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Katherine explains her tattoo:

From Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut.

“Busy, busy, busy is what a Bokononist whispers ‘whenever [he] thinks about how complicated and unpredictable the machinery of life really is.’”

It is placed on the foot in reference to boko-maru.

“The boko-maru is a Bokononist ritual for ‘the mingling of awarenesses’. It consists in two people extending their legs, thrusting their arms behind them for support, and putting their bare feet together.”

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Tricia - 27 Sep 09 at 00:00:12

This is possibly the coolest tattoo in the universe.

I may get one similar.

Amy - 05 Oct 09 at 09:51:08

love it!

MR - 05 Oct 09 at 14:17:14

This is possibly the coolest tattoo in the universe.

I may get one similar.

Phil E. Drifter - 04 Jan 10 at 03:16:19

I bet that hurt a bit. I mean more than a usual tattoo on a bicep or other muscle.