Making your collection permanent

Jeffrey Meffert · 08-04-2011, 08:11 PM

So there we were, in a japanese resturant in Little Rock, and someone makes the bold statement about collections: "You can't take it with you". Seeing a challenge, I decided to make them wrong. Now before some smart aleck (you know who you are) points out the the 1924 regulations said this was supposed to be 8cm above the elbow I have to note that my place of work has a "no exposed tat" rule for it's docs and sometimes I wear short sleeve scrubs and had to place it high enough on the shoulder so that there would not be a chance of a "peek a boo".

deValcourt · 08-04-2011, 10:42 PM

I'm not a "tat" man - but I like the concept. Did the rednecks (assumption) shut up after you showed them?

Phillip

Jeffrey Meffert · 08-05-2011, 06:54 AM

No hammer and sickle to offend those that think the US is still fighting the "soviet union". (A lot of those here in Texas) Easily recognizable to a soviet cloth collector but few others. I wouldn't wear a muscle shirt to the next gun show just in case.

Will · 08-05-2011, 07:58 AM

Well, now THAT is the sign of a committed collector!

medals73 · 08-05-2011, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Will

Well, now THAT is the sign of a committed collector!

One who is, or one who needs to be?

Jeffrey Meffert · 08-05-2011, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by medals73

One who is, or one who needs to be?

True that. But like I said to devalcourt after the nkvd leather jacket kerfuffle, I have a sense of humor about my collections.

HuliganRS · 08-05-2011, 03:16 PM

Looks good.

Esteban_cool · 08-05-2011, 03:34 PM

WOW. I was thinking of having a tattoo and was a bit unsure, but this has surprised me. Looks good!

Will · 08-06-2011, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeffrey Meffert

True that. But like I said to devalcourt after the nkvd leather jacket kerfuffle, I have a sense of humor about my collections.

Wel, YOU may have a sense of humor about such things, Jeff, but I think what we all want to know is:

What was the wife's reaction?

Or perhpaps SHE is going to get an armored branch tattoo ?

Jeffrey Meffert · 08-06-2011, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Will

What was the wife's reaction?

Or perhpaps SHE is going to get an armored branch tattoo ?

She loves me and says it's my skin. I did get pre-approval, though and she is NOT getting one of her own. My wife is special anyways. My manikin Yuri whose uniform I change every few weeks used to be in the foyer until my son complained it embarassed him so we moved into our bedroom. When the son moved out I put it back in the foyer but my wife said it looked out of place there and had me move it back into the bedroom.

I try not to leave her and yuri alone.

08-04-2011, 10:42 PM	#2
deValcourt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cajun Country Age: 56 Posts: 1,565	Re: Making your collection permanent I'm not a "tat" man - but I like the concept. Did the rednecks (assumption) shut up after you showed them? Phillip __________________ Phillip

08-05-2011, 06:54 AM	#3
Jeffrey Meffert Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA Age: 67 Posts: 640	Re: Making your collection permanent No hammer and sickle to offend those that think the US is still fighting the "soviet union". (A lot of those here in Texas) Easily recognizable to a soviet cloth collector but few others. I wouldn't wear a muscle shirt to the next gun show just in case.

08-05-2011, 07:58 AM	#4
Will Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 236	Re: Making your collection permanent Well, now THAT is the sign of a committed collector!

08-05-2011, 03:16 PM	#7
HuliganRS Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Illinois - U.S.A. Age: 46 Posts: 1,023	Re: Making your collection permanent Looks good. __________________ "Be civil to all, sociable to many, familiar with few, friend to one, enemy to none." Benjamin Franklin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Member #193

08-05-2011, 03:34 PM	#8
Esteban_cool Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Santiago, Chile Age: 36 Posts: 1,103	Re: Making your collection permanent WOW. I was thinking of having a tattoo and was a bit unsure, but this has surprised me. Looks good! __________________ There's nothing in the streets Looks any different to me And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye And the parting on the left Are now parting on the right And the beards have all grown longer overnight The Who, Won't get fooled again

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