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Answer by 13 Chopperz
Submitted on 1/8/2004
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About the Spider Web tattoo... Actually a spider web tattoo on the outside of your elbow means nothing significant. It originated in the late 70's and early 80's with the Punk Rock crowd who saw it on ex-cons and thought it looked cool. Now a spider web tattoo on your body DID originate as a prison tattoo with 2 meanings. It was worn mostly but not solely by Arian Gang inmates who in the late 50's and early 60's basically ran every prison in the U.S. If it was worn on the right side of your neck it did infact mean that you had killed someone while in Prison and were a predetor and not prey. If it was worn on the INSIDE of your elbow it meant that you were a drug addict and was a symbol to all who sold drugs in the prison system that you were a potential customer and were always looking to be approached by drug dealers in the Prison. After the Spider Web tattoos gang members in prison started wearomg a "tear-drop" under there eye. That too meant the same as a spider web on the neck. It meant that you had killed someone in the prison system. It was adopted in the 70's and 80's after guards started cracking down on homemade prison tattoos. It was easier to make than an intrecate spider web and you had less of a chance getting caught with contraband by a prison guard.

Answer by SpiderEwan
Submitted on 5/4/2004
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I have spiderweb on my elbow and also work in a bar where i get asked about it a lot, usually just curious people mostly who like and then decide to call me "spiderman" all nite, only occasionally do i get some idiot accusing me of being a Nazi - and almost always because they read somewhere its a nazi thing! However most open minded people take the time to ask me about and i always tell them - PUNK ROCK! Thats why i got one, its a brilliant reminder to me of when i was a young punk and having the time of my life. However, i also look at it as representing a web (d'uh!) whether that be deciet, addiction, the system or painful lesson it is worth remembering. I know a lot of people with this tattoo - many of whom are skins, all of whom as it happens are extremely hostile to Bonehead Nazi skins - they are used to their culture being appropriated by people who don't understand it. So yeah, predictably enough - it has a different meaning for everyone who wears it - so why should we let it become something so negative and hateful? Thats how those scumbags win! As for the 8-ball, i have one also - as far as i always understood it, it means chance and luck -u ever noticed that so many traditional tattoos are good luck charms - No.7s, Racing Flags, Horseshoes, Anchors, Ships, 13s, Aces etc. As for the "cool" excuse,thats just annoying - it's still very much dangerous walking about in Glasgow covered in colorful tattoos, looking like a freaky punk.

Answer by tony
Submitted on 6/7/2004
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Clock faces without hands Doing time Tombstones with numbers on them The years they were inside Tombstones with numbers and RIP Mourning the death of a friend Spider or cob webs on elbows or shoulders Doing time Eight balls Behind the eight ball or bad luck One laughing face, one crying face Play now, pay later or my happy life, my sad life SWP Supreme white power Peckerwood White pride (males) Featherwood White pride (females) Viking themes Common Caucasian tat Granite block walls Time in Old Folsom Prison 100 % pure Pure white or Anglo Cell window with sun or bird showing Waiting to get out Face of female crying Has someone on the outside waiting SUR Southerner Norteano Northerner Prison block wall with bricks falling outward Inside wanting to get out

Answer by Vogemudet
Submitted on 6/28/2004
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I have two spider-webbed tattoos on my elbows and I liked them because I like the Mafia...it lets others know you are serious about something due to the pain involved in the process.lol Really I am an oil painter and believe it comes from the Greek goddess Arachne who spun beautiful webs. I disdain the Aryan implications.I do get people asking me where I got them and they are expecting an answer of some prison name rather than a tattoo parlour...I end up meeting alot of ex-cons on the street so beware of getting them...at least when I am in public I can where a long sleeved shirt for a formal function...I get no tattooes that are visible only from the shoulder to the wrist line like the Samurai...I don't get the hands or the neck. Some friends are relieved when I wear a long sleeved shirt, they think we might get shot at. For Emma-Leigh: If you're gay you get a left ear pierced and a lesbian gets multiple piercings on that same ear.I'm not gay either...

