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You don’t have to be a tattoo artist to see how bad some of these tattoos are. Whether it’s the design or the execution to blame, the end results range from surprising to hilarious and horrifying. In some cases, all of the above.

They show that it doesn’t necessarily have to be misspelled to be regertful. History Of Tattoos has revealed that as much as 17% of people regret the ornamentation on their body. The most common reason for feeling this way—it’s a tattoo of someone’s name.

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208points

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October 1 year ago

Kind of like this one

172points

#3

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Ooooohhh......oh baby what you doin??

Tegan Turcotte Report

Final score:

201points

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(Anti)Social Penguin 1 year ago

Good execution, wtf design

265points

Lakota Wolf 1 year ago

I agree, but NGL, I'd rather give birth to kittens than to human babies XD

43points

Bonesko 1 year ago

Yeah, it's beautifully done, but WTF indeed! "Yes, I am mother of kittens!"

3points

beardedlizard 1 year ago

Takes the term " Cat Mom " to a whole new level

1point

David 1 year ago

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Best Behave 1 year ago

With bananas for scale

66points

Lorraine 1 year ago

The bananas were the best final touch.

11points

October 1 year ago

This tattoo is failproof contraception

30points

Chelsea Bates 1 year ago

Why bananas?

20points

g90814 1 year ago

for scale, of course.

23points

Diolla 1 year ago

This will NOT age well but gotta admire her guts. It's very creative.

14points

XenoMurph 1 year ago

I can see her guts, nope no admiration

29points

Cassandra Wilson 1 year ago

Are they all cats? The black one looks a bit... Off.

11points

Captain Kyra 1 year ago

I wondered that

3points

Kim Bush 1 year ago

It kinda looks like a koala, which raises even more questions

1point

Helen Bennett 1 year ago

I thought it was a giant fly when I saw the small picture.

1point

QuirkyKittyGirl 1 year ago

Bananas … for scale?

9points

WHAT 1 year ago

I kinda like it

9points

Domo KO 1 year ago

The tattoo artist did a damn good job for...whatever it is

19points

Marla 1 year ago

Found her on Tumblr. Apparently the bananas are from before the cat womb tattoo. Also the ink used on three of rhe kittens have the ashes of three of her cats that passed away. She seems very happy with the results and has multiple other tattoos

7points

LokisLilButterknife 1 year ago

Oooooh boy, there is a heck of a lot to process here. This takes crazy cat person to an entirely new level.

6points

honeyk 1 year ago

what the actual..... ?

6points

TheMulletMan 1 year ago

No grazie

5points

Hendo 1 year ago

This is taking 'cat lady' status too far!

2points

gma 1 year ago

well done but just plain ugly

2points

Elsker 1 year ago (edited)

now for the plot twist, that's a guys belly

2points

martymcmatrix 1 year ago

Peeled bananas for scale.

2points

Astrius 1 year ago

Bananas?

2points

CG 1 year ago

While good in terms of technical application... what the heck am I looking at? An x-ray/anatomy of four cat fetuses inside someone, and some bananas (for scale)?

2points

ladi da 1 year ago

At least it has bananas for scale!

1point

JessieJ&LilyLovebug 1 year ago

Bananas for scale.

1point

Unaffected 1 year ago

That is just horrendous, sorry

1point

Amy Watson 1 year ago

half peeled bananas....embryonic kittens....is that two tiny hearts at the top? I am very confused. I'm sure there was a lot of thought and meaning in this tattoo for the person it's on. I'd love to know what it is though!

1point

Alessa Gillespie 1 year ago

I love my cats but this is... No words. Well done at least?

1point

Rob Chapman 1 year ago (edited)

Ok...the kittens I kinda get. But, um....wtf is up with the bananas? And.....why do they have paws!!??!!

1point

Sarahdactyl 1 year ago

The peel paws are the weirdest part of the whole thing! They're so.....uncomfortable.... to look at.

