PeeLeg
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
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
aridaley
United States
Great idea
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
branded
United States
Today, I found out the tattoo symbolising my marriage turned out to be more permanent than the marriage itself. FML
Elizabeth Ann
I think it's cool
Today, after months of planning, I finally got my first tattoo: my cat's paw print. I love it so I showed my friends pictures. One said it looks like poop and the other said it looks like I have a disease. FML
slut
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
TatooFAIL
United States
Today, I found out that the phrase I got tattooed on my lower back is misspelled. FML
not a dumbass pothead
Sparks, United States
Today, I went out drinking with my tattoo artist brother-in-law. I was so wasted that I agreed to let him try working on me. I woke up with a tattoo of an animated marijuana plant smoking a cigarette. This'll look just great when I'm defending clients in court. FML
scaredinnyc
Trenton, United States
Today, I was looking at tattoos and fell in love with a really cool looking one, so I decided to get it. I later showed it to a friend who is a cop. He informed me that it is a gang tattoo. I think I just put a target on my ankle. FML
damnit
This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff
Australia
Inked
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
anon
United States
Today, I got my first tattoo. It was a surprise for my fiancé: our names together over a heart. I went home but before I could show him, he said we had to have a "talk." So now my ex's name is tattooed on my back. The kicker? Turns out I'm allergic to the ink. FML
Isabel
Cleveland, United States
No ragrets
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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lilhellian 27
If you wanted it for years, then shouldn't you have invested that time for more research into it? .-.
loloalltheway 23
NEVER put a tatooo on your body if you aren't 100% sure about what is says!!!!
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tj4234 36
I wouldn't worry about it too much. People generally just take words/symbols that sound nice but mean utter crap in the language they come from. Look at names for example. I'm a Gaelic speaker in Scotland and a lot of people use Gaelic words for names (here and around the world). They sound nice but they mean random things (sometimes insults) in our language. Calum is a pigeon, Brogan is a pair of shoes, Kerr is a clumsy person, Cameron is someone with a bent nose, etc. Just forget its meaning and take it for what it is, a nice looking symbol.
beatleschick1940 9
A lot of symbols have double meaning. The original meaning of the ichthys (fish favored by Christians) is ******.
WickedWolf 11
There is no alchemical symbol for Urine. Urine is a solution.
Ziggy122 15
And that is why you RESEARCH before you get something permanently inked on your body. There's enough of those douches running around who get some nonsense symbol tattoo and then claim it means "strength" or "wisdom" or some pretentious shit when it really means "toilet".
outoftown 27
Maybe you can be a new model in Poise commercials.
Ishilied 11
Where did you find the symbol, and what did you think it meant? If it's the box with a dot in it (which is the only symbol for urine I found in my books), I have some modification suggestions. You could add either the symbol for the sun or one of the symbols for antimony (a circle or diamond-shape inside the box and around the dot), and two short lines coming out of the top of the box, which would make the box itself stand for alum. Other than that, you should really do your research before getting a tattoo - but be glad you didn't get the symbol for black sulphur done on you, you're a lot more likely to be teased by people who don't know anything about alchemy for it (first thought every time I see it is that it looks like a ribbed dick).
Lil_Red777 21
Well piss on ya!
PureEvil666 3
Research. That's what you should do first.
Epeso4 7
Was the alchemy spell to create urine? Or just bad luck? Or a shitty tattoo artist.
TheyCallMeDamien 18
Always thoroughly research your tattoos before you get them. Symbols tend to have multiple meanings.