Answer by Vogemudet
Submitted on 6/29/2004
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QueenOfHearts:I think a black widow tattoo would mean your love is poisonous...kina a dark meaning because the Black Widow kills her mate in the end, it could mean "watch-out-for-me" to your mates. Wolfmomrose:Teardrop would mean you killed someone or your crying because you're paying for your deeds ie locked up and probably committed murder... similiar to the clown crying or the Drama Masks "Laugh-Now-Cry-Later". I remember hearing when I was at a Marine Corps Cadet's boot camp that blue is the color of leaders because you are setting your sights high and always looking past the horizon... Also: green meaning you are concerned with earthly matters...there are more meanings to colors but blue can mean the "sea" or the obvious ones "water" or "sky".

Answer by Vogemudet
Submitted on 7/4/2004
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Racist Convicts: The spider web design tattoo is often found on the arms or under the arms of racists who have spent time in jail. In some places, one apparently "earns" this tattoo by killing a minority. However, non-extremists may sometimes sport this tattoo as well, unaware of its other symbology, simply because they like the design. I simply like the design...plus my last name sounds like Halloween so I was always called my first name then Halloween so I grew up liking Halloween...I like some of the reasons for getting a spider-web tattoo that have been posted on this forum and will decide for myself the multiple meanings that I have found. So now I have more than one meaning. I think knowing about number tattoos has opened my eyes but most are used by hate groups: 18 means Adolf Hitler 88 means Heil Hitler...the number of the letter. There are more...I see people on forum posts sporting these numbers in their name and you know they're racist...or 14 for 14 words "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children." The ADL contains a hefty database. Check it out...

Answer by Tim
Submitted on 10/20/2004
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I have a DIY spider web on my elbow and have many times encountered people who've accused me of being racist. When i got it i wasnt really aware of any of that meaning to it, but thought it looked cool and saw punk rockers with it. And since im a punk rocker i wanted it. My personnel meaning for it is basically the opposite of hate. A development of unity with everything around me, and to take in everything i learn to make myself better. I was in the wrong crowd when i was younger and hardcore punk saved me from falling. The spider web is kind of my symbol for that also. One funny story i have though: This one time a guy started asking me all these questions about it and asking if i'dever been to jail and if i killed someone. I tried to explain myself to him but he was a bit ignorant. So i just said to him that if he wanted to step outside it could mean that, and he shut up.

Answer by stewed, screwed and tat2ed
Submitted on 12/15/2004
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all the meanings you guys and dolls have posted about the spider webs are all true, HOWEVER, you forgot one thing. a long time ago, there were these guys called pirates, and they collected tattoos from pretty much wherever they landed. now, naturally, the longer out to sea they were, the more experience they got. so thus, THE SPIDER WEB TATTOO IS BORN! it symbolizes how long you've been at sea. now fast forward to WWII, a place called Hawaii. a tattoo artist simply called "sailor jerry" starts tattooing sailors and soldiers with a spider web wherever, symbolizing how long they've been in the war, n feeling trapped by it. so there you go peoples, the origins.

Answer by old school tattooist
Submitted on 12/21/2004
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For all of you who said "It means what ever you want it to mean" well, your an idiot! That is why tattoos have MEANINGS, HELLO....you dont just come along and say oh, that started a long time ago so I am going to change the meaning to whatever I want. Look spoiled bastard, pick something else or get locked up and do it the real way! A web on the elbow means you have done or are doing time and the cobs webs are growing over the time you could be living on the outside/your trapped in prison, and just like a tear drop you have killed a black in prison. The eight ball means you are stuck behind the eight ball/bars. I did my time in the california penal system and tattooed for many years in the roughest neighborhoods of East LA.

