Going too far -- a fair-weather inkling

I'm from New Hampshire. This, the run-up before the Presidential primary -- still the first in the nation, though the state nearly moved the vote up to 2007 to keep it first -- is the only time the state draws the world's attention. The humble residents of 'Arkansas with snow' are humble residents of import -- as then-Governor Sununu said in 1988: "The people of Iowa pick corn -- the people of New Hampshire pick presidents."

All eyez on New Hampshire, then. Under a lens. A magnifying glass. What better time to tattoo the Patriots logo on the side of your head?

From The Citizen of Laconia:

When it comes to being a fanatic about his team even the most ardent New England Patriots fans would likely agree that Victor Thompson is a head above the rest ... literally.

Thompson, 39, a longtime Laconia resident, wanted to pay homage to the team's recent completion of a perfect season and Sunday's victory against the New York Giants prompted him to turn his shaved skull into the canvas with which to voice his appreciation for their dominance.

On Monday Thompson made his way from his Winter Street apartment around the corner to House of Tattoos to get a full sized Patriots emblem permanently emblazoned on the side of his head.

For full effect, here's it is, in all its glory. The young son's lifelong look of familial humiliation is coming along nicely.
I really, really want to be shocked/outraged about this in some superior-sounding kind of way, but it's proving tough. Maybe it's just not all that big of a deal -- other Anglo Saxons have been inking stupid stuff for ages.