Today, I was bored at my job at Home Depot. I got a bar code tattoo 3 weeks ago and thought it would be funny to scan it. I'm a $5.98 160z claw hammer. FML
I agree, your life sucks (14492) - you totally deserved it (64079)
On 04/09/2009 at 2:03am - work - by tool (man) - United States (Nevada)
This can't be, because barcodes are magnetic... If you don't believe me - when you steal something and you go by the cashier, it (don't know how to call it) starts beeping...
sorry to burst your bubble, but bar codes are not magnetic. some stores attach anti-theft stickers to packaging in inconspicuous places, making it harder for a thief to find/remove.
We can see that by the #1 can't we?
Also, why is this FML? Where do you see a situation anyone would scan this?
#2 - On 04/09/2009 at 10:03am by arienh4
yup, i would assume you do have eyes number 2. good job.
#4 - On 04/09/2009 at 10:05am by iluvuxinfinityn1
Oh wow, that the coolest thing about a barcode tattoo I have ever heard.
Could be worse, you could be one of those natty little key rings, or a length of dowel, comparitively a hammer is kind of awesome.
Could be worse- at the grocery store you might be a $0.69 can of green beans. And at the drugstore you could be Preparation H.
In fact, that should be your new goal- to go around and find out what you are at various stores.
I've always kind of wanted one of those.
but I'd go and get a barcode from like...Burberry or Chanel though.
#8 - On 04/09/2009 at 10:07am by Rodjmeister
That's actually kind of awesome that it scanned. Must be a well-done, if kind of weird, tattoo.
#12 - On 04/09/2009 at 10:11am by CinnamonSpider
If someone asks, you can just say you're carrying a hammer in your pants.
What a tool.
#18 - On 04/09/2009 at 10:18am by AngryAtheist20
I don't think that's possible, as other people have said, barcodes are almost completely unique and since a tattoo is essentially hand drawn, I don't see how he/she could have got it that accurate. very cool if you're telling the truth though (:
i believe he's telling the truth..i have a barcode tatt on my wrist and i'm a $3.67 jar of mayonnaise at Kroger's. lol
#350 - On 01/25/2010 at 11:15pm by crazycool2011
lucky you're worth that. Guess you ARE a "tool" (would pretty much have to be in order to get a barcode tattoo)
#24 - On 04/09/2009 at 10:25am by rukusrazor
#19... I think we'll all survive it. This is not the worst thing that has ever happened, chill....
and on the very small chance that this is true... so what? how is this a problem? do people randomly scan you on the street or something?
or even if they did... I fail to see how this is a problem whatsoever
#32 - On 04/09/2009 at 10:39am by LLsuperfly
How is this on here? I've had things I've put up here much worse, like a neighbor attempting suicide over a joke... but this dumb ass with a tattoo gets on here??? FML.
#37 - On 04/09/2009 at 10:45am by chrispontious311
pfft who cares if its fake?! awesome story! and where did you get your barcode? it's such an epic tattoo!
Personally, I like to pretend that we're in a magical world where every FML is real, so that I can laugh and take joy in their stupidity and fucked up lives.
More fun that way. ;)
FYI, bar codes are universal it doesn't need to match anything specific in that particular store... pretty unbelievable, might have to call shenanigans, but it's pretty ironic if it is true
#44 - On 04/09/2009 at 10:54am by zzzzzzzzzz
Shenanigans or not..
If this WERE true, that's why you don't just get a random barcode.
Each bar and space means something, so do your homework and get something meaningful.
That's as bad as getting a random tattoo in Chinese and never doing your research, only to find out two years later that what you once thought said "I love Amanda" means "Alarm clock souffle"
Not an FML. Not a YDI.
Just idiocy.
#47 - On 04/09/2009 at 10:58am by wtfxpaigerz
Shout out to #3, loved that.
Also, best story I've heard about a barcode tattoo (assuming this is true). In this case, I agree with what #43 said. :)
But not really an FML. More irony than anything.
#48 - On 04/09/2009 at 10:58am by VerticalOrbit
Try again at the supermarket, if there are BC readers available to customers. You might get more expensive there.
#49 - On 04/09/2009 at 10:59am by nicolas
You lot DO know how a barcode works, don't you? It's not unique for every item, it's merely a string of characters represented as light and dark spaces- in other words, on/off pulses. Binary.
Thus a random barcode could be recognized by any of a number of systems, and depending on whether or not that string of characters was used in the store's PLU system, it might show up as something.
