Stretched earlobes - yes or no?

[leftyguitarjoe]

Just throwing this out there...


My huge finger-sized holes in my ears have yet to hinder my ability to get a job.


Just dont go hoping to work in an office or something. Be a man and work in a warehouse like me

[alexmurphy]

Originally Posted by JJ Rodriguez

Define old xiphoscesar I'm 26, and know plenty of people my age who have those things, and I when I was 15, even though hardly anyone had them then, I still thought they looked dumb

Again, I'm not saying don't do it, I'm just saying realize the consequences, and be sure you want to do it. Everyone here who voted no is pretty much saying the same thing.

this i realize. im pondering it...

[xiphoscesar]

Originally Posted by JJ Rodriguez

Define old xiphoscesar I'm 26, and know plenty of people my age who have those things, and I when I was 15, even though hardly anyone had them then, I still thought they looked dumb
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and your a 26 year old guy (with a bald spot on top of his head)whos going to work in an office for the rest of his life

seems kinda like a boring life if you ask me

and like someone said regular jobs are just not giving a shit anymore

i work at peter piper pizza right cleaning tables, and i have to talk customers too, and some of them ask about my earlobes but others dont give a shit

shit the guy that hired me ( the owner of the restaurant) said he didnt have a problem with my ears as long as i wear clear ones

[Customisbetter]

Originally Posted by xiphoscesar

and like someone said regular jobs are just not giving a shit anymore

i work at peter piper pizza right cleaning tables

You clean tables for a living. Do you plan on doing that the rest of your life? There are not many life lessons to be learned in cleaning tables. It doesn't read well on a resume. I can't imagine you cane afford to feed a family cleaning tables.

just saying, your outlook on life is drastically different than mine.

[MaxOfMetal]

Don't take this the wrong way Xiphoscesar, you're fighting the good fight and all, but for the love of Dio just stop. Please.

I have my ears stretched and even I don't agree with what you're posting.

[MJS]

Originally Posted by xiphoscesar

and your a 26 year old guy (with a bald spot on top of his head)whos going to work in an office for the rest of his life

seems kinda like a boring life if you ask me

and like someone said regular jobs are just not giving a shit anymore

i work at peter piper pizza right cleaning tables, and i have to talk customers too, and some of them ask about my earlobes but others dont give a shit

shit the guy that hired me ( the owner of the restaurant) said he didnt have a problem with my ears as long as i wear clear ones

I'm starting to wonder if maybe you're using Extreme Reverse Psychology to keep the OP from stretching his ears.

[Stealthdjentstic]

Originally Posted by xiphoscesar

and your a 26 year old guy (with a bald spot on top of his head)whos going to work in an office for the rest of his life

seems kinda like a boring life if you ask me

and like someone said regular jobs are just not giving a shit anymore

i work at peter piper pizza right cleaning tables, and i have to talk customers too, and some of them ask about my earlobes but others dont give a shit

shit the guy that hired me ( the owner of the restaurant) said he didnt have a problem with my ears as long as i wear clear ones

JJ works as an IT guy, to my knowledge he doesn't sit around at a desk all day.

Also, not trying to be a dick but

Sitting at an office > cleaning tables

[Opeth666]

no

[Customisbetter]

For the record I am also in IT, I meet people from all over the country and various age groups and learn something new every day.

I would hate tables after a week.

[Lasik124]

Do what you want and never let anyone tell you otherwise.
I don't like the way they look, But that's just me.

[CatPancakes]

Originally Posted by xiphoscesar

and your a 26 year old guy (with a bald spot on top of his head)whos going to work in an office for the rest of his life

Who makes more money than you do by a wide ....ing margin id bet

Also op, obviously you should stretch your ears so you can work an illustrious career as a busboy!
Or not.

Me being a dick aside, I wouldnt do it if i were you op, im not personally a fan, and you can tell yourself that people wont care about it all you want, but in the end, they will. You can do cool piercing mods without gauging out your ears, like multiple piercings. I have 2 in each earlobe, soon to be 3. its alot less common (to me anyways) but still has a very cool almost tribal look to it, especially with rings and not bars or studs.

[dantel666]

I voted yes.

I have stretched ears, I'm at 3/4ths and I personally love stretched ears.

Just make sure your reason is justified for doing it and you aren't doing it because you think its cool.

Since you only want 0 or 00 gauge plugs they wont be permanent, but it does vary from person to person. Generally speaking 00 is the point of no return.


Word of advice if you do decide to stretch your ears. Do it slowly, don't rush it. Rushing it will only cause more problems.

If you need to know anything just ask me, I'm pretty knowledgeable on this subject

[ittoa666]

All of my friends that have had these just took them out after a while. I say not worth it.

