Should You Get a Tattoo or a Piercing Next?

By: Brian Whitney
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Should You Get a Tattoo or a Piercing Next?
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About This Quiz

With each passing year, more and more people are choosing to get inked up with tattoos or get pierced, on increasingly dangerous body parts.  When it comes to tattoos, often people select their designs, and it is something personal to them, while others only like tattoos and let the tattoo artists do their things. When it comes to piercings, we aren't talking about the ears, we are thinking about the nose, the tongue, or even someplace a little more private. 

When you think about getting a tattoo or a piercing, a couple of things come to mind. First of all, unless you get a tattoo someplace private, everyone is going to see it, and they could think differently of you, whether it be good or bad, and the same goes for piercings. You are going to seem a lot more "different" to the general population if you do either one of these things, which apparently is part of the reason people to it, other than individual expression, of course. The other thing you have to think about is the pain, both tattoos and piercings are painful, but one type of pain lasts longer.

 So what is it going to be a tattoo or a piercing? Take this quiz to find out.

Do you want something small?
For sure.
Maybe at first.
No way.
It depends.

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What kind of pain tolerance do you have?
I think I can handle pain.
I don't have much.
I have a ton of tolerance.
I can handle anything, as long as it is quick.

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How much money do you have to spend?
Quite a bit.
Hardly any.
Money is no object.
Not much.

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How much do you like to freak people out?
Not at all.
A little.
Quite a bit.
A lot, it's my favorite thing.

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Do you have someone to do it picked out?
I think so.
I was just going to have anyone with experience do it.
Yes, I have someone in mind.
I have a shop picked out, but not an artist.

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Have you had work done before?
No.
Well, I have my ears pierced. Does that count?
Yes, I've had a lot of work done.
Yes, a little.

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Do you worry about what your family will think of your modifications?
Kind of.
Totally.
I could care less.
No, I want them to not like it.

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Do you want work done on your face?
No way!
Well yeah.
Hmm, maybe, but that might be a bit extreme.
Yes, as well as other places.

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Where might you hang out?
A coffee shop.
A poetry reading.
At an art gallery.
At a club.

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What do you collect?
Comic books.
Books.
Guitars.
Animal skulls.

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What do you do if you are mad at someone?
I ignore them.
I talk to them.
I plot on how to get them back.
I scream at them.

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What kind of bar would you hang out at?
An upscale bar.
A brewpub.
A hipster bar.
A dive bar.

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Are you a good artist?
I think I am pretty good.
I'm not artistic at all.
Yes, I am very good.
I'm not really good at making art.

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What type of music do you like?
Dance.
Country.
Alternative.
Punk.

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Would you make a good social worker?
I think so.
Yes.
No, I don't have the patience.
No, I don't care about that stuff.

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Do you work out?
All the time.
Sometimes.
Rarely.
Nope.

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Do you like sports?
I love sports!
They are okay.
Not really.
I can't stand sports.

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Are most of your friends kind of weird?
Not really.
Kind of.
Yes, most of them.
All of them are.

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Where would you like to live?
The country.
A suburb.
A hip small city.
A large city.

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Do you go to the beach often?
Yes, all the time.
Sometimes.
Hardly ever.
Pretty much never.

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How many tattoos or piercings do you want to have?
One.
Two.
Three.
Four or more.

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How motivated by money are you?
I'm quite motivated by money.
I'm sort of motivated by money.
I'm not very motivated by money.
I'm not motivated by money at all.

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Are you comfortable when your life is chaotic?
I'm not comfortable with chaos in my life at all.
I can't handle chaos at all.
I can handle it.
I thrive on it.

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What kind of movie is your favorite?
Romantic movies.
Comedies.
Documentaries.
Horror movies.

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Who would you be in a movie?
The romantic lead.
The best friend.
The hero.
The bad guy.

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Who would you be the band?
The drummer.
The bass player.
The guitarist.
The lead singer.

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Do you spend a lot of time wondering why people don't understand you?
I never think that.
Not really.
Sometimes.
I do that all the time.

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Are you a good writer?
I'm not really a good writer.
I don't think so.
I am for sure.
I am okay.

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Which punk singer do you like best?
Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day.
Joey Ramone from The Ramones.
Johnny Rotten from The Sex Pistols.
GG Allin.

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Has anyone called you a hipster?
Not to my knowledge.
Maybe once or twice.
I get that all the time.
They wouldn't dare.

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