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w4rlok94 , Kürşad Karaağaç / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

“Her Own Name”: 40 Tattoos That Really Did Not Have Enough Thought Put Into Them They had a tattoo of a compass and said “ I got it done so it’s always showing true north”. I asked, wouldn’t that change depending on what direction you’re facing? He said no true north is always the same. I tried explaining what I meant and they couldn’t understand.

Final score:

137points

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eMp Tee 3 weeks ago

...and that a compass measures magnetic north, not true north.

70points

cleon42 , Aaron Kittredge / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

“Her Own Name”: 40 Tattoos That Really Did Not Have Enough Thought Put Into Them Anyone who gets Trump, Biden, or Harris. In any form whatsoever. (Though let's be honest, one of these is a *lot* more common than the other two.)

If you base your entire personality on a politician, you should be kept away from any place involving a needle that isn't administered by a certified medical professional.

Final score:

126points

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eric p 3 weeks ago

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59points

_C00TER , Steffen Zahn / flickr (not the actual photo) Report

Bored Panda got in touch with the netizen who posted the question online and they were kind enough to answer some of our questions. First and foremost, we wanted to know if there was some story that prompted them to pose this question to the internet.

“I was just watching a Kurtis Conner video on YouTtube and he has a lot of silly tattoos so it made me think of posting that,” they shared. After all, the internet is full of people sharing the most baffling tattoos they have ever seen, so it’s clearly a pretty popular topic. Indeed, we’ve covered it as well in the past.

“Her Own Name”: 40 Tattoos That Really Did Not Have Enough Thought Put Into Them I've got 2. Both were while working in surgery.
First woman apologized for her tattoos before going under anesthesia. She's asleep, we get her positioned (it was a vaginal procedure) and right on top of her mons pubis was EAT FRESH. And yes, it was even in the Subway font.

Second, woman had lost a bunch of weight and was getting a tummy tuck. She had this weird tattoo of a s****y little cartoon cowboy on her lower abdomen/hip. By the time the surgeon had cut off all the excess skin and sewed her back up, all that was left was the hat.

Final score:

116points

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DumYum 3 weeks ago

That’s funny

35points

Hiding_From_Stupid , Andrea Piacquadio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

“Her Own Name”: 40 Tattoos That Really Did Not Have Enough Thought Put Into Them Did some training with a group of people.
One girl has a Chinese tattoo on the back of her neck.
Chinese girl in the class saw it and laughed.

Conversation came about how the wearer thought it said "Strength"
What it said was "Simplified Chinese".

Final score:

112points

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B Hobbs 3 weeks ago

Never get a tattoo in a language you don't understand. You may think it says "strength of the dragon" when it really says "dumb a*s gringo".

98points

zorggalacticus , Klaus Nielsen / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

“Her Own Name”: 40 Tattoos That Really Did Not Have Enough Thought Put Into Them A local tattoo artist had a guy come in and ask for a white power tattoo. He tattooed him across his back with "white powder". Dude got ticked off. Artist was like "Sorry, I misheard you." There was a legal battle, several months long. The dude sued for the tattoo artist to pay for the removal. He refused to go get it done out of pocket so he walked around with that tattoo for 4 months and some change. He was one of those dudes that only wears wife beaters all summer, so he had to wear an actual t-shirt just to keep it covered. Was hilarious, and worth the price of removal the tattoo artist had to pay.

Final score:

110points

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Huddo's sister 3 weeks ago

I have to admit I read it as a 'white powder tattoo' first!

63points

FenderMartingale , KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

The thread itself ended up being quite popular, so we wanted to know if they had any ideas as to why it attracted so many folks. “As for the success of the thread, I think it just aligned well with the Ask Reddit algorithm, since it was a short answer question and people love to talk about absurd things they’ve seen/experienced.”

“Her Own Name”: 40 Tattoos That Really Did Not Have Enough Thought Put Into Them "Only God Can Judge Me" as we stood in court, before a judge, because he shoved his way into my apartment and SA'd me.

