In honor of Karen's great new novel, The Missing Ink, hitting shelves this week, and capping off our Offenders Tattoo Extravaganza, here are some links to really awful, regrettable, ridiculous tattoos. If you see any of these people in real life, do a quick Nelson Muntz laugh and run like hell.
First off, a great list from Listverse.com. Some of these involve, um...genitalia and sexual imagery so NSFW and all that bullshit.
Next up is, for some strange reason, the state of Minnesota.
TypoBuddy.com gives us the best misspelled tattoos.
Someone wasn't thinking ahead, say, three or four months.
This one didn't go very well. Allergic reaction.
This story is the one to top, I think. She only wanted THREE face stars...but ended up with FIFTY-SIX.
So enjoy The Missing Ink this weekend with a note of caution--you might catch tattoos from touching Karen's book! They spread quickly!
If you find some links (or know anyone who will let you take a photo of their awful tat), add them to the comments and let's keep this party going.
And remember: HA HA!
Friday Bonus Music Video (stick with it. Strange things are afoot):
FYI the "56 stars" girl turned out to be full of crap. She made that up after her dad saw the tattoos.
Other than that, kudos!
Posted by: Graham | July 10, 2009 at 10:42 AM
I figured there had to be more to the story of the 56 stars. After all, if they didn't drug her unconscious and strap her down, she knew they were doing more stars than the three she requested. "Buyer's Remorse" extends to the inking world.
For decades there were no tattoo parlors in Key West. Back when there was a much bigger Navy post there, a commander got sick and tired of the sailors going into town on leave, doing the bar crawl up Duval, and returning with fresh tats. Until last year, the tattoo shops were outside KW on Stock Island. Then shop owners petitioned the city, threatened law suits, etc.
They won. Now you can once more get inked and drunk in Key Weird.
Posted by: Mary Stella | July 10, 2009 at 01:36 PM
Mr. Cool Ice made me laugh until I cried.
BTW, if he’s Mr. “Cool” Ice, instead of Mr. “Cold” Ice, wouldn’t that make him slightly warmer than normal ice.
Posted by: Mike MacLean | July 11, 2009 at 05:09 PM
That Minnesota tattoo is weird but I really like what's underneath it.
Posted by: Gerard | July 15, 2009 at 09:41 AM