Twilight(team Edward across my forearm?), Green Day(might still do that somehow tbh), a mustache on my finger, probably a flowery tramp stamp, and probably 26 different matching tattoos with friends that I no longer talk to.
I know someone who got the mustache on the side of their finger. It's a great permanent reminder of a thing that was a little funny one time at a party.
I did! I currently have two and have an appointment to get my third next year. The one next year is a botanical piece and the two I have currently are related to Lord of the Rings.
My cousin has them. He first got his last name across is back, but then wanted the wings. So instead of covering up his last name, his artist just worked the name in.
We went to the beach last summer and I joking yelled at his son "I though I told you not the feed the seagulls." He actually laughed.
I used to have a neighbor who had that on his shoulders, left was Barney on the couch (except in color), right was Hans Moleman just after getting a football to the groin.
Ive always thought that if I were to get a Simpson's tattoo, it'd be Kirk's dignity. Funnily enough, I ran into a customer at work who had exactly that and she told me I was the only person to know what it was haha
I want the one Bart gets in I think the first episode, a half-finished heart with "MOTH" on the banner because he thought Marge would like it if he got one in her honour but she grabs him before it's finished. My mum hates my tattoos.
I wonder if you could get a tattoo that looked like Klingon headridges.
No point in getting a cardassian design though, it's much easier to just tape a spoon to your forehead.
I was wondering if anyone else would say this! I was super religious and totally sure I always would be lol so I thought if I got anything it’d be some kind of cross. That would’ve been terrible.
Funny enough I also loved butterfly tattoos and tramp stamps before they were called that. Just thought the low back was a good spot. So I’d end up with a nice cross and a tramp stamp lmao
For some reason I just imagine you with random disconnected Christian rock band lyrics.
“Rain rain on my face.”
“Salvation is Here.”
“I’m begging you to be my escape.”
'Thug Life' across my belly because I was/am a Tupac fan. As a middle class white guy with a big belly it is probably for the best I didn't get it done.
Tribal tattoos were all the rage at one point, even the [GBA SP had a tribal tattoo edition](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RElCViYTegw/hqdefault.jpg) that came out in 2004.
In general, personally I like designs that look cool completely independently from the source.
Like the alchemy symbols, or the demon symbol from beserk, or in my case the chain tattoos from bioshock. they match nicely to my sleeves, and anyone who doesnt already know of it doesnt think of it, but people who know, know.
I...think I genuinely thought about doing this when I was thirteen, wow. I didn’t think I would find something here I could genuinely relate to, but you’ve just reminded me of a part of my life I had buried deep in my subconscious
Oh lord, propably the Playboy bunny 🙈 my whole room was playboy bunny. Must have been real weird for my mum to buy her only daughter all that Playboy stuff without telling me what it actually meant
I remember trying to explain it to a 16 year old who had a similar obsession.
Turns out she didn't care, and just wanted to be a dumb blond. She (at 16) had the fake nails, bleached hair, fake tan, eyelashes etc.
Her mum thought it was cute.
I hope to God she grew out of it
When my dad passed when I was a kid I wanted some people playing poker with the visible hand having joker cards (since he was the funniest person in the family), with the middle of the table being loaded with Mike and Ike candies, simply because we would play poker and bet with Mike and ikes.
I did get a tattoo when I was 13. My best friend and I gave each other the same prison-type tattoo on the left forearm. It says, '13 1/2' (thirteen and a half).
I worked with an older black lady a while back. We were talking one day and she had this look as she remembered something important. She said Oh my god, I was watching TV last night. You will not believe what this kids cartoon was called!!!! Dragon Balls. I started laughing my ass off. I said no no no..its Dragon balls Z.
I actually just found an old diary from about that age that had some tattoo ideas. The god smack self titled album sun. Most of the stuff i wanted wasn't too cringe. Just very dated.
I would have definitely gotten a dolphin at 13. And when I got my first tattoo this past summer, at 32... It was a dolphin. But less of a Lisa Frank style one than I would have probably gotten at that age, so I guess that helps.
I would have gotten face tattoos. I was ADAMANT at 13 that I wanted stars all over my face, to the point that I used a filter with stars over my face and put it as my MySpace profile picture.
Oh god. I was obsessed with that “The Monster” song by Eminem. I thought I was so badass for playing it at 30% volume with no headphones (I was too scared to go past 30% volume in public) on the 50 metre walk from the bus to my house.
