I'm glad I could give everyone here a laugh. I haven't told anyone around here about this; I'd never hear the end of it. Jeeez.... I wasn't even sure I was going to tell the wife, but I eventually did. How embarassing!
Pete/Kuri/Chris - I really appreciate you guys helping me out. Let me know what options you find for me Pete. Really appreciate it. BTW - I've got another one that is supposed to mean father or daddy. I suppose it's fucked up too. In attempt to avoid anymore embarrassment I'm going to PM a photo of it to you , Pete and Kuri. Would you guys mind checking it out too?
Sheesh. You think you do the research to make sure you're getting the right thing and look what happens. The ONE kanji I pick and it's the one that's fucked up on the page! Shit!
Wow... it never ceases to amaze me just how amazingly educational this place is!
Hope things can get worked out there, GR. It can be an excuse to get some extensive artwork that uses the lines of the kanji.
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It's ok, you can go ahead and laugh RB! I'm sure I've given many, many folks a good hard laugh the past couple of days with this thread. And here I thought I was going good research before getting inked. Sheesh!
At least now I know I can turn to Kuri and DPete for the proper translation if I ever do it again (doubtful).
Oh, BTW.... Kuri just PM'd me back and the one that I have on my arm for "daddy" or "father" is accurate! Whew! That one would be hard to cover up. Here's a pic:
I'm glad I could give everyone here a laugh. I haven't told anyone around here about this; I'd never hear the end of it. Jeeez.... I wasn't even sure I was going to tell the wife, but I eventually did. How embarassing!
Hi Terry,
I am glad you are "taking" it the right way. But I really wouldn't worry about everyone "getting a laugh" out of it. I can assure you we are above that. Kuri (Chris) and Chris (Chris) and I are certainly not enjoying your misfortune. And on the brightside, we will come up with a "fix" for it in a day or, and then you will be able to tell all your friends and I am sure that everyone will have a good laugh, including you.
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Pete/Kuri/Chris - I really appreciate you guys helping me out. Let me know what options you find for me Pete. Really appreciate it.
Tery, believe me, it is a pleasure to help. I am sure I can go as far to "speak" for the Chrises and say we are happy to do whatever we can.
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Sheesh. You think you do the research to make sure you're getting the right thing and look what happens. The ONE kanji I pick and it's the one that's fucked up on the page! Shit!
Yes, you REALLY have to be careful about what you believe or trust on the internet.
Well, let's focus on the psoitive side, I will have a list soon, maybe , with your permission of course, we could even take a poll and see what name is the most popular replacement. I suppose I should "warn" you, because of the fact that you already have narrowed the choices, the options may not be ideal, but definitely better than what you have noew. Check back soon.
PS- HEY GUYS, CUT TERRY some slack, imagine if you were in his position!!!!!! Enough with the smart ass comments!
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Awww GR I honestly don't find it funny that your tat wasn't what you thought you were getting. I have tattoo's and trust me I now what its like to have to fix a mistake. I have one that had a banner that I wanted left blank and the guy that did the tat (my ex) decided that he would put wild child in it. So my nice little tat is now a great big one. It can be fixed though so hopefully you end up with something you can be happy with.
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PS- HEY GUYS, CUT TERRY some slack, imagine if you were in his position!!!!!! Enough with the smart ass comments!
I'm not being a smartass! I was expressing how glad I was that the other tattoo is correct! Having one messed up would be terrible, but a second one would be insane!
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it's ok DP - I "sound" pissed off, but that's only 'cause it's hard to get my tone in writing. I am actually upset, but am taking it all in stride. Shit happens. I know you'll hook me up with some good options for a fix.
I work with a bunch of guys in a service dept. I'm used to flipping shit and getting it......... that said, I didn't really want to share this with them just yet. In any case, thanks for the support!
I ain't gonna lie to ya. That shit's funny. Come on!! You have to admit that if it was someone else it'd be freaking hilarious. You know I think the world of ya, and certainly don't wish bad things on ya. But that's still funny!
it's kinda big\in an awkward place for a cover up. I'd probably just roll with it...never tell another living soul and take home a valuable lesson.
I ain't gonna lie to ya. That shit's funny. Come on!! You have to admit that if it was someone else it'd be freaking hilarious. You know I think the world of ya, and certainly don't wish bad things on ya. But that's still funny!
it's kinda big\in an awkward place for a cover up. I'd probably just roll with it...never tell another living soul and take home a valuable lesson.
Tery, believe me, it is a pleasure to help. I am sure I can go as far to "speak" for the Chrises and say we are happy to do whatever we can.
Well, let's focus on the psoitive side, I will have a list soon, maybe , with your permission of course, we could even take a poll and see what name is the most popular replacement. I suppose I should "warn" you, because of the fact that you already have narrowed the choices, the options may not be ideal, but definitely better than what you have noew. Check back soon.
