Stories from the Tattoo Parlor (Reddit Compilation)

[@stefaniet6748]

When my daughter was 13years old her father passed away due to a motorcycle accident. Since that day she has said that she wants his signature tattooed on her shoulder because he always rested his hand there when they had heart-to-heart talks. So I scheduled the appointment on her 18th birthday. I told her we were going for a drive, we stopped for coffee and doughnuts then we pulled up to the shop. She went through every emotion from surprise to tears in about 5 seconds. The artist was so awesome, he made sure she was happy with every step of the process and told her that she could pick out any shirt in the shop as a birthday present and refused the tip. Update! My daughter and I got matching firefly tattoos before she moved across the country.

[@amylynn6025]

This is so wholesome 😭 ❤️

[@amylynn6025]

I'm so sorry for your loss 😪

[@bedeliatheinkdemon2532]

Aww! 💙

[@AllyCatVidz]

That sounds so beautiful

[@tiffanydaniels227]

You are a great father I know you said step father but I consider that to be fatherly love to and I know for a fact your daughter will always remember how good you were to and she is lucky to have had 2 great father's that's awesome and I wish all tattoo artists were that way some grubby ones where I live will do shite jobs and charge out the butt for it and act like their clients are intruding on their time so happy she had such a special day all around

[@shannonjones9455]

I got caps shield as my first tattoo, and let me tell you the moment the needle hit my sink I was sold. Now covered and slowly getting my back fully filled.

[@thesemipro822]

I don't know how to tell you this, but you might be a masochist

[@nobodythenobody9779]

Why tho

[@shadowknight7584]

Huh masochistic much

[@dimer1970]

I don’t know how you can do it. Needles are scary

[@shannonjones9455]

Oh I know that lol

[@daniellegorski185]

I threw up about 20 minutes into my first tattoo, but I immediately felt so much better. Finished the tattoo after about 45 minutes, still love that tattoo, had it picked out for 6 years since I was 12

[@MmmMmph1968]

What was it? Either you had very good taste when you were 12 or you haven't matured much lol

[@daniellegorski185]

@@MmmMmph1968 It was a small grouping of flowers. It was a reminder that things get better. This was only a few months after our house burnt down, so I needed something to latch on to. My mom would've let me get the tattoo earlier, but my bio father was a dick

[@alexander1112000]

“I want a semicolon on my arm.” “What font?” “I don’t care what font.” Wingdings

[@EonlDream]

Now hold on sack o' lantern is fucking hilarious

[@shelbymartin8556]

My first tattoo was scary I was expecting the pain to be much worse than it really was it was tender and the part near my elbow stung worse but all in all I got hooked and now that I know what to expect I can't wait to get another once I have the money. Now I want one behind my ear and the pain there is much more sensitive then my arm but I feel I can manage if it looks good once it's done

[@DarkbutNotsinister]

My first tattoo was small. The artist put the stencil on it & made 3 lines. I passed out. When I got myself together, the artist said “so you’re just going to go through life with 3 marks, knowing they mean you couldn’t hack it” He finished it with those words of wisdom. Now I have half a dozen tattoos. EVERYBODY got their first tattoo from this guy. He would close down the shop & work on some select clients under 18. This was the late 80s. So cool to meet other people 30 years later with a similar story.

[@Cardcaptorsfan94]

I don’t currently have any tattoos, but I have 4 planned. A memorial piece for my grandmother and great grandmother that says “your wings were ready but my heart was not”. The second is a piece for my daughter. It’s going to be her full name and birthdate in a heart over my heart. The third is going on the inside of my wrist and says “perfectly imperfect” and it’s for my past with bullying. I was bullied from kindergarten to grade 12, and going to be my way to remind myself that I may not be perfect, but I’m still awesome. And the 4th, is going to be a piece with my best friend. I’ve known and been friends with her since we were young children. We’ve been friends for 20 years now. We haven’t fully ironed out the design yet for it though.