Don't call bullshit unless you know what you're talking about, guys.
#51 whooaaa hoaaa.
spam bustas bitch.
i wouldve called bullshit had i not read that.
#54 - On 04/09/2009 at 11:17am by jesseheath
hahahahahahahahah that is amazing!
you should go to random stores asking the workers to scan you. lol.
#56 - On 04/09/2009 at 11:18am by lyssalicious
I agree with #51. Barcodes are just a series of numbers and symbols. the lines are just the code for the number. they serve no purpose other than making it easier for the scanner to pick up and read.
This FML could be real. I'm not going to say it is fake.
#61 - On 04/09/2009 at 11:25am by amykillswitch
you realize that you basicly put the mark of the beast on yourself. Have fun in hell.
#64 - On 04/09/2009 at 11:31am by alwaysalady
aaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!! one of the funniest FMLs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i can't believe your body actually scanned!!!!!!! fuuuuuuuuuuuuny :-) :-) :-)
@51
Right and wrong. It is in binary but that doesn't mean that the number is used in different stores for different items. There is a standardized agency that makes sure that barcodes are in fact unique.
From barcodebuilder:
"GS1 is the international body that issues barcode numbers. They used to be called EAN or the UCC, but merged a few years ago. GS1 makes sure no barcode numbers are duplicated. GS1 works on a subscription basis. Each year you need to pay a few hundred pounds to continue to use EAN 13, EAN8 and EAN 128 barcodes. "
fyl for getting a lame tattoo, the fact that your worth even 5.98 should be a step up for you
#74 - On 04/09/2009 at 11:49am by TheAntiComment
@68
Thanks for that info. I've never really delved into the matter, to be honest- just looking at it from the perspective of an engineer. I didn't know that there was a regulating body for these things.
Interesting thought: perhaps the tattoo artist intentionally used the barcode of a hammer for his pattern, to indicate that the wearer is in fact a tool? now THAT would be FML-worthy!
Hahahaha, love it #3.
Also. YDI for getting a stupid, cliché tat. Tattoos should mean something. And now you've got a punch of random lines marking you as a $6 tool for life. Fun.
#77 - On 04/09/2009 at 11:52am by Victoria2103
oh my, you must have been REALLY bored^^ lol
a bar code tattoo sounds weird - but kinda cool at the same time :P
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
see now that's why u should've gotten something a bit more creative lol
i agree with #82, but i can't for the life of me figure out how this means the OP's life is f***ed...
whether it's fake or not, bar code tattoos are fucking lame anyway, so fyl for having one regardless of what it's for.
#91 - On 04/09/2009 at 12:09pm by thisismyname
This FML is definitely possible. If you watch the commentary for the movie Hitman they mention that they scanned the barcode from the main character's fake tattoo and he was a can of Progresso soup or something like that. And my G1 can scan barcodes when the pictures fuzzy, not that impossible.
#92 - On 04/09/2009 at 12:16pm by stfuminjakid
@76
Yeah when in doubt figure somewhere there is a regulating body. I mean how would they make money unless they said, "we need to standardize it and you need to pay for it..."
And that would be hilarious if the tattooist used a tool barcode to convey the kid is a tool. FHL
I'm with #76 on this one. The tattoo artist was (rightfully) calling you a tool; like all those white people who get asian character tattoos that say things like "Dumb white girl" or "I'm a slut".
#94 - On 04/09/2009 at 12:19pm by vt_mruhlin
i dont really see this working. unless you found some random barcode like, laying on the floor at your work and got a tatoo of exactly that, i dont really think the scanner would register your barcode.
its not fake, i was bored at a job i had in high school and recreated a bar code on the back of business card with a ball point, scanned in just like i planned.
props to #3, lmao
yeah, i agree with 98. bar codes and their spacing have to be dead on, but if you say so.
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#101 - On 04/09/2009 at 12:38pm by fatalscape
i agree with #7- go around to random stores and scan yourself and see what you are!
I also happen to think it could be kinda cool....to make a statement that nowadays in society we're so materialistic that we think money can buy us anything
#103 - On 04/09/2009 at 12:43pm by allstarplayer324
Lol.. I dont get why you people strive to prove this person is a fake?
Fake or not, This is fuckin Funny xD
I guess you could turn the hammer thing into a nickname somehow..
