In the year 2005, for the most part tattoos are essentially meaningless, pointless attempts at looking "cool." Like piercings, they were passe over 10 yrs ago...typically having more than one means you have money to burn on skin-deep superficial scrawl. But let it be said, such shallow activities defy class boundries - just check out any bleach-blonde mall chick with her dumb-ass navel ring and ass-crack tattoo.