Tattoo Artists Of Reddit Share The Most Messed Up Designs People Have Decided To Permanently Ink On Their Bodies

Tattoos can be meaningful, impulsive, hilarious, or all three at once, and Reddit just served up a reminder of how badly that can go. One bad decision, one shaky stencil, or one too many drinks can turn a permanent idea into a lifelong punchline.

In this Reddit Q&A, tattoo artists shared the most messed up designs they have ever put on someone’s body, and the results range from awkward to completely unhinged. The stories are funny, uncomfortable, and a little hard to look away from.

Some of these tattoos are the kind of mistake you can laugh about later, if you are lucky. Others are the kind that make you wonder how anyone signed off on them in the first place.

The question that brought us down this rabbit hole:

carlden3

1. It's funny enough to not be considered awful

Goongalagooo

2. Can't you just hear their laughter when they see this tattoo?

Vote_4_Cthulhu

3. He'd rat what?

whycantifindmyname

4. Satan's next-door neighbor

Cemeterywind666

5. A basic tattoo, but make it cowboy

Curly_su3

6. Is that a part of the 12-step program?

jessica4994

7. Of course, Billy Jack liked it

willieyobslayer willieyobslayer

8. Savage is so well-loved

t0nyage

9. What was his name, and on which letter did he stop?

Luke-__-

10. I'm pretty sure this counts as workplace harassment

Kypriot

11. This is just unfortunate; he could have just graffitied that on her house instead of on his forehead

tjohnboy tjohnboy

12. She wasn't complete with her transformation

zombieriot

13. Can he twist that way to see them at least?

_simonstre_

This is the same kind of family firestorm as exposing a sibling’s hidden tattoo to strict, conservative parents.

14. He's also in jail or rehab, right? RIGHT?

FuckYeahPhotography

15. That would be a no

PseudOrchid

16. Why was it... blue?

merryjoanna merryjoanna

17. Can it swallow a whole egg?

zygomelonm

18. Someone else commented: "stairway to Kevin"

Darqologist, poopellar

19. Tattoo placement and proportion should always, always be a factor before getting inked

Reflection_Hunter

20. The lesson we learned from this is that you should pick your friends better

astrogeeknerd

21. Imagine going to med school for a decade, and this is how your patients greet you

2marcusdc

22. This was not in the Disney adaptation

jhpeaks

23. Was all of this on one person?

Loctusofsmorgasbord

24. It's like getting a dreamcatcher tattooed on you

HoonArt

25. We never intended to thank him in the first place

MGoodacre

26. We love a person with a great sense of humor

Liversteeg

27. Rumor has it, stamps are being made of this exact same tattoo

stedews

28. And that was the last time anybody ever saw him naked

m1racle

29. Two things he's passionate about

LowThreadCountSheets

30. That's something I didn't think I'd read today

sal-t_brgr

31. Pretty sure this is offensive

ASithLordWannabe

32. I wish I could unread this

sacr1ficialsl0th

33. You shouldn't take jokes this far

willowdd

34. She's a buffet

PretendThisIsMyName

35. He's trying to spread awareness about the Constitution

FunCalendar2769

Well, those are lovely images you can picture before going to bed. Tattoos are personal, and at the end of the day, your body, your choice.

However, and this is a big however, if your tattoo artist tells you to your face that you should think twice about it, you definitely should listen before you regret your tattoo and are out a thousand bucks.

Still wondering about boundaries, see why someone refused to pet-sit after their friend’s cat scratched their face.