Alcohol Was Involved | Transterrestrial Musings

[Update a few minutes later]

Speaking of alcohol, Danielle Crittendon explodes the latest urban myth with good old-fashioned empiricism. The science is settled! But just to be sure, I think that Kari should do this on Mythbusters.

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Pretty sure they covered this on Manswers.

Hanzi (Chinese ideographs) tattoos were all the rage for a while. I never got one because (among other reasons) I don’t read hanzi, and didn’t want some smart-ass tattooing “Stupid round-eye with small penis” on my arm.

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Oh sweet mother of Jeez—-

Well, duh. If it burns going in one orifice, it’ll burn going in another.

Sheldon: Why do you have the Chinese character for “soup” tattooed on your right buttock?
Penny: It’s not “soup,” it’s “courage.”
Sheldon: No it isn’t. But I suppose it does take courage to demonstrate that kind of commitment to soup.

A few years ago, there was a news story from the Philippines about some popular jewelry featuring Chinese characters. People were quite upset when they found out that the characters said the wearer was a prostitute.

Might as well ask if you get a buzz from an alcohol wipe on an abrasion. On the other hand, she’s probably pretty clean now. If it’s young kids doing this, they probably think it is a combination rush, cleanser, and spermicide, while only talking about the intoxication aspects.