Answer by pierced4_pleasure
Submitted on 1/8/2005
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I just got fuschia spiderwebs on both elbows, one with a blackwidow spider the other with a fly. I got them to remind me of how life and it's problems can entrap one if you let it. But this is my personal meaning, I put a lot of thought into any tat I get, they have to mean something to me. I just lost my boyfriend, he gave into his addiction and a lot of our so-called friends accused me of being the cause of his death. I know my Daddy Matt is laughing up in heaven, he loved a good joke and tattoos were something we both loved so I wear the spider and webs with pride. There is nothing like riding around town on my FLHRCI with all my ink on display, it scares the locals and keeps the assholes at bay.

Answer by Nikki81
Submitted on 3/4/2005
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I have spider webs on both my elbows. I know what they mean to me and don't care what anyone else thinks about them. A tattoo is something you should be happy with and not care what anyone else thinks about it. Whose body is it going to be on yours or theirs? My spider webs have one meaning to me and a lot of meanings to others. I know what I have done and I don't regret it. Mostly people are just surprised my job makes me one person by day and another by night. I happen to be a lawyor by day and a biker by night. It's actually quite funny when I ride my bike to work and have to change from my short sleeves where everyone can see all my tattoos. A tattoo should mean what you want it to mean, it's your body not theirs. HA 81.

Answer by Ahffected
Submitted on 4/17/2005
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Um, ok Lynx, you're an ass. Certain tattoos mean things and you can't change that. I've been working in the tat industry for nearly 10 years, and trust me when I say no matter what you think, the meaning of a tattoo never changes. 1904Skin is DEAD ON. No Name Cowboy, thanks for the moderating but come on, is it really that big of a deal? laughs at Tupac remark I respect you sticking up for inferiority, but Arian_Brotherhood_Girl666 actually grasps the true meaning behind spiderwebs on elbows. You shouldn't take it personally, minorities have anti-white tattoos as well, and most of us could give a sh*t. All you people who are getting the spiderweb and not backing up its meaning are looking for trouble and getting mixed up in a statement I am quite certain you are unaware of. I suggest doing research before stating you are something you are not. http://www.aryan-nations.org/ "Those who want to live, let them fight, and those who do not want to fight in this world of eternal struggle do not deserve to live." -Adolf Hitler

Answer by malcolm X
Submitted on 5/6/2005
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The spider web on the elbow means your time in prison and each ring on the web represents a year in. It also means "Catch net" and is derected toward black people meaning you catch them in the face with your elbow ("catch net") and a spider in the web means you have killed somebody. And a tear drop under the eye means you have killed somebody to and can mean you have lost someone close to you. I think that it is all stupid though and just ignorance so in my opinion a spiderweb meaning racist or killing is just ignorance. So to everyone getting it because they have white pride you have white ignorance and make the entire white race look bad. Racism is the stupidist thing i have ever seen in my life. And half of you don't even have to balls to stand up to a black person and say the crap your saying over the net.

Answer by Frank White
Submitted on 10/8/2005
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Quoting Arian_Brotherhood_Girl666: "In order to have a spiderweb tattoo, you have to kill a minority and most of the time by minority, they mean a black person. By killing a minority, people like the skinheads, Arian Brotherhood, and other gangs will have respect for you. AB FOR LIFE!!!!!" Oh yeah, you sound really intelligent. There's no rules or restrictions in getting any tattoos, skinheads rule nothing. When it comes to minorities, it's doesn't just mean blacks. So when you say mainly blacks, it means your goal is to kill a certain race of the minority league. I hear you people don't like any other race but yourselves, so saying other gangs will respect you is just nonsense. Do you realize that most gangs consist of minorities?

Answer by skillz
Submitted on 1/20/2006
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My elbows are tattooed with spider webs and roses. Symbolizing emotions entrapped in time. Traditionally spider webs we simply a meaning of time or entrapment. Since then there has been a hate and gang/prison trend because of harder look of the web. I can say that my elbows are far from any hate meaning or symbolism that I've killed anybody. But, I liked the idea of something delicate being surrounded with something well, not so delicate and the traditional meaning was fitting. People take what the want from tradition and time will always manipulate the original purpose. But, hey, thats what tattoos are all about, personal choice and expression. So, people will do what they want and new meaning for all tattoos will develop.

