Kate Reminds Us: Two Calves Are Better than One

I met Kate last month and she shared these two, of her eleven tattoos:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaswm8j3HUDt3Eu7w47xpHdjHXGioiUymw2sBeYYcflscZ9wDj8r2kDMSGcrxiI0869hsHyHXWVPgchDAauxJBGHS2rnarrZbLxvxiSVX7JTn_CCrVlngUKUQXYynNtra9NXQcPK0H0IY/s1600/2+Calves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaswm8j3HUDt3Eu7w47xpHdjHXGioiUymw2sBeYYcflscZ9wDj8r2kDMSGcrxiI0869hsHyHXWVPgchDAauxJBGHS2rnarrZbLxvxiSVX7JTn_CCrVlngUKUQXYynNtra9NXQcPK0H0IY/s640/2+Calves.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Kate says these don't have specific meanings behind them, she "just liked the art". Nothing wrong with that at all.<br /><br />On the left calf, Kate has an exquisite black and grey piece by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/benjaminmoss">Benjamin Moss</a> at <a href="http://www.apocalypsetattoo.com/">Apocalypse Tattoo</a> in Seattle.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eRUv06_mtDzZemOIp1DjSZD_ZZ34-EPuMTmjYdH-bXFjA6_BS5ajSahAXqGn_L4paxGpHhdYLU-u3kvd0pdheT-FZgAT6ZhQ-iN0uA_ri0cBIhvzU0oSMCOsEeblmpWguehA_u9RXkI/s1600/2+skeletons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4d7LMCxhUtQNm9YjCm21LbUNTpW6LOYQZM96Qvq4gHJBqo-hgaH39vqx4LDWeC9iBjkH7BaIEK9ktoMNmpAMvNsyCbWTGwN5JbJN77ia1nnHjycY9mcSvPI8LhTTA6sH5SfTXr2ylmg/s1600/2+skeletons+alt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4d7LMCxhUtQNm9YjCm21LbUNTpW6LOYQZM96Qvq4gHJBqo-hgaH39vqx4LDWeC9iBjkH7BaIEK9ktoMNmpAMvNsyCbWTGwN5JbJN77ia1nnHjycY9mcSvPI8LhTTA6sH5SfTXr2ylmg/s640/2+skeletons+alt.jpg" width="344" /></a></div><br />The romantically morbid idea of two skeletons sharing an eternity in the same coffin is a haunting image.<br /><br />On her right calf is this dagger:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5bGXH8d5g0sKFn-5rc_hsvjnrXgZklnMe6ns33VcCU7L6hM5La20be2etKeo35qojOJkDYH2G-VaNgoklwnucSBNzhuQpFx3urVbWML8u-K6-3md4qh1k79fW4YpO7hPdKE59aJvrKw/s1600/Dagger+Calf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5bGXH8d5g0sKFn-5rc_hsvjnrXgZklnMe6ns33VcCU7L6hM5La20be2etKeo35qojOJkDYH2G-VaNgoklwnucSBNzhuQpFx3urVbWML8u-K6-3md4qh1k79fW4YpO7hPdKE59aJvrKw/s640/Dagger+Calf.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />The phrase "MORTE PRIMA DI DISONORE" translates to the expression "Death Before Dishonor". This tattoo was created at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Addiction-NYC/282610705212?sk=wall">Addiction NYC</a> on St. Mark's Place in Manhattan.<br /><br />Thanks to Kate for sharing these great tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style><br /> /* Style Definitions */<br /> table.MsoNormalTable<br /> {mso-style-name:"Table Normal";<br /> mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;<br /> mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;<br /> mso-style-noshow:yes;<br /> mso-style-parent:"";<br /> mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;<br /> mso-para-margin:0in;<br /> mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;<br /> mso-pagination:widow-orphan;<br /> font-size:10.0pt;<br /> font-family:"Times New Roman";}<br /> </style> <![endif]--> <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. 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Kate Reminds Us: Two Calves Are Better than One

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