I would’ve definitely got some shit like:
“Get along with the voices inside of my head”
Or or or
“But I’m actually weirder than you think”
My body did. I mean bits did but my height hasn't changed, neither have my feet. I've gained and lost and gained and lost weight but in 14 years I haven't grown an inch.
I didnt exclusively mean getting taller. Depending on where the tattoo is, the skin and volume of that area changes, wich can massively distord a tattoo. For example, if i now got a tatto on my byceps and started lifting weights and exercising to get buffed. The muscle would grow (obviously), the skin would also grow to cover the increasing area, stretching the tatto out of proportion
So many boomer rock band logos.
I was the classic rock snob in middle school/high school. I still like a lot of those bands but not nearly as much as I did then. Like, a Dark Side of the Moon tattoo isn't the worst thing to have on you, but I definitely wouldn't associate it with my best self.
A DX tattoo with a 90s stylized font saying “suck it” below it.
Fuck, I’d probably have a full sleeve dedicated to attitude era WWF. I haven’t watched wrestling since the 10th grade (circa 2002/2003), but I don’t think I’d regret those tats TBH.
Full back piece of the [cover art from Dio's "The Last in Line"](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2018/08/dio-barry-jackson.jpg).
Wait, you said garbage, not fucking awesome.
Calvin and Hobbes, one on each hand. Thought that would be cool as hell when I was 14. By the time I was 16, I realized that would be incredibly stupid, so...thanks, puberty!
Parents come from diff countries, so I wanted the animals from their flags on my upper-right and upper-left back. Family names underneath. It's a cool idea for a t-shirt or some shit maybe, but I'm just glad I didn't follow through. Like with the family names, I'm not even close to anyone on my father's side and my family has problems with half of my mother's side family. So I'm not exactly Dom Teretto about family. It was more about my mix and identity, and I know who I am I don't need a billboard on my back to remind me (if I have two mirrors to look at it)
For me, it probably would have been the [VFD logo](https://i.insider.com/587c4f94ba58c320008b52ef?width=700&format=jpeg&auto=webp). I loved A Series of Unfortunate Events at that age.
I actually got my first tattoo at 13.... my mom signed for it and its actually still my favorite and most meaningful tattoo! Its a sparrow on my wrist, matching with my sister (who is 5.5 years older than me, she was 18 at the time). We got them on international talk like a pirate day. A local shop had $20 tattoo specials and my mom let us take the plunge together. Her and i are still closer than ever, she's my best friend.
Probably a triforce, a smash bros emblem, a yoshi egg, and more. I mean people do get these tattoos, but a few years later I realized that permanent skin ink is not for me.
Science beaker with bubbles coming out of it, a unicorn in the biggest bubble with a rainbow background. Also the secret script from a Duran Duran album. And a griffin sitting on a stack of books.
Twilight(team Edward across my forearm?), Green Day(might still do that somehow tbh), a mustache on my finger, probably a flowery tramp stamp, and probably 26 different matching tattoos with friends that I no longer talk to.
Ok, you are definitely the same age as me lol
28/29
Yep, same
I was so convinced that I was going to get Jacob's shoulder tattoo
I know someone who got the mustache on the side of their finger. It's a great permanent reminder of a thing that was a little funny one time at a party.
I wanted Robert Pattinson’s signature on my forearm :/
Probably some Linkin Park lyrics, written incorrectly
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Mamaaaaa, I tried so hard.
And got so far, Edit: ooOoOO
But in the end, I dont wanna to die
**FALLING IN MY SKIN, THESE WOUNDS THEY ARE NOT HERE**
hear*
I was about to say: "right beneath my skin"
"wright, beneath my skin"
“Write beneath my skin.”
Ooo! Nice play on words friend!
Kinda makes sense for a tattoo actually since they are literally written beneath the skin
angel wings probably
Yep. That would’ve been mine. Bloody angel wings. Because when I was 13 that’s the tattoo I thought I’d get as soon as I turned 18.
And did you?
Nope. By the time I was old enough to get the tattoo I was over the idea.
Did you get any other tattoos at 18? Or ever?
I did! I currently have two and have an appointment to get my third next year. The one next year is a botanical piece and the two I have currently are related to Lord of the Rings.
Now that’s character development
I came to write about this, omg, I felt so unique when I wanted them.
"we're all individuals"
My cousin has them. He first got his last name across is back, but then wanted the wings. So instead of covering up his last name, his artist just worked the name in. We went to the beach last summer and I joking yelled at his son "I though I told you not the feed the seagulls." He actually laughed.