1point

Ashley Greer 1 year ago

That is not the kind of thing Jesus would want.

1point

Randy Volz 1 year ago

It's the mottled skin, semi-peeled bananas on either side that bring it all together for me.

1point

Will J Dochartaigh 1 year ago

Ahhh… W T F?!?

1point

Denise Melek 1 year ago

I don't see the problem.

1point

Nenya 1 year ago

Crazy catlady level 10.000

1point

CalamityOne 1 year ago (edited)

LSD is one hell of a drug... ?

1point

pebs 1 year ago

Horrible.

1point

Cerridwn d'Wyse 1 year ago

Are we sure this is even a real tat question? Mark and not just a concept. I mean where is the guy's legs

1point

Laura Lawson 1 year ago

If you look at the bottom corners of the pic you can see she/he is wearing black pants. It really does look like a cut off torso though. And that's not even the weirdest part of this tattoo! For me, it's the black kitten(?). It looks a bit like a demon or a black primate of some type. And the banana paws. And the weird bellybutton action going on.

0points

Catlady6000 1 year ago

Do the bananas have paws?

1point

BetterBitterButter 1 year ago

WTH is that?

1point

Queen Mab 1 year ago

One word - hideous

1point

the_harbringer_of_doom[s/t/h] 1 year ago

why...just...why

1point

Nadira Abdulla 1 year ago

The longer you stare the weirder it gets

1point

AffenpinscherMom 1 year ago

I could not be more horrified and confused, but whatever, to each their own.

1point

Rhea Williams 1 year ago

Is this for real?

0points

Tish West Menyhart 1 year ago

The banana’s 🍌. Wth!? 😆

0points

Tish West Menyhart 1 year ago

The bananas! Wth?! 😆

0points

Cheryl Skina 1 year ago

Help me understand the bananas. Someone. Please.

0points

LMS 1 year ago

Because cat fetuses love bananas??

0points

Colin Curtis 1 year ago

Oh boy

0points

Lynn Morello 1 year ago

I suppose the Banana's are for comparison size.

0points

Johnny Hicks 1 year ago

I actually love this ridiculousness

0points

Mark Mark 1 year ago

Banana for scale?

0points

Bored frog 1 year ago

*Squints* is this weird or gross?

0points

DonnerDinnerParty 1 year ago

Fantastic work on the artists part, but what in the actual f**k? And the bananas?

0points

Cyndi Moring 1 year ago

for.ev.er.

0points

Claire Armstrong 1 year ago

I actually really like this one but I am a bit confused as to the purpose of the bananas?? Are they there to feed the oddity baby with the fly head and cat bottom half??

0points

AlchemisT 1 year ago

bananas have paws

0points

Fearhunter 1 year ago

I'm mostly confused by the bananas.

0points

melissa cruz 1 year ago

This is kinda weird but I also kinda like the kitties

0points

Persephone 1 year ago

What was the show on Netflix where the woman barfed up kittens???

0points

Beruthiel45 1 year ago

That's just really creepy. 😳

0points

Sherman 1 year ago

I hate this so much.

0points

Synlover Too 1 year ago

About those (almost) spoiled bananas... And WTF...2 kittens, 1 baby, & 1 blue devil/lizard/dragon??? Someone has a seriously perverse psyche happening here. Wonder if there's a serial killer in the area?

0points

Melissa Hamed 1 year ago

I'm not sure what the bananas are for. Be giving birth to baby cats is just weird. But it is a beautiful tattoo. Just completely weird subject.

0points

Likivi daniels 1 year ago

Those bananas are too ripe 🤣

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karen Young 1 year ago

Explain. 🍌?

0points

Eliza Joyner 1 year ago (edited)

I have so many questions and surprisingly they center around the bananas not the weird kittens or the tiny organs.

