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By slut - 29/08/2011 16:22 - Canada

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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By TatooFAIL - 06/10/2009 14:38 - United States

Today, I found out that the phrase I got tattooed on my lower back is misspelled. FML

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By branded - 14/05/2009 19:57 - United States

Today, I found out the tattoo symbolising my marriage turned out to be more permanent than the marriage itself. FML

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By PeeLeg - 11/03/2013 07:43

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

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By Anonymous - 23/06/2014 19:52 - United States

Today, I found out that the loving nickname my Chinese mother has been calling me my entire life essentially translates to "little retard". FML

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No ragrets

By Isabel - 19/08/2024 22:00 - United States - Cleveland

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

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By damnit - This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff - Australia

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

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Great idea

By aridaley - 21/05/2011 23:33 - United States

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

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By bananamuffin - 30/03/2012 19:13 - United States

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

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Bad omen

By pupitre - 18/10/2011 00:16 - Canada

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

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By Eh... - 19/07/2009 07:25 - Ukraine

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

Monday 29 August 2011 22:29

Well you could make a good fortune being a ****! They don't call it a tramp stamp for no reason!

ZielZone 4

Monday 29 August 2011 22:31

You should get "stupid" in Chinese above it. Then your life would be complete

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kiid_NiiNjA 0

Tuesday 30 August 2011 4:11

The awkward moment when you go swimming in China....

HenryFBP 0

Tuesday 30 August 2011 4:22

Any tramp stamp basically screams "I'm a ****!!!"

hibbyskid80 0

Tuesday 30 August 2011 4:29

fits you perfect i bet :)

cupcakes729 7

Tuesday 30 August 2011 4:45

The guy who did your tatoo was drunk

likeyourelooking 6

Tuesday 30 August 2011 4:48

Ydi for thinking "Chinese" is a language. Moron.

prettygirl121 0

Tuesday 30 August 2011 4:58

Tramp stamp?

nessamarks 0

Tuesday 30 August 2011 5:06

Why would you get something in another language that you can't understand?

vbmg152 18

Tuesday 30 August 2011 5:19

YDI for getting a tattoo in Chinese! Stick to English, better yet, stop marking your body up with junk!

Lexiloulynn 2

Tuesday 30 August 2011 5:34

I think you deserve it, but from your point of view that sucks. You should do what my mom did and tattoo around the tramp stamp to make it a back-piece, so it makes it less noticeable:)

Egnar 19

Tuesday 30 August 2011 5:54

I'm laughing right now because this is pretty much what happens to the majority of people who walk into a tattoo parlor trying to look "trendy" by getting kanji/orient pieces without doing any research, but, how does she deserve it?. . She trusted somebody you're supposed to trust [why would you let anybody near you with a needle if you didn't trust them] and that trust was betrayed - It was her fault, yes, but she didn't deserve it. Now I don't condone "tramp stamps" because the majority of the time at younger ages at least it does become a marker for guys to target "easy girls" [which she may not be, but it's a pretty common stereotype] but you still gotta find the irony in all of this.

AuroraAurion 0

Tuesday 30 August 2011 6:00

And this ladies and gentlemen is why you should get a tattoo in a language you actually know. YDI

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