Answer by ConcreteJohnny
Submitted on 5/27/2006
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I have spent a total of eight years in prison in the state of California. In those years I learned from lifers who have been locked down since the late sixties and early seventies, that the spider web represents more then 4 years locked up. The black widow spider....well, how do you make a black widow? give Up? You kill her husband! I'm not sure what the right answer is,...if there is a right answer,...alll I know is that if you get a tattoo, be prepared to defend your beliefs against all kinds of knuckle-heads and new generation convicts who have only done level one time and want to act like they ran the 4 yard. I am not a racist,...but I play one on the yard./

Answer by Stop being a bunch of hippies
Submitted on 11/22/2006
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While it is true that tattooing is a form of expression and can mean whatever you want it to mean for all you peace and love free expression types out there, the cold hard fact is that if you are inked with a tat that has significance in prison, they are not going to care why you have the tattoo, they will simply cut it off or burn it off for you. If your initials are AB, and you get your initials tattooed on your body, a member of the Aryan Brotherhood will not be too happy that you have their logo on your body and are representing their prison gang. They don't want to hear any explanation, because they don't care. So knowing what a tattoo means before you get it is extremely important depending on where you live. The spiderweb means how many years you have done in jail. Each layer equals a year. The eight ball means that you are "behind the eight ball"...you have had bad luck, you are doing time. 88 stands for Heil Hitler (since the letter "H" is the eighth letter in the alphabet, 88=HH. 13 1/2 is 12 jurors, one judge, half a chance. 13 is for Neta, a gang started in 1970 in a Puerto Rican prison. 14 is for Nuestra Familia. The Black Widow actually IS a prison tat, but it is a Russian prison tat, so I wouldn't really worry about it. The teardrop symbolizes that you have killed someone in prison, but nowadays it represents people who have died on the outside while you were in prison. I was in prison for three years, and the whole "it means what i want it to mean thing will not cut it." The prison world does not work that way.

