11-29-2011, 11:03 PM | #41 | |
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I get individualism, really I do, but ... well.. pulling and pushing on your ear...lubing it up, taking hot showers...I dunno | |
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11-29-2011, 11:04 PM | #42 |
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i just made my ears to 9/16. the pain isnt that bad. id say by far the worst was from 00 to 7/16. bled a little cause i went too fast
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11-29-2011, 11:30 PM | #43 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Milwaukie OR
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Some of you on the west coast know me. I have mine gauged to 1 inch. I feel that I can still look fairly professional. Below is a pic from AWCC, and another from my cousins wedding this summer. My ol' lady's mom, and my grandma actually dont mind the way they look. I have had 3 various lip piercings, and my tongue when I was younger, and personally, I think other piercings look worse than gauged ears. But that's just me. I also have tattoos of naked women covering my left arm, so what do I know | |
11-30-2011, 12:00 AM | #44 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Deus est mortuus, logica obtinet.
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first off, it's not "gauging" your ears, it's stretching. sorry but the term gauging bothers me when it's used in this context. i have my ears stretched to 2 inches, and i can stick a finger in with my tunnels so i could easily put some 2.25" jewelry in them with no discomfort. i got them real big when i was less mature than i am now, and i figure since my ears are already fawked i might as well keep going. i'm just at a crossroads now where they are so expensive i can't bring myself to buy the next size. i have had them at 2 inches for almost 3 years now. this pic is about a year old, but i still look exactly the same and i'm still at the same size and to any of you guys that experience any pain or blood when stretching, you are going too fast. your ears need to be at a size for a MINIMUM of a month before going to the next size up. stretching will naturally happen if it's done right. if you go too fast, you will have blowouts, scar tissue, and you can cut off the blood to your lobes to where the skin just literally dies off. i had a friend a few years back that so desperately wanted to catch up to me that he killed the skin on his left lobe and it eventually just separated into two dangly pieces of skin. Last edited by ohh EPiC FAiL; 11-30-2011 at 12:03 AM. |
11-30-2011, 07:46 AM | #45 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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You should wear the Fedora with it... Last edited by JeremyH; 11-30-2011 at 07:56 AM. | |
11-30-2011, 09:05 AM | #46 | |
No idea what I'm doing Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Underground, CO
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I have no tattoos and no piercings...I have nothing against them, it's just not for me. I've met many people that do though, and the odd thing is that never once has any of them ever made fun of me because I don't. I show them the same respect. | |
11-30-2011, 09:11 AM | #47 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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| Ditto. Different strokes for different folks...
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11-30-2011, 10:51 AM | #48 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Milwaukie OR
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11-30-2011, 10:58 AM | #49 |
Scale Detail Engineering Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Turtle Island
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I've always wondered what would you do if you got in a fight? Try to hurry up and take them out? |
11-30-2011, 11:55 AM | #50 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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| Yeah, for the past year, every time I turn on the TV it is on the Disney channel... |
11-30-2011, 01:44 PM | #51 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2010 Location: ny
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After my kid goes to sleep ...I find my self watching either scooby doo or spongebob .... brought to you by a not so smart... smart phone |
11-30-2011, 02:09 PM | #52 |
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I think you guys are all missing the point as to why some people do stretch their ears( I myself am covered in tattoos and have 3/4" stretched ears). It is supposed to symbolize paitance, if it is done correctly it takes a very long time stretching a little each weak, do it right and it wont hurt!! ...... Flame away at me now for being a fag!!!
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11-30-2011, 03:09 PM | #53 | |
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11-30-2011, 03:21 PM | #54 |
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11-30-2011, 03:27 PM | #55 |
Scale Detail Engineering Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Turtle Island
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| yup, and the kids that get an entire sleeve tattoo at once... usually, it hasn't been earned and doesn't mean much except they have access to daddies credit card.
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11-30-2011, 03:29 PM | #56 |
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11-30-2011, 03:31 PM | #57 | |
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I like to buy mine right from the band at their shows. | |
11-30-2011, 03:35 PM | #58 |
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i always take that option if i can, but having a kid and a wife that gets mad if i go without her makes it hard to get to go to shows anymore. and i agree with johnny, you need to take your time and have patience. if you get your ears scalpeled rather than stretching you end up with really thin skin. when you take your time and stretch, you want to go up a few sizes, then back down a size or two. doing that will actually cause more skin to grow and help your ears stay nice and healthy. |
11-30-2011, 03:36 PM | #59 | ||
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I can't believe how judgemental people are on here sometimes We could only get jobs at a circus? How about business owners with stretched ears! I'm one! Matter of fact I know many business owners that are covered with tattoos and stretched ears! We are God fearing, college educated, business owning, gun carrying, have families that help make this country go round! So instead of thinking that everyone that you see that has stretched ears or a lot of tattoo is just some punk kid that won't go anywhere in life think again. We have morals, standards and manners. Don't put all of us in the same boat! And I would love for one of you or a stranger to tell me to my face how stupid it is or looks. Grow up you closed minded judgemental people.... | ||
11-30-2011, 03:37 PM | #60 |
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