Redditor IsopodNo1129 wanted to hear about the worst body "art" ideas we've all witnessed, so they asked:
"What is the cringiest tattoo?"
I have tat ideas for myself. I feel like I may change my mind after reading this.
Rough Spot
Excited Workout GIF by Bodybuilding.comGiphy"Barbwire on your bicep that doesn’t connect on the inside because that hurts too much."
copingwithchemicals
"Lol... the inside really does hurt like hell. I always tell people to pinch themselves in the spot just under their armpit then imagine having a needle going in and out there for 30 minutes."
UninsuredToast
Besties
"I was best friends in high school with a dude whose brother was a moron. He ended up getting a portrait done of his current girlfriend of only one week on his left forearm so she wouldn't break up with him. The guy that did the tattoo learned how to ink in prison so the portrait looked nothing like her. She broke up with him after she saw it."
gil_beard
Fail
"My fiancée is a tattoo artist, and she recently completed a full-back tattoo for a gym rat who sells his own protein powder, depicting him flexing his biceps especially powerfully (per his request) while holding his product on his arms. If this guy's business fails, I have no idea what will happen."
foodpoisoningsucks
Head Issues
Drake Reaction GIF by DJ KhaledGiphy"That woman who got the huge DRAKE tattoo across her forehead some years ago."
ReeG
I mean, that is certainly a choice!
Oh no!
Valentines Day Love GIF by Digital PratikGiphy"My freshman year of college, my buddy got 'love' with the o being a broken heart on his right forearm covering the entire inside of it."
Senior-Place-7627
Stay Sober
"My drunk of an ex-husband, on a bender got a shotgun tattoo with the words 'the best will rest.' It got horribly infected and me along with the emergency room staff tried to understand what it was supposed to mean. The closest we could come up with was 'mess with the best, die like the rest.' Stupid at any rate."
originaldp
The Devil's Work
"My cousin's fiancèe 'Steve' had a vulgar tattoo that nobody wanted to describe or even characterize. Very few people had seen it, and he could never go shirtless at the pool, lake, etc. His father punched him in the face when he saw it. I was eventually told that it was a large and very detailed tattoo of the devil hooking up with a girl. He was a white-collar office guy, supposedly he got the tattoo on a drunken bender with his mates. It was a point of eternal shame for him."
Explorer335
Hey Missy
miss piggy muppets GIFGiphy"I knew a girl who got like a giant Ms. Piggy portrait and it has a quote that says 'You just yee’d your last haw partner!' It is arguably the worst tattoo I have ever seen. it was oversized and disproportioned and just overall TERRIBLE… I wish I had a photo oh my God."
jacobmca28
Translations
"Asian words or letters because they look cool without having any respect for the language or what the words actually mean when translated."
Cabbiecar1001
People, please be smart about how you decorate your body.
Do you have any tattoo stories? Let us know in the comments below.
Redditor carlden3 wanted to hear all the deets surrounding outrageous body art.
They asked:
"Tattoo artists of reddit, what is the most fucked up thing you've tattooed?"
I have seen some truly off the wall tats in my day. So I'm interested to hear how what I've seen can be topped.
Help Wil E...
"Tattooist here. The list is long but the one that made me laugh the most that I've done, is Wil E. Coyote's arm poking out of a dudes butt, holding a sign that said 'help.'" ~ Goongalagooo
GiphyWhoops
"Not a professional artist, but my brother in law had jerry rigged up a tattoo gun in the garage out of a hand fan, an eraser, bic pen and a sharpened guitar string. Friend wanted to get a quote from Che Guevara, I'd rather die on my hands than live on my knees, or something along those lines... needle broke after the first T... so dude left our house with a fresh 'I'd rat tat.'" ~ whycantifindmyname
Dude...
"A dude who was a regular customer at an old job got a scorpion on one forearm and a tarantula on the other. Only their heads were replaced by Beavis and Butthead.The lines and details for the arachnid bodies were blown out a bit and blurred- Beavis and Butthead were mostly intact." ~ Vote_4_Cthulhu
"Well crap, I have a tribute to someone close who passed which has his favourite animals wearing Beavis and Buttheads shirts. I see nothing wrong with this." ~ VagueSomething
Billy Jack What?
