It seemed like a good idea at the time. Or maybe it seemed like a borderline idea even then, and you did it anyway because you were 22 and that was the kind of decision 22-year-olds made in 1978.

A tattoo is for life, right? Or at least, that’s what concerned grown-ups would always claim while trying to discourage your 18-year-old self from getting inked on holiday. But the truth is much less ...