[@poisonedflowers]

While I didn't freak out or anything, getting my first tat might be a funny enough story. The artist had me sitting kinda funny so he could do my ankle tat w/o laying me down on the bench. Halfway through I suddenly tell him he has to stop. He laughs and is all like "oh, does it hurt too much?" And I reply "no, I have a thigh cramp!" Both him and the other artist there die laughing while I walk the cramp out. He let me lay on the bench for the rest of the tat

[@ArcanineEspeon]

1:08:05 hell yeah, I finally found one while the subtitles are on. I always thought Robot Voice Daniel made piercer sound like "pisser," and now I know KZbin autogenerated captions agrees with me!

[@rhiannonredd961]

For anyone who is watching this before their first tattoo, I have a half sleeve, 2 knee pieces, a thigh piece, ankle pieces, a hip piece, and a chest/rib peice, and I still get anxious before hand. Knowing your artist, and having a fun arist/client relationship really helps. Talk to them beforehand and get a feel for one another/checking out their art, find a mutual interest. Maybe keep an earbud in and listen to music. It's not bad at all, just weird lol I think of it as a bunch of little ant bites.

[@ronaldstaley277]

Got a tattoo that took 3 hours without taken a break. I was 62 at the time and got all kinds of strange looks from other customers because of my age and getting a tattoo. It's of a snake wrapped around a tree branch.

[@Lily_of_the_Forest]

You are bad@ss!

[@jayl111792]

I got my first tattoo on my upper arm (horde symbol from world of Warcraft) about 5 years ago. Now I am covered in gaming tattoos. It's an addiction lol

[@ashleymcgaha5794]

My first tattoo was a heart with devil horns on my left ass cheek. Definitely glad I did a fleshy place for my 1st, I have a total of 13 now and the most painful had to be the one going down my spine

[@hedgenewton2173]

i remember how terrified i was of the pain for my first tattoo and the death grip i had on the table only to realize it felt like rubbing against a sunburn and i was fine 😂 here i am years later and my tattoo artists always give me a knowing eye because i can sit like a rock through the most “painful” spots (feet, ribs, sternum, etc.) and find they genuinely don’t hurt that badly but the spots that are supposed to be “easy” ?? i’m always internally screaming for it to end, i swear they’re the worst.

[@ashleyray2727]

I'm jealous it only feels like rubbing a sunburn to you. I'd have way more if that's what it felt like to me. The older I get the more it hurts,I've recently found out.

[@ArcanineEspeon]

2:05:49 "hummingbads" This might be even funnier than when Zefrank1 kept calling them "hummingbyirds" in the video that introduced me to his mini nature documentaries full of juvenile humor 💙

[@TheGeno28]

48:52 The thought of a rub and tug really got the artist's motor running, I guess.

[@emmadiane2828]

Tattoo virgin: I was the tattoo virgin a few months ago I have been wanting a tattoo since I was very young and I finally decided just before summer started that I wanted to get matching mother daughter tattoos with my mom who already has tattoos. I don’t do well pain so everyone who knew thought I would tap out and take multiple sessions. The day comes and the whole time I’m having an internal conversation with my self where part of me was so excited and another part was crying in fear whining how it was going to hurt we get there and have decided that since it’s one of my birthday presents I would go first the artist was so sweet and calming with me before it started explaining how the tattoo bordered some spicy parts and since it’s my first tattoo we could take however many breaks I wanted and he put a bottle of water next to me for during breaks if I feel dizzy or faint. He starts the outline and I actually relax it hurt but not that much and I actually enjoyed it the only break I took was when he switched from the outline needle to the shading needle and drank a little water. Shading comes and while it’s worse then the outline I still keep still and a bit later pretty much when I could no longer handle it and was going to ask for a break he said I was done and everyone in the shop (including a big tough hella tatted dude) telling me that I was pretty much the best first timer ever everyone saying I did better then they did for their first tattoo. So instead of being a bad tattoo virgin I was a pretty good one I’m going back soon for a touch up and to plan my next tattoo

[@5castles893]

[[[[O I⁷8n 98

[@bettinalose2305]

Nearly as my expirence😉 I also wanted to be tattooed since I was a small child.Got my first at the age of 26. Friend, who was tattooed before me (a few months earlier) told me, it would hurt enormously and he nearly passed out.I should eat and drink properly before going to be tattooed (good advice). So...I was a bit in fear, and did not look onto my arm when the artist began.After a while, I thought, that the pain was ok and not that bad...took a look and saw, that the outlines had be done over 3/4 and was pretty astounded,how quick it was and how less painfull. Had later another tattoo done (lower abdomen) and the artist asked : Girl, are you not in pain ? Uhm...no🤷🏻‍♀️ 3rd tattoo was at the inside of the upper left arm and this pain was one of the worst, I've ever experienced...but it's so nice, it was worth the pain

