tattoos

"Restaurants and hotels in Sydney are banning patrons with visible ink, with signs being erected warning customers they will not be allowed entry unless they cover up their tattoos." http://bigpondnews.com/articles/OddSpot/2012/02/20/Aussie_hotels_ban_patrons_with_tattoos_720435.html :D...

It's my understanding that Jews are forbidden to have tattoos or similar body markings because altering one's body is unconsidered ungodly. So, what I want to know is, why do so many Jews have plastic surgery done, then? Wouldn't that be much worse than a tattoo?

Out of curiosity, if a caucassian human being got a tattoo that was the same color as their skin, would it show up when the person got a tan? If it does that would be cool, like my old Zartan action figure. I've tried to find a FAQ on tattoos, but none seem to cover this subject.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070328/ap_on_re_us/marines_tattoo_ban_5 The corps has a spit and polish image? Maybe it's because I've known a lot of people who've become Marines, but they've always seemed like the tough, macho, rough around the edges, borderline crazy, no BS kind of guys. Spit...