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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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)
Cheesecakee 11
Thats why you do research first...
Blutwurst 0
The guy that did the tattoo had a good humor..
benniful 0
YOU SLOPPY DRUNKEN ****.
AliSama 17
It means "good fortune" to someone else :P time to get it Removed! Unless you go around china town with your back showing, no one will notice. :)
Gemmy_44 7
This is why you need to put a lot of thought and research into a tattoo, especially if it's in another language you don't read or speak, because it will most likely be on your body until they stuff you into a coffin or cremate your ass at the mortuary. I will never understand people who impulsively, drunkenly, or stupidly get a tattoo from someone they haven't researched or checked up on or the tat is something they picked off the wall of the tattoo parlor on a whim. I guess if you really don't care what you do to your body, fine, but you should--you only get one body. Not only can you get a disease from the needles if your tattoo artist isn't clean and reputable, but this FML goes to show you that being careless or stupid about what you're getting permanently inked into your skin means you might be a walking advertisement for your own stupidity.
Iamnotmyself 17
Would a TL;DR be appropriate?
avi1981 0
And check for hepatitis C
demonspeed 0
Tattoo on the lower back...might as well be a bullseye...
JalosgurlGiselle 0
omg :o
smashgrab 0
1. FML posts like this make me wish you could click YDI more than once. 2. If you don't know EXACTLY what you are getting, and what it means, you deserve to have something stupid inked on you. 3. It's a tramp stamp, it would have meant '****' no matter what you put on there.
amayalives4music 1
You should put "Not A" on top of it so it will say. "not a ****" :D
bubo_fml 11
If you separated your buttock cheeks, would you poo out a fortune?
dd809 9
If you're not a nine year old boy then I'm embarrassed for you for making such an immature comment.
bubo_fml 11
Your consuming & commenting on the same material as I am on this site, yet you admonish me for doing the same as you do? In short, your a pot calling a kettle black. So, lighten up, enjoy a little juvenile giggle and don't be such a bloody hypocrite...
shannonlee98 0
Hello. tramp stamp!