"Had a woman come into the shop one time way back who looked like she’d been in a tanning booth 8 days a week for the last 40+ years. She wanted to get her locked-up man’s name tattooed on her, but she wanted it 'down there.' She convinced me to get waaaay closer to her jukebox than I was comfortable with, and had me tattoo 'Billy Jack’s P***y' so far up that I think we’re common law related now."
"(Name slightly changed for anonymity). Best part is that a couple weeks later “Billy Jack” called me from prison tell me how much he loved the tattoo. It was a collect call too. God damn it. Thanks for bringing that memory back. I was almost over it, lol." ~ willieyobslayer
Basics...
"My friend's mom got a Mustang car that transitions into horses. Just like one of the basic infinity tattoos that turns into birds, but with a car and horses." ~ Curly_su3
GiphySeriously? I mean... I have no words.
Seriously?
"I'm a detox nurse. A patient had a penis tattooed on the back of his shin so he could tell people he had a-d**k-shin. Addiction. Not making that up lol." ~ jessica4994
GiphyBackwards...
"In prison I knew a guy with half his name scribbled backwards on his forehead. The only explanation I could come up with was he was tattooing himself in the mirror and half way through realized it was coming out backwards to everyone so called it quits." ~ Luke-__-
Over the Pond
"I used to work with a guy who had a tattoo on the side of his body that was a woman squatting over a pond full fire hydrant peeing into it, inside the pond was floating decapitated heads. When I asked him wtf was this he told me that the woman was his ex and the heads were all his kids. I asked why is she peeing on them and he told me he has a pee fetish." ~ Kypriot
I Do... Not!
"Girl had a dream about marrying a dolphin. She got a tattoo of her as a mermaid, rising from the water in an embrace with the dolphin. Halfway through, after hitting on me the whole time and telling me stories about an abusive ex, she started arguing about the colour scheme and left with only the outline and some shading." ~ zombieriot
Gross
"My tattoo artist told me he made a snake out of a guy's penis, scales covering the whole thing. Different strokes for different folks. Pretty gnarly." ~ zygomelonm
GiphyOh my.
People, people, people...
To each their own I guess.
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Redditor kammenion wanted to hear about all the wonders of a special place, they asked:
"What is the first thing that comes to your mind about Greece?"
Men. And cliffs. Greek men and cliffs. They always get me wondering about Greece. Is there more?
Construction
"Ancient greek architecture and the Olympics." ~ mj26110
"I took a class last term on Ancient Greek art and architecture so this is all I think of when I hear Greece." ~ OneIsAnEvenNumber
Giphyyummies...
"Gyros." ~ DeceptiveDuck
"Greek food is probably the best food out there! Many years ago I travelled to Kos with my parents and brother and there we had the most amazing lunch ever - fresh tuna steaks off the grill, a drizzle of olive oil, some sea salt and a squeeze of lemon juice. Some home-made bread and a small salad came with it. Gosh, that was perfection!" ~ Cattitude0812
Epic Past
"Their Mythology." ~ Far-Bug5843
"I see everyone commenting on more recent mythology. When I think of Greek history and mythology and literature, I think of the Odyssey. Trojan wars.. Thermopylae… Phoenicians. Alexander the Great taking over Cyprus. Gay sex at the Acropolis." ~ olderandnowiser1492
"Ah, mythology, is comes from Greek words 'muth', means 'legend', and 'logia' is means 'study'. So, muth, logia, muthologia, mythology, and there you go." ~ oh_what_a_surprise
I was properly amazed...
"Souvlaki, orange trees in the streets, 'to mouni serni karavi.' I was properly amazed, I mean there were some streets in Athens where car tyres were drowned in orange juice puddles. I mentioned it to my Greek friend and she was like 'So, what's wrong with that ?' Not to mention the smell! Seriously though, you guys have quite an awesome country." ~ Chatmousque
On the hill...
"White buildings on a steep hillside near the water." ~ Jealous-Relation4147
"That's Santorini. They say it's the most beautiful place on earth where you can see the sunset." ~ Kuhai_
GiphyCan I live on that hill? Do I have to keep the blue/white theme?
