Asian Font Gibberish 2

http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A60225/high/bmepb232672.jpgIn November of 2005, I posted about a racist in Finland tattooed himself with “SANO EI LAKUPEKOILLE”, which is the English equivalent of “say no to niggers”. Instead of just using plain Finnish, the racist idiot got it done in “Asian font” and resulted in complete gibberish. Today this untitled...

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"Half Angel Hell"

http://www.artofink.ch/galerie.htmlReader Henning sent this photo to me.I could only positively identify two of them, 仙 (fairy, immortal) and 地 (earth, ground), out of the five characters. If the tattoo was supposed to be 半天仙地府, it could be loosely translated as “half angel hell”. Perhaps the tattoo’s owner is a Constantine f...

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Mirrored Freedom

Elena has emailed me these two photos being displayed in a tattoo parlor in Spain. Obviously no one at the shop has realized the photos are shown mirrored. Let’s hope these are just photograph errors and the actual tattoos were done correctly.自由 "Freedom"http://flickr.com/photos/girlinblack/102253072/I don't know what 喬瓦尼 is, but it could be someone's...

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Mr. Green Thumb

http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A60211/high/bmepb219252.jpgThe best translation attempt I can come up with for 土識芸力 is "earth knowledge talent power" or "soil expert". The third character 芸 in Chinese also means “ruta graveolens”, a type of herb used to keep insects away. I am not sure if “Mr. Green Thumb” got the tattoo because his agricultural...

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Band Camp Girl's Happiness

(thanks to Vince and Ari for the tip and photo)During a recent interview with American Pie/Wedding Band Camp girl Alyson Hannigan by New York Times' Page Six, it was revealed that Hannigan was unsure about her Japanese “happiness” tattoo. Q: What does the tattoo on your back say? A: It's the Japanese symbol for happiness. Q: Are you sure that's...

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Antelope

(full size)Reader Andre emailed this photo of a local tattoo shop's display case in Leipzig, Germany.The tattoo suppose to be 羚羊, which means "antelope", but somehow the first character has then split into two partia...

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Open Letter to Cosmopolitan Magazine

Dear Cosmopolitan, We need to talk.Over the years, I really appreciated how your magazine and team of experts have taught millions of women how to properly perform fellatio and enjoy the soothing sensation of anal intercourse.I am surprised to find in your latest issue, you claimed that if a man has an “Asian character tattoo”:This stud craves mystery...

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Brokeback Alpha Dog

http://www.youtube.com/w/?v=yeBUsLtnxzYI was first informed in November of 2004 about Justin Timberlake’s new movie “Alpha Dog” (opens on Feb. 24, 2006).Timberlake plays a character named “Frankie Ballenbacher” and the movie is based on the real life of Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer who became one of the youngest men ever to be on the FBI's...

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Small Harvest

“Jeff” emailed me asking about this tattoo he got when he was younger. At first he thought it meant “Strength”, he was into Karate at the time. Several recent events have led to him to believe that his tattoo does not mean “strength”. Both characters are correct.The character on the left 小 means “small”, “tiny” or “insignificant”, and the other...

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