Dolphin Symbolism...
RainKing
I'm interested in getting a tattoo of a dolphin on the top of my left
foot. I am a man and it's significance to me is in remembrance of a woman
in my life. Could someone out there tell me, symbolically, what does it
classicly represent as a tattoo? Some tell me it is more of a feminine
symbol and that is something that bothers me slightly so, for my masculinity
not to be threatened too much, I'd like to know any other interpretations
any of you might have. Thank you. And please, no psychoanalytical
statements on my insecurities as a man. =) Anywayz... let me know 'K?
~RainKing
CatBones
> I'm interested in getting a tattoo of a dolphin on the top of my left
> foot. I am a man and it's significance to me is in remembrance of a woman
> in my life. Could someone out there tell me, symbolically, what does it
That's a good reason to get a dolphin.
At least it's just not a frivolous doo-dad, you have a connection with
it.
Dolphins get a bad rap because they're pretty "overdone", but don't let
that affect you, your reasoning is valid and you need not justify beyond
what you've said.
> classicly represent as a tattoo? Some tell me it is more of a feminine
What does it matter what it means to anyone else? You know what yours
will mean to you, that's the most important thing.
> any of you might have. Thank you. And please, no psychoanalytical
> statements on my insecurities as a man. =) Anywayz... let me know 'K?
HEY, you're the one bringing THAT part up.
I don't think asking about "the meaning of a dolphin tattoo" says
anything about your insecurities about your machismo. The fact that
you're afraid I/we might psychoanalyze you in that way, though, does.
=P
Get your dolphin and believe in what it means to you, fuck what anyone
else thinks about it.
regards,
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>
> I'm interested in getting a tattoo of a dolphin on the top of my left
>foot. I am a man and it's significance to me is in remembrance of a woman
>in my life. Some tell me it is more of a feminine
>symbol and that is something that bothers me slightly so, for my masculinity
>not to be threatened too much,
look no further than the movie "One Crazy Summer" for your dolphin
inspiration, i think Foam is the answer to your prayers.
~christyn
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Tock
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>classicly represent as a tattoo? Some tell me it is more of a feminine
>symbol
"Some" are mistaken. My spanish language dictionary says it's a masculine
noun . . . probably the same in french. Not that it matters one way or the
other, anyway. On the other hand, if you're worried about what "some"
might think, then by all means, don't dare offend their sensibilities . . .
--Tock
ScaryMann
explain the significance and everything should be fine.
dimestore
anyway. The dolphin as a tattoo is a very recently popular image. I think it
started to become popular with the recent rise in awareness of the dolphins
intelligence and the increase of concern for the welfare of intelligent
animals. It is generally seen as a female tattoo, but it is not exclusively
so. In the past 10-15 years the popular archetypal images of the 70's have
been replaced by other images. This has been done by the public in an
unconscious attempt to modernize themselves while still maintaining the core
meaning of the symbols. IMO the dolphin has supplanted the unicorn. There
are certain sexual aspects of both images that are shared. I have always
felt, however, that the wearer imparts more meaning to the image than the
image does to the wearer. Ever see the movie Pappillion? Nobody has ever
made a butterfly tattoo look more masculine than Steve McQueen.
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ScaryMann wrote in message <20010514070923...@ng-cj1.aol.com>...
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You're a fag for even wanting it.
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scott bock
dolphins have sex just for fun.
CatBones
> dolphins have sex just for fun.
Is that true, or are you kidding around?
scott bock
> scott bock wrote:
>
> > dolphins have sex just for fun.
>
> Is that true, or are you kidding around?
it's true. it's not just about making babies, you know.
dolphins are sluts. people with dolphins condone and promote
mammal promiscuity. heathens. bastard tattooists continuing
the ongoing problem of premarital dolphin booty.
scott
Tabaqui
And you know those 'swim with the dolphin' exibts they have
in Florida? They'll only let you swim with the female
dolphins, because MALE dolphins will attempt to have sex
with just about anything that flops in the water with them.
So dolphin tattoos are for slutty, bi-sexual people. :)
TQ
scott bock
> And you know those 'swim with the dolphin' exibts they
have
> in Florida? They'll only let you swim with the female
> dolphins, because MALE dolphins will attempt to have sex
> with just about anything that flops in the water with
them.