HER
"A friend of mine is half-greek, and I'm completely in love with her. Definitely the first thing I think when anything Greek is mentioned." ~ SchrezkN7-109
Giphy"I DO"
"Y'all make killer lemon potatoes. A local Greek family brings them to every event and they're only gonna let me get a look at the recipe for them if I marry in. I'm considering it." ~ 0u94lay
Culture
"The first thing that comes to mind about Greece is that it is a beautiful country with a rich culture. I have always wanted to visit Greece, and I hope to do so in the near future." ~ Impressive_Ant_3054
"Totally recommend visiting also try to visit things they are not advertised so much and are not very organized for tourists and meet ppl there and try new things and be spontaneous and don't hold back." ~ kammenion
Everything
"Blue water. White columns. Super duper hot guys with olive skin and glorious, thick, curly black hair. Same with women- gorgeous hair, that attitude the Greek women I’ve met have. Also their names are melodic. Never been to Greece but I’ve had Greek friends." ~ TheGasIsLit
On the Water
"Sailing. We rented a boat in Kos and island hopped around. Ended up in the middle of a Medicane (Mediterranean hurricane). That last part was Level 2 fun, but fun nonetheless. I think the highlight of the trip was harboring in Kalymnos. We went ashore and found out a wedding was happening that night. The bride’s family invited us to attend (the whole town was there)."
"So we went back and swam ashore with a dry bag full of nicer clothes and had a great time. It was a pretty nice trip. I saw Athens and all of the ancient stuff, but the endless Odyssey references due to the storm and our inability to get where we wanted to be is what I remember." ~ skwrl71
My bags are packed.
I'm ready.
Who else is coming?
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This year alone, I've been left empty by almost everything that is being touted as a marvel. And then there is Marvel...
Oh Will
joseph fiennes longing GIF by MIRAMAXGiphy"Shakespeare in Love. And it beat Saving Private Ryan for best picture FFS." ~ Millerzeit
It was Dry
"Water for elephants. The book was really good but the movie barely told the story." ~ Icy_Gap6980
"I didn't read the book, and don't hate the movie, but Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson had 0 chemistry imo. Could have been a lot better with one or the other switched for someone else." ~ cheese_hotdog
Blue Bad
"HOLY S**T NO ONE STILL LIKES AVATAR STOP TALKING ABOUT IT!! Now its overHATED!" ~ devilthedankdawg
"Seriously, it’s an ok movie. It has good but not crazy good reviews, and that’s totally fair. But Saying it’s ferngully/Pocahontas/Dances with Wolves doesn’t make you smart, you are just repeating the same thing said by every person ever. It just got an insane amount of money because of the spectacle of it and how much word of mouth it had to. And, yeah, to give credit to Avatar, it looks FANTASTIC. It still looks a lot better than a lot of CGI today!" ~ Lucienofthelight
Let it Go... Away!
"Frozen. I liked the idea of two female leads for a Disney Princess movie, but I feel the execution was off the mark. The Hans twist was predictable and the way Elsa freezes Anna's heart to trigger an 'impending death' was just stupid. Olaf was also annoying and I did not find his love of Summer endearing." ~ TelemachusTheYoung
And Burn...
Car Crash Fire GIF by My SpyGiphy"Crash. Pure pandering, shi**y script, one-dimensional characters, the whole shebang that should not have even been nominated for crap." ~ freebird12g
Ok... I love Shakespeare in Love. I'm not saying it needed to win best picture but, I'm tired of people crapping on it.
Poor Sharon
sharon stone GIFGiphy"Sliver. I was almost happy when another person in the audience had a heart attack so I could walk out. Don't worry, EMTs were there." ~ pappyvanwinkle1111
Not Believable...
"I have two. The Purge movies. Not only is the premise mind numbingly illogical with so so many ramifications, but I find it really hard to believe that the entire country would go on killing sprees instead of stealing crap and doing drugs. Paranormal Activity. Oh no, the chair suddenly moved after a half hour of nothing else happening!" ~ Yuiopy78
God of War
"Wonder Woman. Everything in it is so predictable and cliché. Gal Gadot looks like she reads her lines through a prompter. Just awful." ~ MappleSyrup13
"In my opinion they also just shouldn’t have had the God of war show up at all. I really liked the idea they were originally pushing that it wasn’t a larger beings doing, but humanity itself. Then WW has to come to grips with that instead of getting the cop out." ~ Seizing_sponge
Unfunny...
