The "Tramp Stamp"

I learned a new word over the weekend. Tramp Stamp. This would be the tattoo on some gal's lower back. Then I read a bunch of blogs about how 'fair' or 'unfair' it is for people to call it such... Reading those blogs made me think people are childish idiots. Maybe even go so far as to call them assholes. I mean, they were all upset that someone might judge them, or be prejudiced, by some action they take.

So, here is food for thought. Up in New England I joined the Army in 1986. I was given two weeks leave after graduating Basic and Advanced Infantry Schools and so went home to Cape Cod. It was August 20th when I got home and I was off until just after Labor Day. One day I went to the beach with my brother Joel. Two hot gals were watching me (Just out of basic training I had a 31 inch waist, 46 inch chest, and 17 inch biceps... quite the stud.) we talked and I met them at a club that evening. That was when one of the two (during some heavy flirting) asked about my haircut... You know, the standard basic training 1/8 inch stubble. I told them I had just joined the Army and was on leave. One looked at the other and said, "Why would anyone want to join the Army" then they both got up and left without a word spoken to me.

People judge you every day based on your actions. People are hypocrites. None of them want to ever be judged on their actions, they want only to be judged on their intentions. You can't see their intentions though, only their actions. Example: You are driving down route 95 at 75 miles an hour, someone passes you going 80, most people think that the person passing them is an idiot, speeding, going to fast, a hazard. However, note that the speed limit on 95 around here is 65, that person is speeding also, and legally therefore a hazard.

So, it turns out that a psychological study done shows a 'high correlation' between tramp stamps and unsafe behavior, which they define as drug use, high risk sexual behavior, and alcohol abuse.