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December 2003

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Dec 31 2003 CT: Henna hits library  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 31 2003 IA: Quality tattoos require thought and research  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 31 2003 WI: Studio, among other places, vandalized; two arrested in conjunction  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 31 2003 CA: Tattoo removal expensive, painful  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 31 2003 CA: 'Live large' to be popular in studios  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 31 2003 IL: As of 2004, studios will not be allowed to split tongues  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 31 2003 IL: PHOTO: John Cluney, studio owner, stands in his studio that will legally not be allowed to provide tongue bifurcations  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 30 2003 MD: Advertising on Man's Head Works  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 30 2003 DC: Q&A: Nose-Pierced Mama  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 30 2003 MA: 'Nowadays you can't be too sentimental' -- are we out of style in 2004? Says who?  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 30 2003 IN: Pictures of Mary  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 30 2003 Canada: Test Checks what Will Mesh with Flesh  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 30 2003 USA: Dress Code 101  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 29 2003 TX: Tattooing it on one's chest doesn't necessarily make one an organ donor  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 29 2003 FL: FSU freshman's tattoos and skills are work in progress  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 29 2003 Puerto Rico: The pros and cons of men having cosmetic surgery  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 29 2003 MI: Wayland man pleads guilty to tattoo violations  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 29 2003 CA: 'Punx for Dean' are not for Bush  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 29 2003 UK: Howard Dean supporter shows her tattoos  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 29 2003 USA: Cosmetic Foot Surgery to Beautify Feet Has Serious Risks  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 28 2003 NY: Suicidegirls.com isn't Playboy; it looks at real people  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 28 2003 IN: Parents get designer logos tattooed in honour of their child  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 28 2003 FL: Pulling the plug on piercing  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 27 2003 ON: Frances Polack's DNR tattoo among year's best quotes!  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 27 2003 ON: Hey, freak! Can I have your autograph?  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 27 2003 UK: Erotica festival hits the spot in Capital; only concerns are related to tattooing and piercing  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 27 2003 New Zealand: Up, out and round - it's all available  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 27 2003 CA: Post-holiday lull didn't affect Still Smoking studio too much  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 27 2003 UK: TV viewers left guessing about Beckham's new tattoo  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 27 2003 TX: Surgeons can fix damaged earlobes  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 26 2003 PA: Tentative trial date set for man alleged to have robbed studio  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 26 2003 CA: Parents brand their tot with what's hot  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 26 2003 DE: Skin artists deck skateboards  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 25 2003 IA: Ida County Public Health Annual Report  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 25 2003 WI: Vandals hit studio's windows  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 25 2003 MD: Tattooed prison guard who was fired for posing naked on the Internet claims First Amendment rights were violated  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 25 2003 NJ: A long-awaited reunion helped along by father's tattoos  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 25 2003 TX: MUSIC: Tattooed and pierced city kids are rediscovering bluegrass  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 24 2003 TX: Tips on getting a tattoo removed  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 24 2003 MD: Police On Lookout For Rapist With Tattooed Face  (submitted by liquidsin)
Dec 24 2003 NJ: Vineland to license tattoo parlors, artists  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 24 2003 USA: Tips on getting a tattoo removed  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 24 2003 USA: Removing tattoos is a national trend  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 24 2003 TX: Hark, the Tattooed Angels Swing  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 24 2003 USA: Genital piercing may increase risk of HIV infection  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 24 2003 NJ: Vineland to license tattoo parlors, artists  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 24 2003 USSR: Demensky's book looks at the body canvastic  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 24 2003 NY: Big Earrings Big Problems  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 23 2003 CA: Napa doctors host their own 'makeover'  (submitted by liquidsin)
Dec 23 2003 NV: GUEST COLUMN: Examining schools, rules  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 23 2003 ON: Tattoo-parlour customers warned of hepatitis risk  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 23 2003 Canada: Tattoo parlour customers warned of hepatitis risk  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 23 2003 WA: Studio Owner/Hells Angels officer held without bail in Wenatchee  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 23 2003 IL: Chicago Tattoo Parlor Looks to Open DuPage County, Ill., Shop  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 22 2003 CA: Orange County workers cannot wear facial jewelry  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 22 2003 FL: Orange County workers cannot wear facial jewelry  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 22 2003 Australia: Girl, 15, wants a sex change  (submitted by liquidsin)
