Show us Your Ink: The Cult's Official Tattooing Thread - NSFW
That's disgusting!
That's incredible!
"I'm glad I live in the GPS era. In a different century, I would've set off to visit the other side of the village and wandered off into the mountains and been eaten by a carnivorous plant. Or discovered the Americas."
-LaJessica
That's entertainment!
This is why we can't have nice things.
I got two small tattoos today (pictures will be posted when I'm not on my phone): a strawberry in tribute to my pop who got a love heart tattoo in the 40s that eventually ended up looking like a strawberry. My brother got the same one, so were matching. And the other was an AC/DC style lightning bolt because why not? I've been wanting a lightning bolt for a while because they're badass, so I just got her to freehand it on after she did the strawb.
Going back in a week to get a Johnny Thunders traditional-style portrait.
Just get "LAMF" across your knuckles.
...or around your lightning bolt: LA/MF
...or stop kidding yourself and just get DTMF. You know you want to.
This is why we can't have nice things.
I was thinking, as a joke, but also completely seriously, of getting DTMF somewhere. I love joke tattoos. Seriously, what's the point of taking it too seriously?
But yeah, underneath it, in the New York Dolls-style writing, with the lipstick is either going to be "Thunders", "LAMF", "Pirate Love", or "Jet Boy". Haven't decided yet. But it will be my first splash of colour, so that's kind of exciting.
Anyway, the new ones:
nice undies!
the strawberries are a nice mememto
Ha! They're my 70s undies. I have all different colours. The only time I wear undies is around the house. I don't see the point in wearing them under clothes. It makes no sense to wear two layers. I wish they weren't so tight because I'd 100% wear them to the beach. I've been wanting little 70s-style shorts for the beach for so long.
Here's the picture of Thunders that's getting turned into a trad-style portrait next week. It's a bit of an experiment on my tattooists behalf, so I kind of hope it turns out good. She wants to start doing a whole mess of them. Thunders. Iggy. Morissey. Lou Reed. Keef. Strummer. That sort of thing. I'm onto it. I want an Axl Rose one.
What kit said.
And is that you brother in the second one? (I am guessing it is) at first I thought it was your girl, and I was thinking she looked a lot more manly than in any other picture you have posted of her.
Yeah, it's my brother. We got matching ones. For Pop!
It is very awesome. I love that it is something lighthearted.
My sister and I are going to get matching ones for our brother sometime in the next couple months, after tax time most likely.
We are thinking probably chess pieces. He was amazing at chess. won the Oregon state championship, for this chess group he was in, for his age group when he was twelve.
Nice new ones Matt... You'll be covered before 2012, when the aliens come to take us away.
You know in all the years I've been here I've never been sigged?
but they won't take matty cuz he'll be properly marked...or maybe they'll take him first and make him their leader...hmm?
Ah, see... Matt's glyphs, when rearranged properly, spell out in the alien tongue "Probe mah sweet azz!" so he's in for a rollickin' good alien time.
This is why we can't have nice things.
Like it was said in shoutbox recently, Gayer and gayer.
we still love you Matty. Or at least I do. I won't disown if you choose to elope with aliens because of their amazing anal probes and one of a kind nail polish made of stardust.
Remember that time I accidentally admitted to painting my nails in the Deja Vu Thread I made? Good times. I can feel a bump coming on.
EDIT - wrong thread
Si vis pacem, para bellum
Thunders/L.A.M.F tattoo today! I hope. I've got that weird feeling when you can't imagine, or see, something happening that is Planned. And normally when I get that feeling the thing that's meant to happen doesn't. I hope I'm wrong. Looking forward to my first splash of colour.
So a friend of a friend posted this tattoo on Facebook. Here is a screen shot of the comments that were later deleted.
funny shit.
"I'm glad I live in the GPS era. In a different century, I would've set off to visit the other side of the village and wandered off into the mountains and been eaten by a carnivorous plant. Or discovered the Americas."
-LaJessica
Oh, shit.
I didn't even know what that was supposed to say (I did have to zoom in quite a bit), but sheesh, how can you not know how to spell society and then get a tattoo of it. Idiot.
Good on you for getting a screen shot Mel.