[@mkd83993]

At 16 I wanted a dolphin tattoo on my upper arm. I got airbrush tattoos at the beginning on summer and I tanned/burned so the dolphin lasted all summer. I finally got the courage to get a real tattoo at 28. I still don't know why I let anxiety make me wait 12 years. I'm so happy with my dolphin 🐬 💓

[@lexhdz5803]

the thing with tattoo pain is that it only really hurts when the needle is touching the skin, there is no lingering pain afterwards (at least for me) so i may be in a lot of pain while u tattoo me but the moment u stop the machine im okay

[@kattodoggo3868]

It's like that for every once

[@cheallaigh]

lmao, first tattoos were matching stylized tribal ravens on either upper arms, just high enough i can easily cover them with a shirt(you know, for jobs). they start on the left arm, i don't react, and so they're like "you don't feel that?".. grinning widely, i point to the triple rebuild scar down the front of my shoulder... "yeah, no feeling on that side!"... works on the right arm, "oh yeah, i CAN feel that!". cracked them up. next tat was a celtic raven, placed at the base of my neck between my shoulder blades(about 5-6" all around), the spine didn't bother me so much... back of the left shoulder... had me gritting my teeth, because of the damage of the shoulder. last one was a caduceus in the inner forearm, closer to the elbow had me almost twitching. inner elbows can be really sensitive... waiting for them to take customers again. funny thing is, my mother freaked when she first saw the original 3, then my tattoo artist brother talked her into one... she has more than me now.

[@Bored-Goth-Chick]

Piercer here : I work at my Dads tattoo shop and I remember one day this girl comes in to get a piercing. she's with her mum. It was a simple belly button piercing. By then I had been piercing for about 3 years and had never had an issue with someone who got a belly button piercing. She was doing fine after getting the piercing done and was chatting and laughing with her Mom, telling her that she was a bit thirsty. I turn around for one second to throw away the needle in the bio-hazard bin and this girl face plants into the ground; mind you she was sitting in the chair. I reach out to try catch her and so did the mum, but we were both too late. And let me tell you, that was a helluva faceplant yo, like the hard thudding kind. Anyways, we pick her up and she stares at me like -Ya that didnt happened.- i wonder if she'll return someday for the industrial piercing that she also wanted to get that same day.

[@heathenly_aesthetic7233]

So far in my first year, the worst clients at my shop were mostly people without a single drop of ink on them 🤭 They wanted to call *us* sketchy and unreasonable for having rules about sending them a design before the appointment. My personal favorite was the kid who incessantly nit-picked the hell out of one of our most skilled artists and kept getting up for breaks; after having changed what he wanted to get the morning of.

[@skylinefever]

11:14 Well, if the cars were sold in multiple parts of the world, the steering world might be on the left or the right, so it would technically be correct. I never got a tattoo because I never wanted one. When getting Rat Fink GT-R hot rod art, I had to tell the guy that the R34 GT-R was only sold with the steering wheel on the right, so be sure to have him put his head out the right window.

[@cheallaigh]

they have to be modified to be sold in various countries... i mean like we have hellcats, why can't we have real gt-r's?

[@ArcanineEspeon]

Dude, I'm 99.9% sure you chose the wrooooooong timestamp.

[@skylinefever]

I now realize I should have typed 1:53:53

[@Inkanyezana]

26:51 has me screaming 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 The way the automated voice pronounces certain words makes me laugh more than the actual posts sometimes. It just came out of nowhere and I'm pretty sure my neighbors think I'm insane 🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀💀 P.S. The way the program pronounces it is very close to the Afrikaans word for fart lol This absolutely made my day!

[@MeEveree]

48:52 tho

[@ArcanineEspeon]

Dang I'm really disappointed; I finally, finally got the subtitles to turn on (it takes so long for 1hr+ videos!) and now I'm searching for the part where piercer sounds like "pisser." I was hoping you were laughing at the same timestamp.