Dec 22 2003 FL: Facial piercings forbidden for Orange County employees  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 22 2003 CA: Tattoos get under your skin  (submitted by liquidsin)
Dec 22 2003 UK: Tattooed featherweight denies that drugs had to do with hospitalization  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 22 2003 WA: Important guidelines to consider when planning a tattoo removal  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 22 2003 WA: New technology allows doctors to remove tattoos, for a price  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 21 2003 DC: Tattoos, Piercings Touted as Presents With Lasting Pow  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 21 2003 PA: Carlisle may restrict downtown tattoo parlors  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 21 2003 PA: Ocularist turns prosthetic eye into a work of art  (submitted by liquidsin)
Dec 21 2003 TX: Marked for success  (submitted by liquidsin)
Dec 20 2003 UK: Head says piercing has nosedived
Dec 20 2003 Taiwan: Going under the knife in China to add a few centimeters in height  (submitted by liquidsin)
Dec 20 2003 ME: Operator of illegal tattoo parlor arrested  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 19 2003 ME: Limington man arrested for operating illegal tattoo parlor  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 19 2003 USA: Pinstripes and Needles  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 19 2003 USA: Pro wrestler Shannon Moore discusses his tattoo project  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 19 2003 RI: The Guest List  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 19 2003 NY: Alex Bogomolov talks about his tattoos  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 19 2003 USA: Some Women Using Surgery To Fit Into Pointed-Toe Shoes  (submitted by liquidsin)
Dec 19 2003 South Africa: Boys lose penises after botched circumcisions  (submitted by punk_terrorist)
Dec 19 2003 USA: Logos That Turn Heads  (submitted by liquidsin)
Dec 19 2003 TX: MOVIE: Prey for Rock and Roll protagonist a female studio owner  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 19 2003 UK: Fan spends £2000 to get Lord Of The Rings monsters tattooed on his back  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 19 2003 Australia: An article on self-harm  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 19 2003 Syria: Indian folk art exhibition opens at Indian cultural center in Damascus  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 19 2003 Beijing: Tattoos and G-Strings 'Ultimate Cool'  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 19 2003 Australia: PHOTO: Australia's Danny Green kisses a tattoo of his daughter Chloe  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 19 2003 WA: Tattoo and trip to Thailand leave mark and memories  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 19 2003 Africa: Running Away From a Destructive Rite  (submitted by liquidsin)
Dec 19 2003 Africa: Women, Girls Still Vulnerable to Female Genital Mutilation  (submitted by liquidsin)
Dec 18 2003 China: The bare truth  (submitted by liquidsin)
Dec 18 2003 USA: Looking for a Bounce  (submitted by liquidsin)
Dec 18 2003 CA: Helen Mirren tattooed before it was trendy  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 18 2003 PA: SPORTS: Get that Phillies tattoo or not?  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 18 2003 IN: Stuck on you  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 18 2003 IL: Tattoo parlor seeks to open near Lisle  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 18 2003 KS: TG Inmate Denied Hormone Therapy  (submitted by liquidsin)
Dec 18 2003 Asia: When fish fluoresce, can teens be far behind?  (submitted by liquidsin)
Dec 17 2003 MA: Darkwave Tattoos and Body Piercing  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 17 2003 MI: Tattoo artist gives expert opinion on defendant's tattoos in rape trial  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 17 2003 KY: Residents get inked for charity  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 17 2003 MI: More mutilation for fashion  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 17 2003 ON: John Rhys-Davies loves Gimli, but not tattoos  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 17 2003 UK: B3ta Interview: Disney Tattoo Guy  (submitted by Prodigy)
Dec 16 2003 KY: Big Daddy's tattooing for toys today  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 16 2003 FL: Plastic Surgery May Cut Off Playboy Model's Career  (submitted by liquidsin)
Dec 15 2003 NY: 'Distinctive' modifications help catch man convicted of murder  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 15 2003 FL: For the sake of beauty  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 15 2003 TN: A laser through the past  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 15 2003 UK: Inking of you - Kelly's tribute to dad Ozzy  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 15 2003 USA: Cosmetic-Services Stocks Pretty Up  (submitted by liquidsin)
Dec 15 2003 UT: Inmate Pleads Guilty to Cutting Off Man's Swatiska Tattoo  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 15 2003 USA: MUSIC: Fred Durst adds tattoos of the King and Cobain  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 15 2003 USA: In the Paint: NBA's best tattoos  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 14 2003 FL: Tattooed rapper is leading movement to smash stereotypes  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 14 2003 CA: 58-year old 'Calendar Girls' grand Dame sports a tattoo  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 13 2003 UK: Show us yer tats Liv  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 13 2003 UK: Double standards row over piercings  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 13 2003 NY: 'Drugs 'R' Us' tattoo recipient rubbed out  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 13 2003 MD: State to fight reinstatement of guard who posed nude in tattoo magazine  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 13 2003 UK: Elijah upsets castmates by showing off his tattoo  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 13 2003 VA: Permanent-makeup business must move, zoning officials say  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 13 2003 MT: Who actually invented the EZE Castrator?  (submitted by quinnnchick)
