Tattoos

Today a serviceguy came to check my hotwater boiler. It was a balding man with glasses who hardly dared to look me in the eyes. Imagine my surprise when he reached out his arms so his upperarms were uncovered, and his tattoos were visible. A dagger on the right arm, and something I couldn't make out on his left arm, but looking quite heavy. I thought 'How on earth could this guy ever have been cool? And how would tattoos have helped with that?' Some people are very weird.