#109 - On 04/09/2009 at 12:56pm by hydronium
wow.. i didn't know that a barcode tattoo would actually scan. I went to get a tattoo once and the artist laughed at me and called me stupid for asking if such a tattoo would actually scan...
#46 your husband is probably a fatass so that tattoo is so stretched out its to big for any scanner. bar code scanners scan width of the line and the width of the space between the line.
#111 - On 04/09/2009 at 12:58pm by permission2laugh
I don't think it's a fake...if you scan something at a grocery store and it isnt EXACTLY straight (bag of bread?) it still goes through...so0o0o there is a possibility that it's real :)
LOL#3
hopefully the tattoo was on your dick, you could call sex "hammertime" and tell girls how much you wanna sledge them
hey, tell all the ladies you're good at bangin? eh? eh? possible upside.
#123 - On 04/09/2009 at 1:36pm by FMLfangirl89
LMAO at #14. Nice :D
That's actually cool that it scanned, but it's also a little bit insulting :P Too bad you not get something really cool. A gallon of paint I think would be pretty bad, or a wooden board, or a door. There are a lot of things you could have scanned as that were better, but then again there were a lot that were worse too :P
#124 - On 04/09/2009 at 1:36pm by Psychosplatter
Congrats, you have correctly labeled yourself as a tool. This isn't a FML :l
#127 - On 04/09/2009 at 1:45pm by Panicattackx5
Did the alarm go off when you would leave the store? Hahaha.
#129 - On 04/09/2009 at 1:48pm by Mr_Kennedy
Can scanners even pick up barcodes on skin? Was it on you wrist? Sometimes those machines can be damn finicky, and I don't know if I believe they would scan some greasy teenager's tattoo.
#130 - On 04/09/2009 at 1:51pm by lightmylamb
i just love that there were so many comments that were moderated lol
#132 - On 04/09/2009 at 2:04pm by shehzeenahmed
Hahaha, i dont think thats FML, unless you got stopped while walking out of the store because they thought u stole something., but otherwise, thats cool as hell
This should just read "3 weeks ago I got a barcode tattoo. FML"
#137 - On 04/09/2009 at 2:17pm by GodsBleedsRed
That's not an FML. I think it's cool that it actually scanned as something!
#139 - On 04/09/2009 at 2:28pm by Hummingbird114
haha that shit is hilarious. hope cheapo sucks balls anyway
#141 - On 04/09/2009 at 2:33pm by yumyum_isacult
I'd prefer to be a fork lift but hammer isn't that bad
#142 - On 04/09/2009 at 2:37pm by intothevoid612
I think people on this site need a better sense of humor. Sometimes I just read "fml" as "lol." I think it's amazing that you work at a store that happens to recognize the barcode you got!
This reminds me so much of the movie "Idiocracy"
If you haven't seen it, watch it. "WHY COME YOU DON'T HAVE A TATTOO?"
everyone needs to stop hatin on this guys tattoo! to each his own, what's it matter to you??
now you have to find someone (hopefully attractive) with the barcode for some nails ;]
1. - I am skeptical that this even happened, as barcodes are so unique and, more than that, most tattoo artists aren't nearly as precise as bar codes are
2. - Assuming this is true, it is not an FML. It has no real significance in life that you scanned as a hammer.
3. - If this truly bugs you, YDI. Bar code tattoos are overdone, and frankly ugly. If you get a bar code tattoo, you deserve whatever you scan as. :P
#150 - On 04/09/2009 at 3:11pm by eternalaphrodite
#8, burberry is soooo trashy,
#150, lighten up its all chill its funny
#152 - On 04/09/2009 at 3:23pm by tharashmaster
You deserved it for getting a lame tattoo in the first place.
#157 - On 04/09/2009 at 3:30pm by wallythedolly
hahaha, bar code tattoos are so lame! but this is hilarious!
#158 - On 04/09/2009 at 3:32pm by Rehtaeh182
haha why would you get a tattoo because you thought it would be funny?
#159 - On 04/09/2009 at 3:40pm by bedwarmer25
what do you mean fml? that's just hillarious, I would think it's awesome that my random tat has a real meaning
#161 - On 04/09/2009 at 3:50pm by Lady_Nevermore
First off, this isn't possible.
Second off, it isn't even a FML.
Who gives a flying shit if you rang up as a $5.98 tool.
Next time you want to make up something fake, at least make it believable and not so stupid.
You could have at least picked to have you ring up as something better.
