Personal choice really, but I don't understand the appeal of a tongue-split myself.

*shrug* No metal and no ink in this boy, just not my style.

hmmm

wouldn't really be for me either

just make sure that you prepared to live with it

as if it's a fad and you end up regretting it

there's no going back  :!:

wel , there is metal in me , but only with a good purpose , to make my cheeks stronger  ( old operation leftovers ) .
but anyway , thos are worth it since they improve something .

If something doesnt improve you then leave it .

btw , look what with all those piercings can happen
http://www.milkandcookies.com/links/4752/

I neither condone it nor support it, but I do agree with the general notion of being "damn sure" you want to do it.  

To be honest the only body modification I've ever thought about isn't on the list, and it isn't available.  For lack of a better word, I'll use the term coined by the Batman Beyond episode about it, "splicing," the act of combining other animal DNA with your own for a unique physical appearance.  I don't ever imagine something like that being legalized, but who knows :p

Im gonna be plain here. Getting your tongue split is a stupid idea. Dont do it. If you get your tongue split im going to call you cobra commander from now on.

Well then.

I've had my eyebrow pierced twice. Both times done by professionals. The 1st time it got infected and my eye was swollen shut. Had to take it out. Got it redone and had it for 2 years. I got it done b/c I liked it. I liked the way it looked. I liked the way it felt. I did it b/c I wanted to. But now that I no longer have it, I don't like it on other ppl anymore. I think it looks tacky. *shrug*

Now, I've got a lot of holes in my ears. 6 in the left year, 4 in the right. Most of which are cartilage piercing. So I've just got studs. I have them b/c I like them. I think they look neat. They can also be covered up easily by leaving my hair down. This way I've got them taken care of both for myself, and others around me.

Now that I've said that, I must agree w/ con. Earrings are sth you can hide/take out. Having your tongue split is sth that you can't hide. But I'm not going to say go ahead or don't do it. It's ultimately your choice, so do what you want. But *shrug* I just don't want to see you do this b/c it's a fad or will make you different if that makes sense.

Apperantly, my one request to those to research it before making opinions on how it affects health and the like was ignored. One fact: Tongue splitting is fully reversable, more painful and the risks are a bit higher, but it is reversable, as for its visibility, most accounts point out it is generally not noticable. As for the several peircings on my body, all are reversable, and can be removed at any time.

As for social stigmas...I could care less about them, truthfully,  everything I have done to this date is about me, not about what others think.

Thanks to Tabun.

I agree you should be able to do what you want, if its reverable then thats good, but then again, Makou has a good point. You may not care about what other people think, but your boss does, for me if I ran about managing at work with a snake tongue, I would scare customers away, and I would be out of a job. People must have a BALANCE between social stature and indevidual expression. I know a guy who tatooed f**k you on his fingers and all sorts of interesting things he regrets doing it, even when he got it removed. I have a giant flaming cross tatooed on my back, symbol of the holy spirt. Now I got it on my back because I wanted to express my self, but I could cover it up when I'm at my place of buiness. Sadly the buiness world goes on first impressions soley, so play the game to climb that ladder to riches. After I got promoted to manager, I showed my boss my tatoo, and she said, she probably wouldn't hire me if that was on my face or hands. I'm not saying hide your expressions, I'm saying know where and when to use them. I know this image (we have it too) of wal-mart: Smiling happy pretty perfect face which I think is a thorn in Free Expression's side but I deal with it. Personally I think it's stupid. What I gotta be happy slimie face task master at McDonald's all the time? I got a customer complaint because some of the employees were not happy enough for them. I told them that they are human beings too and have the right to feel what they feel. They complained to the district supervisor about that and how I din't take care of the problem. I called her up and said, What are these people expect me to do, force them to be happy? Wave a magic wand and cast the spell to force their mouths into a smile? I rambled and she just said, That's what I basically said to the customer.  So there are some people out there who don't care about your attire, but unfortunatly most do, and I hate it, but I play the game anyway.

and here i thought this bird was marked with a ring around his foot .

btw , pho , since your the only 1 in your kind your standing on the brink o extinction , time to chip you little birdy :p

Im of the opinion that expressing yourself through modifcations to your body is a pretty primative form of self expression. The scots stopped painting themselfs blue and started playing bagpipes and it seems to have worked out pretty well( granted they were used to express diffrence points ). If lil was really looking to express himself im sure he can find a less shallow and more practicle  way of doing it than just screwing with his tongue.