Looks like the judge can judge you., too, bud.

Final score:

108points

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Luke Branwen 3 weeks ago

What if the judge was God, taking a human form to f#ck up rapists? 😁

37points

Ohnoherewego13 , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

“Her Own Name”: 40 Tattoos That Really Did Not Have Enough Thought Put Into Them My youngest brother's girlfriend has her children's names tattooed on her. No issue with that. It's the fact that her youngest son has his name misspelled (Braidon instead of Brandon). When I asked her about it, she said she had no idea how to spell her son's name. Just... Wow.

Final score:

100points

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Huddo's sister 3 weeks ago

Doesn't matter how it's spelt, it's not like it's permanent...

25points

Visual-Lobster6625 , Jorge Alvarez Lecaros / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

“Her Own Name”: 40 Tattoos That Really Did Not Have Enough Thought Put Into Them A couple of guys I knew at Basic Training got "Your Name" tattooed on their butt cheeks so that they could go up to random people and say "Hey, I got your name tattooed on my a*s" then pull down their pants.

Final score:

99points

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KnightOwl 3 weeks ago

Classy..

44points

DroobyDoobyDoo , phoenixproduction / envato (not the actual photo) Report

Last but not least, we also wanted to hear if they had any favorite examples from the post. “My personal favorite was the girl who tattooed a nipple on her ass because I unfortunately have the sense of humor of a teenage boy,” they shared with Bored Panda. If this wasn’t enough, or you want to see some actual images of terrible tattoos, check out our other articles on the topic.

#10

“Her Own Name”: 40 Tattoos That Really Did Not Have Enough Thought Put Into Them I have a flame tattooed on the inside of my bicep, it sometimes peeks out if I move my arm away from my body a bit. If anyone asks, it's my concealed fire arm.

I also have "Don't Panic" on my back. Coincidentally, I had a panic attack and nearly passed out while getting it.

Final score:

93points

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Ian Webling 3 weeks ago

Cute

16points

ScreenJealous3170 , hermaion / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#11

“Her Own Name”: 40 Tattoos That Really Did Not Have Enough Thought Put Into Them Saw a lady at the gym once sporting music notes all over her body and the stems were on the wrong sides of the notes (I am a music teacher so it hurt my soul).

Final score:

88points

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WonderWoman 3 weeks ago

Not when the tattooed person looks in the mirror, lol

39points

Soft_Delivery_3889 , Karolina Kaboompics / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#12

“Her Own Name”: 40 Tattoos That Really Did Not Have Enough Thought Put Into Them When all of the Latin sayings were a big deal with my friends I got “SEMPER UBI SUB UBI” tattooed. It means always wear underwear. It’s a latin pun. It’s very dumb and frankly I don’t regret it.

Final score:

86points

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zububonsai 3 weeks ago (edited)

But it only works/is a bit funny if you translate it into English (Literally "always where under where"➡️ ""always wear underwear"). But the main thing is that YOU like it ✌🏻.

37points

RadiantSymphony , Pixabay / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#13

“Her Own Name”: 40 Tattoos That Really Did Not Have Enough Thought Put Into Them Saw a girl with 魚 tattooed on her shoulder who swore up and down it meant poison... It means fish.

Final score:

85points

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A H 3 weeks ago

Poisson?

154points

karmagill , Karolina Kaboompics / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#14

“Her Own Name”: 40 Tattoos That Really Did Not Have Enough Thought Put Into Them “Love me or hate me just EXCEPT me” instead of “accept.”

Not one single person she showed afterward caught the mistake and I didn’t have the heart to point it out.

Final score:

79points

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Haute Momma 3 weeks ago

The others may have caught it, but, like the poster, didn't have the heart

57points

ylbarbarasarahwzqrr , Red-Direct-Dad / reddit (not the actual photo) Report

#15

“Her Own Name”: 40 Tattoos That Really Did Not Have Enough Thought Put Into Them My neighbor tattooed a ruler on his arm, but it’s not to scale.

