Today, I finally found out that the tattoo on my lower back means "slut" in Chinese, instead of "good fortune" as I always thought it did. FML
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Last call, bad decisions and 3 a.m. texts you'll regret until noon. Cheers.
Today, I found out that the phrase I got tattooed on my lower back is misspelled. FML
Today, I found out the tattoo symbolising my marriage turned out to be more permanent than the marriage itself. FML
Today, I finally got a tattoo of an alchemy symbol that I've wanted for years. I also found out later that symbol stands for urine. FML
Today, I found out that the loving nickname my Chinese mother has been calling me my entire life essentially translates to "little retard". FML
Today, I showed my new tattoo to my friends. It's supposed to be a deep, philosophical quote in Latin, symbolizing strength and resilience. My friend, who happens to be fluent in Latin, started laughing hysterically. Turns out, it actually says, "You are dumb." FML
Today, I got my first tattoo. It's a large broadsword which runs the length of my spine. I went home to show it off, only to learn that the hilt on my neck looks just like a penis when the rest of it is covered with my shirt. FML
Today, I got piss drunk. Being a tattoo artist, I came to the intoxicated conclusion that I could save much more money doing my own tattoos on myself. I now have my ex-boyfriend's name permanently on my thigh. It's not even spelled right. FML
Today, I realized that the "holla" tattoo I stupidly got on my lower lip five years ago isn't fading as I expected it to, and will probably contribute to my unemployment for years to come. FML
Today, I was at a Chinese restaurant with my boyfriend and his family. After the meal, we all decided to open our fortune cookies and read them out loud. On mine, it said "You will change your mind many times before settling down." I didn't realize what it meant until after I'd read it to them. FML
Today, my boss asked me if I know anything about those tattoos that girl put on their lower backs. "You mean Tramp Stamps?" I responded. He looked at me with hatred in his eyes and said that his 18 year old daughter just got one. FML
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gruvychild 17
Well you could make a good fortune being a ****! They don't call it a tramp stamp for no reason!
ZielZone 4
You should get "stupid" in Chinese above it. Then your life would be complete
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Comments (287)
ShunGokuSatsu 5
Pretty sure he did that on purpose
SgtBlacksmith 9
Your fault for getting a provocative tattoo that you didn't even understand. *sigh*
lalaney 14
Can I register as 7 different users just so I can press YDI at least that many times?
Karan0217 6
You couldn't have looked it up? Wow op YDI
randombaxer1 11
And then people wonder why its a bad idea to get tattoos in a language that you don't understand.
ChoolyBooly 32
That is why you NEVER get a tattoo done in a foreign language without truly knowing what the symbols mean. For example: getting it done with proper research or in the country the language comes from with a friend who speaks and writes the language. I did Morse code for a year and a half. When I was in Korea this guy I worked with wanted to get quote done in the written form of it. Because the tattoo artist had no knowledge of Morse code he accidentally missed a symbol and it ruined the whole tat. So....make sure the artist understands the tat you want as much as you do or at least have the design checked before its inked in.
ChoolyBooly 32
Oh and I do know Morse is not a language. Just using the fact that it has symbols to connect it to OP and the Chinese symbols.
NostalgiaFreak9 43
No pity, only an idiot gets a tattoo in a language they don't understand.