Idiot.
i have no idea, but wouldn't a barcode be unique with what it's made of? like, you probably can't just copy a barcode with pen on paper and scan it.. the material probably matters right? w.e idk. don't really believe lol.
#164 - On 04/09/2009 at 4:00pm by greenearth
at #164 by greenearth
technically a bar code is made out of magnetized material which allows the scanning
So this is fake...
Hahahahahaha that's awesome! This made my day, even though I know it's crap.
#152, You don't know what you're talking about. Chanel is soooo much trashier. All the classy old money people wear Burberry and the trashy, fake-looking guidettes wear Chanel
#116, That was retarded, but I laughed w. you as well as at you.
#167 - On 04/09/2009 at 4:12pm by diana491141
#3, you're amazing
also this is so not an FML. I think it's genius.
#171 - On 04/09/2009 at 4:31pm by theghostofher
#111, Um no actually he isnt a fat ass at all you douche bag! That is unless 175 and having a washboard stomach is considered a fat ass. That was just plain rude! It doesnt scan because its fucking SKIN! What a moron!!!
#173 - On 04/09/2009 at 4:42pm by cheer_me_up
why the fuck would you get a bar code tattoo? were you in prison?
#174 - On 04/09/2009 at 4:55pm by citral
a) bar code tats are stupid.
b) i'm going to have to call bs on this one as i myself worked at hd for 4 years through college. i would often type in random 6 digit sku numbers when i too was bored to see what would come up. only about 1 in 20 skus that i made up would actually work. fyl
I see a lot of people talking about their friend's barcode tattoos, but not any people talking about THEIR barcode tattoos. I have a barcode tattoo as part of a bigger piece (its the barcode representation of my birth date plus some extra zeros to make it the proper length) so I'll speak with first hand knowledge when I say:
You can not scan a barcode tattoo, period. Skin doesn't maintain the surface type that a scanner would need to read the barcode properly. Trust me, I've had every jack ass cashier working at Walmart try to scan my arm. Doesn't work.
Now, that doesn't mean this story is bullshit, it just has some artistic license. He could have entered the SKU and lucked out or he could have printed out a SKU that matches those digits and again lucked out. Either way, he lucked out but its not unheard of. I know for a while when I worked at Target the numbers from my barcode rang up as a Spiderman action figure.
100% authentic? No. True, could be.
#176 - On 04/09/2009 at 5:04pm by robjustice
Hahahahhahahahahahhahahaha. That's awesome. I wanna know what all the moderated comments said! There seems to be quite a bit of them.
#180 - On 04/09/2009 at 5:21pm by ChelseaAnn08
This one should be edited. Just delete some words so it reads liek this:
Three weeks ago i got a bar code tatoo, now I have to live with this dumb fucking tattoo the rest of my life. FML.
At #182, the FML has to start with "Today,"... They all have to. So it can't start with "three weeks ago". It could say instead, "Today, I realized that I'm now stuck with a crappy barcode tattoo I got 3 weeks ago for the rest of my life. FML."
#183 - On 04/09/2009 at 5:52pm by Paigeth
What a stupid tattoo. Why on earth would you want a bar code permanently inked onto yourself? I mean, really.
haha, tool jokes come to mind. I laughed out loud at this and got root beer up my nose. YDI :D
#187 - On 04/09/2009 at 6:04pm by timekeeper
Look at it this way - at least your barcode tattoo rung up a cheap item. (I know it's not that cheap, but compared to something $20 or $100 it sure is...)
#190 - On 04/09/2009 at 6:40pm by love_revived
lololololoololololoolol that's hardley an FML, but it's fucking hilarious!!
#194 - On 04/09/2009 at 7:16pm by ThomasMcDonald
I'm gonna get one from a box of Life cereal.
so when i scan myself it says Life.
#195 - On 04/09/2009 at 7:20pm by CaptainPat
lol 3# and #195 xD why would you want that kind of tattoo anyways..?
#196 - On 04/09/2009 at 7:31pm by BiscuitHead
I don't think barcodes work that way; it's not the image that is scanned, but a component of the ink.
#197 - On 04/09/2009 at 7:34pm by Bitterblue
hahahhahaha #3
and #7 i agree he should go around to different stores scanning it
why would you get a barcode tattoo? and this isn't really an fml, more like just something funny
#198 - On 04/09/2009 at 7:34pm by goldthiosulfate
The people who call "fake" are probably more annoying than a fake post itself.