Final score:

79points

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Rizzo 3 weeks ago

Adam Savage's ruler works. Bild1-66c4...4c9b8a.jpg

19points

wilkc , Image-Source / envato (not the actual photo) Report

#16

“Her Own Name”: 40 Tattoos That Really Did Not Have Enough Thought Put Into Them When I worked at Electronics Boutique back in the 90s, there was this one redneck lady who would come in like once a month with a different redneck beau. And on her left arm she had tattooed the names dudes with the previous one crossed out -- and yep each time she came in with a new dude there was a new name.

Final score:

77points

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WonderWoman 3 weeks ago

That is actually smart, she has a running list of potential baby daddies or std spreaders.

55points

NothingOk648 , Enmanuel Santos / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#17

“Her Own Name”: 40 Tattoos That Really Did Not Have Enough Thought Put Into Them A man got a food company’s logo tattooed on his forehead for a cash prize, only to find out it was an April Fools’ Day prank.

Final score:

76points

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David 3 weeks ago

He sued, and they settled out of court and gave him the full cash prize because the advertisement for the April Fools prank did not state it was prank, and a judge did not buy their argument that people should assume April 1 ads are a joke. They quickly settled after that.

120points

anon , Michael Burrows / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#18

“Her Own Name”: 40 Tattoos That Really Did Not Have Enough Thought Put Into Them My exs family all went to Thailand for a family holiday and decided to get matching tattoos. They asked for the word family in Thai. They were all so excited until they got back and a Thai friend of mine explained to them that it says Hand bag.

Final score:

75points

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"Disembodied voice" 3 weeks ago

I'm fluent in Thai, this happened more often than you'd think. Especially on shirts, or it's actually in Chinese but most tourist can't spot the difference.

19points

zqmooreJenniferk , Tima Miroshnichenko / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#19

“Her Own Name”: 40 Tattoos That Really Did Not Have Enough Thought Put Into Them A librarian with "Due Date" tattooed on her wrist.

Final score:

75points

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Kaos 3 weeks ago

That's hot.

30points

der3009 , tori_christensen502 / reddit (not the actual photo) Report

#20

“Her Own Name”: 40 Tattoos That Really Did Not Have Enough Thought Put Into Them Someone at work has a braille tattoo on their fore arm. it's not raised. it's just dots. You can't feel any raises. And it says "Good Vibes" in braille. Why? Because you don't see good vibes, you feel them.

Final score:

70points

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Amanda Young 3 weeks ago

That's kinda cool actually

32points

#21

NO REGERTS.

Snowfl4ke85 Report

Final score:

66points

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Rizzo 3 weeks ago (edited)

Never Forged! ;)

31points

DiscardedMush , Emily_lovesmetal / reddit (not the actual photo) Report

#22

“Her Own Name”: 40 Tattoos That Really Did Not Have Enough Thought Put Into Them Met a girl who has a tramp stamp that says "Only God Can Juge Me". Apparently her God can't spell.

Final score:

65points

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cerinamroth 3 weeks ago

Or maybe her God is a French speaker.

11points

Spuzzle91 , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#23

“Her Own Name”: 40 Tattoos That Really Did Not Have Enough Thought Put Into Them The virgin Mary cradling a loaf of wonderbread in her arms.

Final score:

64points

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Svelk929 3 weeks ago

ok unlike the others this one's actually kind of funny, i'd appreciate a tattoo like that even if I'd never personally get it

32points

Prollynotafed , Image-Source / envato (not the actual photo) Report

#24

“Her Own Name”: 40 Tattoos That Really Did Not Have Enough Thought Put Into Them Chick I know debated between her own name and her kids name on her forearm, she chose her own name.

Final score:

59points

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B Hobbs 3 weeks ago

In Terry Pratchett's Discworld stories, it is recommended that soldiers tattoo their names on their limbs and torso so that the Igor medics can reassemble the soldiers with mostly their own body parts after a battle.