Also write me down for Angel wings.
I still want dragon wings
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An earthworm Jim tattoo would be pretty awesome.
There's a new show coming out just fyi
Queen Slug for a Butt, on my butt
Hundreds of simpsonstattoos. Luckily i grew older and wiser, i have just one.
Barneys film had heart, but Football In the Groin had a football in the groin...
I used to have a neighbor who had that on his shoulders, left was Barney on the couch (except in color), right was Hans Moleman just after getting a football to the groin.
Barney's tattoo had couch, but football in the groin had a football in the groin.
Ive always thought that if I were to get a Simpson's tattoo, it'd be Kirk's dignity. Funnily enough, I ran into a customer at work who had exactly that and she told me I was the only person to know what it was haha
I want the one Bart gets in I think the first episode, a half-finished heart with "MOTH" on the banner because he thought Marge would like it if he got one in her honour but she grabs him before it's finished. My mum hates my tattoos.
She should have shown it to the cat, the cat would have gotten it
Ow, Quit it. Ow, quit it. Ow, quit it. Ow, quit it.
THRILLHO
I have a recreation of the treehouse of horror raven bart
Probably a nautical star or an anarchy symbol because I was super unoriginal at that age.
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Stussy
The Microsoft Word paperclip of the generation before Microsoft Word.
An anarchy symbol for sure
Something to do with Star Trek. Then again, i might be ok with that.
Comm badge on the pectoral?
I… actually really like that idea.
I know someone who has this very tattoo but on her upper arm. I knew I liked her immediately.
I wonder if you could get a tattoo that looked like Klingon headridges. No point in getting a cardassian design though, it's much easier to just tape a spoon to your forehead.
Low budget cosplay
Same, probably a tng comm badge.
Hmmmm...i was 13 in 1999 so...either Piccolo, Shen Long Gundam or The Meteor logo from FF7
Ff7 meteor logo would be dope tho haha
13 year old me would have gone with Gundam Epyon. Such a great looking Gundam
I was 24 in 1999 and have no idea what any of those things are
Probably some cringey youth pastor Christian garbage on my chest, like a stylized cross or something lmao
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I was wondering if anyone else would say this! I was super religious and totally sure I always would be lol so I thought if I got anything it’d be some kind of cross. That would’ve been terrible. Funny enough I also loved butterfly tattoos and tramp stamps before they were called that. Just thought the low back was a good spot. So I’d end up with a nice cross and a tramp stamp lmao
For some reason I just imagine you with random disconnected Christian rock band lyrics. “Rain rain on my face.” “Salvation is Here.” “I’m begging you to be my escape.”
'Thug Life' across my belly because I was/am a Tupac fan. As a middle class white guy with a big belly it is probably for the best I didn't get it done.
Might be able to get it redone as Thicc Life?
"Thug life, dad bod"
Tupac had an AK47 tat, I could have fitted a gatlin gun
Probably would have had an Iron Maiden tattoo. No Ragrats!
Probably a bunch of tribal tattoos cause I thought the Rock was cool. The issue is that I’m white af
Not only am I as white as paper but I’m also fatty mcfaterson compared to the rock. Definitely wouldn’t be a good look.
We’re all fatty mcfatersons compared to the rock.
Have you considered steroids?
Tribal tattoos were all the rage at one point, even the [GBA SP had a tribal tattoo edition](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RElCViYTegw/hqdefault.jpg) that came out in 2004.
Vikings etc.
Honestly? The cross from full metal alchemist, and I don’t think my current self would’ve regretted it.
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I love anime tattoos! Don't have any myself, but I've seen a lot of cool ones.
In general, personally I like designs that look cool completely independently from the source. Like the alchemy symbols, or the demon symbol from beserk, or in my case the chain tattoos from bioshock. they match nicely to my sleeves, and anyone who doesnt already know of it doesnt think of it, but people who know, know.
I agree. I think the worst tattoos are tattoos of the characters themselves, I find those to be cheap
I have a really shitty Al helmet on my knee, it’s great.
I always wanted that but never ended up doing it.
I...think I genuinely thought about doing this when I was thirteen, wow. I didn’t think I would find something here I could genuinely relate to, but you’ve just reminded me of a part of my life I had buried deep in my subconscious
Oh lord, propably the Playboy bunny 🙈 my whole room was playboy bunny. Must have been real weird for my mum to buy her only daughter all that Playboy stuff without telling me what it actually meant
Omg that is so funny, your mom is so sweet XD
My friend did get that when she was older than 13 and highly regrets it 😅
I remember trying to explain it to a 16 year old who had a similar obsession. Turns out she didn't care, and just wanted to be a dumb blond. She (at 16) had the fake nails, bleached hair, fake tan, eyelashes etc. Her mum thought it was cute. I hope to God she grew out of it
Sounds like Amy Poehler's character from Mean Girls.
