I did feel sorry for steelworker Alan Jenkins whose girlfriend left him for a Latvian toyboy after he’d had a big smiley tattoo of her face etched permanently on his back. Tattoos are always a big risk – especially if you choose a loved one as the subject. We live in the age of the e-mail where nothing is permanent (until you press the “send” button, when you can land yourself in all sorts of trouble). But with no typewriter ink and no Tippex anymore, people seem to have this weird compulsion to leave a permanent mark on their bodies instead. True, most of those who do are drunk at the time. But if you’re thinking of having a tattoo, it’s worth bearing in mind that 75 per cent of the tattooed community eventually live to regret their actions. I'm sure that's already true of the young local guy who had the Mercury Radio logo tattooed across his buttocks to try and win Oasis tickets from the station. And win them he did - but the tattoo will live on long after the memory of the concert has faded.Here are some other tattoo howlers:
David Beckham made a bit of a faux-pas when he misspelt his wife’s name as Vihctoria instead of Victoria in a Hindi tattoo. Why Hindi? Because David thought a Hindi tattoo was “less tacky" than an English one.
Johnny Depp had to have his Winona Forever tattoo altered to Wino Forever after breaking up with Winona Ryder.
Britney Spiers decided to have the Japanese symbol for "mysterious" tattooed on her hip. But the symbol she chose turned out to mean "strange".
A former sailor had to have "her" tattoos removed after a sex-change operation because they made her feel self-conscious in a sleeveless top.
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HA!! These are great examples. I have trouble subscribing to a magazine longer than a year, let alone get anything that is PERMANENT! The "Wino Forever" example has always been one of my favorites :)
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