Yep. A real tattoo. On her shoulder. At a tattoo parlor. She was wearing her "God Bless America" t-shirt.
Huge bald men with pierced noses and eyebrows and tattoos covering 80% of their bodies got my little old grandma all tatted up.
Like a teenager, she waited until my parents went away for the weekend to call my sister with her crazy plan. Delighted to be part of the mischief , my sister Andi (she's the baby of the six sisters) picked her up, drove her to the tattoo parlor and PAID for it HERSELF. Apparently Grandma Betty was quite the celebrity. She got hoots and hollers from passersby and talked the artists ear off the WHOLE TIME. Not a surprise if you know my Grandma. She's even gonna be on the tattoo parlor website.
Oh, and the tattoo was of Betty Boop. Betty. Boop.
Grandma Betty Lou was born in August of 1930, the same month and year that the little black and white cartoon made her debut.
LOVE it!!
ReplyDeletefreakin amazing!
ReplyDeleteI'm speechless.
ReplyDeleteI love it!
Lol - that's THE BEST - oh liberation is a wonderful thing.
ReplyDeleteNow THAT's a women with an edge! Way to go Grandma. Love it!Love her (and I don't even know her)!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, that is hilarious! What an awesome story. And that is a pretty sizeable tattoo!
ReplyDeleteNancy, if you read this, are you next? :)
This is awesome! I was expecting something small... that tat is no joke!
ReplyDeleteWOW...absolutely awesome!!
ReplyDeleteI guess when you are 78 years old, you can get away with anything! I can't wait!
ReplyDeleteThe greatest thing I've heard in a while... I LOVE BETTY!!
ReplyDeleteThat is so stinking awesome! WAY TO GO!!!! I love stories of people living life to the fullest - at all ages. (By the way, what did your parents think???)
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! That is the coolest thing I've seen in a long time! I think I would love your granny! How cool is it that she snuck behind your parents' backs? :)
ReplyDeleteAWESOME.
ReplyDeleteYou know, everyone says that if you get a tattoo, it'll look all funny and stretched when you're old. SOLUTION: Get the tattoo when you're old! Genius.
hill.larious!
ReplyDeleteI know that Betty has wanted this for a long time!! I know that she has planned and planned and schemed! Finally it came to pass! WOO HOOO BETTY! I love it!
ReplyDeleteToo funny !! Good for her. I love that she waited until they left town!! What a hoot !!
ReplyDeleteKristen--of course I read these--and I might be next--only if I wait til I'm 78!! I wouldn't want it to get stretched out!! Jodie--Your grandma is a crack up!! How cool!! What did your folks say!! I'm sure they loved it too!!
ReplyDeleteSo I keep wondering...did she think it was painful? She looked like she was enjoying herself in the photo.
ReplyDeleteI've heard that tattoos can be addicting. I wonder if Betty will get another one? What will it be and where? (raises eyebrows)
That's so awesome. :D
ReplyDeleteMakes my heart smile!
ReplyDeleteI am LOL everyone is wondering whats so funny, LOVE IT!
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