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Drawings of tattoos, including initials, hearts, and an anchor, recorded in protection papers [5]: 529 There is a persistent myth that tattoos on European sailors originated with Captain James Cook's crew, who were tattooed in Tahiti in 1769, but Cook brought only the word tattoo to Europeans, not the practice itself.
The best-laid schemes of mice and men often go awry; The best things in life are free; The bigger they are, the harder they fall; The boy is father to the man; The bread never falls but on its buttered side; The child is the father of the man; The cobbler always wears the worst shoes; The comeback is greater than the setback
This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank [clarification needed]).
42d Air Base Wing (formerly 42d Bombardment Wing) - Aethera Nobis (The Skies for Us) [27] 43d Strategic Wing - Willing, Able, Ready [27] 44th Missile Wing (formerly 44th Strategic Missile Wing (ICBM—Minuteman)) - Aggressor Beware [27] 46th Test Wing (formerly 46th Aerospace Defense Wing) - Support [27]
Blekinge Wing: Styrka genom samverkan (Swedish for "Strength through cooperation") Skaraborg Wing: Vilja, kunnande, ära (Swedish for "Will, knowledge, honour") Uppland Wing: Labor, effectus, vigor (Latin for "Work, efficiency, satisfaction") Västmanland Wing: Per aspera ad astra (Latin for "Through hardships to the stars") Swedish Army
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Flash sheets are prominently displayed in many tattoo parlors for the purpose of providing both inspiration and ready-made tattoo images to customers. The Japanese word irezumi means "insertion of ink" and can mean tattoos using tebori , the traditional Japanese hand method, a Western-style machine or any method of tattooing using insertion of ink.
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