0points

Jovonne Bolar 1 year ago

That's nasty

0points

Perry Cummings 1 year ago

Bananas for scale

0points

Nitka Tsar 1 year ago

I could get used to everything except the bananas

0points

Jennifer Foster 1 year ago

I'm assuming she loves her cats, and considers them her babies, so that's why she got this tattoo.

0points

RavenTheCat 1 year ago

This is somehow poetically pleasing

0points

happy duck 1 year ago

Wtf is that

0points

SkekVi 1 year ago

This is the most elaborate warrior cats tattoo I've ever SEEN.

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I just work here 1 year ago

Bananas? WTF

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kaylynn L 1 year ago

Why bananas?

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Jane Cortez 1 year ago

Hideous.

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The voice of reason 1 year ago

Why??????????

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J. Allan 1 year ago

It's the bananas that make it so hard to compute.

0points

Analyn Lahr 1 year ago

Kittens?

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Ophelia Vandergurgleduffen 1 year ago

That was one hell of a party.

0points

OSKNILLAB 1 year ago

I would never get a huge tattoo

0points

Clearly sunny 1 year ago

Why the banana's?

0points

CHRISTY SMITH 1 year ago

I hope I don’t look stupid asking this cause the answer is obvious, but why are their 2 bananas?

0points

Batwench Premium 1 year ago

Why the bananananans?

0points

xolitaire 1 year ago

I only have one question: why the bananas for scale.

0points

Little Phoenix 1 year ago

Eat more banana's 🍌

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Heather Menard 1 year ago

Bananas for scale

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Heather Menard 1 year ago

This is pretty cute

0points

Salty.Hag 1 year ago

That tattoo is bananas

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ConstantlyJon 1 year ago

Loving the bananas for scale on each side.

0points

Bunny 1 year ago

So kitties in the womb but what's with the bananas? Lol

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Linda van A. 1 year ago

It's the womb of a cat.

0points

Pamelot 1 year ago

Kudos to tattoo artist but this is disgusting. What's with the peeled bananas? Ewww.

0points

Rabbit Lord 1 year ago

Cats and bananas.

0points

Debby Keir 1 year ago

Crazy Cat Lady epitomised.

0points

Nicole Weymann 1 year ago

Breeding kittens in your four stomachs apparently needs two herats to manage...or something.

0points

Paula MV 1 year ago

It is not four stomachs. You are looking inside the uterus and each kitten is in its own amniotic sac.

1point

Erin Eubanks 1 year ago

The bananas just bring it all together

0points

Spannermonkey 1 year ago

Are the bananas for scale?

0points

Robert K 1 year ago

Banana for scale?

0points

Jan Rosier 1 year ago

looks more like bodypaint

0points

David 1 year ago

When you have mental health issues but at least you put a big red flag on the outside as fair warning to those who get close

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According to Ipsos, back in 2019, 30% of people in the US had at least one tattoo. (The percentage increased from 21% in 2012.) The number of inked people is ever changing and so are tattoo trends. Some of the most popular designs that were cool and original back in the day would likely be considered outdated at best at the current time.

Glamour suggests that, when it comes to trends for 2023, minimalist lines and nature motifs are going to be the popular option. It emphasizes the importance of artistic expression through tattoos, and suggests that original pieces, as well as so-called sticker sleeves, and nature-inspired designs will take over the industry.

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188points

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honeyk 1 year ago

i hope she now knows what kind of special moron she's married to and gets a pretty ugly divorce.

169points

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Final score:

139points

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Zenozenobee 1 year ago

The others are ugly or WTF... This one is trully sick.

494points

However, some designs are believed to be able to stand the test of time. According to Tattoo For A Week, parlors often help clients figure out what they might want to get, as they have books brimming with ideas. Some of the all-time most popular images there include dolphins, stars, wings, hearts, and butterflies.

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132points

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Alexia 1 year ago

Horror

75points

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It's so bad. Looks like they did it left handed

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126points

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honeyk 1 year ago

courage was allowing the person who did this tattoo near you with ink

91points

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123points

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BLONDTROBL 1 year ago

Are those badgers or wolverines getting ready to eat the baby?