[JJ Rodriguez]

Originally Posted by xiphoscesar

and your a 26 year old guy (with a bald spot on top of his head)whos going to work in an office for the rest of his life

seems kinda like a boring life if you ask me

and like someone said regular jobs are just not giving a shit anymore

i work at peter piper pizza right cleaning tables, and i have to talk customers too, and some of them ask about my earlobes but others dont give a shit

shit the guy that hired me ( the owner of the restaurant) said he didnt have a problem with my ears as long as i wear clear ones

I don't even think I need to say anything, since other people have already said it

Yes, I work in IT. I run around an office and fix shit all day. Even by this office standards I'm kind of pushing it with long hair, but the old ladies love it So, I too work in the service industry, except I get paid more

Have fun living on minimum wage for the rest of your life

Also, I don't really have a bald spot, my hair is somewhat thin and I've always had a high hairline, but no bald spot

PS - .... you too.

[jymellis]

where i work you cant wear any type of jewelry, be it ear rings,ear plugs,watches,or even rings on your fingers,not to mention they would laugh you right out the door as soon as they saw you before even beginning the interview process

[CentaurPorn]

I work with JJ. Same Job, Same company but on a different contract. The ladies Do love his long hair. Hell sometimes I have to run my fingers through his beautiful mane. It is very majestic.

We are so lucky to not have any responsibility. Being the primary IT support for a multi million $$ contract will never compare to cleaning the table where I eat my pizza.

I can't believe I just saw a kid that works in a pizza joint talk down to somebody who works in IT supporting a large government contract. ...I don't even have to say it..wow.

[JJ Rodriguez]

It's okay Centaur. I'm just going to go home and cry myself to sleep while I listen to Extreme about how shitty our jobs are compared to busing tables in a pizza parlour.

[CentaurPorn]

Wow. It is that ....ing Emo Kid. I can not describe the hilarity that has ensued in this thread. It is...."More than words."

The Forces of the Internets are strong today.

This thread has made my work day so much better.

[JJ Rodriguez]

To not get too far off track.... are you sure you want to be taking life advice from a 15 year old? Sure, we might be "old" (by some weird standard of a 15 year old emo kid) but at the same time, we have been out there in job interviews and shit. I mean, I'm not terribly experienced at life But I'm just saying use your common sense, and realize if you do it, you might only be able to get a job busing tables at a pizza parlour and not a super awesome job in IT.

[JJ Rodriguez]

Originally Posted by CentaurPorn

Wow. It is that ....ing Emo Kid. I can not describe the hilarity that has ensued in this thread. It is...."More than words."

Pretty much

[distressed_romeo]

I'm inclined to say no, primarily because I'm not keen on the look to begin with, and I have a feeling its one of those things that'll look really silly once it stops being trendy. I know a lot of work environments are more tolerant about piercings these days (I've got four regular earrings myself, and most places I've worked don't care either way provided I didn't wear especially ostentatious ones) and long hair can be tied back (same response as the earrings at previous jobs), and tatoos can easily be covered with shirt sleeves most of the time, but do you really want to have to go to all the trouble of getting tunnels in and out for the sake of a job interview?
If you are determined to do it, at least make sure you go to a decent piercer who'll be able to advise you how to take care of them, and how reversible the process is.

Short answer, if you're going to do it, do it properly, having investigated the consequences, but if you're even a little bit unsure, I wouldn't really bother.

[CentaurPorn]

Not that I give two ....s about Neg rep. Who ever did it without signing said this
"It is not nice to dump on someone for who they are"

You may want to read over the thread. Specifically his uncalled for attacks on JJ's Career which is also mine. Eat .....

The end.

[alexmurphy]

Originally Posted by distressed_romeo

I'm inclined to say no, primarily because I'm not keen on the look to begin with, and I have a feeling its one of those things that'll look really silly once it stops being trendy. I know a lot of work environments are more tolerant about piercings these days (I've got four regular earrings myself, and most places I've worked don't care either way provided I didn't wear especially ostentatious ones) and long hair can be tied back (same response as the earrings at previous jobs), and tatoos can easily be covered with shirt sleeves most of the time, but do you really want to have to go to all the trouble of getting tunnels in and out for the sake of a job interview?
If you are determined to do it, at least make sure you go to a decent piercer who'll be able to advise you how to take care of them, and how reversible the process is.

Short answer, if you're going to do it, do it properly, having investigated the consequences, but if you're even a little bit unsure, I wouldn't really bother.

just for your information, the gauge of the hole i want is small enough that it would heal to a normal piercing, given time, and that i didnt completely mess up the stretching process. I plan on doing this as carefully as i can

[JJ Rodriguez]

Originally Posted by CentaurPorn

Not that I give two ....s about Neg rep. Who ever did it without signing said this
"It is not nice to dump on someone for who they are"

You may want to read over the thread. Specifically his uncalled for attacks on JJ's Career which is also mine. Eat .....

That's what the person must mean, you can't fault someone for being a petulant little shit. He was born that way.

[DDDorian]

This thread hurts my brain. OP, you've obviously made up your mind on what you want to do, considering how you keep stacking the first post with "facts", so I'm closing the shit out this thread. xiphoscesar, hold onto your Kleenex: