Tasteless Tattoos: Its like a play on words n shit

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Pigsfeet on Rye: Oct 22, 2008; I'm meat on the hoof

apsouthern posted:

Fatty Arbuckle?

# ? Nov 12, 2014 14:09

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# ? May 27, 2024 17:16

jess: May 26, 2005; you fit into me
like a hook into an eye

a fish hook
an open eye

apsouthern posted:

Two chicken nugget tattoos in a row?

# ? Nov 13, 2014 01:26

Solice Kirsk: Jun 1, 2004; .

apsouthern posted:

I think its a shame people keep saying he raped people.

# ? Nov 13, 2014 02:58

Blade_of_tyshalle: Jul 12, 2009; If you think that, along the way, you're not going to fail... you're blind.

There's no one I've ever met, no matter how successful they are, who hasn't said they had their failures along the way.

apsouthern posted:

Quaaaaid... you must... activate... the reactor...

# ? Nov 13, 2014 18:47

Bitchkrieg: Mar 10, 2014

Support Are Troops! :911:

I'll never stop being amazed that people let genuinely bad tattooists do work, indelibly, on their body. I understand going to a middling artist; not everyone needs top-tier, pro artistry, and some projects don't require a master's skill and ability. But a lot of work I see is cringe-worthy.

Also, there's a regular who comes into my workplace with tons of KKK tattoos up and down his forearms, swastikas, the whole shebang. He's actually a nice guy, impeccably polite and friendly. I wonder if they're remnants from a stay in lock-up.

# ? Nov 14, 2014 02:58

Snotty By Nature: Sep 11, 2007

Bitchkrieg posted:

Also, there's a regular who comes into my workplace with tons of KKK tattoos up and down his forearms, swastikas, the whole shebang. He's actually a nice guy, impeccably polite and friendly. I wonder if they're remnants from a stay in lock-up.

I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that you are also white, which might explain why he is so polite to you. I'm no expert on racists though.

# ? Nov 14, 2014 03:09

Bitchkrieg: Mar 10, 2014

A Boy and His Herb. posted:

I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that you are also white, which might explain why he is so polite to you. I'm no expert on racists though.

Yes. And duh, of course that subtle piece of insight isn't lost on me. He also pals around with the entire indigent population that takes up daily residency in my workplace (public library). I see a lot of Confederate flags (still racist), but he's the only one with unapologetically offensive work. My first time seeing unironic (i.e., not "it's a Hindu symbol, man!") swastikas in the wild.

# ? Nov 14, 2014 03:21

Evelyn Nesbit: Jul 8, 2012

A friend of mine recently won a free tattoo from a local shop headshop/tattoo shop. They're... not great. I'm not going to post the one she got, because she's a nice gal and it wasn't horrible (it also wasn't GOOD, but whatever), but here's some other garbage they've pooped out. The third one is a coverup.

# ? Nov 14, 2014 06:25

bummer dude: Jun 20, 2004; duuuude

Bitchkrieg posted:

Support Are Troops!

This looks like it was printed on or something, likes its pointillism or embroidery or something. I've never seen a tattoo that is bad in this particular way before. Cool.

# ? Nov 14, 2014 06:58

trapped mouse: May 25, 2008; by Azathoth

Ten dollars well spent!

# ? Nov 14, 2014 07:03

Bogan Krkic: Oct 31, 2010; Swedish style? No.
Yugoslavian style? Of course not.
It has to be Zlatan-style.

bummer dude posted:

This looks like it was printed on or something, likes its pointillism or embroidery or something. I've never seen a tattoo that is bad in this particular way before. Cool.

Given the way there's stitching tattooed around his arm too, I'd wager that it looking like embroidery is actually intentional

# ? Nov 14, 2014 07:28

davidspackage: May 16, 2007; Nap Ghost

Bitchkrieg posted:

Support Are Troops!

I'll never stop being amazed that people let genuinely bad tattooists do work, indelibly, on their body. I understand going to a middling artist; not everyone needs top-tier, pro artistry, and some projects don't require a master's skill and ability. But a lot of work I see is cringe-worthy.

Also, there's a regular who comes into my workplace with tons of KKK tattoos up and down his forearms, swastikas, the whole shebang. He's actually a nice guy, impeccably polite and friendly. I wonder if they're remnants from a stay in lock-up.

That medal (purple heart?) looks WAY too big, which makes it tacky to an offensive level if he doesn't have a real one to back it up with.

# ? Nov 14, 2014 07:37

bummer dude: Jun 20, 2004; duuuude

Bogan Krkic posted:

Given the way there's stitching tattooed around his arm too, I'd wager that it looking like embroidery is actually intentional

Why? It makes no sense

# ? Nov 14, 2014 07:52

Kramjacks: Jul 5, 2007

bummer dude posted:

Why? It makes no sense

Probably to make it look like a uniform with ribbons sewn on and medals pinned to it.

# ? Nov 14, 2014 07:59

bummer dude: Jun 20, 2004; duuuude

Kramjacks posted:

Probably to make it look like a uniform with ribbons sewn on and medals pinned to it.

The medal is the part that looks embroidered.

