Self-Censorship

No, I didn’t sustain some terrible chest injury… I just covered up with bandages so I didn’t have to swim with a shirt. Someone needs to bring “censor bandages” to market. I’m sure there are lots of people with tattoos that aren’t appropriate for all ages (or are politically awkward — white power tattoos and so on)… A simple black waterproof strip would be great. That said, we got kicked out of the pool after fifteen minutes today anyway because there was a thunderstorm and it was pouring pretty heavily.

21 Comments

  1. p7tms wrote:

    either censor bars — or how about waterproof coverup makeup??

    Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 5:02 pm | Permalink
  2. Skod wrote:

    Some sort of thicker electrical tape like strips with a waterproof adheasive would probably work well, and have the comedic effect of looking like traditional black censor bars :P

    Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 7:06 pm | Permalink
  3. Skod wrote:

    Oh also, I’m curious as to when you’ve planned to let Nefarious in on your chest tattoo. Mostly just because I’m interested on what you think is the most appropriate age/maturity level.

    Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 7:13 pm | Permalink
  4. Shannon wrote:

    Skod, things like that are some of the more difficult decisions for me… To be honest, I think I’ll probably discuss it with a “professional” and get some real advice before I tackle it.

    Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 8:04 pm | Permalink
  5. Fredrik Seidevall wrote:

    God I love your beard.

    Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 1:18 am | Permalink
  6. estrojenn wrote:

    duct tape might work. getting it off might not be so pleasant though.

    Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 4:56 am | Permalink
  7. https://www.woundcareshop.com/waterprooftape-2.aspx

    Something there should work. First place I looked.

    Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 6:19 am | Permalink
  8. Caitlin wrote:

    He’s not so hairy, Jen.

    Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 6:21 am | Permalink
  9. jonny wrote:

    dammit, and i thought my beard was good
    way to make me feel less manly

    Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 6:22 am | Permalink
  10. peteD3 wrote:

    yes, nice beard. your face is becoming much more muppet-like! cheers!

    what about a Tegaderm patch (or similar), then you can draw on it with a sharpie or something.
    i suggest drawing a fruit-basket over the genital area, IMO it would be hillarious! you can switch it up from week to wwek. hehehe.

    btw, how well does black sharpie work on skin, over the tattoos? hmm, gotta go try that on myself. if it works, thats what id do.

    Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 10:39 am | Permalink
  11. boredbody wrote:

    Props to you for considering your daughter and covering up. Take it from a girl who was exposed to her father’s tattoo of a naked woman screwing a monster from about age 3… it can bring up some seriously confusing ideas especially when one hits the age where she’s interested in sex herself.

    Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 11:39 am | Permalink
  12. Shannon wrote:

    When I go swimming tonight I’ll try putting sharpie on under a shirt, and see how it turns out after the swim.

    Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 11:52 am | Permalink
  13. peteD3 wrote:

    you better wear a black shirt.
    i think the sharpie would stay on as long is there isnt much rubbing/friction, but i would guess that it will bleed a little onto fabrics that make contact.

    im gonna keep all my Xrated stuff under my shorts! hehe

    Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 1:37 pm | Permalink
  14. Shannon wrote:

    Well, the sharpie was a no-go for two reasons… First, it didn’t do full coverage anyway — more like a dark “tint”. Second, it at least 50% washed off with a one hour swim… I think the idea of a black tegaterm is the best one so far.

    Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 2:07 pm | Permalink
  15. i know 3M makes some 2″ wide electrical tape called super 88 you could probably use. it’d stay on fine the only problems i can think of are that it’d maybe leave some bandaid style residue and be kind of expensive.

    Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 4:09 pm | Permalink
  16. ELY M. wrote:

    Have you tried spray painting your chest?

    I know spray paint don’t come off easily.

    Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 11:33 pm | Permalink
  17. Anna wrote:

    Isn’t she curious about why you wear the bandages?

    Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 11:49 pm | Permalink
  18. treyci wrote:

    having worked in the operating room of a hospital, if you want waterproof that you can’t see through, go for HyTape. it’s called the ‘original pink tape’. it’s a type of waterproof pink tape that’s used to keep all sorts of things in place in the OR. you can buy it online from medical outlets and such and it’s pretty damn sticky. you might want to get a bottle of adhesive remover, too.. just in case. or you can use baby oil to get off the sticky. whichever.

    Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 2:06 pm | Permalink
  19. Glow wrote:

    LOVE the beard! Looks great on you :)

    Miss you around.. ya know *hugs*

    Friday, August 8, 2008 at 8:03 pm | Permalink
  20. needlewitch wrote:

    the best stuff to remove plaster stains is orange oil, much better than baby oil or acetone

    Sunday, August 10, 2008 at 3:02 am | Permalink
  21. oniana wrote:

    your tattoo hs such vibrant colors… quite lovely!

    Monday, November 24, 2008 at 3:10 am | Permalink
Wow Shannon, that's really annoying! What is it, 1997 on Geocities? Retroweb is NOT cool!

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