>>>>The fact that he had tats isn't the issue. It's what are those tats saying. Then there are other small tidbits like:
>>>>1. he ran with gangsters as a youth (could have gotten tats then)
>>>>2. in college he ran with similar crowd
>>>>3. he was at a known gangstah hangout
>>>>4. he was driveby shot
>>>>
>>>>You put the syllogism together.
>>>>
>>>>John
>>>
>>>Oh, right! Like you gun-totin' southern good ol' boys know what a 'syllogism' is. ;)
>>
>>Sure we do, we heard it in a country song. She done walked on my heart and stomped that sucker flat. She just sorta walked on my aorta.
>>
>>You see almost all country songs are composed in a syllogistic sort of way.<g>
>
>I once came up with what I thought was a good country song title: "I've Got Half a Mind To Stay With You". No lyrics to go with it, unfortunately. It's all yours if you want it <g>.

Darned close. Roger Miller wrote 'Half a Mind'.

"I've got a half a mind to leave you
But only half the heart to go."