# ? Nov 14, 2014 08:11

Tweet Me Balls: Apr 14, 2009

From a few pages back, but the idea of tattooing a mandala on your body seems like it either misses the point completely or embraces it fully. I'm not sure which.

# ? Nov 14, 2014 08:28

Bitchkrieg: Mar 10, 2014

Tweet Me Balls posted:

From a few pages back, but the idea of tattooing a mandala on your body seems like it either misses the point completely or embraces it fully. I'm not sure which.

Tattoos are human mandalas.

# ? Nov 14, 2014 19:42

mundane haircut: May 3, 2007; "I am a couch. I am a couch. I am a couch."; Ultra Carp

A local place is having a flash day and I checked out their webpage.

A bit NSFW.

... yeah, nah, I think I'm good.

# ? Nov 15, 2014 07:17

Skipopatomus: Aug 30, 2007; Ozzy Osbourne simply duplicated the event.

Super Mega Turbo posted:

I like this one and I'm not sure why :kiddo:

# ? Nov 15, 2014 07:31

Pigsfeet on Rye: Oct 22, 2008; I'm meat on the hoof

Super Mega Turbo posted:

Chinese foot-binding fetish spotted.

# ? Nov 15, 2014 16:43

13Pandora13: Nov 5, 2008; I've got tiiits that swingle dangle dingle

Bitchkrieg posted:

Also, there's a regular who comes into my workplace with tons of KKK tattoos up and down his forearms, swastikas, the whole shebang. He's actually a nice guy, impeccably polite and friendly. I wonder if they're remnants from a stay in lock-up.

I worked at a liquor store in college and had a guy on staff with a bunch of Nazi/Neo-nazi tats from prison. There were several black staff members, everyone got along fine and he was pretty nonchalant about it; I'm sure he had some racist tendencies but his attitude was pretty much that prison is a different place and it is what it is. Pretty hosed up all around but it wouldn't surprise me if your regular had a similar situation.

# ? Nov 15, 2014 16:46

cyberia: Jun 24, 2011; Do not call me that!
Snuffles was my slave name.
You shall now call me Snowball; because my fur is pretty and white.

Super Mega Turbo posted:

A local place is having a flash day and I checked out their webpage.

A bit NSFW.

... yeah, nah, I think I'm good.

They all look like pretty reasonable trad tattoos? :confused:

# ? Nov 15, 2014 17:56

Tiggum: Oct 24, 2007; Your life and your quest end here.

Skipopatomus posted:

I like this one and I'm not sure why

cyberia posted:

They all look like pretty reasonable trad tattoos?

Half-naked Indian ballerina standing under a very low, invisible ceiling looks good to you?

# ? Nov 15, 2014 18:14

Bitchkrieg: Mar 10, 2014

cyberia posted:

They all look like pretty reasonable trad tattoos?

They are all terrible.

You have the taste of a week-old brioche.

# ? Nov 15, 2014 18:18

Dr. Lunchables: Dec 27, 2012; IRL DEBUFFED KOBOLD

Tiggum posted:

Half-naked Indian ballerina standing under a very low, ~~invisible~~ glass ceiling looks good to you?

Ftfy

# ? Nov 15, 2014 18:55

cyberia: Jun 24, 2011; Do not call me that!
Snuffles was my slave name.
You shall now call me Snowball; because my fur is pretty and white.

Tiggum posted:

Half-naked Indian ballerina standing under a very low, invisible ceiling looks good to you?

Yes, actually, I like that one. They're pretty clearly versions of traditional Sailor Jerry designs which aren't to everyone's taste, sure, but they're not bad tattoos because of it.

# ? Nov 15, 2014 19:27

Traxus IV: Sep 11, 2001; it's our time now
let's get this shit started

No, they're just bad because they're aping a well-known style with zero actual skill or artistic ability to do so.

# ? Nov 15, 2014 19:35

teenytinymouse: Aug 3, 2005; I'm Shannon and I'm the biggest Idiot Ever!

The lady in blue has an excellent claw hand going on there.

# ? Nov 15, 2014 20:15

McKilligan: May 13, 2007; Acey Deezy

cyberia posted:

Yes, actually, I like that one. They're pretty clearly versions of traditional Sailor Jerry designs which aren't to everyone's taste, sure, but they're not bad tattoos because of it.

The composition and overall shape of the Indian girl is pretty awful, while the actual execution of the style and shading are so-so at best.

# ? Nov 16, 2014 03:03

RainbowCake: Apr 1, 2010; Refurbished cats may have scratches, dents or other forms of cosmetic damage which do not affect the performance of the unit.

I love this

# ? Nov 16, 2014 04:09

defectivemonkey: Jun 5, 2012

Traditional tattoos do often take artistic license with some details. However, knees are not divots and those blue lady calves...

E: this thread does have a spotty record of appreciating traditional styles so I guess I should mention that I'm a huge fan of traditional tattoos. Weird positioning aside I like the Native American lady, but that blue dress woman's legs are disastrous.

defectivemonkey has a new favorite as of 05:40 on Nov 16, 2014

# ? Nov 16, 2014 05:36