The Week contest: One day wait

Washington, D.C., officials recently proposed a 24-waiting period before people can get a tattoo or piercing. What else should people have to think over for a day before doing?

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Last week's question: Washington, D.C., officials recently proposed a 24-waiting period before people can get a tattoo or piercing, so people don't "wake up in the morning...saying, 'Oh my God, what happened?'" What else should people have to think over for a day before doing?

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