Tattoos can be beautiful and hold important meaning. They can also be terrible mistakes.

Putting permanent ink on your body requires some thought – or, at the very least, a spell check and look into the portfolio of the tattoo “artist” you’ve enlisted.

1. All about the Benjamins

If this money could talk it will tell this guy to get a refund.

2. That’s bananas

It’s a good thing this design included those side bananas, otherwise, we would have never figured out what was going on.

3. Poor life “dicision”

Clearly, she did not let any of her past spelling lessons get in the way of this tattoo.

And what’s that comma all about? Is there another part of the sentence lurking under her arm?

4. Pick a font, dude

Brenda must be some woman!

We just hope she likes this guy.

5. That’s a baby? A baby what?

If you really want to get a reminder of your infant tattooed on you, why choose your back where you can’t even see it?

However, in this case, that’s a good thing.

6. Taco tramp stamp

We’re not going to pretend we don’t appreciate Taco Bell sometimes, but not enough to get the logo tattooed on our bodies.

7. Someone get this man a pen

Well, depending on what you want to gain, you may or may not need a pen.

8. Don’t make him flip you the Taco Bell

This is one serious committment to fast food.

Do you think he plays “eenie meenie miney mo” to decide where to eat that night?

9. We would 100% not like fries with that

We don’t know why this exists, we only hope we don’t see it in our nightmares.

10. We go together like…

So, maybe this is a sign it’s time to break up then?

11. A lot of ink

Did he have to pay extra for all that ink? Or do you think he got a discount for the crappy design execution?

12. Patriot

What if we told you that you could be proud to be an American without advertising it on your forehead?

13. We’re sure they’re trembling in their boots

Maybe she’s a huge N.W.A. fan, but if she ever gets arrested we’re betting the cops are more likely to laugh and roll their eyes than get angry at this atrocious ink.

14. That’s no one’s best side

We understand that a sonogram might be the only photo you have of your child.

But maybe a simple name would be a little less creepy than an in utero view.

15. It’s bad

Michael Jackson is a tough figure to cope with these days.

There are still plenty of fans of his music who aren’t fans of the man himself.

Not this person though. She leaves us asking “Annie, are you ok?”

16. Lord help us

Is this more or less blasphemous than taking the Lord’s name in vain?

17. Is this lion drunk?

That’s the least ferocious lion we’re ever seen.

18. Is that, like, a fearless centipede?

Honey, that’s not a word.

It takes 3 seconds to spell-check something.

We’re not sure who to be more embarrassed for – the woman with the tattoo or the “artist” tagged in the post.

19. Spiderman

Wow.

Interesting life choice.

20. Keep your kids away from (tattoo) guns

This has to be the most amateur tattoo we’ve ever seen.

Always make sure to look at the portfolio of the artist about to permanently mark your skin!

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