· From ironic misspellings to Chinese symbols that don’t mean what you think, we count
thirty of the most embarrassing tattoos!
30 • This tattoo is interesting in theory,
but painful in execution.
Using a series of symbols, it’s supposed to read ‘To infinity and beyond’ – yes,
like the catchphrase of Buzz Lightyear.
• Unfortunately, the person who got it was more into seeming clever than fact-checking
and ended up getting the final symbol wrong.
• ‘To infinity and less than!’
Doesn’t quite have the same ring to it.
29 · This bizarre chest tattoo of music icon
Thom Yorke takes fan worship to a disturbing new level.
Yorke is famous for his funky dance moves and for being the singer of British rock band
Radiohead.
He’s admitted to having insecurities about his lazy left eye, so it’s possible this
tattooed super fan was making a comment on this.
· This isn’t the first time fans have gotten tattoos of his face, but it is the first time
he’s been depicted with a nipple for an eye.
Far as I know, anyway; I’m no authority on Thom Yorke nipple tattoos.
28 · This blistering shoulder tattoo is supposed
to say ‘It’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than to be absolutely boring’, but there
weren’t enough funds left to get it proofread.
· I prefer my credo: It’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely illiterate.
27 · Nickelback: the world’s most embarrassingly
earnest rock band.
Despite being hugely successful, Nickelback have exactly zero street cred, so anyone willing
to permanently brand their skin with their logo is either incredibly brave or stupid.
My money’s on the latter.
· Oh, there’s also this charming woman.
Like your average Nickelback fan, she oozes both grace, wit, cream and sex appeal.
Mostly cream … 26
· ‘Never don’t give up!’
This guy can’t decide what he likes more: double negatives or flexing his tiny biceps.
Fortunately his new tattoo allows for both.
· ‘Never don’t give up marking your skin with affected gangster speak ’cause always
you’ll maybe never forget to remember who you really are … inside, outside and upside
down.’
Word.
25 · You just know the guy bragging about getting
a condom logo inked on his arm has ‘Virgin 4 Life’ tattooed on his left arse cheek.
24 · Perhaps hoping to outdo Mr Thom Yorke Nipple
Tattoo, this unidentified woman took her fandom for Drake to the extreme by getting the rapper’s
name permanently etched on her forehead.
· The Canadian rapper has seen photos of the tattoos and is unimpressed.
While flattered, he believes the woman was horribly misguided and blames the tattoo artist
for agreeing to go through with it.
· I’m sure she’ll have no trouble getting a job or, y’know, walking down the street
without attracting stares.
And so what if she outgrows Drake?
She can always get a new, err, face.
23 · This is a beautiful tragedy for anyone
who still believes in sanctity of the English language.
Whyyy?
22 · You know that moment in your life that
was so beautiful and pure you wanted to capture it forever?
This is not that moment.
· I wonder what historians will make of duck-facing and fish-gaping when they study past generations?
Reckon they’ll think they’ve come a long way.
21 · Nothing’s tougher or more masculine than
getting the word ‘Strength’ tattooed on your head!
Unfortunately, nothing says ‘idiot!’
quite like a misspelled tattoo on your head.
At least the tattoo doesn’t say ‘Intelligent’.
· I recommend this person grow their hair out or invest in some big hats pronto.
20 · ‘What didn’t killed me made me stronger!’
Well, it certainly didn’t make you smarter.
This is like a bad English-as-a-second-language tattoo.
· At least it isn’t somewhere noticeable, like your collarbone.
Oh, wait … 19
· Somehow a reputable tattoo artist committed ‘Living is the Stronges Drug’ to this
poor woman’s arm.
· I think all involved must have been on some pretty strong drugs to allow this mistake
to slip by unnoticed. 18
· Here a westerner asks for ‘courage’ but gets a serve of chicken noodle soup instead.
· It’s a warning for anyone pretentious enough to entertain permanently marking their
skin with a language they don’t know.
17 · This person either sought to immortalise
their hatred for Taylor Swift or asked the tattoo artist for a Chinese character that
would sum up their personality.
16 · This poor woman.
Presumably she wanted a tattoo to mark her love for the vibrant sweet pea flower.