119points

According to Ibis, there are roughly 33,500 tattoo parlors in the US alone that employ just over 44,000 artists. The data also reveals that the industry has been steadily growing in the last five years, which implies that the number of atrocious tattoos might be increasing with time as well. But luckily, nowadays, there are ways to remove them.

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Probably one of the worst tattoos I’ve ever seen.

Kaylee Honeycutt Report

Final score:

122points

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honeyk 1 year ago

looks like an open infected wound

85points

#10

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112points

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Mona 1 year ago

What is it supposed to mean?

88points

#11

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106points

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BLONDTROBL 1 year ago

What body part is that on? Seriously. More important issues than that monstrosity.

46points

Healthline points out three main ways for removing a tattoo: laser removal, surgical excision, and dermabrasion. The first option includes working with a Q-switched laser, which fades out the tattoo—it sends a pulse of energy, which dissolves the ink by heating it. Laser removal usually requires multiple sessions, but it’s one of the most common and successful ways of getting rid of the design you no longer want on your body.

As the name suggests, surgical removal is a more invasive procedure, during which the tattooed part of the skin is cut out using a scalpel. Dermabrasion also requires removing the skin, but instead of a section, it is removed in layers, allowing the ink to ooze out.

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96points

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Ember 1 year ago

Isn’t the whole point of the infinity symbol that it’s an unbroken line?!

75points

#13

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94points

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Dani M 1 year ago

Half person, half roast chicken?

202points

#14

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92points

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honeyk 1 year ago

??? huh??

52points

There can be hundreds of reasons for removing a tattoo, and work might be one of them. Depending on the job, some workplaces still have a negative outlook toward them. Statistics show that nearly 76% of Americans believe that they (together with piercings) make it more difficult to get a job. (The majority (61%) of HR specialists agree with being less motivated to hire a person with a visible tattoo when it’s on his face.) However, roughly 40% of employed people (aged 18 to 34) have tattoos nevertheless.

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Here's a tattoo I gave myself with a cheap tattoo machine from Amazon

Alex Sorgenfrei Report

Final score:

91points

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Did I say that out loud? 1 year ago

This is why you shouldn't shop online when you're drunk.

99points

#16

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Final score:

90points

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BLONDTROBL 1 year ago

But there's four of us for dinner!

42points

#17

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Final score:

90points

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honeyk 1 year ago

NEvEr

104points

#18

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Final score:

89points

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KJ 1 year ago

Pikachu really needs to poop by the looks of it!

98points

#19

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Final score:

87points

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(Anti)Social Penguin 1 year ago

I thought this was “my mom battled cancer for 5 years. She loved to sing and had a beautiful voice” kind of tattoo 😳

281points

#20

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Final score:

86points

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Tamra 1 year ago

This is a mess.

83points

#21

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Hilariously horrible tattoo on my father.

Shiann Blevins Report

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86points

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Harlan Bleiler 1 year ago

The band 311 maybe?

19points

#22

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Final score:

81points

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honeyk 1 year ago

have you seen your head? cry now & later

137points

#23

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Roasting myself for this trailer park tattoo I got when I was 13

Final score:

78points

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October 1 year ago

Who tattoos a 13 year old!?

121points

#24

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The resemblance is uncanny…..

Final score:

76points

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ScarletRos 1 year ago

The face looks okay…but it sure isn’t Kate Winslet. Maybe the person asked for their face to be substituted?

98points

#25

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Final score:

75points

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October 1 year ago (edited)

When he lets you tatt him... IN THE FACE

53points

#26

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Tattoo shaming myself

Abby Greil Report

Final score:

75points

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Ember 1 year ago

When I first saw this I thought it was part of the male anatomy! Why is the axe handle so curved?