Answer by caboose
Submitted on 2/28/2007
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russian prisons: The four suits Spades - the "suit of thieves". Clubs - another "criminal" suit. Diamonds - the "chummy suit" (i.e. stoolpigeons and informers). This suit is usually forcibly applied. Hearts - a sexual symbol. It marks the wearer out as a "passive homosexual"/sex object within the prison. [edit] Other symbols Crucifix- a cross worn on the chest signifies a "Prince of Thieves", the highest possible rank. Or a scene of the crucified Christ, has no religious meaning but it's the inmate saying he's been oppressed and sentenced by the authorities just like Jesus. If the crucifix is topped by a crown then it means the wearer is a pakhan - a leader of a thieves family. 'Grins' - these are humorous tattoos usually incorporating a grinning face and are often accompanied by text. The butt of the grin/joke in will often be the prison authorities. Snakes - a snake around the neck/shoulders mean that the wearer feels that the Soviet/Communist party system still has a hold on them, still adversly affecting their lives. Tigers - signifies an 'enforcer', or a sign of an avenger, geared at times at guards and prison authority. Five Dots - The dots are assembled in the same fashion that the number five on a dice. Its meaning varies, but sometimes can symbolice a cop surrounded by four criminals[1]. Cats - the cat is associated with the characteristics needed by a thief (slyness). The most common thief tattoo. Normally tattooed as a pair on the upper chest. Skulls - these are usually worn by high ranking gang members, interpreted to mean a murderer. Eyes - Various meanings: if on the upper/middle torso they literally mean that the wearer is keeping their eyes open and it isn't a derogatory/forced tattoo. If placed on lower backside that is to show that the prisoner is used for sexual gratification. If the eyes are tattooed in the lower groin/hip high area (thus creating a 'face' when his trousers are dropped - with the penis becoming the nose) someone with that tattoo is known as 'humiliated' or 'a Downcast'. Barbed wire - Often the prison term in years is shown by the number of 'barbs' on the wire. Swastika/nazi symbols - are a sign of rebellion against Russian prison authority. Doesn't literally mean that the wearer is a nazi sympathiser. Stars - stars commonly represent time served; each point indicates a year served in jail or if stars are tattooed on knees it means you bow to no authority. Double Sig runes - One who does not confess, also tattooed as sign of rebellion to authority, again not usually associated with the Nazi symbol. Churches - The number of dome towers (cupolas) indicates either number of prison terms or number of years of the sentence. Setting sun - this tattoo is usually accompanied by birds flying over the horizon. It represents freedom. Knight or Crusader - a knight in full armor indicates a sadist, an inmate accused of hooliganism, assault and battery. Also indicates prison 'enforcers' or tattooed for racist meanings. Genie - a Genie and a lamp indicate inmates serving time for drug-related crimes. Spider within a Web - Can indicate a drug addiction. It can also mean that the wearer is a thief. If the spider is shown moving upwards it means the wearer is still an active criminal, if the spider is moving downwards it means that the wearer is intending to leave the thief's way of life. Dagger - sexual predator or, if the dagger is tattooed on the shoulders with blood dripping form the end of blade, it means you are a killer, a man to be feared or called upon when in need of an accomplice for a murder. Bells - Literally signifies that the wearer will serve his full given sentence, from "bell call to bell call". He cannot get parole because he has been convicted of a very serious crime. Shows high ranking and will get respect in prison. Candle sticks - wearer is saying he can extinguish your light, beware. Butterflies - show the wearer is trustworthy, and an escape artist. Stalin and Lenin faces - considered sacred, so inmates would tattoo the faces over their hearts and vital organs so guards would not hit or shoot them in that spot of the body. Nowadays these tattoos are rarely used. Sailing Ship - This means that the wearer is willing come along with an escape plan. Anyone planning an escape will know that the wearer will be keen to be a part of it. Madonna - holding a baby Jesus - wearer has been a thief/criminal from their early days. Rose - The wearer celebrated a teenage birthday in the zone (prison). pornographic tattoos - in general these are either grins or forcibily applied because of failure to pay gambling debts or other infractions of the theives code.

Answer by gameline
Submitted on 3/30/2007
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I had a landscaper come to my house and I did not want to do business with him because of a spiderweb tatoo on his neck and under it he had "Everyone has to die someday" Am I wrong for judging him all over his head were tatoo'slike a maze and on I could not make out what that said. I was confused so I wrote to this site. If I was from the south and had a rebel flag tatoo people would assume I was a racist. I guess when you put controversial stuff on your body you subconsciously know what kind of message you are sending. I feel kind of guilty that maybe I prejudged him but after reading some of these messages I realize that even though it symbolized it back in the day and may have changed, the bearers of these spider webs are opening themselves up to this kind of judgment.

Answer by rojazz23234
Submitted on 7/15/2007
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a spider web on the elbow means you have done significant, not a measley 2 years or something, prison time, that you have become entrapped in the system, predominately worn by Aryan Brothers. I have noticed that Andruw Jones, black outfielder for the Atlanta Braves, has a spider web on his left elbow. What a fool. The only thing he is caught up in is playing poorly. It is definite sign of White Supremacy. Just a few years ago, someone wearing the symbol who was not an AB would get their wig split. For all the supposed free thinkers who p[posted earlier, saying "it means what it means", would you be so open minded if Jones, any ball player, or any other "cool dude" had a rebel flag or KKK tatted on them. idiots.

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Question by SPAWN
Submitted on 7/12/2003
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WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE SPIDER WEB ON THE ELBOW.

Answer by Anna
Submitted on 7/26/2003
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It can mean what you what it to mean... :)

Answer by BLok
Submitted on 8/6/2003
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prison tattoo, you kill a minority to get one

Answer by inkjunkie
Submitted on 8/11/2003
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It signifies addiction to something, whether that be drugs, the opposite sex or even tattoos.

