Oh hey, it’s whathisname, that terribly unpopular fella from the television, Emperor Hope Hussein? Something like that? Anyway, Tony Styles from Long Island, New York, sent in this happy rendering of the man, with Martin Luther King Jr. behind him, keeping a watchful eye. Also, nice to see this is the American version of the president, what with the flag pin and all. Crisis averted.
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And here we have our old friend Uranium Hobo, who, in this picture, seems to be practicing an advanced fishhook technique. Sweep the leg!
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Umm … good morning, ModBlog. Hope your workday is off to a … good start.
(Tattoo by Donald Richards at North Star Tattoo in Harrogate, UK.)
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The first person to complain that there’s something wrong with his lobe gets sent to bed without dinner. Close-up, after the jump.
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And so here we have Nadine from Visavajara in Nürnberg, Germany, posing with Rick Nielsen a friend at an undisclosed location in Europe. Germany? Switzerland? Atlantis? Nobody knows.
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On a scale of one to 10, this tattoo of the AutoCAD dimensioning toolbar is one hell of a nerdy (and awesome) tattoo. “As you can tell,” says the wearer, “I really love drafting.” We could tell.
(Tattoo by Derek Noble at Lucky Devil in Seattle, Washington.)
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I fully understand if Factorygirl wants vengeance for that awful joke in the title. That said, the no pants/fresh cutting/stripy socks triumvirate surely trumps the abysmal wordplay. Well played, my friend.
(Cutting by Rev Lower at Evolved Body Art in Columbus, Ohio.)
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Really wonderful work here by Dustin Poole at Sacred Balance in Calgary, Alberta. Click through for a close-up. C’mon, do it. You know you want to.
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So, if Clark Kent is Superman’s critique on the human race, I suppose this is tribute to, hmm, Nick Cave?
(Implant by Lukas Zpira.)
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So, what we talked about earlier, about how it can be a crap-shoot when adapting a painting into a tattoo? The same is not true about images of skeletons rocking out on guitars while riding unicycles. Those are just fantastic, every single time.
(Tattoo by Craig Lee at Sacred Skin in Clive, Iowa.)
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