[@leighannabunton]

For my first tattoo, I got a pair of angel wings. They cover the entirety of my shoulders. I kept falling asleep while getting it done.

[@heroman2372]

I've had two tattoos so far, and I love the process every time. I find the pain enjoyable, actually. Gonna be getting some years old self harm scars covered up some day soon, and a memorial for my dad on my arm, below the memorial for my mom.

[@amberriche30]

What about a "Busch" (beer) tattoo under my pubic hair? Then when I get old n a nursing home just for fun shave my down stairs. That way when they change my pampers it will get a good reaction from the staff lol

[@gabechilders8423]

1:59:11 As a person who has friends in the service and is thinking about joining in the future that just hit me like a train. I physically can’t stop crying. I never want to have to do that for someone I care about. I’m prob gonna butcher this quote but this story reminds me of a phrase I’ve heard before “a lot give a little, but a few give it all”.

[@bridgetfitzgerald3063]

I feel like my Godsmack tattoo is the same as a tribal tattoo 😂

[@wendyh9961]

The coolest thing that ever happened I got a memorial tattoo for my dad and and I submitted a signature and a cross the he had, the signature has the X that indicated where to sign, I LOVE IT ❤️

[@wendyh9961]

exact same tattoo is on my son

[@keineFackel]

2:04:08 thats such a sweet meaning of tattoos in general!

[@candicehenderson1289]

I get why some people don't want to or don't believe in or whatever getting a significant other's name tattooed on their body. However, that does not always mean that it is a curse or that it's not going to work out or whatever. I got my husband's name tattooed on my arm as my second tattoo after we had been married for roughly 4 or 5 years. Everybody said the same thing that doing that was a curse and we wasn't going to last and all the typical cliche things you hear. This coming August 5th will be 22 years that we have been married. And even if for whatever reason we was not to work out, I would never regret getting his name tattooed on me and I would never get it covered up, even if I got with somebody else. The fact that he is my husband, we have been together so far our entire adult lives and still counting, and he is the father of my children, and I will never regret our relationship, or the tattoo. So regardless of what happened in the future, the tattoo will stay and will never be a disappointment or a regret

[@ArcanineEspeon]

I've wanted a tattoo for a long time but never been sure about what. The more I watch, the more I want a tattoo of the paw print our groomer had our dog make on the Christmas card she gave us, last Christmas, the year we never imagined would be his last Christmas. February 14, 2015 - September 1, 2022

[@MortalLintRoller]

Getting my first tattoo (near my collarbone) and the expected time it’ll take is around 20 mins. A bit nervous about it but also super excited!! I have a pretty high pain tolerance (I have a good a,out of piercings) so I think I’ll be fine

[@tsukikosuzuki6645]

I don’t think the cutie mark one is that bad nor are any other fandom tattoos. As someone who’s doing an entire fandom leg sleeve. I think it’s pretty cool that the man was brave enough to get his favorite fandom tattooed on him A couple of tips for tattoo virgins: 1: eat before you go! Make sure it’s an hour or two before hand, or you will pass or at least almost pass out. 2: generally try not to get any tattoos over your joints or over bones, ex: ribcage, knee, elbow, hip, butt cheek, neck. As those are quite painful areas, along with your spine. 3: bring a large water bottle to sip throughout if it’s a longer tattoo, if it’s under two hours, then you don’t have to but, eh. 4: this is just a personal thing, but out of what eveyrone tells you the worst part of the tattoo is. It’s the artist wiping over the course of the last hour because your skin is irritated and Andre wound and you’re wiping a rough paper towel over it. So yeah, fair warning, the wipe isn’t soothing it’s the exact opposite and it’s torture. Do not be fooled don’t think “the wipe is gonna be relieving and soothing-“ no! However I would 1000% go through the pain and discomfort caused by my tattoos all over again if it meant getting the same banger tattoos.

[@narratornavigatorstoryteller]

i agree. cringe culture is dead, if it makes him happy, so be it. i'm planning on ~5 fandom-related tattoos because they do hold meaning to me, and i don't care if people think it's weird. on a side note, i'm writing all those tips down. i have enough pain tolerance that 2's not relevant, but i wouldn't have thought about snacks or water, so thanks!