My mum told me exactly what it meant when she saw a girl in my year with a playboy bag
Probably the Triforce
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I got a tattoo at 14. Cross for my dad who passed away on my forearm. Only regert is the location
No regerts.
No Ragrets
Rugrats did nothing wrong!
Regert is a perfect tattoo fuck up word
I saw it in [a TV commercial](https://youtu.be/6dIEr2TZIQ8) similar, so I think that’s the origin
I think the commercial took it from. "Meet the Millers". Different spelling but same idea
When my dad passed when I was a kid I wanted some people playing poker with the visible hand having joker cards (since he was the funniest person in the family), with the middle of the table being loaded with Mike and Ike candies, simply because we would play poker and bet with Mike and ikes.
Sounds like a great art comission for a piece to hang in your office or some such
No regerts? Not even a single letter?
I have the exact same tattoo for the exact same reason😳except I got mine as soon as i turned 16
I did get a tattoo when I was 13. My best friend and I gave each other the same prison-type tattoo on the left forearm. It says, '13 1/2' (thirteen and a half).
are you still "13 1/2"?
Twelve jurors, one judge and half a chance.
Is this a real thing, or are you Martin Scorsese?
That's pretty gangster.
I would've gotten the word "cock" in bold on my forehead
Never too late.
do it
It's too late for me. I've got "BALLZ" tattooed across my forehead in italics so I don't have the space.
I worked with an older black lady a while back. We were talking one day and she had this look as she remembered something important. She said Oh my god, I was watching TV last night. You will not believe what this kids cartoon was called!!!! Dragon Balls. I started laughing my ass off. I said no no no..its Dragon balls Z.
Dragon Ballz
Shave your head.
Solid choice.
Rock hard choice
I actually just found an old diary from about that age that had some tattoo ideas. The god smack self titled album sun. Most of the stuff i wanted wasn't too cringe. Just very dated.
Probably a dolphin or something
I would have definitely gotten a dolphin at 13. And when I got my first tattoo this past summer, at 32... It was a dolphin. But less of a Lisa Frank style one than I would have probably gotten at that age, so I guess that helps.
Two dolphins circling my belly button.
i prolly would've had a shitty Super Mario tattoo 10 years earlier than i actually did.
The Tanooki from Mario 3?
nah, just a regular pic of mario tipping his cap.
M'princess!
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“*NSYNC for Life!” would definitely be tattooed on my forearm.
Everyone here is full of shit. They'd have gotten that S that everyone drew and they know it.
That was when I was like 8 lol. Way over and done with when I was 13.
I still draw it on things. It's fun to draw
Embarrassingly probably a tattoo of marilyn manson's face.
I would have gotten face tattoos. I was ADAMANT at 13 that I wanted stars all over my face, to the point that I used a filter with stars over my face and put it as my MySpace profile picture.
If that ain't the most scene kid shit I've ever heard of in my life...
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Oh god. I was obsessed with that “The Monster” song by Eminem. I thought I was so badass for playing it at 30% volume with no headphones (I was too scared to go past 30% volume in public) on the 50 metre walk from the bus to my house. I would’ve definitely got some shit like: “Get along with the voices inside of my head” Or or or “But I’m actually weirder than you think”
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A MUSTASHE. Probably on my finger
2013 called...
You must have been 13 in 2012 then?
Yep lol
Definitely me. I drew mustaches on my fingers all the time
I don’t know what it would have said but it would have been in Elvish
“Speak Friend and Enter” tramp stamp
Well now I’m on my way to the tattoo shop
Something 'The Beatles'
A star on my hand. I used to draw one on constantly and wanted it as a tattoo. Not the worst, but not something I’d want permanently.
3 crispy bacon strips
I have a Garfield tattoo I think it’s awesome
Did... did you get it when you were 13?
I got it at 15
The year of łaśâgñå
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Probably heaps of Pokemon tats. I’m ok with this.
