# Tattoo typo hall of shame **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 18, 2008, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-typo-hall-of-shame/456967 "2008-07-18T16:54:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2008, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-typo-hall-of-shame/456967/41 "2008-07-20T01:20:00Z")
I will never find it, but I once read a message board post by a white supremacist who got some racist screed tattooed on his hands. Unfortunately tattoos on hands can fade. What he ended up with was “Iran City.” No bad tattoo thread would be complete without a link to [http://www.hanzismatter.com](http://www.hanzismatter.com) ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-typo-hall-of-shame/456967/42 "2008-07-20T01:37:05Z")
Not a misspelling, but while we’re on the subject of tattoos…I got this in an email. It says, “This man thought he had a great tattoo…until he went to prison.” (Not safe for work.) [http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c222/rhythmace/tattoo.jpg](http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c222/rhythmace/tattoo.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-typo-hall-of-shame/456967/43 "2008-07-21T19:57:59Z")
[QUOTE=lobotomyboy63] Not a misspelling, but while we’re on the subject of tattoos…I got this in an email. It says, “This man thought he had a great tattoo…until he went to prison.” (Not safe for work.) [http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c222/rhythmace/tattoo.jpg](http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c222/rhythmace/tattoo.jpg) [/QUOTE] This is somewhat NSFW, so careful clicking! ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-typo-hall-of-shame/456967/44 "2008-07-21T20:05:52Z")
I have a tattoo of a sword on my forearm with a banner over it with the word “WORD.” When someone asks what it means, I usually tell them the “S” got left off by mistake. ---
**Author:** ![jaydotbeedot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jaydotbeedot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaydotbeedot)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-typo-hall-of-shame/456967/45 "2008-07-22T10:51:49Z")
A friend told me once he met a young guy in a London pub who had SNIKS tattooed on his forehead. Turned out he’d done it himself, using a mirror. (Didn’t actually say ‘SNIKS’ but I can’t do the mirror-image letters for ‘SKINS’.) ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-typo-hall-of-shame/456967/46 "2008-07-22T12:32:28Z")
A buddy of mine told me about a guy he knew. They were drinking together (a good start to any story) and this guy being a huge Judas Priest fan decided to tattoo the words “Judas Priest” on his forearm. When he finished, he showed my buddy - who said, “You spelled it wrong”. The guy went into another room, grabbed a lighter and proceeded to attempt to burn the ‘i’ and ‘e’ out of the middle of the word Priest. But, that wasnt’ the misspelling - he didn’t write Judas Preist, he wrote Judus Priest. He could have easily changed the errant ‘u’ into an ‘a’. So, now he has Jud(fucked up a)s Pr(scar tissue)st. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-typo-hall-of-shame/456967/47 "2008-07-22T12:52:07Z")
[QUOTE=lobotomyboy63] Not a misspelling, but while we’re on the subject of tattoos…I got this in an email. It says, “This man thought he had a great tattoo…until he went to prison.” > **[Private Group Photo & Video Sharing](https://photobucket.com/)** > > A private space for your group's photos and videos. Share, react, and relive moments together. Available on iOS, Android, and desktop. Free for new sign-ups. albums/c222/rhythmace/tattoo.jpg [/QUOTE] I don’t think that is a tattoo. It appears to be done with paints. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-typo-hall-of-shame/456967/48 "2008-07-22T12:52:25Z")
[QUOTE=Marley23] Anybody have a clue on what Frunk is supposed to be? [/QUOTE] He’s a moderator here. Apparently the tattooed was a big fan of IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Gulo\_gulo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bcef8e/32.png) [@Gulo\_gulo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gulo_gulo)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-typo-hall-of-shame/456967/49 "2008-07-23T22:41:37Z")
Heard about this on NPR this morning and thought I’d share: [Tattoo parlor sued again over misspelled tattoo](http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1064210,tattoo071808.article) ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-typo-hall-of-shame/456967/50 "2008-07-23T23:47:03Z")
