I was just watching Myth Busters, I like this weird show and watch it often. For some reason they kept doing close up shots of Jamie, and his ear ring. In my little opinion, the ear ring doesn't really enhance his appearance or masculinity.

Recently on a trip to the mall, a young man (an employee) asked if he could help me. This guy had three piercings in his nose. One had a stud, two had rings. All looked nasty. I told him "No thanks".

I've wondered previously about the "sanitation" and hygiene aspects of nose appliances/jewelry. Doesn't it feel weird? What happens when you have a cold?

In another trip to the same mall I saw a young man, maybe 15 years old, who had around 15-20 piercings, maybe more, that could be seen. To me it wasn't attractive in the least. Does this affect his chances when interviewing for a good position? If you owned a retail business would you want him representing you to your customers?

I know this is a personal decision, and their own business. But what's your personal thoughts on piercings? Ear rings on guys? Large numbers of piercings on girls/women? Do ear rings on guys seem manly?

Discuss . . . . . . .

Ask Keith . . .

LoL . . . just kidding you, vfr, you know that . . .

I personally don't like them, and my air line just allowed men to wear them and I don't think it looks professional, at all . . . jmo.

Maybe I'm just showing my age . . .

I think I goofed . . . . I think it is Adam, not Jamie who has the ear ring.

When i was growing up only Gays,Girls and Pirates wore them. If your a girl i think it looks good sometimes, If your a guy it's socially acceptable now days, But i think men with piercings, (Including my 6'2 280llb former Marine Son -in -Law), look strange with them. But to each his own.

Yeah - I saw a biker, somewhere around 6'4"-6'5" and around 280 lbs., beard, tattoos, skull cap . . . with a dangly ear ring. I thought it looked silly. But I sure didn't say so.

Yessir it is adam. I'm 24 and I can't understand why men have piercings. I would hate to rip my earlob out because I caught it on something I was carrying on my shoulder or jsut taking my shirt off who knows. On girls I find most piercings pretty sexy I doubt anybody complains about belly rings on a nice tight stomach. But the guys and girls that look like african tribesmembers I don't get that at all. Big plugs in their ears and pins in thier noses you got me what the attraction is. And I know it is wrong of me to judge them from that I guess but I agree I don't seem really value their opinions and I think they scare people. I wouldn't hire them for a retail service job at all if I could avoid it. It seems to me that your going to lose customers because of them. Obviously I don't have any piercings and maybe I would feel differently about the mass piercings if I did but it seems to me it is just about getting attention. No there isn't a piercing out there that makes a guy look more manly to me. I couldn't imagine the gunk you would have when you got a cold if you had a nose ring. So in closing girls with strategicly placed piercings can be extremely sexy. Guys I think it just looks silly.

I don't think guys should do it. But that's just my opinion. I always used to think it was pretty stupid... then one day I got it done (ear piercing).

I didn't like it. I let it close up.

All the face piercings kinda gross me out, but I guess to each their own...

As for the women piercing their tingly parts and their tongues... um, no thanks. IMO it makes them look like skanks.

I don't have any piercings, I don't wear any jewelry. No tattoos of yet, however I am supposed to get one soon (Steelers thing).

They never appealed to me and I rarely followed trends.

That being said, I have no problem with them on others.

Andy... wait until Vegas.

I have 8 tattoos. One more won't hurt... I'll get one with you, or have one of my existing ones touched up.

When the old farts, Harrison Ford & Ed Bradley, got one, I found it very contrived and silly.

They looked like they were trying too hard.

I have not hired people with facial/tongue piercings.

Not sure how I feel about men with a small stud, especially if they are only in an office setting.

Back in the 70's, I flirted with the idea of an earring to go with my long hair and beard.

Unfortunately, I ran into too many gay guys who had that look.

End of story.

I'm flirting with the idea of piercing my nipples.

Chicks dig it.

And by "chicks", I mean gay guys.

And no, I'm not serious.

