From Finland with Love

Jukka from Finland has emailed these two photos to me from a shop called Tattoo Heka. The first one is a couple’s tattoo. They had tattoos that say 猴愛狗 (Monkey loves Dog) and vice versa. Assuming Dog and Monkey are their zodiac signs respectively.http://www.tattooheka.com/kuvia/tribal74.jpgUnfortunately nobody in the shop, including the clients...

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Evil Angel

This person has posted two tattoos done by Melissa Mesimer of Ghetto Inks in BMEzine’s gallery (June 26th, 2006). One is called “Evil Angel” and the other is titled “Burning Rain”.http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A60626/high/bmepb293004.jpgSomehow the first character 邪 of 邪惡天使 has been separated into two characters, which are 牙 (tooth) and 阝 (a partial...

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Te Koop - I Evol You

Jonathan from Toronto has sent in this photo of Te Koop's window.The red character 愛 is reversed.Ironic part of this: Te Koop (Dutch phrase means "For Sale"), located on Queen street just east of Spadina, is less than a block away from Toronto's Chinatown.For those of you think the sign would be correct when viewed from inside of the store. It reads...

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Aggressively Smooth

http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A60612/high/bmepb286196.jpghttp://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A60612/high/bmepb286194.jpg This photo dated Jun 12, 2006 in BMEzine’s gallery by ViciousVen (aka. Jimbo according to his stats on BMEzine and MySpace) had this caption: My Friend JoeSecong Victim (top tattoo only)(by ViciousVen) First of all, I think ViciousVen...

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An initial, awkward foray into the world of blogging...

Well here I am ... and the very first thing I will tell the world is what I had for breakfast this morning = crazy stuff called Nutrigrain [TM] with vanilla yoghurt and peaches. This truly bizarre combination was eaten at a hotel in Melbourne as I waited for my first-ever TV appearence to talk about MBT with the sweet, friendly and welcoming Kim & David on Channel Ten ... but more on that tomorrow.Half-Continent...

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German Teapot with "Asian-Inspired" Gibberish

Reader Lester B. has sent me this photo of a teapot from Germany.The red text in German says "enjoy your first tea", yet the four "Chinese-looking" or "Asian-inspired" characters are complete gibberish, even when they are read upside do...

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Neglectful Svetlyo?

A tattooist named Svetlyo of Eclipse Tattoo in Ruse, Bulgaria, did these two tattoos.http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A60612/high/bmepb285141.jpghttp://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A60612/high/bmepb285140.jpgIn both cases, the characters circled in red, 運, 權 and 惑, are missing strokes. I wonder if they were done incorrectly due to tattoo template flaws or...

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MBT Test Blog Post

Hey, Hey. This is Courtney...

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Advice from Seth MacFarlane

videos: DevilDucky, Google, YouTube, or Windows Media 1.73 MBAt recently 2006 Harvard Class day, the creator of Family Guy and American Dad, Seth MacFarlane, had some simple tips for the new graduates: Number 1, Don’t get a tattoo of a Chinese character on your fanny if you don’t understand the language. Tattoo removal services are making a killing...

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Karma

Since most tattooists in the West are not fluent in Chinese, one would think getting Chinese character tattoo done in Hong Kong would minimize the probability of screwing up.That logic would be true only if the tattooist has passed primary education level.It seems at least one tattooist (Gabe of Ace Dragon Tattoo) in Hong Kong can’t be trusted with...

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