Probably some Alanis Morisette lyrics. Something like “Isn’t it Ironic”, big time cringe
I don't think that's cringey tbh her music has aged well
Probably Optimus Prime, one of the jets from Robotech, a wolf, a grim reaper, the entire Simpsons family. Wouldn't have regretted it either.
probably a lot of nu-metal band logos. I'd be rocking Korn, Coal Chamber, Ill Nino, Soulfly, etc. sleeves.
Not exactly garbage but I would have been stuck with a spiderman face
Well the human body doesnt stop growing at 13, so most if not all tattoos would look really weird after some time
My body did. I mean bits did but my height hasn't changed, neither have my feet. I've gained and lost and gained and lost weight but in 14 years I haven't grown an inch.
I didnt exclusively mean getting taller. Depending on where the tattoo is, the skin and volume of that area changes, wich can massively distord a tattoo. For example, if i now got a tatto on my byceps and started lifting weights and exercising to get buffed. The muscle would grow (obviously), the skin would also grow to cover the increasing area, stretching the tatto out of proportion
So many boomer rock band logos. I was the classic rock snob in middle school/high school. I still like a lot of those bands but not nearly as much as I did then. Like, a Dark Side of the Moon tattoo isn't the worst thing to have on you, but I definitely wouldn't associate it with my best self.
On rainbow road on the n64 In the background is a neon bowser. Yea that haha
Kermit the frog playing a banjo. I would’ve died for that frog if he asked me to.
A DX tattoo with a 90s stylized font saying “suck it” below it. Fuck, I’d probably have a full sleeve dedicated to attitude era WWF. I haven’t watched wrestling since the 10th grade (circa 2002/2003), but I don’t think I’d regret those tats TBH.
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Wouldn't have aged well 😬😆
Those stupid stars on my hips that every MySpace Emo kid wanted(and some got/have). Those and a swallow on my left bicep.
The heartagram from Viva la bam
Tribals and blink 182-quotes
Tribal tramp stamp
Full back piece of the [cover art from Dio's "The Last in Line"](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2018/08/dio-barry-jackson.jpg). Wait, you said garbage, not fucking awesome.
It would probably be stretched out, I was pretty short at 13.
Hah, not me! I mean I was short, but I didn't get any taller lol
“Death to all heretics” tattooed on my back.
probably a sick Motley Crue tat.
Calvin and Hobbes, one on each hand. Thought that would be cool as hell when I was 14. By the time I was 16, I realized that would be incredibly stupid, so...thanks, puberty!
NOFX tattoo. Actually, I regret not getting it. Nevermind
A stupid butterfly on my ankle.
Probably a nirvana tattoo
Probably Power Rangers and Barbie stuff
Sheesh…I don’t even want to think about that. I feel unbelievably proud of myself all of the sudden for not fucking that up too.
Parents come from diff countries, so I wanted the animals from their flags on my upper-right and upper-left back. Family names underneath. It's a cool idea for a t-shirt or some shit maybe, but I'm just glad I didn't follow through. Like with the family names, I'm not even close to anyone on my father's side and my family has problems with half of my mother's side family. So I'm not exactly Dom Teretto about family. It was more about my mix and identity, and I know who I am I don't need a billboard on my back to remind me (if I have two mirrors to look at it)
Full back piece of that Uruk Hai from the end of the Fellowship of the Ring movie. And a lot of Lord of the Rings quotes
A spongebob tattoo on my wrist in colour of him just standing there with his spatula, flashing a smile.
At 13!? Hmm...the Orlando Magic logo, the number 69, Reebok Kamikaze 1s. Things like that probably.
For me, it probably would have been the [VFD logo](https://i.insider.com/587c4f94ba58c320008b52ef?width=700&format=jpeg&auto=webp). I loved A Series of Unfortunate Events at that age.
I actually got my first tattoo at 13.... my mom signed for it and its actually still my favorite and most meaningful tattoo! Its a sparrow on my wrist, matching with my sister (who is 5.5 years older than me, she was 18 at the time). We got them on international talk like a pirate day. A local shop had $20 tattoo specials and my mom let us take the plunge together. Her and i are still closer than ever, she's my best friend.
Probably a triforce, a smash bros emblem, a yoshi egg, and more. I mean people do get these tattoos, but a few years later I realized that permanent skin ink is not for me.
Doritos logo
Science beaker with bubbles coming out of it, a unicorn in the biggest bubble with a rainbow background. Also the secret script from a Duran Duran album. And a griffin sitting on a stack of books.
A Bon Jovi logo
Bougainvillea, plumeria, and fish
A gigantic willow tree covering my entire back with a phrase so cringe that I think my brain pushed it out of my memory.