[@jaredkennedy6576]

Getting ready to cover up a terrible tattoo of my wife's name (getting divorced after 16 years) as part of a mastectomy tattoo. I can't wait to see what the artist comes up with. I surprised him when I took my shirt off, he saw the scar and said what the hell happened there?! I'm finally ok with taking my shirt off in public, I'm a little apprehensive about getting into the dating world again though.

[@RetroTaylor94]

My wife got my name on her lower back when we were newly engaged back in 2012. We were both 18 and it was pretty nuts. Been married 10 years now so hope it keeps working out or that would be awkward.

[@lollybirdy]

I've literally been contemplating my tattoo choice for like half a year.

[@k1dn1ce76]

Don't bother or at the most get a small one and certainly not anything on the small of your back (popular for girls to have years back but eventually became known as a tramp stamp!) They mostly end up looking tacky/chavy and low class on girls. Women with true class and elegance don't get tatted. Sad but true...

[@ashbrea381]

My tattoo artist tried to convince me to move my first tattoo, because the placement I wanted was over my spine. I sat through it and would have fallen asleep but I was sitting backwards on a folding chair and that was the most uncomfortable part about it. XD I've got three more from the same artist and he's commented that I always sit for them well compared to some people he deals with... I think the only problem is that I talk too much and won't shut up the whole time. (He doesn't say anything, but I'm self-aware when not in the moment)

[@sunkissed1974]

Loved this one lol

[@Stussmeister]

I have absolutely nothing against tattoos or the people who have them (both my sisters do), it's just that I don't fancy having one myself. My pain tolerance is somewhat high (I've had multiple needles/IVs stuck into me through my lifetime), but I'm not quite sure my ADD brain would let me stay still for that long.

[@kaibaiarrio1299]

27:37 80% certain the mom was an addict/recovering addict, ive been around addicts and more often than not theyll end up falling asleep or go completely out of it while standing in place and ive definitely heard of horror stories of not being able to control your piss/shit bc of the drugs

[@Sianostrakarenrenren]

Pretty sure tricking someone into getting a tattoo can get you sued big time

[@arlenedavis5770]

Sack-o-Lantern... my god. Also, that Scared For Life tat, they could have added Scooby and Shaggy running under it and made it awesome.

[@dreadmonkey6811]

I havent had a tattoo yet..i once asked if i could have a tattoo of an album that had pogo right in center with the words "when the kite string pops" written in it..this would all be done on my back..of course the tattoo artist did not want to put a serial killer on my back

[@rynandbee5074]

1:32 I’m fairly certain this is my aunts fiancé. Because that’s exactly what happened with his tattoos 😭 they have matching fishing lure tattoos

[@ArcanineEspeon]

Is the wedding going forward as planned?

[@laurdiane]

my first tattoo is on my ribs lol, do i regret it no, was it smart, absolutely not, oh well tho it looks great and i love it

[@cvf253]

My 2nd was on side. I did not do research & the apprentice did. He did alright honestly but he added something I did not ask for. I was pissed but too nervous to speak up. Then got it shaded & that part covered up with what I wanted. Again just want with whoever & it was horrible. It looks so so bad. It hurt very bad & the love handles Parr I could not handle. Ribs were gnarly AF but them love handles NOPE.

[@laurdiane]

@@cvf253 it was brutal but i love it and it was the best thing i ever did for myself

[@SolidifiedHoney]

The 80 year old woman is AMAZING!

[@bombshellonthego]

17 years into my marriage my husband was "unreachable" in Afghanistan and no one could tell me anything. To get my mind off of it I went and got his name tattooed on the back of my neck (I was thinking I could wear my hair down and no one would see it if this was ever necessary). He came home safe, and we have now been married 28 years. We did get our wedding rings tattooed when we moved to Hawaii because we were afraid of losing our rings while diving, but he never did get MY name tattooed on his body. He said, " if you are ever "unreachable" it'll be the first thing I do." If I am ever *unreachable", buddy, you'll be too busy being suspect number one, 🤣. (We use the word unreachable because it's disrespectful to people who were labeled missing in enemy territory or prisoners.... his group was just out of communication with higher-ups but not in present danger thank God.)