Answer by seahybrid
Submitted on 8/15/2003
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it means that either you've annihilated something, or you love spiders

Answer by Skinisin88
Submitted on 8/20/2003
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SPIDER WEB ON THE ELBOW IS A PRISION TAT, IT HAS MORE THAN ONE MEANING, EATHER YOU HAVE DONE TIME OR DOING TIME, aND YOU EATHER HATE OR HAVE KILLED A BLACK.

Answer by 1904Skin
Submitted on 8/28/2003
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The original meaning of the spider web on the elbow was that one is "Caught up in the system." The Aryan Brotherhood used the tattoo in the 70's as a mark that you had hit another race. Now the meaning is totally watered down, people get it because they think it looks cool.

Answer by RD PUNK
Submitted on 9/1/2003
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Well, the spider web tattoo can mean any thing: 1. You've killed, hate, or hit a visible minority 2. Drug or substance abuse addiction 3. Jail Time (prison tat) But, the best I think, is: 4. It means what you want it to mean... I got a spider web on my elbow because I associate it with life. The fact that society, music, arts, people...anything...Life and everything about doesn't spawn from one point and there is no right way to look at things. There are many different aspects of society which in a way "branch" out like a spider web. The way I look at it, as long as you can back up your reasoning for the 'spider web tattoo' then that is what it means to you, and by all means get one.

Answer by blakjac
Submitted on 9/7/2003
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All it means is that you are trapped or addicted, something has you wrapped in it and you can't get out. i.e. old jail tattoo but make it mean what youd like it to mean tattoos arent always self explanatory. The meaning is within the eye of the beholder.

Answer by Diabolic
Submitted on 9/11/2003
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Its just a tattoo! So many people get it and have no meaning for it exept it looks cool, the meaning of it in the past is dead and your stupid if you think different.

Answer by lynx
Submitted on 9/27/2003
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I am designing my newest tattoo, and it happens to be a spider web on my left elbow... but... i am not a racist, ive never done time, im not an addict (i happen to be straight edge, for all who dont know what that it is, then it means no alcohol, no smoking, no DRUGS, no promiscuous sex etc) im not trapped in anything and i live life to the max all i can say is that if anyone thinks that i am racist, or done time or is a drug addict is a seriously sad old lame hyprocrit who doesnt take time to find out who you really are, those are the people i couldnt care less about. i am going to be proud to show my spider web tat, just like i am proud to show the other tattoos aswell -stay true

Answer by Likity Splt
Submitted on 9/29/2003
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I'm getting a spider web tattoo because it has to do with my mechanic side. i just made a black widow motorbike and i think it would be a good accent to the bike and also to myself. I love tattoos and they are mostly art, and they show what what you are feeling at that particular time. It doesn't have to do with killing a different race or whatever, its art, and there suppose to express feeling, not hatred.

Answer by gaSeRz
Submitted on 10/1/2003
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i want to get a tattoo of a spider web over my right shoulder (which extends from my neck, to my back, right over my right breast, to about 2 inches over my right arm. is it like a racial thing? I'mgetting to for my own reasons, but i dont want to walk around not knowing it means something completely different to everyone else. for example the "iron cross," people say it is a racial thing. like a "white pride" deal... but a person that has them tatt'son their chest told me that it meant something else, and he's white married to a Filipino girl. but what do spider webs mean as a whole, not on the elbow, just an overall impression?

Answer by teo
Submitted on 10/3/2003
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what is the meaning of eight ball?

Answer by teo
Submitted on 10/5/2003
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What is the meaning of 8-ball tattoo?

Answer by spoonkris
Submitted on 10/6/2003
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Tattoo's are one of those things that could be talked about until the end of time , just like religion , race and gender.It causes in-depth talks that can sometimes offend and harm some-one emotionally.That is why we should all respect each-other and their tat's.Just like we have no right to judge , nor do we have the right to question . Every Tattoo has a personal meaning in one way or the other , but as long as we respect each other ,who cares what it means to have a eight-ball or spider-web cause chances are that each answer will be different .

