Tattooed Crook: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|''"Just a young boy, born to a life of poverty~~ ~~

{{quote|''"Just a young boy, born to a life of poverty

Hustlin, robbery, whatever brung the paper home~~ ~~

Hustlin, robbery, whatever brung the paper home

Carried the chrome like a blind man hold a cane~~ ~~

Carried the chrome like a blind man hold a cane

Tattoos all over his chest so you could know his name"''|'''Dead Prez''', "Behind Enemy Lines"}}

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* Toorop, the mercenary protagonist played by Vin Diesel in ''[[Babylon A.D.]]''

* In Disney's ''[[Peter Pan]]'', Hook sings:

{{quote| As a special offer for today, / I'll tell you what I'll do / All those who sign without delay / will get a free tattoo...}}

{{quote|As a special offer for today, / I'll tell you what I'll do / All those who sign without delay / will get a free tattoo...}}

* Cole from ''[[12 Monkeys|Twelve Monkeys]]'' has two barcodes tattooed on his neck, that reveal that he was convicted for violent crimes.

* Ivan Vanko from ''[[Iron Man (film)|Iron Man]] 2'' is covered in Russian prison tattoos.

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* The song "Blue Wing" has a convict getting the title tattoo in prison, possibly as a symbol of the freedom he's never found in life.

* The song "Lydia the Tattooed Lady", made famous by [[Marx Brothers|Groucho Marx]], is based on the association between tattoos and "loose" women.

{{quote| For two bits she will do a mazurka in jazz,~~ ~~

{{quote|For two bits she will do a mazurka in jazz,

With a view of Niagara that nobody has,~~ ~~

With a view of Niagara that nobody has,

And on a clear day you can see Alcatraz -~~ ~~

And on a clear day you can see Alcatraz -

You can learn a lot from Lydia! }}