Has anyone actually gotten a tattoo once?
Well, I have, it's an amazingly detailed copy of one of my favourite paintings, so detailed that there is no mm difference between the lines of my tattoos and the ones on my design.
Do bear in mind that a tattoo is not directly drawn (I mean the design here) on your body, the first step is more or less putting the design on your arm (or wherever) with ink that can be washed off. Somewhat like getting a stamp on your hand when you go to a club or whatever.
After that, the tattoo artist carefully overtracks the black lines and adds shades to his/her liking.
What if the tattoo artist in this case, just took a copy of a random lying around barcode?
I mean, it's not like he/she would actually draw a barcode. It's not prestigious enough.
Being a clawhammer is unbelievably badass, dude. If I were in that situation I'd totally use that as my stage name in my bands.
#202 - On 04/09/2009 at 8:08pm by i_am_not_me
Bahaha....um first why would you care that you are a hammer? and yes I agree with most people...tool...and thirdly I love how many of these comments have been moderated...haha
#204 - On 04/09/2009 at 8:24pm by treblegrl
hahahahaha, where did you have the tattoo? i can just imagine a customer walking by and just being like "wtf is that girl doing scanning herself...?"
#206 - On 04/09/2009 at 8:27pm by jabbaundead
i can only see this possible if you just typed in the numbers, scanning the lines would more than likely not work, a lot of items with PRINTED barcodes won't scan let alone something on skin where the surface isn't perfectly flat or anything. Sooo...fake and pretty lame if you work in a shop so you'd figure how it wouldn't work
i used to always joke around about getting a barcode tattoo instead of carrying an endless amount of ID cards but one day my dad said it would reminiscent of the holocaust and after that, i stopped joking around about it. it still seems like a convenient idea but still just as horrible.
#214 - On 04/09/2009 at 10:12pm by plurdpinoe
all you would really have to say is today, i was at work at home depot. FML
cuz the home depot is bad enough to warrant a FML
OMG that just made my life!! But seriously you got a barcode tattoo? WTF?
#219 - On 04/09/2009 at 10:45pm by musicjunkie22
$5.98. Correct me if I'm wrong, but in the book 'Dead Poets Society' isn't that the exact amount that a character's father said a person is worth if all of their bodily chemicals were sold in a bottle?
This has to be BS.
HAHAHAHAHAHAH this is the funniest thing ever, but it's not really an FML story.. i mean.. FYL for being a claw hammer?
Explain to me why you willingly took the mark of the beast BEFORE they decided to implement them to the mass population. Read Revelations and learn about the '666' in the barcode before you make dumb choices like that.
... So instead of MC Hammer - you're the cheap-ass HD Hammer? ROFL!
And #224 is sooo right - you should always check in the bible before getting a tattoo!
Book of Tathew 3:13 And the Lord God spake unto him saying "Do not get a cheap-ass tatt. If I see any of y'all with some $6.66 tatt, I'm gonna send a hairy-ass demon down to have a chat wid you, then I'm gonna zap yo ass with a lightning bolt! Y'hear me y'all?!?"
hahahaha thats awesome! i know a couple of people with bar code tattoos im going to make them scan themselves and see what comes up LOL
#227 - On 04/10/2009 at 12:27am by LYFSUKSTHENUDIE
LOL at #226
nice man!
and at #227, you can't scan yourself. This is fake. You need a metallic, magnetized tattoo to be able to scan it...and I seriously doubt he has that...
this is funny.
but i dunno if i reckon it's true.
cos i work at toys r us, in australia, and you cant scan things that arent in the system. like, my water bottle doesnt scan, cos we dont sell that brand.
and one of the girls is really good at art, and made an exact copy of a barcode of one of the items, and it didnt work.
#231 - On 04/10/2009 at 1:22am by fueledbyamy
Ok, I know zip about barcodes - seeing as I don't have any tattooed on me
... but ... those barcodes that are scanned with laser light don't have anything magnetic in them do they?
I had always understood they were just scanned by the light - and I've seen them work on the curved sides of jars and tins - so the surface doesn't have to be dead flat.
On the other hand - human skin may not reflect enough light for the laser to read it easily...
And speaking of *where* the tattoo may be: "Welcome to Jamaica, have a nice day" :o)
I think the real FML is the fact you got a bar code tattoo at all.