Guys with simple earrings don't phase me. ANY facial piercing is absurd in my opinion. Sure, some hot girls are able to pull off the small nose stud or eyebrow piercing, but just like Bo Derek with the beaded hair, unless you're a strong "10" don't even attempt it.

Belly button piercings are a secret fetish of mine. Well, at least is WAS a secret. Don't tell anyone.

yes.. yes.. i have my eyebrow pierced! I never wear it at work or in a business setting. It was one of those post divorce drunken.. going to metal concerts all the time things. I like it.

I had this big burly guy with tatoos at a golf outing get all redneck on me and started giving me crap about it. They guy had this big ass long hairy gotee. I simply said to him.. "why do you have that gotee and tatoos?.. because you like it.. and it means something to you.. me.. no different. I happen to like it. To each his own my friend" .. he shut up!

At the time i did it.. for some reason.. it got me quite a bit of p***y! Dont aske me why. but chicks loved it... and add my long blond hair down past my shoulders.. it worked!! haaa. Now.. yea. i wear it from time to time, Kari likes it and ask's me to wear it sometimes.

Women.. i love the belly thing and the smal nose diamond. Its hot!!!

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MACs.....

good idea.

We gotta watch we don't get too drunk or mine will say "God Bless the US Navy", and your's will say "Here we go Steelers".

And they will but be on our asses.

I have chaulked it up to a generational thing.

I had my ear pierced back in 1973 because I wanted to. Then when it became the fad, I stopped wearing the earring. Now that I'm in my

"mature" phase (mid 50s), I'm actually thinking of having it redone.

Also, being a fan of tats, I see ALOT of piercings that leave me in awe.

I don't understand it, but I respect the individuals right to choose to

do it. I trust they understand the consequences.

Oh come on, fess up vfr...

The only reason your piercing is where it is is because you were going to get your ear pierced and were afraid it would hurt too much and you flinched big time! : )

There's a SubWay across the street, apparently the mananger liked piercings, it looked like a mosh pit. It started with one lady with excessive ear (10/per) and nose piercings and then more and more were hired. When they got to the ones wih the lip piercings I stopped buying their food. Went in with a friend later when she wanted a sub and there were two with the chains from their lip to their ear. Evidently it's under new management, because the line is again stretching out the door and someone at work said it was "safe" to go there.

On women, ears are fine, belly's ok on appropriately proportioned women (ok, hot), nose never, on privates I don't care because I don't see them. A tongue piercing is ok if they keep their mouth shut so I don't have to see it. On some women, earrings actually make them look very sexy.

On men, an ear is ok, but doesn't add anything. I agree with the Ford and Bradley comment, too contrived.

I had my ear pierced back in 1982, before it was trendy. The Bucky Badger earring went well at football games, other than that it was a small stud. On occasion, it was a hand-grenade - when someone needed to be annoyed...this is Madison, after all.

No Andy, if you're going to do it, you have to do it stone cold sober. THEN go get drunk.

Alcohol thins the blood. You'll bleed too much and the artist will have a hard time seeing what he's doing, or will constantly have to wipe the blood off the area he's tattooing. I liken it to having a real bad sunburn and having someone touch you. It's better if he doesn't have to wipe blood so often, ya know?

Besides, you want to be 100% certain what you're getting is what you want and not just some drunken impulse.

Think we could convince Heather to get an FBC tattoo?

I'm thinking Wimpy (from Popeye, the fat guy who loves hamburgers) with a mug of beer in one hand and a cigar in the other as our Logo. Whataya think?

Hmmmmm........that sounds pretty good.........Homer Simpson would have been a good mascot as well.

D'OH!! What the hell was I thinking?? That's a GREAT idea!!

Homer loves beer, loves robusto cigars and he's an idjit fat bastid!!

PERFECT!

hey zoink... shoving a needle through your eyebrow is jussssttt a tad more painful than a little earlobe 🙂

specially when you get drunk and decide to shove a 12gauge stud through there instead of the skinny little 16 gauge! yea. that hurts lol

my childhood started at 29 after i got divorced.. so at 34 now.. im a few years behind. My pops always did say I was a late bloomer!! lmoa!

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