Dec 12 2003 IA: The Blood Center of Iowa is now letting people with tattoos or body piercing donate  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 12 2003 MD: Self Injury - One Teen's Struggle  (submitted by liquidsin)
Dec 12 2003 FL: Tattoos showing up on ceramics  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 12 2003 FL: Cosmetic tattoos can be hard to remove  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 12 2003 OH: How safe is body piercing?  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 12 2003 New Zealand: Blood services raises rewards and accepts tattoos
Dec 12 2003 NY: Kiki Smith's Kinky Art  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 12 2003 MD: Local tattoo parlor thrives on business from students  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 12 2003 MA: A growing number of companies are using the human body as a canvas for walking, talking advertisements  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 12 2003 MI: Rare disorder leads healthy people to destroy body parts  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 12 2003 NE: Top Quote of the Week to make you think  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 12 2003 PA: 'Prey for Rock and Roll' character tattoos by day and rocks by night  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 12 2003 CO: Tattoo, piercing parlor reopens  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 12 2003 AZ: Phoenix twins get 'extreme makeover' for MTV  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 12 2003 ID: Students use their heads to make some easy money  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 12 2003 MI: The Regulatory System: Public Health vs. Political Profit  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 11 2003 South Africa: Circumcision Act 'an affront to our culture'  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 11 2003 VT: Editorial: Harleys and tattoos  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 11 2003 CA: Cal State Long Beach student Atsuyuki Kono shows off his epidermal artwork.  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 11 2003 MA: The victims of fashion cultism  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 11 2003 Norway: Damages for surprise circumcision  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 10 2003 TX: Bones shows court gang tattoos  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 10 2003 Washington, DC: Students use their head to make some easy money  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 10 2003 FL: Tattoo artist liable for own mistakes  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 10 2003 TX: Council hears claims of tattoo discrimination  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 9 2003 UK: T-shirt and tattoos could help identify body  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 9 2003 UK: Heavily tattooed Neal Nortrop is missing  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 9 2003 MD: Chasing Perfection On Feet With Cosmetic Surgery  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 9 2003 MN: Film gives voice to an unusual obsession - voluntary amputeeism  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 9 2003 NJ: Tattoos serve as eternal tributes to those who died  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 9 2003 FL: The removal of body art, mostly by lasers, is a booming business  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 9 2003 New Zealand: Show 'Pressing Flesh' is all about skin  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 9 2003 SC: Dental board warns of mouth jewelry hazards  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 9 2003 USA: World's First 'Living' Advertisement Makes a Big Splash  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 8 2003 OR: 'Groundbreaking' probe explores piercing, tattoos, sex-obsessed 'gangsta generation'  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 8 2003 USA TV: Angel Foe's Tattoo Secret  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 8 2003 NH: Making makeup last  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 8 2003 TX: C I Host's 'Human Billboard' Called Huge Success -- 500 New Customers  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 8 2003 CA: Cosmetic tattoos can be hard to fix  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 8 2003 CA: Erasing the past  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 8 2003 IL: Glucose Testing Tattoo  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 8 2003 TX: City to discuss cable franchise options, tattoo parlors, police  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 8 2003 UK: PHOTO: Rugby fan sports a chest tattoo  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 8 2003 UK: Tattoo clue in rape hunt  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 8 2003 VA: Chesapeake shop fights being zoned as a tattoo parlor  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 7 2003 NM: Tattoo artist comes to the rescue  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 7 2003 CA: Carmen Electra Unhappy With Dave's Tattoo  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 7 2003 LA: PHOTO: Asia Argento shows nape tattoo and surface pierce  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 6 2003 CA: Program helps teens remove gang tattoos  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 6 2003 UK: Tattoos could rule out police recruits  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 6 2003 Lebanon: Beyond the pale? Perhaps, but body piercing has arrived and is gaining ground  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 6 2003 WA: Daughter is joining ranks by getting tattoos, studs (letter)  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 6 2003 UK: Recruits checked for tattoos  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 6 2003 IA: Patient has piercings; proceed with caution  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 5 2003 UK: MOVIE: Tattoo  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 5 2003 Lebanon: Tattooing : a new women's fashion rage ?  