[@iamblackexcellence3287]

My first ink was a tramp stamp. I didn’t know pain nor did the artist ask me if it was my first. I jumped and slid the chair away. He grabbed me and gave me a lecture. I took it. It is addicting. I love getting them now. 😊

[@pryingeyes1551]

Maybe it would be a good idea to test the needles without ink on someone who's never gotten a tattoo before to see if they can handle it.

[@Azuliiee]

Getting your partners name or face tattooed onto your body is like dooming the relationship in my opinion.

[@oddeyes9413]

There's a joke in the tattoo community that doing that is a curse for the relationship to end. 9/10 times it apparently does.

[@nathanbrady8529]

I don't know about others, but it's the sound of the gun that makes me feel sick. I can't get work done without ear buds blaring.

[@eddy_malouempereur_du_cong6536]

My dad's only tattoo is just a green point on his arm he made during his national service in the french army. When i was kid i though it was some code for blood type or something. But it was just somthing he do to know how it feel

[@winglessrayven4294]

My first and only tattoo is my late brother's signature on my forearm which I got with my mom.

[@halcyon3116]

LMAO omg the colorblind artist story, lmao the dominatrix and tattoo artist in gear brilliant, lol the japanese cyssanthemum's funny thing is breast tissue really does look like this :D

[@MonotoneSepia]

I want a tattoo, but not as much as I want another Piercing!

[@SetariM]

RUB AND TUG BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[@nitemare1004]

2:22:57 gotta love that family guy reference. made my night

[@aquasomethingyouknowwhatever]

haven’t gotten any tattoos yet but im hoping to get a green star as my first. it’s the verda stelo- a symbol used to identify esperanto speakers. esperanto is a huge part of my life and i want my first tattoo to reflect that.

[@kristinicole2055]

Story number two had me dead 🥴

[@Kakmanmartinez666]

"It would've been an addiction for me but I'm just too poor!" My broke ass with almost 20 tattoos and piercings: 👀 I just don't eat for the week 🥲😂

[@theodosius7165]

when i went and got my first tattoo, I was smart and ate befoee hand as well as brought a gatorade w me. I had this design planned for months ahead of time, nothing too big abt 8ish inches on my forearm. I was totally fine until he finished the line work and I just got pale and was like “hey can I get that trashcan? i dont think im gonna throw up, but just in case” lo and behold - two seconds later i gag, and the artist quickly lifts the can so i can vom :) he was super nice and i asked how many people thats happened to w him and he said i was the first in his 15 years of experience. we went outside for a second and finished the tattoo w no issues. i went and got a second tattoo that same day and had no issues

[@stephenbaker9475]

Ex-wife wanted me to get a tattoo so I told her the only one I would get would be Ram's horns on the inside of my thighs

[@stephenbaker9475]

Never got the tattoo not one single tattoo ever

[@jen6893]

'sack o lantern'

[@yungbean04]

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn yeah

[@ariannacavarra2388]

Is there an audio bug around 49 minutes?

[@stew963]

Yes. Its just NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN. I was a little confused too.

[@zacreea]

So my first tattoo I got on leave for my dads funeral, a tattoo artist was down to do my tattoo, 5 hours of doing a pin up girl from my shoulder to my elbow, its a sexy sailor with part of the navys song on it (super cringy boot shiz), half way through we stopped because we were both hungry, I ended up taking my tattoo artist for dinner. That was the only tattoo I got where I actually took breaks while getting. I how have another pin up on the top of my forearm, a tattoo on the other side of that forearm, a chest tattoo, and a high thigh tattoo.

[@ohokay4663]

A cousin of mine does tattoo work and also refuses names- with exceptions. She got one request for a name tattoo where someone wanted their sister's name tattooed on their shoulder. She was like, 'yeah ok there's no way i'll have to cover that one up right?' Ironically, they came in some years later asking for it to be covered up... because their (now brother) came out as trans and picked a new name. lmao

[@eleanoraddy4683]

Wwoh I tell you, getting my ribs tatood was practically an out of body experience and that was just a butterfly

[@krombopulosrick7920]

First tattoo was full color on my ankle. Didn't hurt nearly as bad as my thigh

[@Very-tired-rat]

My mom only has one tattoo, and it's her full back, a yellow rose, while she was deployed at 10, she never got anymore

[@LoveShaysloco]

I want a tat but no one wants to do it for in there eyes it's a bf gf tat. It's RIP (ex fiance name twin 1 and twin 2) for they died and it's to honor them. The twins don't have a name for they weren't born and don't know there gender

[@widgeonslayer]

Guy I was on fire crew with, had a poop emoji and a woodchipper.