Answer by Pistol Pete
Submitted on 10/6/2003
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My spiderweb represents my entrapment in this society. It does mean a commiting of a violent crime or murder, but I wouldn't hurt a fly. Muhahahahhaha....

Answer by ISOTattooedMan
Submitted on 10/13/2003
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I love tattooed men. If any of you guys would like to connect with a dude, email me at isotattooedman@hotmail.com

Answer by Mat
Submitted on 10/16/2003
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Teo, i think an 8 ball shows luck , chance, and daring. About it i think , either that or you just think its cool! ;)

Answer by onion
Submitted on 10/16/2003
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TEO, 8-ball also means 8 of cocaine or crank.

Answer by Jessie
Submitted on 10/21/2003
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It is a symbol of being trendy.

Answer by BIG SOMETHING
Submitted on 10/28/2003
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Ironic, isn't it? The tattoo originally conceived as a symbol of racism, now causes those who wear it to be stereotyped.

Answer by Lordskin hammer
Submitted on 11/12/2003
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i have spiderwebs on my elbows and i know what it means... i am the meaning wpww i plan on becoming a art piece for fellow aryans

Answer by Kid_Trash
Submitted on 11/21/2003
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hmmm.... so you are one �o these guys who do tattoos to be cool, belong to some groups or whatever... Funny i get a tattoo because i like it... i don't want to be someone else because of my tattoos... i also served time but no one knows... I like skins but i don't like you!!! Rock n Roll alive...

Answer by tug boat
Submitted on 11/27/2003
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the spider web has its place almost in all gangs, hate groups,etc. its becoming more common with regular people, just because it looks cool. The 8-ball tats have various meanings. Solid with 8 in the middle, in prison usually means the person sporting it publicly,had anal sex; like in the showers. just outlined usually is drug related or just to look cool; but be weary of interpretations.

Answer by Ceasar
Submitted on 11/28/2003
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Teo - An eight-ball is originally a prison tat meaning hard times, 'behind the eight-ball', rough life, born under a bad sign... The spider web on the elbows, and only the elbows, originally indicated the owner had killed another inmate (e.g. turf war, pride etc.) on the inside. All tattoos have original meaning. When a thing of significance become insignificant, it becomes pedestrian, that is why one sees young kids from the 'burbs with spider web tats.

Answer by aarondaaries
Submitted on 1/28/2004
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the 8 ball means your stuck behind bars...meaning you're doing time. it can also be a sign of luck meaning you are willing to take chances and dare to not follow the norm or status quo

Answer by Livingdeadgirl
Submitted on 2/3/2004
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it has something to do with bikers because my dads got one and he was biker a long time ago

Answer by PUK13
Submitted on 2/4/2004
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Does anyone know of any web sites of where i can look at some spider web tattoos on the elbow so i can get some ideas for one?!?!?! thanks

Answer by mariposatriste
Submitted on 2/28/2004
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peekaboorach@hotmail.com female tattoo artist and piercer

Answer by memyselfandI
Submitted on 3/1/2004
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Spiderweb tats on the elbow...done time, how many "rings" there are is how many years youve done.

Answer by chopp23
Submitted on 3/4/2004
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I think all of you think way to hard........

Answer by AngelZita
Submitted on 3/5/2004
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Now what about on your hands, i think that spider webs in the inside of your wrist and out side under your thumb, dosent that mean something to do with being a drug dearler?

Answer by kcpunx
Submitted on 3/10/2004
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I have a blue spiderweb on my left elbow. (It means I have killed a smurf) Seriously folks, tattoo's have many different meanings. Who cares as long as it means something to you.

Answer by SHARPskin
Submitted on 3/17/2004
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I think people can get tatoos for any reason and should care less what people will think if they see it. And if someone asks you can tell them what you think it means or if it just looks cool