The "i before e except after c" rule! HA!
And then the whole "thanks for pointing that out on facebook!" HA!
Wait, was he the tattooist?
Oops.
That is unfortunate, hilarious though.
I would triple spell check in several different dictionaries the proper way to spell my own name even before I had it inked on me.
I'd make sure my tattoo artist had a degree in English as well as Art.
Si vis pacem, para bellum
That's hilarious. Sadly, there's plenty of them out there. Lazy tattooist, lazy client, plus the added ingredient of stupid should never mean "let's get tattooed!" Ever.
Today, I think, I'll get that misused apostrophe in my, what will now be, "Tattoo's Suck" tattoo. Just for a laff.
I'm riding the bus to the studio now. A plague of butterflies in my gut. She's never done a tattoo like this before, so it's a gamble. I mean, she's done traditional-style faces and whatnot, but nothing that's specifically meant to look like someone. I hope she nails it. I really do. But if not, it's only on my leg, so I'm not too concerned considering I rarely wear shorts. If she gets the hair right, we'll be fine. It's the hair. It's the thing that makes Thunders look like Thunders.
Ah, Christ. I can't back out though. I mean, you can't have lightning without thunder, right?
Good luck Matt!
I look forward to seeing pics when it's done.
Oh, man.
This is why we can't have nice things.
My favorite part was "Maybe you should BUY and dictionary" haha classic
Speaking of which....
C'mon, Matty! Make with the pictures!
This is why we can't have nice things.
Sorry. It's up on my Facebook. But I on my phone, so I can't link the picture location to post it here. Soon, papa, soon.
I will say though, I'm happy with how it turned out. It's better than I hoped. And it definitely looks like him.
And it was free! Yayyy for free tattoos!
Damn you.
This is why we can't have nice things.
What's L.A.M.F.?
Like A Mother Fucker.
This is why we can't have nice things.
Either that or "Lemurs are monkey fakes."
This is why we can't have nice things.
I've been telling everyone at work that it means "Look At Me, Father" because it would be highly inappropriate to tell a 90 year old lady the true meaning.
And to add to Tuffy's answer, it's the name of the one and only Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers studio album. I was tossing up between a few things to put under it, namely: "Pirate Love", "Born to Lose", "Jet Boy", "Thunders". But L.A.M.F won.
I'm stoked with how it turned out, though I'm not sure I'll get anymore trad-style portraits. I like realistic portraits way too much. I kind of wish this was realism. But, whatever.
Someone that's on my Facebook should post the picture here for me. Jazz? Sarah? McKay? Anyone?
Well, that's the photo of my fat ankle. My ankle has blown up. It's so swollen. Odd. I don't know if this'll work, but if it does, this is the whole tattoo.
pic post fail 
Dammit!
I'll have a computer in a couple of hours. I'll post it then.
Okay. I found computer access. Here it is:
Ha! I like it!
This is why we can't have nice things.
I can't wait until I'm allowed to get tattoos again...
I just need medical release and someone to draw it for me.
This is why we can't have nice things.
Oh! And we need a pic of you're apostrophe too!
This is why we can't have nice things.
I forgot to get it!
I will get it at some point. Once I remembered she'd already moved onto shading, which is a different needle(s). Next time.
I'm quite fond of it too. I just hope this fucking swelling goes down soon. Everyone on Facebook is scaring me, saying how I could die and how I might be allergic to the pink ink etc. I'm a-scared, papa.
This tattoo is growing on me more and more. I kind of dug it, but now I'm really glad I let her attack me. I might even get another in this style. Maybe Axl Rose. Ha!
I just need medical release and someone to draw it for me.
And why aren't you allowed?
Blood thinners and tattoo needles don't play nice.
This is why we can't have nice things.
you'll bleed to death!
and sorry we scared you on fb I think it's just because we care
Hahaha! It's fine. I just got rattled, I think. I'm sure it's fine. The swelling has began to subside, so all should be well in a couple of days.
Tuffy, that sucks, it really does.
This is my back piece.
"When it looks up at the stars, then closes its eyes, shutting itself off from its surroundings, I sensed my own inner longing for the infinite."
I've seen that one, pretty badass. This was done pre-movie.