46points

#27

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A friend from highschool's "matching" tattoo with her sister

Final score:

75points

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Stary_cat 1 year ago

I like the one on the right but not the left

33points

#28

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Lord of the something

Final score:

68points

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Fish Fingers 1 year ago

Lord of the Wrongs.

87points

#29

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Crochet hook tattoo

Rachel Balsdon Report

Final score:

68points

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Ember 1 year ago

Looks like some kind of parasitic worm

85points

#30

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Final score:

67points

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BLONDTROBL 1 year ago

Frosty the snowman, was a jolly, happy, murrderrrr

44points

#31

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Final score:

66points

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Diolla 1 year ago

.... and this is why I don't have colour tattoos.

18points

#32

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Final score:

63points

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Lakota Wolf 1 year ago (edited)

I rate this 5-star tattoo as zero stars.

65points

#33

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Final score:

58points

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Erika 1 year ago (edited)

Is this supposed to be one of those “autism mom” tattoos? (referring to moms that aggressively support autism speaks and ABA despite them both being controversial) if it’s not, I apologize, just my first thought

55points

#34

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Final score:

58points

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Venus Flytrap 1 year ago

East saul? Huh?

32points

#35

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57points

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October 1 year ago (edited)

You've got me on my knees

99points

#36

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56points

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BLONDTROBL 1 year ago

Is that baby with the big mouth wearing an ascot?

19points

#37

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Final score:

55points

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BLONDTROBL 1 year ago

Good thing, because no one will walk with you whilst that's exposed.

50points

#38

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Final score:

54points

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Lee F. 1 year ago

grandma says no

42points

#39

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She tattooed her own ear and fingers and failed miserably

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52points

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Iwanna Iguana 1 year ago

She forgot she was using invisible ink

19points

#40

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Tattoo someone I know got in a legit tattoo shop

Final score:

43points

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Lakota Wolf 1 year ago

I've seen way worse. This one at least has a discernable art style.

75points

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#41

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A tiktok 'artist' unlicensed studio. This is also stolen fan art.

Chloe Hynes Report

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20points

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Becca Kuehn 1 year ago

Over paid

8points

#42

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Final score:

19points

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Abrufal 1 year ago

I don't get why this is bad, decent style and probably some kind of inside joke

18points

#43

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19points

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Lakota Wolf 1 year ago

I'm personally astounded that all the words are spelled correctly in the right-hand tattoo. It gets a pass on that alone.

24points

#44

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had a sound over it going ‘ooh i like that’ .. i really hoped it was gonna be a sick coverup at the end but no, just this

Abigail Sharkey Report

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18points

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Becca Kuehn 1 year ago

Wow that's awful

5points

#45

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16points

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A C 1 year ago

It looks like a picture before all the ink goo has been wiped off....

7points

#46

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16points

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Stardust she/her 1 year ago

Eugh, on the same level as ahegao hoodies

10points

#47

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15points

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Xray0976 1 year ago

I've seen worse

9points

#48

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14points

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Ember 1 year ago

Why on your hand of all places?

5points

#49

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At least she's super happy about it.

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13points

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Dani M 1 year ago

That one is actually cute and not too bad

51points

#50

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12points

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ItsmeBRITBRAT 1 year ago

It looked better on the before picture

13points

#51

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11points

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BLONDTROBL 1 year ago

Nothing like the bond between a father and son.

6points

#52

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a tea bag?

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11points

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and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 1 year ago

Tea bag? Flower? Top hat on a rack? Who knows…

4points

#53

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10points

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birdhouse 1 year ago

please just go somewhere else to finish it. Don't let them touch you again!

3points

#54

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10points

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WHAT 1 year ago

I like the concept at least

13points

#55

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10points

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Cara 1 year ago

Death on Binky?

4points

#56

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9points

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Gwenaëlle Michaelis 1 year ago

I get that maybe it's a bit too much to like disney like that, but this tatoo is really good, I don't think at all that it's a "permanent damage", it's very well done with cute colors

11points