A very sweet and wholesome idea – even if she chose a tramp stamp to convey it.
· Unfortunately, an embarrassing misspelling gives her tatt an entirely different meaning.
Or maybe I have this wrong; maybe she has a urine fetish and wants to tell the world
about it?
Who knows?
15 · This viral hashtag sounds like the title
for a cool James Bond film, but is actually just the annoying battlecry of kids who believe
life should be maximally enjoyed – without any of that pesky ‘taking responsibility
for your mistakes’ crap.
· Done something a sane person would regret?
Say YOLO and take pride in it over social media!
Getting a #YOLO tattoo is one the most YOLO things a person can do.
It’s lucky pop culture isn’t fickle and ephemeral.
I mean, these already-dated references will always be cool, right?
14 · Poor misguided fool … No, not for believing
in a higher power, for opting for a cursive font that makes J’s resemble F’s.
· Only God can, err, fudge them, but the entire internet is free to judge them.
13 · You know how teenage rednecks often go
through an anarchist phase?
Well, this one got a swastika tattoo during his – I guess because he thought rubbing
people the wrong way would be funny?
· This tattoo is what happens when said idiot grows up and realises making light of Nazism
isn’t funny, so tries to make amends by turning it into some abstract art design.
Resounding failure.
12 · Another graduate from the YOLO school of
life.
No regrets for this woman … except for not running that spellchecker before dropping
several hundred dollars on ink.
Opps!
11 · A misspelling even a third-grader would
catch and a weird anthropomorphic peppermint … Could this tattoo get any more frightening?
10 · Your skin is a blank canvas, and nothing
says I love you like getting a loved one’s name immortalised in ink.
· Of course, nothing says we’ve broken up and I now hate you!
like an angry amendment to said tattoo.
With divorce rates as high as they are, maybe try make your romantic gestures a little less
permanent.
9 · ‘This is Spartaaaa!’
Oh, wait, no it’s not.
It’s a tattoo.
It says so right there.
How, um, helpful.
· This is what happens when you walk into a tattoo shop with no actual idea about what
you want.
8 · Not that this douchebag seems ashamed,
but in theory this is an embarrassing tattoo.
(Racism is supposed to make you feel shame, not pride.)
· Would be super handy if all racists were this easily identifiable.
7 · Wrong, young man.
Misspellings and random capitalisations offend me, so I will judge you for your horrible
command of the English language!
· And, nope, your grim reaper doesn’t scare me.
I’ll drag you by the ear back to English class, son.
You clearly napped your way through it the first time.
6 · This is a perfectly serviceable tattoo
on someone who clearly adores Star Wars.
There’s no getting around that Jar Jar Binks is a terrible character who symbolises everything
wrong with the prequels.
· However, a tattoo of Jar Jar getting impaled by an Ewok is something most fans will get
behind.
5 · You know when you have a really good meal
that leaves you practically licking your fingers for the next hour?
This guy clearly had such an experience because he decided to tattoo the details of his McDonalds
receipt on his forearm.
· I’m sure his parents thought it was a riot.
I mean, it’s hilarious at seventeen, but less funny when you’re in the unemployment
line at forty-five, wishing you could somehow scrape three coins together for a McDonald’s
cheeseburger. 4
· Another idiot foreigner getting Chinese character tattoos in an attempt to seem cultured.
· I’m sure they told him it means ancient warrior of the earth or some shit.
3 · This cool chick just saw Memento so decided
to get a tattoo of her own name – y’know, just in case she one day wakes up with amnesia.
· Unfortunately the cursive font she selected makes ‘Anna’ look a lot like ‘anal’.
Awkward. 2
· ‘That witch / does not kill me / makes me stronger’.
So deep, so provocative.
It’s just a pity she used the wrong ‘which’.
· Pointy-hatted witches probably will kill you.
And eat your bones, too.
1 · Another English major dropout.
There are multiple interpretations here.
Do you need to tighten your hope so it isn’t loose?
Or maybe Hope’s a person and loose is slang for promiscuous.
So many options!
· This video may be over, but don’t lose hope – the future will bring a whole new
generation of embarrassing tattoos to laugh at.