> So dolphin tattoos are for slutty, bi-sexual people. :)
yeah, unlike human males, that will have sex with just about
anything that , well, anything. i thought it was so male
tourists could have sex with the floppin female dolphins. 8D
Mimp
>
>it's true. it's not just about making babies, you know.
>dolphins are sluts. people with dolphins condone and promote
>mammal promiscuity. heathens. bastard tattooists continuing
>the ongoing problem of premarital dolphin booty.
They can also recognize themselves in mirrors, which is something only humans &
the great apes can do.
Which means - those little sluts probably like to do it in front of mirrors too!
* two dolphins swim by a large underwater mirror...*
< insert bam-chica-bam-bam porno music here >
Mimp
scott bock
hey cat, can i get a caniss dolphin??
Tabaqui
Bwahahahahaha
Male dolphins have a pretty gnarly....organ. It's big and i
think it's prehensile.... Anyway, what were we talking
about?
O yeah, men do it with anything and dolphin tattoos mean
you're a sex maniac.
Ok then. :)
TQ
Tabaqui
Mimp wrote:
> They can also recognize themselves in mirrors, which is something only humans &
> the great apes can do.
> Which means - those little sluts probably like to do it in front of mirrors too!
*gasp*
How perverse.
And to think we're trying to keep them out of tuna cans.
TQ
Sara
> Male dolphins have a pretty gnarly....organ. It's big and i
> think it's prehensile.... Anyway, what were we talking
> about?
Sara
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Siobhan
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> On Mon, 14 May 2001, Tabaqui wrote:
>
> > Male dolphins have a pretty gnarly....organ. It's big and i
> > think it's prehensile.... Anyway, what were we talking
> > about?
>
> www.dolphinsex.org
I wondered when someone was going to bring that up. *g*
Gotta love humans into dolphin shagging.
Siobhan
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LadyJ
>On Mon, 14 May 2001, Tabaqui wrote:
>
>> Male dolphins have a pretty gnarly....organ. It's big and i
>> think it's prehensile.... Anyway, what were we talking
>> about?
>
>www.dolphinsex.org
Damn you! I was just about to post that!
Jess
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Nightwyng
Sara wrote:
> www.dolphinsex.org
>
> Sara
Lovely highlights:
"WARNING! In the considerations of safety, you should NEVER let a male
dolphin attempt anal sex with you."
"The force of ejaculation can be powerful at times, so it is best to
keep your face out of the line of fire"
-NW
Sara
> >www.dolphinsex.org
>
> GAH! how DO you find these things?! yuk!
Good links, too much time.
http://ruff.cs.jmu.edu/~thmachin/kungfoo.swf
Tabaqui
> Sara wrote:
> > www.dolphinsex.org
Ok. That is the WEIRDEST think i have EVER read in my life.
I mean.....
Weird.
Dragon-wolffe Dolphinne?
Ack.
TQ
Skookums
<chang...@catbones.com> wrote:
> ...dolphin tattoos mean you're a sex maniac.
Oh, shit, not again.
Let me tell a little story.
Long, long years ago[1] I worked in Ottawa, Ontario for the local
branch of a then-famous computer company. The head man at the
branch was "Nasir", a Moslem guy from India; one hell of a smooth
operator, for whom I still have respectful memories.
Nasir one time hosted a party[2] for the staff. At the party was
his sister Nishi, a large handsome woman in a sari. Nishi had
converted to Hinduism and was a professional astrologer in
Montreal. At one point I found myself sitting next to Nishi on a
sofa. She turned to me and said, "You are a Scorpio, aren't you?"
I replied, "why yes, how can you tell?"
"I can always tell when I am sitting next to a sex maniac."
Fast forward to a few years ago, another city, another job. I got
the backs of my legs tattooed with Yapese dolphins (at least
that's what "Modern Primitives" says they are -- and as it's Dan
Thome shown putting them on someone, I can believe it.) They
really worked as shark repellant: within a few months the most
shark-like of the senior managers took early retirement to my
joy.
Fast forward to the present day: and now someone tells me that
the *real* reason I got dolphins is <sob> because I am a sex
maniac. Well, I already knew that, thanks to Nishi, but did I
have to go and be so public about it? Boo hoo hoo.