95points

#25

I have my own feet tattooed “L” and “R” for left and right.

pleasantly-dumb Report

Final score:

57points

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BoredPossum 3 weeks ago

Useful.

18points

p4ttl1992 , Dan Thomas / bbc (not th e actual photo) Report

#26

“Her Own Name”: 40 Tattoos That Really Did Not Have Enough Thought Put Into Them Colleague walked into work last Monday with "England European champions 2024" tattooed on his leg.

Final score:

56points

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Abel 3 weeks ago

I am spaniard and I find this one extra funny!

35points

#27

Saw a crossword puzzle tattoo, but the clues didn't match the answers.

hpWrightCarolegy Report

Final score:

54points

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benstella 3 weeks ago

Ouch!

8points

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#38

Back in 1990 when tats were so not mainstream, I met a dude covered in all sorts of bad tats (bad taste and quality). The worst was Woody Woodpecker sitting on a toilet reading a newspaper. He said it was political, but I forget exactly how.

Shopping-Afraid Report

Final score:

37points

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Joanne Mendonza-Earle 3 weeks ago

I used to see a lot of people with that horrible tacky 'flash' art that they pick off the wall in the tattoo place.

2points

Zestyclose-Cricket82 Report

#39

A QR code.

Final score:

35points

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Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 3 weeks ago

Rickroll

35points

Sure_Combination8852 , allen watkin / l(not the actual photo) Report

#40

“Her Own Name”: 40 Tattoos That Really Did Not Have Enough Thought Put Into Them Met someone with "Made in USA" and a barcode underneath.

Final score:

29points

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David 3 weeks ago

There was a Chinese born American comedian who had a Made in China tattoo as a ethnic pride joke.

18points

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What is the dumbest tattoo you've ever seen?

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BookFanatic 3 weeks ago

Right before my mom passed, she said she wanted a tattoo. I asked her what she wanted and she said she wanted a naked mermaid holding a beer tattooed on her a*s. She was high as a kite on morphine at the time so I'm not sure how serious she was. I'm tempted to get it though.

14points

Crouching hippo hidden panda 3 weeks ago

That’s adorable, a fun memory out of a horrible time. I’m sorry for your loss

7points

CP 3 weeks ago

I just think it is pretty crappy for native speakers to put, seemingly on purpose, the wrong worded tattoo on person. Eff those people!

6points

Crouching hippo hidden panda 3 weeks ago

Only one I saw and applauded was the one where the guy wanted “lover of Asian beauty” or something and instead got “foreign pervert”

11points

PFD 3 weeks ago

A writer I like talked about how he treasured all his tattoos, including the trashy, bad ones from times when his life went off the rails or when he was young, dumb and making bad decisions. Each was a reminder of who he was at some point in his life and he valued all of them because they represent the path his life took to who and where he is today, and new tattoos would continue to tell that story. I have great respect for that attitude. I don't have a single tattoo though!

5points

Maisey Myles 3 weeks ago

TIL - If you’re going to get a tattoo, ask the artist if they know how to spell

4points

Gavin Johnson 3 weeks ago

If you request any sort of lettering, logical or not, then you write it out clearly on a form, the tattooist will get you to double check that you think it is correct, then you’ll sign the form to state that you are happy with the wording / spelling. It’s your responsibility not the tattooists. A kind / sensible tattooist may suggest that you use an online dictionary to check your choices if they believe you’ve made an error but the buck stops with you. Obviously shoddy tattooists don’t care or get you to sign anything.

3points

Ellinor 3 weeks ago (edited)

Not every tattoo needs to have a deep meaning. I had my first tattoo at 18 at a party (not a wild drunk party but a bunch of people here to play Loto and chill) and there was a couple artists with their flash design. I saw a bee, found it cool, and got it tattooed. No meaning, I don't particularly like bees more than other animals, it was just there and cute.