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 5 2003 NY: JESSICA LANGE was 'conned' into getting a tattoo on her left wrist by her daughter  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 5 2003 UK: Tattoo artist designs a win  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 5 2003 UK: REVIEW: Tattoo  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 5 2003 UK: Sonya's tattoo is all for ferrets  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 4 2003 UK: US man has IT company logo tattooed on head  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 4 2003 CA: New Tattoo Helps Diabetics  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 4 2003 MS: Tattooed robbers sentenced to 12 years in prison  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 4 2003 MS: Would-be robber with 'not guilty' tattoo pleads guilty  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 4 2003 CO: Tattoos and piercings: fine holiday fun  (submitted by liquidsin)
Dec 4 2003 LA: Authorities seek 2 men who robbed tattoo shop  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 4 2003 UK: South Korean TV show cuts to the bone for beauty  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 4 2003 South Korea: Performing with art's bare-skinned necessities  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 4 2003 Lebanon: Hygiene: a life and death issue in the studio  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 4 2003 TX: Hepatitis victim awarded $551,600 over tattooed lip coloring  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 4 2003 UK: 'Tattoo' film review  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 4 2003 SD: 'Not guilty' tattoo IDs robber  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 4 2003 TX: Jury sides with hepatitis C victim in first ever case to link virus to cosmetic tattooing studio  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 4 2003 UK: When piercing takes over from pigtails  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 3 2003 TN: We've all been victimized in some form or fashion (third bullet point)  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 3 2003 UK: Jack and Kelly Osbourne have tattoos of each other's names  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 3 2003 UK: World's first walking, talking advert successful  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 3 2003 Lebanon: Art and fraud: Tattooing culture rides popular wave  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 2 2003 AL: Split Tongues Latest Craze  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 2 2003 MD: Couple Sues Cable Network For Airing Son's Morgue Video; Son ID'd by his ink  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 2 2003 NY: When Fish Fluoresce, Can Teenagers Be Far Behind? (essay)  (submitted by DIY'er)
Dec 2 2003 KS: Trends can increase one's risk of Hepatitis C  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 2 2003 Netherlands: Paedophile shaves victim's tattoo off  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 2 2003 Lebanon: Skin , flesh and art ­ making the human canvas your own  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 2 2003 MB: AIDS crisis in pen blamed on tattoos  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 2 2003 UK: Miss Ugly wins £ 7000 of plastic surgery  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 2 2003 WA: Performance-art festival's point can be painful  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 2 2003 TX: World's First Walking, Talking Advertisement Makes a Big Splash  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 1 2003 MI: Body art no longer shocks, only shrouds personalities  (submitted by liquidsin)
Dec 1 2003 TX: A man of art: Tattoo artist was one of the first in Valley to start a skin-deep decoration business  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 1 2003 ON: Performance artist leaves a mark at festival  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 1 2003 Australia: Ugly scenes as facially challenged compete  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 1 2003 Canada: Health Unit Lists Inspected Tattoo Facilities  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 1 2003 South Africa: Three die in circumcisions  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 1 2003 CO: Tattoos and piercings: fine holiday fun  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 1 2003 Australia: JOURNAL: Infection control practices among tattooists and body piercers in Sydney, Australia  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 1 2003 UK: JOURNAL: Temporary henna tattooing––a risky procedure  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 1 2003 UK: Temporary henna tattooing––a risky procedure; Case report and literature review  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 1 2003 NY: Nothing is forever -- not even that tattoo  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 1 2003 KS: Permanent trends  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 1 2003 India: 'Miss Ugly' wins plastic surgery  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 1 2003 BC: Woman tattooed in live show heats up Vancouver performance art festival  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 1 2003 TX: City looks at tattoo ordinance  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 1 2003 Canada: Looking at the Man in the Mirror  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 1 2003 UK: Why do people laugh at my lips, asks Ash  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 1 2003 NY: Dave Morgan is his company's walking billboard  (submitted by rebekah)
Dec 1 2003 WA: Newest fad in tattoos may be getting rid of them  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 1 2003 UK: Why lips are getting bigger  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 1 2003 Africa: MP Denies 23 Escaped 'Cut'  (submitted by Ribibe)
Dec 1 2003 Africa: 23 Girls On the Run to Evade Circumcision  (submitted by Ribibe)

Top contributors of the month are Ribibe (104), rebekah (99), and liquidsin (20).

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