Thanks for the bookie linkie about tats. I have always wanted to do my own coffee table tat-centric book. It is so fascinating. [Some Knitting Tats.](http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=knitting+tattoo) I’ve compiled a nice little email collection of about 20 other knitting tats, that if anyone is interesting in the good, the bad, the WTF and the really cool, PM me with your email and I’ll send it along. Scratch that last bit. Apparently, my humble collection has gone awol from it’s file. ARRRRGGHHHHHH!. ---
**Author:** ![Sunrazor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunrazor)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-typo-hall-of-shame/456967/51 "2008-07-24T00:39:23Z")
I know it’s not fair to make blanket assumptions about people who do a particular thing, but let me ask this: Has anyone seen a university professor showing off his or her tats? I would actually like to have a small tattoo of our family’s livestock brand on my shoulder, but clowns like this make me shy away from it. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-typo-hall-of-shame/456967/52 "2008-07-24T02:43:11Z")
[QUOTE=Projammer] [http://www.tatuagemdaboa.com.br/](http://www.tatuagemdaboa.com.br/) 1. Type your first name on the 1st line 2. Type your last name on the 2nd line (Skip your e-mail address.) 1. Click on “Vizualizar”. [/QUOTE] AAAAIIIIEEEIEIEIEIE! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-typo-hall-of-shame/456967/53 "2008-07-24T14:31:45Z")
[QUOTE=Shirley Ujest] [Some Knitting Tats.](http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=knitting+tattoo) [/QUOTE] Those are fun but as a crafter, I shudder at the one with the perfectly good yarn bursting into flames. :eek: 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-typo-hall-of-shame/456967/54 "2008-07-24T17:37:52Z")
[QUOTE=Sunrazor] I know it’s not fair to make blanket assumptions about people who do a particular thing, but let me ask this: Has anyone seen a university professor showing off his or her tats? I would actually like to have a small tattoo of our family’s livestock brand on my shoulder, but clowns like this make me shy away from it. [/QUOTE] I’ve seen a number of tattoos on a number of University professors. I was not a student at the time, I was also a professor. I suspect that profs tend to get tattoos in spots where you can easily cover them up. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-typo-hall-of-shame/456967/55 "2008-07-24T18:01:07Z")
[QUOTE=Sunrazor] I know it’s not fair to make blanket assumptions about people who do a particular thing, but let me ask this: Has anyone seen a university professor showing off his or her tats? [/QUOTE] I’ll see if I can find it, but a few years ago there was a thread here about a professor who’d had his face tattooed in amazingly bright tribal designs. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-typo-hall-of-shame/456967/56 "2008-07-24T18:10:19Z")
[Here he is.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=391079) So, uh, anything less noticeable than this should be okay. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-typo-hall-of-shame/456967/57 "2008-07-24T18:27:15Z")
I bet he has tenure. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-typo-hall-of-shame/456967/58 "2008-07-24T18:38:33Z")
[QUOTE=Sunrazor] I know it’s not fair to make blanket assumptions about people who do a particular thing, but let me ask this: Has anyone seen a university professor showing off his or her tats? I would actually like to have a small tattoo of our family’s livestock brand on my shoulder, but clowns like this make me shy away from it. [/QUOTE] [Here’s a blog where scientists show off their tats.](http://carlzimmer.typepad.com/sciencetattoo/) ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-typo-hall-of-shame/456967/59 "2008-07-24T18:40:37Z")
I always wanted to get a law related tattoo. Maybe the scales of justice with a scroll underneath that says “MAMA TRIED.” ---
**Author:** ![Sunrazor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunrazor)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-typo-hall-of-shame/456967/60 "2008-07-25T02:35:09Z")
[QUOTE=Miller] [Here’s a blog where scientists show off their tats.](http://carlzimmer.typepad.com/sciencetattoo/) [/QUOTE] Wow, us English types are much too conservative! Maybe I’ll start a trend in the English department – a tattoo on my member that says “participle”. I could use it as a “teaching tool”. Gives a whole new meaning to “spare the rod…” hmm? Anyway, thanks for the link – ignorance fought, somewhat. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-typo-hall-of-shame/456967.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-typo-hall-of-shame/456967.md?page=4)