#237 - On 04/10/2009 at 4:50am by zissou319
barcodes dont have to be magnetised. how the hell are you going to magentise something on like a bread bag or whatever? or those coupons with barcodes. its just the line spacing that counts and as for how well it would scan, it depends on how good the machine was. Before my supermarket upgrade we always had to type the damn things in because they wouldnt scan, now they only need a tiny bit of barcode to read, like 1mm at the top if the rest is crumpled. the chance of it being actually sold there is slim though. the rest is almost plausible if the tattooist was above average and got at least some of it well spaced.
#238 - On 04/10/2009 at 8:46am by macaronisheep
haha, dude, at least you're not a diaper or a tampon, or something like that.
#239 - On 04/10/2009 at 8:52am by JessiLou777
64 and 224, you guys are tools.
226, I just laughed my ass off.
#242 - On 04/10/2009 at 10:30am by diana491141
Hahahaha, number 7. I'd so do that. Walk around every store and scan it. :) Thats awesome. This = win.
Could be worse...Could have gone for one of those Chinese Symbols and come out with "Moo Shoo Pork" like on the Seinfeld episode.........
at #173 -- who the fuck has a "washboard stomach"?! wtf?
at op -- dr. horrible's sing-along blog. go watch it. it will make you feel better about your status as a tool.
#250 - On 04/10/2009 at 2:29pm by canvasofnight
That's cool.
Pretty low odds of that too.
And hell, there are worse things to happen. Might've scanned yourself at a sex toy shop and found you were a giant pussy.
dude i duno if anyone has said it yet, but that is a good fucking idea for a tattoo! can you choose what the barcode will scan as... that would be tite as fuck maaan... hmm something to think about for myself..
where was the tattoo by the way?
lol... that's funny, I'd never have believed that could actually work!
#258 - On 04/10/2009 at 6:04pm by _Chocoholic_
im with #21 and #259 on this. it just doesn't sound like the truth! :/
#261 - On 04/10/2009 at 9:58pm by INVIS_A_GIRL
Totally deserved it. A fucking barcode tattoo? Way to go!
LOL @ #3.
#262 - On 04/10/2009 at 10:57pm by Abood
Totally deserved it. A barcode tattoo?! Way to go!
Lol @ #3.
#263 - On 04/10/2009 at 10:59pm by Abood
THAT WAS BY FAR THE FUNNIEST THING IVE EVER READ ON HERE!!!! lmao
#265 - On 04/10/2009 at 11:54pm by Ifeelurpain87
I think this is probably just fucking hilarious. Nothing to be ashamed about unless you bring attention to it and people tell you it's NOT an FML. So FYL
#271 - On 04/11/2009 at 12:54pm by douche_bag
that's cool- having a barcode tattoo :D
it would be funny if at one place you're a box of tampons XDD
#272 - On 04/11/2009 at 1:27pm by bubs_AKA_vermin
wow ummm where is this home depot? i jus bought a new hammer in was close to 20 bucks. a 5$ hammer?
as Bob would say "IIIII doubt it"
#274 - On 04/11/2009 at 9:26pm by meetmeinhell
its a lie people, I worked at home depot, hammers are not that cheap, just this losers sense of a joke
My barcode tattoo does not scan anywhere I'm not a refective surface (beam won't bounce back to scan)
although I do know what my barcode is already.
find something better to tattoo on yourself next time.
#282 - On 04/12/2009 at 8:06pm by collegeshmollege
poster....whats the upc of your tattoo...? i work at home depot....today im going to find out the upc and sku of a $5.98 16oz claw hammer and ask the original poster what the upc of his tattoo is and see if they match....lol
#284 - On 04/13/2009 at 1:42pm by HomeDepotxLette
uhm, yeah FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE!!
srsly, as detailed as a new tattoo can be, it won't scan.
#285 - On 04/13/2009 at 2:55pm by It_Doesnt_Matter
guess what....? yesterday at work, i did a search... alt + price inquiry #3 dpt 25 claw hammer.....gave me a list of every claw hammer every home depot has in their system....none for a 16 oz one at 5.98 kthx good try tho...
#288 - On 04/14/2009 at 5:49pm by HomeDepotxLette
guess what...? today at work i checked into the system for a claw hammer....we have none at 16 oz at $5.98 at any home depots....sorry nice try tho
#289 - On 04/14/2009 at 5:50pm by HomeDepotxLette
that is NOT fml worthy. this isnt even real! i hate fake FML's especially stupid ones
#290 - On 04/15/2009 at 7:46pm by smarty_tarty01
that is so bad ass!
ur a claw hammer?
that'll be good on job applications
"i went to college"
"i am a people person"
"and i am also a $5.98 160z Claw Hammer"
#292 - On 04/18/2009 at 3:04am by omgitsseejay
Come on, that's awesome.
