tattoos: oddest you've seen?

J-Cat

Shared on Sun, 09/16/2007 - 20:13

I was reading Durty's blog, and it got me thinking.  Of tattoos.  I don't have any work done, but I think they can be quite beautiful.  Or a bit mistake if you get drunk and get some chick's name on your forehead.  But I digress; here is my question:

What is the oddest tattoo that you have ever seen? Now I mean seen with your own eyes, not in a picture (which could be airbrushed).  Maybe if you have seen something odd from a tattoo trade magazine or something like that it could be acceptable: but really: what's the oddest you've seen? 

When I was living in downtown Ottawa, the area was a bit dodgy, but ecclectic.   I was walking down Bank Street about... oh.. 6 years ago (my goodness, I'm old) and I could see this guy in the distance: rockin the mullet and the porn-stache. Shirt off, and from blocks away I could see that his entire back was done.   So I'm thinking, what on Earth is this guy going to have on his back? I thought it was going to be some sort of tribal work. I was wrong.

It was a duck hunting scene. Cattails, reeds, lake, ducks flying in a "V" though a perfect sky with fluffy clouds just "so". It was in colour, but it reminded me of something you would see carved in wood, in someone's basement in the 70s. Very weird.  I mean who is that passionate about tattoos (in order to get the whole back done) AND duck hunting, enough to get that sort of scene done?

So: what's the oddest you've seen?

BTW: Kidney foundation fundraiser was a success: I have a great time and they raised a ton of cash.  Two ladies got pledges to shave their heads: together they raised over $2000. w00t

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LuxDraconis's picture
Submitted by LuxDraconis on Fri, 09/21/2007 - 10:00
Since I seem to be the only one replying that has tattoos (3..Full sleeve, 3/4 arm, chest) My wife has two full sleeves, full back, thigh band, the back of both hands, and both hips. She is dead sexy! She bought my fisrt tattoo (thats love) my wife has tatts that are 15 years old and look new. We go to tattoo competitions. She wins most of the time. I win some ( mostly 2 or 3) The oldest I've seen was at a competition in Detroit, this guy had a tattoo that was fifty years old. It was an old school Blue bird, still looked good too.
newtizzle's picture
Submitted by newtizzle on Sun, 09/16/2007 - 20:35
ive seen a guy that i had to do work for that had half his face tatooed in kinda a green tribal thing. kinda crazy. plus he had piercings everywhere. hard not to stare. so on the rare occasions i have to go see him i wear sunglasses. good post.
OrzoKhan's picture
Submitted by OrzoKhan on Sun, 09/16/2007 - 21:49
Only in Canada would you see a duck hunting scene in Tats!
M13a77's picture
Submitted by M13a77 on Sun, 09/16/2007 - 22:28
A friend of mine had a light switch in the "Off" position tatted on the back of his neck. True story
ATC_1982's picture
Submitted by ATC_1982 on Mon, 09/17/2007 - 06:32
My friend on his left shoulder has a Deer Head. Sad part about this it looks like the Deer is Smiling. Also one of the guys who gave me a tattoo had a bar code on the inside of his bottom lip.

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