Moral: if you are a sex maniac, stay at home and do *not* get
tattooed.
Joke: but now I have a reply for anyone who asks what my leg
tattoos mean.
Obhaha: ha ha ha ha.
[1] when pterodactyls were flapping down the street
[2] at which I learned for the first time about Basmati rice
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Stan
Sara <sa...@shellfishwam.umd.edu> wrote:
>On Mon, 14 May 2001, Tabaqui wrote:
>
>> Male dolphins have a pretty gnarly....organ. It's big and i
>
"Males are probably the easiest to detect. They will swim around,
sporting an erection (anywhere between 10 to 14 inches long for
a Bottle-nose), and will have no bones about swimming up to you
and placing their member within reach of your hand."
Hmmm. So if anyone ever gets around to making the Dolphin's Hands
that Larry Niven dreamed up, you can just imagine what the first
thing the dolphins will use them for.
ObFAQ: OK Cat, your three reviews are in. Check them in Part 5
of the FAQ, posted today.
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CatBones
> ObFAQ: OK Cat, your three reviews are in. Check them in Part 5
> of the FAQ, posted today.
Thanks Stan, and of course thanks to the super-kind reviewers. =)
Yeah when I downloaded the news while ago, that was the first article i
read.
I'm in the FAQ! It's sorta like 'clique validation', ahahahahaha..
cheers!
Cat
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ck
"CatBones" <catb...@acid.org> wrote
> I'm in the FAQ! It's sorta like 'clique validation', ahahahahaha..
>
> cheers!
>
> Cat
Congrats Cat!
I see I left an impression :) -ck
Ian Sturrock
RainKing <rain-...@worldnet.att.net> gibbers
> I'm interested in getting a tattoo of a dolphin on the top of my left
>foot. I am a man and it's significance to me is in remembrance of a woman
>in my life. Could someone out there tell me, symbolically, what does it
>classicly represent as a tattoo?
It was a traditional sailor tattoo long before any newage nonsense; it's
a charm against drowning. Nice bit of sympathetic magick.
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Tabaqui
Ian Sturrock wrote:
> It was a traditional sailor tattoo long before any newage nonsense; it's
> a charm against drowning. Nice bit of sympathetic magick.
Yup yup, dolphins are reputed to help people who are
drowning - and fight off sharks - something i saw recently
on PBS, i think...
TQ
Oddly Prawn
>From: Tabaqui <chang...@catbones.com>
>
>
>O yeah, men do it with anything and dolphin tattoos mean
>you're a sex maniac.
So, is this an appropriate time to make a joke about taking it up the blowhole?
-- Oddly
Kavin Taylor
No.
Kavin
Suzy Smith
>drowning - and fight off sharks - something i saw recently
>on PBS, i think...
Off topic, but I'm in a sharing mood.
One time while swimming off the coast of Holden Beach Island in NC, I swam way
off shore.
When I stopped to just float for a minute I saw several dolphins close by.
They swam up close to me gliding through the water, jumping through the air.
It was beautiful. I must have stayed out there with them for well over 2
hours, until I was just worn out.
One of the best experiences of my life.
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S. MacNeil
Suzy Smith <suzyr...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> >Yup yup, dolphins are reputed to help people who are
> >drowning - and fight off sharks - something i saw recently
> >on PBS, i think...
>
> Off topic, but I'm in a sharing mood.
>
> One time while swimming off the coast of Holden Beach Island in NC, I swam
way
> off shore.
>
> When I stopped to just float for a minute I saw several dolphins close by.
>
> They swam up close to me gliding through the water, jumping through the
air.
>
> It was beautiful. I must have stayed out there with them for well over 2
> hours, until I was just worn out.
>
> One of the best experiences of my life.
They were just trying to pick up. They were hoping you were 'working the
wave'.
S.
Mimp
says...
>Off topic, but I'm in a sharing mood.
>One time while swimming off the coast of Holden Beach Island in NC, I swam way
>off shore.
>When I stopped to just float for a minute I saw several dolphins close by.
So, did you have sex with them?
<running away>
Mimp
Suzy Smith
>>When I stopped to just float for a minute I saw several dolphins close by.
>
>So, did you have sex with them?
>
Rattin Frazzen.
No.