"Ted - once the swearing bear novelty wears off five minutes into the movie you're left with a paint-by-numbers rom-com with the same tired jokes and cliches we've seen a thousand times." ~ SithDraven
"Like family guy, the content of the story is awful but they have 2-3 jokes that really hit in an attempt to redeem the lack of plot." ~ dontshoot4301
Just Go!
Wes Anderson GIF by Coolidge Corner TheatreGiphy"The English Patient. I almost got thrown out of the theater at one point for screaming "just f**king die already.'" ~ 12altoids34
Floating Up
"Gravity. Everyone raved on it and how amazing it was. I once described the entire film to someone in 10 seconds."
sfkf8486
"In space, no one can hear you yawn."
sagmag
"The point of the movie is to convey the fear and stress that the astronauts are experiencing and I thought it did that perfectly. I watched it on a 13 inch laptop screen and it was one of the most exciting movies I’ve ever seen."
DiamondPopTart
Just No
"The Irishman. I was so hyped for it, watched it on release day. Absolutely hated every excruciatingly long minute of the 3 and a half hours of it. Am completely flabbergasted that it is rated so highly."
Hellsent3
"I genuinely believe it was rated highly because critics were afraid if they said they didn't like it then they would be judged for not 'understanding' Scorsese."
"The film checks all the boxes for an amazing Scorsese film but just falls flat. I'm certain that critics believed they were missing something and rated it higher than they felt because of the legacy of all those involved."
DearRobertaSparrow
Animation Issues
“'Boss Baby' mainly because it beat 'Your name' in best animated movie at the Oscars."
xxX9yroldXxx
"Best Animated picture award is a bloody disaster. I’ve read somewhere that most academy members don’t even bother watching the films because they’re all old and reckon cartoons are for babies and nothing else."
"I imagine that the ones that bother to vote in the category just ask their grandchildren what film they liked best… hence crap like Boss Baby beating Your Name and, the worst insult, The Tale of Princess Kaguya losing out to Big Hero 6. Fun movie, don’t get me wrong, but Kaguya is a freaking masterpiece. I had probably lost faith in the Oscars at that stage, but that was the nail in the coffin for me."
Natures_Stepchild
embarrassing...
Black Panther Marvel GIFGiphy"Black Panther. Perfectly enjoyable Marvel Movie but not even close to being one of the best. That it received so much acclaim (to the point of being nominated for best picture at the Oscars) is almost embarrassing in it’s pandering."
Visible-Doughnut-782
CALLING THE DAMN POLICE!!
"Insidious. The scene where they find a bloody handprint on their sons bed. They sit on the porch and argue instead of CALLING THE DAMN POLICE WTF!"
EBeerman1
"Insidious is one of the better modern horror films, sequels lack but the first one scared the life out of me."
ciw15101
"I always describe that movie as a LifeTime movie, but with some of the most well-directed scare scenes we’ve seen in recent years."
angadb456
Something is Off
"The Notebook. It’s a crappy love story, start to finish. Then they pander to the audience with the Alzheimer’s angle."
"That lady leaves her war hero injured fiancée/husband for some dude she did it with 1x and laid in a street with when she was 17, and that’s supposed to be romantic. Then she runs back to his place after not talking for like 5+ years and makes out with him in the rain? That’s not romantic that’s mental illness."
StanVanGhandi
classics
"An Italian classic, but La Dolce Vita. Disjointed and uninteresting, with pretty people cast and not much else going on."
"8 1/2 is a much better Fellini film (in my opinion), yet that damn scene in the Fontana di Trevi pops up iconically again and again."
"I 100% think that this is an unpopular opinion of mine, and I can recognize why I might have just missed the point."
PauseAndReflect
Crap
frozen GIFGiphy"FROZEN. No shade to kids who love it but ffs the adults who actually think it's great and rave about it/the soundtrack."
CosmicEpisode
Don't me started on The English Patient. And come on, Sliver is campy fun. Just go with it.