Pains was meant to be paints. I changed it, but pains was pretty funny. Tarfon--You added that still, though I admit the sentence was confusing. Actually, maybe you didn't know that a side effect of having a tattoo is ability to daven even after death... :) David--If you look, you'll see that I say expressly that having a tattoo is forbidden. I don't condone Jews getting tattoos, but it's important for people to know that whatever bubbemaisas they may have heard are incorrect. Here's my question to you: If you find my writing and the rest of Jewcy so offensive, why read it? Torah.org is calling your name...