So you want a sparrow tattoo but don't know what it means...

Birds of a feather...... "It may not mean anything, but I know a lot of men in the UK who have bird tattoos on their hands and wrists have been released from prison. The sparrows symbolise freedom." "I know of a gang that gets tattoos like that and they got it because it is their way of showing that they are free to do what they like and don't follow any rules but their own." "A sparrow is a symbol of finding your true love." "Having three sparrows on my body, one singing a song symbolizing Freedom, and the other two diving toward a nautical star representing freedom to love and to find your true love. A sparrow is different from most birds, when they find their soul mate, they stay with them until their lifes end." "Some tattoo artists get tattoos of sparrows somewhere on their body to draw evil away from their body, because they tattoo demons and anti-religous stuff everyday. They believe it will protect them and keep evil spirits away." (Now that's one I've never heard!) "A sparrow for a safe journey a sparrow for a safe return and a banner from one beek to the other for every five thousand miles. I'm a sailor I have sailor tats and the sparrows are a sailor tat. makes sense though for x cons to get them for freedom I like that idea too." "It's possible it is one very young misguided person so infatuated with Johnny Depps role in Pirates Of The Carribean that they felt the need to get a similar tattoo. It's a good sign that this is the case when the person in question also incessantly speaks in a drunken british drawn despite being quite sober and never having so much as vacationed in the UK, has greasy dreadlocks and insists on dressing in worn, unwashed Victorian era clothing. I suppose this also ties into the symbolic value of the sparrow as it pertains to sailors and their travels." (Worth considering!) "Sailors earned the right to wear "blue birds of happiness" tattoos on either side of their chest after having crossed the equator." "Sparrows can mean all/any of the following: eternity, luck, innocence, sparrows are also known for travelling great distances but always returning home, the way the sparrow is pictured also defines alot about its meaning." "The tat may have a religious significance. See Matthew 10:29. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father." "Sparrow (swallows, you may be confused with) are traditional nautical/Navy tattoos that signify that the sailor has traveled a certain amount in his life. Same with Nautical stars." "In the old days, before GPS, sailors would follow birds to land. There was an old sailor's legend about one particular captain who would recognize the sparrow as native to his home. The sparrow would signify his coming home. The tatoo is supposed to help lead you home." "I have two sparrows on my chest ... the devil and the angel symbolizing good and evil in all of us but i chose sparrows due to the fact that it also symbolized freedom and loyalty it was like symbolizing " being true to thy self"." "They are old sailor tattoos. You would get the first one after travelling 5,000 miles and the 2nd one after travelling another 5,000" "The sparrow tattoo was designed by Sailor Jerry, he also designed/ originated the love mom tattoos as well as his own brand of rum." ...AYE! So tilt one back with we Dog!

* Slowly shakes magificent head while making "tisk tisk" sounds* So much talent...so little progress....I have failed....ahhhh'' Will Jwerk finally come to his senses and begin to apply himself to the art he professes to love?....Will his mentor the dark ogre give up entirely and eat Jwerk for breakfast?....Will the evil J from the Grave laugh maniacally at the failure of the dark ogre knowing he now has the power to rule the kingdom of Joseph the Saint? Tune in for the next episode of "The Apprentice Chronicles" Coming soon to a tattoo studio near you!!!

Oh, it's comin' around Brother....It's comin' around....