PS- HEY GUYS, CUT TERRY some slack, imagine if you were in his position!!!!!! Enough with the smart ass comments!
I was just joking about the whole "white meat" thing. I blame myself.
Just don't trim your chest hair any more, Terry - it will be covered up in no time! :p
Man, this sucks big time, bud.
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Wow, Terry, I was kind of hoping or assuming this could be a big misunderstanding. You're taking it very well. Like others have said, you could even keep it like it is and no one would know (as long as you're not flaunting it in some Chinatown). But it sounds like a fix might even be possible. It still LOOKS cool. It will all work out OK!
That would be cool....until JP changes the logo again.
Heh! I love that solution!
It's okay to change the colors... I made the logo to where you can change colors to match what ever shirt you buy, so I have them in orange, blue, red, etc.
Or if it went through a big change, you could have a cool retro icon on your chest. My ex-step father got a Broncos logo tattooed to his arm in 1984 (and had it dated), so now that they have the updated logo, he takes special pride in the fact that his is the old style.
I was thinking about add text right below my logo so you would read: JPFitness.com... It's YUMMY! :p
Techinal Info Once you make a choice, I will PM you a photoshoped version of the original tattoo from the site with the additional strokes so it will be easy for your tattoo artist to add.
Background Info I have looked into different kanji, and there are several limitations, such as adding strokes (I have a limited amount of choice), eliminating "bad ones" (Kuri mentioned a change to "fire" would not be so hard, in itself he is correct, but that would leave you with "flaming rear" , so I did not add those to the list.) Sticking with Japanese Kanji (your original Tattoo was Japanese kanji (the arm one, is chinese BTW) and it is best to stick with Japanese or it won't "look right". I decided to avoid obscure kanji because if you "run into any kanji readers they will not be able to read it and the the kanji could get "messed up" on a tattoo because of the number of VERY small strokes need to be added. All the BS aside, here are the choices, I wished they were better, but believe me there were some much worse choices:
Choices:
Fire Blossom, Ardent Flames, Burning Passage, Pleasing Passage
Sunflower Soul, Gentle entries, Soft Passage
Intense entry ( or Enter intensely),
Willow Scent, Sunflower Scent, Gentle Scent
and the "wierd ones"
Fire/flamming receptor,
( not sure if receptor or receiver is the best translation)
vegetable pleasure
I think that these are the "best of a rather sorry lot of choices". Sorry if you are dissappointed. One thing to be aware of the translation is debatable in that japanese Kanji is a pictograph (so do you use Fire or Flaming or burning when you see the fire symbol). I have used the most common English translations (they change when one part of the kanji changes) .
Anyway, all I can say is pick a new "name or identity" and we will be all done.
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Intense entry ( or Enter intensely), Gentle entries = porn star
Willow Scent, Sunflower Scent, Gentle Scent = gay
Of them all I'd go with one of the "passages" and say something along the lines of moving through life "intensely\pleasing\soft". Something deep like "it's important to live life gently and pass to the beyond softly. life is short enough, we need harmony and should avoid chaos when possible."
Id go for Ardent Flames: Its a very expressive language and can be used open to a multitude of translations. I would read that as Passionate, which you are very passionate about your family and your gym and generaly being a swell guy!
Sorry this shit has happened to ya and hope ya can look back one day and smile at it
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Yeah I agree with Pete that you should stick with Japanese kanji so that at least it'll make some sense, though obscure might not be a bad idea - if they can't read it then you can say it's from some esoteric Buddhist test
As for possibilities if you DID change the first radical to fire it could be changed to read "carnal passage (or entry)"
Another possibility I just recognized is a simple change to the left radical to the kanji "sei" which would means your ink could be read as "natural passage" but in Japanese the same kanji is used for sex (sex=natural) so one could read it as "sexy passage" or "natural rear" depending on the second kanji. Guess you'd just hope theres not too many Japanese on the beach next time your in Hawaii.
Well, let's wait for Peter to finalize matters here.
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Fire Blossom (Intensity and nature reference) or Soft Passage (sailing through life's challenges)
After reading Kuri's post, I realize that the actual words can have way different meaning if other cultures. Fire Blossom could mean a greatly irritates/inflames/well used vagina! Soft Passage could mean a guy who can't get it up!
Sorry, Terry, just covering the bases. Do whatever, and hang around non-Japanese.
Couldn't he just get it blacked out, then do laser removal of an entirely new kanji. Painful, but given the alternatives...yeesh!
Or can you do something completely different to cover it up? You'll need to find a really good artist that can do it. I'm just thinking aloud from watching Miami Ink.
Soft Passage could mean a guy who can't get it up!
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