[@hauntedcircus7475]

if i get a tattoo i want it to be small. like ditto from pokemon !

[@jamesru1]

I have a horrible hand tattoo that was done by someone that had never touched a tattoo machine he wrote shit happens it's spelt wrong and a few backwards letters

[@epiphanyb1922]

I had been hanging out with a chick for like two weeks, nothing serious just some flirting. Well we went out for pizza and drinks with a few other people and she disappeared for like two hours. She comes back, sits down at the table in the chair next to me and shows off her brand new tattoo. It's my name down the side of her leg, in large helvetica letters. I had no idea what to do with that.

[@ArcanineEspeon]

1:39:34 Same u/Ribohome, I don't know what 2008 has to do with chopsticks either.

[@justthemiddlethanks8256]

The fucking dapper Willy 😂

[@renaynay18]

The story for my first tattoo is kinda a fun one and if I knew my fuck up I would have done it anyways... So ive had the idea for like 5 years, I was gonna get a tattoo for my grandpa since he passed on my 13th birthday. Its a pair of angel wings with the words gaurdian angel beneath them. So on my 18th I went and got the tattoo. It was only after I got the tattoo did I realise the spelling was messed up. I didn't notice, my artist didn't notice....parents didn't notice. The person who noticed was my brother in law... So I had to wait for it to heal (for context I got the tattoo on my right shoulder blade) and while I waited I had to figure out how to fix my fuck up. I settled on a devils tail which I could work through the font easily since it was done in cursive. So now guardian angel is spelt properly and ive incorporated a personal joke with the lovely lady who gave me inspiration for the tattoo. I was also able to add a little color to it. There's sparkles that go around the wings so we could balance the red in the devil's tail. The moral of this story is always spell check. But my artist is a really cool dude and in the end it was fixed and I love it so much more. I would mess it up again lol. Zero regerts

[@Husky_429]

I got an 8 hour session on my right pectoral done at once. My jaw went numb after like 5-6 hours and I needed to walk around and get some sugar in me lol.

[@runandrush200]

There’s a pov of the tattoo artist for the Reddit story for 18:43

[@jilll7074]

These people who screech about their tattoos remind me of guys bragging about how easy the drop towers at amusement parks are. But then when they get down they are crying and calling mommy.

[@rionthemagnificent2971]

OMG the Whitey tattoo story.. I'm dying.. lol

[@spikedajuice]

I find getting inked relaxing, either fall asleep or almost in meditation feeling state. Feel bad for these folks

[@draconicfeline6177]

1:17:48 I felt the cringe from here and just... I'm so sorry, dude.

[@Tilb0]

My pronouns her/nick

[@elliotbridge]

Getting one in just under a month.

[@RealAmouranth]

I was talked out of ribs to calf now I have one on my waist and wrist too. I want one on my ribs though.

[@gracebriers4151]

That girl who got the semi colon probs was having some ptsd type shit bcs that is the symbol for SH and probs is left scared from aall the pain she felt in the past. Like bad memories

[@emmabroughton2039]

1:01:23 isn't that a scene straight out of The Office?

[@spacekid9680]

48:52 weird noise

[@oddeyes9413]

Funny thing is, according to a lot of tattoo artists I've spoken to - barter/trade systems are kind of a thing in the industry. Pay and tip your tattoo artist though folks. Also... they appreciate you bringing extra snacks for them when you can. 👀

[@ericpanissidi6761]

Sack o lantern. Funny

[@jaydenallen7742]

1:08:06 Piercer really sounding like Pisser with that TTS

[@AwkwardBlackGal613]

Anorexia symbol?

[@j.stanisic1586]

It’s usually a blue butterfly

[@AccidentallyOnPurpose]

lol at the guy that didn't know how to spell his name

[@mrtotaldrama13]

1:21:01 I totally would've removed with "J'aime Jamie

[@Gayas561]

I’m going to get a tattoo for the brother I never got to meet. He past away the day after he was born