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53 Tattoo Decisions That Probably Sounded Better Before They Became Permanent
Humans have been using ink to turn their skin into a canvas for thousands of years. You might get inked to honor someone, mark a milestone, or just look cool at a party. Whatever the reason, putting permanent ink on your skin is a decision that deserves a little more thought than picking a haircut.
That’s why Bored Panda has compiled this list of bad tattoo ideas that were either left half-done or completely backfired. Some have been executed perfectly, but you’ll still get a feeling that there’s just something missing.
Maybe they will give you the ultimate reality check before your next trip to the studio… reminding you exactly what not to ask for.
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#1
Game Of Thrones Tattoo
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#4
A Little Burning House By Phil Hatchet Yau, San Diego
#5
South Park Jd Vance
#6
Bald Spot Tattoo
#7
A Friend Of Mine Got This, I Don't Know How To Tell Him
Blue Bunny of Happiness 3 months ago (edited)
Is it just me that feels the Mystery Machine should be facing in the other direction?
#8
Bottom Text
#9
Kind Of An Understatement
Laserleader 3 months ago
This is quite amazing if you get the reference to Full Metal Alchemist
#10
This Violates Something Else Than Copyright
#11
Amazing Tattoo... :(
#12
Shall I Go For This Aesthetic Tattoo? I Need Expert Onion. Are You Expert 🫵
#13
The Dao Of Lenny And Karl
#14
Scrimp Cocktail! Done On The Wonderful Jennie!!! From An Old Valentines Flash Sheet Of Mine!
#15
I Just Feel Like This Is Gonna Look Like Some Skin Condition From A Dist@nce In A Few Years
#16
First Tattoo For My 18th Birthday
#17
Jump Scare From Instagram
#18
Most Unemployable Person Ever Now?
#20
Momma And Her 2 Daughters Represented💜💜
#21
The Birth Of Jesus (Biblically Accurate)
#22
The Ugly Fun Bug I Tattooed On My Mate
#24
I Choose You!
#25
I Have No Words For This, Artist Did Their Thing Tho
Marlene Ricker 3 months ago
The tattoo artist did a good job but the subject matter is disturbing!
#27
Put This In Your Pipe And Smoke It
#28
Found On Facebook
random_froggg (she/they 86/47) 3 months ago
This is as close as you can get to saying you’re MAGA before you wear the red hat
#30
The Labubu Trend Is Definitely One You'll Want To Remember Every Time You Look In The Mirror For The Rest Of Your Life
#31
Found On Fb With The Title "Show Your Prettiest Tattoo"
Upstaged75 3 months ago
The top part is cute. And then you see there's a hand coming out of his b.utt.
#32
Palm Tattoos, Stays Or Not?
#33
My Cringe Tattoo Is Calligraphy Of My Rescue Dogs Names, What’s Yours?
#34
Free Hand Wing By Rafal Jedrychowski @ The Temple Tattoo Studio In Broughty Ferry, Scotland
#35
People Seem To Either Love It Or Hate It
random_froggg (she/they 86/47) 3 months ago
Why would you want a giant internet explorer logo on you forever?
#36
I Love Metal Gear As Much As The Next Guy But... (Was Taken Down Because It Wasn't Tuesday)
#37
I Love Chiikawa As Much As The Next Guy But Actually What Is This Tattoo?
#38
Has Anyone Gotten Tattoos Impulsively And Regret It?
#39
Major Tattoo Regret
#40
One Man's Cringe Is Another Man's Tattoo
#41
There Must Be A Deep Meaning Behind This One
Luke || Kira (he/she) 3 months ago
The face on the right is known as "This Man" and it's a depiction of a strange man who was allegedly seen in many people's dreams. No idea about the context here tho.
#42
I Don't Know Man
#43
My Cousins And Friends Say It’s Childish
#45
Is This Suppose To Have 6 Fingers?
random_froggg (she/they 86/47) 3 months ago
When you let A.I design your tattoo and don’t pay attention…
#46
A Tattoo For My Daughter An Me
#47
We’re Making Italiano For You
#48
Full Of Mediterranean Diet
Nicole Weymann 3 months ago
1) why is the wine glass in a comic-y style with clearly defined lines when all the other items are more naturalistic (if black/grey) and shaded)? The oil bottle looks like mixed styles. 2) I question the wisdom of the blurry artwork in general. Without strong lines all of the items look like various blobs and smudges. I recognize cheese (parmesan?) and fish, but had to look twice at the bussel sprouts to recognize them for tomatoes. I've no idea what the triangular-ish item top right or bottom below the tomatoes are. The one next to it might be sliced meat of sorts...? And an avocado (if it's meant to be one) is not on the loooooong list of a typical mediterranean diet. And don't get me started on feeding a cat aside from Garfield on most of this.
#50
Sister In Laws New Tattoo
#51
I Have Split Feelings About This
#53
I Wonder How These People Are Doing Now
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