His rank was identifiable by a tattoo of a snake wrapped around a dagger and a skull, and his self-image was clear from the ring of his cellphone, which was set to the tune of the Michael Jackson song "Smooth Criminal".
By Jenna Krajeski October 15, 2009 Members of Japanese organized crime, or yakuza, are normally identifiable by large tattoos or missing fingers, and rarely by name tags, so it was pretty clear from the abundance of "Hello, my name is…" stickers last night at Idlewild bookstore that no gangsters were in attendance to celebrate "Tokyo Vice," a book largely about them.
Members of Japanese organized crime, or yakuza, are normally identifiable by large tattoos or missing fingers, and rarely by name tags, so it was pretty clear from the abundance of "Hello, my name is…" stickers last night at Idlewild bookstore that no gangsters were in attendance to celebrate "Tokyo Vice," a book largely about them.
A member of the Mara Salvatrucha, identifiable by his tattoos, crosses paths with someone from the 18th Street, and that is sufficient to start a fight to the death--even though neither knows what the rivalry is about.
The fashion had its early exponents: George Orwell had bright blue knuckle spots; Teddy Roosevelt bore the family crest on his chest, and legend has it that after the battle of Hastings, Harold II's body was identifiable only by the tattoos over his heart of his wife's name, Edith, and the word England.
A large bite mark on their face, punctured eyeball, deeply scratched leg, ripped out piercing etc. is easily identifiable, as are memorable tattoos, etc. Think kill.
The authors liken aspects of the dossier to a tattoo, something personally identifiable and often regrettable, perhaps a racy photo a teen posts on MySpace.
Though the 19-year-old "Boyfriend" singer was covered with a sheet on his way from club to black SUV, he was identifiable by a visible wrist tattoo, the paper said.
Entry requirements include that the animal is identifiable by a microchip or tattoo, has been vaccinated against rabies, and, depending on the status of the country of origin according to Annex II of regulation No. 998/2003, has been serologically tested.
The rabbits were 3 months old and weighed 2.4 kg (SD 0.1 kg) at the start of the trial, and they were individually identifiable by means of ear tattoos.
One fascinating detail from Rachel's trawl through the family papers was a letter in which her grandmother tells the authorities that Tom would be identifiable by his coat of arms tattooed on his chest.
