i haven't got any tats due to a chronic dislike/phobia of needles - my four piercings were an attempt to get over the fear but didn't work! In hindsight, should have got the tats done first... But this is a good story...

A friend of a friend really liked the look of japanese kanji but hated the trend at the time of getting asian symbols tattooed, especially when the person didn't have a connection with the cultural heritage or meaning of the symbol (kind of like maori tribal armbands). But she still wanted to get something in that style, just for the look of it. She was in a chinese restaurant one night and saw on the menu a symbol that graphically was perfect. So now she has the chinese lettering for 'wonton noodle soup' tattooed on her foot.

Apparently she's always wanted to go into a chinese restaurant, stick her foot up on the counter and say "I'll have one of those please", just to see the reaction...

(P.S. as this story came to me via a friend, apologies if the subject of the story is out there in BB-land and I've stolen or misrepresented your thunder!)