4points

highwaycrossingfrog 3 weeks ago

Kinda dumb, but also funny, and definitely had some thought put in - most memorable tattoo I've seen was on holiday in Madeira, a middle-aged balding guy had a tattoo of a man pushing a lawnmower around his bald spot

3points

ylloPytterP 3 weeks ago (edited)

My ex brother-in-law made a tattoo at 18, just to annoy his dad. A mix of a rat and a man, with an electric guitar, wearing punk clothes with an "A" for "Anarchy"... kinda ugly and very badly done. Since, he has worked in finance, insurance, dealing with politics. So punk attitude !

1point

Justin Tyme 3 weeks ago

I used to work with a guy with a Chinese language tattoo. He thought it said "Surf Master". It said "Wet Pants".

1point

Hphizzle 3 weeks ago (edited)

I like the ones that people get for super practical but fun reasons. Like people who craft or sew a lot getting to-scale measurements tattooed on their finger so it’s easier to make a perfect hem.

1point

SoMrHarris 3 weeks ago

I knew a guy who had his address tattooed on his arm, in the Algerian font off Microsoft Word. Like, that's one of the first fonts you see when you open the font selection box. It looked awful, and no idea why he got his address.

1point

Blah Blah Blah 3 weeks ago

Met a bloke with "Blah Blah Blah" that wraps around their calf in a font that's hard to read so you've got to ask. Pretty genius if you ask me.

1point

Blah Blah Blah 3 weeks ago (edited)

And yes I did jack it for my username

0points

Captain Awesome 3 weeks ago

I knew someone in high school who got a badly done tattoo of a naked woman pleasuring herself riding a bull on their shoulder.

1point

CelestialRose 3 weeks ago

I have a tattoo on my ankle of a little t-rex with a round stomach. I've had people tell me he looks pregnant. I always tell them he's just jolly. But I love it because it reminds me of my younger brothers when they were little so no regrets there.

0points

Tobias Reaper 3 weeks ago (edited)

i once saw a bald dude in a black suit with a red tie with a tattoo of a barcode on the back of his head trying to sneak into a building

0points

SoMrHarris 3 weeks ago

In Year 11 of secondary school (UK, age 15), a then friend gave himself the worst stick-and-poke tattoo using a maths compass and blue biro ink. It was massive as well

0points

Kaos 3 weeks ago

All 15 of my tattoos have a pretty cool story and significance to them. I didn't plan any other than my first

0points

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BookFanatic 3 weeks ago

14points

Crouching hippo hidden panda 3 weeks ago

That’s adorable, a fun memory out of a horrible time. I’m sorry for your loss

7points

CP 3 weeks ago

I just think it is pretty crappy for native speakers to put, seemingly on purpose, the wrong worded tattoo on person. Eff those people!

6points

Crouching hippo hidden panda 3 weeks ago

Only one I saw and applauded was the one where the guy wanted “lover of Asian beauty” or something and instead got “foreign pervert”

11points

PFD 3 weeks ago

5points

Maisey Myles 3 weeks ago

TIL - If you’re going to get a tattoo, ask the artist if they know how to spell

4points

Gavin Johnson 3 weeks ago

3points

Ellinor 3 weeks ago (edited)

4points

highwaycrossingfrog 3 weeks ago

3points

ylloPytterP 3 weeks ago (edited)

1point

Justin Tyme 3 weeks ago

I used to work with a guy with a Chinese language tattoo. He thought it said "Surf Master". It said "Wet Pants".

1point

Hphizzle 3 weeks ago (edited)

I like the ones that people get for super practical but fun reasons. Like people who craft or sew a lot getting to-scale measurements tattooed on their finger so it’s easier to make a perfect hem.

1point

SoMrHarris 3 weeks ago

1point

Blah Blah Blah 3 weeks ago

Met a bloke with "Blah Blah Blah" that wraps around their calf in a font that's hard to read so you've got to ask. Pretty genius if you ask me.

1point

Blah Blah Blah 3 weeks ago (edited)

And yes I did jack it for my username

0points