r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 4d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/Rymanbc 4d ago

Thats an unwritten rule. Never ask the meaning of the nautical stars. Broadly, it's about a safe return home or keeping your direction in life. But specifically, people tend to get these for very fucked up reasons, and the conversation is just better avoided. Like, "i do <insert bad thing>, and dont really intend to stop, but these star tattoos remind me to try to follow the right path".

u/oiraves 4d ago

But also like every teenage girl in my hometown got one of these somewhere their parents couldn't see

u/PinkFloydBoxSet 4d ago

I thought these things were for twinks and the coloring/placement told each other who was a top/bottom/switch.

u/Substantial-Low 4d ago

Bro up here bringing back the bandana code!