As another poster suggested, find out what you get scanned as at different places. You should keep a list- It'd be incredibly cool.
#296 - On 04/20/2009 at 2:42am by orangetang
what if u turned out to be a tampon or condams at a drug store XD ..or porno mags or uhh worse things from a porn store
what if u turned out to be a tampon or condams at a drug store XD ..or porno mags or uhh worse things from a porn store
what if u turned out to be a tampon or condams at a drug store XD ..or porno mags or uhh worse things from a porn store
ahahaha, this is one of the funniest ones I have read. I didn't know that it is possible to tattoo a real bar code
its not possible to get a tiny enough needle and a steady enough hand to tattoo a barcode that would actually scan. a barcode is read by a laser, black on white, not black on flesh tones. not even remotely possible. nice try
#305 - On 04/29/2009 at 8:45pm by burgessc2
this is impossible, it's not true. barcode tattoos are tired and cliche. every dumb hipster has one.
#308 - On 05/10/2009 at 6:38am by ringasendi
IMO that's pretty funny and cool. There are plenty of worse things you could have ended up as.
#310 - On 05/11/2009 at 7:23pm by Bandit2011
Bahaha.
Thats soo cool.
I want one now.
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At least you didnt work at a sex shop and got "Six-Inch Dildo, $10.00"
Atleast your not like some kind of sex toy for gay people. Or a dildo. Or a condom >.>
#318 - On 05/28/2009 at 4:15pm by Christina_Rawrz
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA.
funny stuuff(:
but i dont really see how thats really bad...its more funny...
#321 - On 06/02/2009 at 12:03am by eemilylovee
Everyone gets a tattoo that's significant to them or looks cool! You on the other hand .... Ur username says it all!!!
No chance, anyone whos ever used a upc scanner knows it wouldn't pick up a tattoo. let alone the artist getting every line perfectly parallel and the correct width. fake
#324 - On 06/05/2009 at 3:29pm by sneezing_unicorn
I don't know if #323 is right (they probably are) but this made me laugh nonetheless.
What a waste of life.
#325 - On 06/08/2009 at 12:07pm by kayleighcontrol
Ehhh, sounds fake. I have a barcode tattoo and it doesn't scan. I've seen them on other people and have asked if theirs scan, no. It's too difficult for a tattoo artist to get the lines a precise enough width for them to scan properly. It's possibly, especially if it's a very very large tattoo (like tramp stamp sized), but I've never even heard of a barcode tat that scans.
Not to mention if you got the UPC of that claw hammer tattooed on you, you MUST have known the barcode already. UPC/EAN codes are actually registered, hello!
http://www.upcdatabase.com/item/04965802
I know a (really talented) tattoo artist who got so sick of people coming in asking for barcode tattoos that he started making "douche" barcodes XD
They were original the first couple dozen times, but after everyone and their mother started getting them.......
#333 - On 07/06/2009 at 3:16am by I_am_Lathan
This is so fake it's not even funny.
Even if it was true, I'd say YDI for getting a barcode tattoo. Enjoy the rest of your life with a permanent barcode on you. Gah.
Imagine all the different things you could be at different stores. Hahahaaa
#337 - On 08/16/2009 at 12:37am by xXlolololXx
that's actually kind of cool. but next time I'd find a chainsaw or a circular saw or a sawsall, or something just plain badass and copy that barcode as a tattoo.
Not an FYL, but pretty awesome! If anyone asks, you show them your new tat, "The Claw Hammer!"
A pick-up line if you work it right!
Women are probably thinking: 'Great! Now men are nicknaming their tattoos ON their parts.'
#344 - On 10/26/2009 at 7:19pm by Recusant
how is this an FML ?
your the dipshit who put a so-called "bar code tattoo" on yourself :/
YDI for being an idiot.
#346 - On 12/28/2009 at 9:03pm by terriibabiiix23
sounds fake, but I think this is funny/cool, not fml. Even if the object was embarrassing, it's unlikely someone else will scan the tattoo and find out.
#348 - On 01/20/2010 at 4:10am by Styna
