times, but that's totally normal.
Your sensitivity means you can be empathetic and compassionate, even if you're a bit thin-skinned.

You take what people think into account but you try not to let it get to you.
It's hard not to take things personally, but you do your best.


Tattoos, I'm ok with but Granny - cover up! Geez!!!!!

RE: Temperance poster - well, after a few drinks (like, maybe twenty) those babes are looking pretty dang good......


Thumbed. And I got an Expedia ad. So what are you trying to tell me, Sally? ;-D

I wrote half of these last night and got, um, called away...

~~~Buffy, I thought of the cellulite issue for about... 10 seconds. She does have a hell of a body thought.

~~~dicea, I'm guessing she doesn't think there's much inside if she put so much outside.

~~~Sandra, I'm in awe of her body at her age, but as I just said, not sure if she's truly celebrating it or more trying to hide something.

I too think of myself as thin-skinned, I guess it's partly how you define it and partly the not-so-scientific test. I'd guess you to be the same, as we are sisters in our own yin and yang way. You're right, therapy and the love of a good man has its advantages. You are totally not a jerk. Yes she is! No she's not! Welll... Go away you jerk! (I think I got rid of him). I'd like to think I'm not either.

~~~Karin, every time I think of that bangle, I --like Verbal-- have to cross my legs.

~~~Michael, you devil, I lost my Pepsi: "Granny looks like she may have squatted on an open tackle box."

~~~Ric, I hear ya. These are SUCH scientific tests too...

~~~Delia, I have never known you to be a jerk. Never.

~~~O'Really, you crack me up. I mean.... wait.. oh, um, nevermind.

~~~RenLady, you too are never a jerk. Do you have bangles? Wait! I don't think I want to know.

~~~annette, thank you for enjoying my favorite part of this little exercise.

~~~bobbot, you're a former sailor without even ONE tattoo? I think some would call you a jerk. I wonder about your temperance. :)

~~~Bill, you and I are about the same person. Right?

I guess I'm mostly not a jerk: sometimes I get mouthy, though. I am thick skinned, but have a very thin skin with the people I'm closest to. Um....tattooos...no comment on the grounds it might incriminate me...and temperance...uhhhh. I'm a sober drunk, so what other people do about that is none of my bees. Great photos! xox

Robin, what a great self-analysis. I'm getting curiouser and curiouser...

granny got some serious ink!

officially 'not a jerk' tho unofficially i can be. i don't like stupid people (see??)

officially 'thick-skinned' tho it's just that i'm good at being objective and building walls.

officially tattoos are hot. which is not to say i want to bed that particular women, but kudos to her for doing her thang. for not kowtowing to the 'tattoos are for heathens' bs. tattoos are sexy. guilty as charged.

and finally, officially, not much in this world would make me quit drinking (my health, my family, maybe the right woman) but certainly not these women.

fun post :)

Came for the Rumsfeld dis, stayed for the weirdly, um, disturbing granny shots. Not vice versa.