Tattoos aren’t for everyone. But for those that choose to get them, they’re a beautiful way to show off your love or passion about something or simply a way to use your body to display art. However, some people seem to forget that tattoos are forever.

Here are 55 tattoos that are so cringe-worthy it almost hurts.

At first you want to laugh…then you want to cry…and then you’re laughing again.

1) Jon Sand?

We don’t know if this person is an actual ‘Game of Thrones’ fan or not but they certainly have a sense of humor about the cult-like program.

2) Permanent argyle socks

This guy clearly likes rocking his tattoos in public for all to see – even though they’re absolutely hideous. Permanent argyle socks? Why though?

3) This is why you don’t plagiarize

“Some guy tried to copy my tattoo artist’s work, nipple included!” said one Reddit user. Now he gets to live his life knowing that his nipple is on some other man’s arm. And that guy knows that he has some other guy’s nipple tattooed on him. Wow – what a circle.

4) It’s actually really quite good…

Even though this M&M Eminem tattoo is absolutely ridiculous, the artist actually did a really great job. We’re sure whoever has this tattoo gets some laughs at parties.

5) Don’t just live luxury…become luxury.

This guy is apparently a big fan of Louis Vuitton. So much so that he tattooed the iconic print all over his entire skull.

6) Always watching you

He really wanted to have eyes in the back of his head…err…neck? Women’s eyes? We’re so confused.

7) Early over-confidence

This person decided to celebrate the World Cup win a little too early in a very permanent way. Now they have this terrible ‘fix’ on their body forever.

8) Marilyn? Is that you?

Oh, poor, poor Marilyn Monroe. We don’t even know where to start with this one. Her feet. Her disproportionate body. Her face. It just gets worse the longer you look at it.

9) Lost in the…stars?

This poor woman explains that this tattoo is supposed to the galaxy. It just looks like a hot, hot mess that she will now have to wear proudly on her chest for the world to see.

10) Not again!

Poor Marilyn is probably rolling in her grave seeing all of these terrible tattoos of her out there. They’ve turned one of the most beautiful women in the world into…this…

11) Nailed it.

The concept held such promise. The final piece? Not so much. And what’s even worse is that they have it on display.

12) Isn’t the scar healed though?

We’re not entirely sure what this guy is going for here. The phrase really makes no sense. Scars are healed, aren’t they? They don’t go away though…maybe that’s what he meant? #confused

13) Is this supposed to be a coverup or its own piece?

What exactly is happening here? Did the wolf tattoo come first? Or the vape? Or were they done together? So many questions.

14) Bad life choice.

Can you imagine this tattoo on a 55-year-old man at the public pool? What a dumb mistake.

15) Johnny Cash was disfigured

It’s lovely that someone wants to remember the late Johnny Cash but…they should have probably done their research on tattoo artists. Instead, it looks like Johnny ran right into a wall.

16) His “own design”

Is this a joke or this guy for real? First off, the spiral isn’t an original idea. Second, “pay what you can”?! Third, that thing looks crazy infected.

17) It’s just so bad

Is it just us or does it look like this is a Playboy bunny that has been doodled by a 6-year-old then tattooed on some poor woman? Yikes.

18) Absolutely terrifying

We have to question why some people do the things they do. In this case, this guy is probably scaring people from the front and the back.

19) Let this be a lesson to us all

Apparently this person bought a tattoo gun off Amazon and decided to start off by tattooing Darth Vader on themselves. Or…what’s supposed to be Darth Vader anyway.

20) Wow…just wow.

Is this the tattoo the guy really wanted? If so, what the heck is it and why? A terrible rendition of a shirtless guy with wings and a devil’s tail. Alrighty then.

21) No, no, no – just no.

This Washington Redskins logo went horribly, horribly wrong. It’s almost hard to look at.

22) Are the talons fidget spinners?

Our national bird has been made a mockery here, folks. It almost looks like a maze, doesn’t it?

23) Due

Oh, good. Well, at least they made this terrible, hideous commitment together.

24) Ting Miracles

Are Riley and Isaac babies from the future? Why does the ‘y’ in ‘tiny’ look like a ‘g’? It’s just so bad it’s almost good.

25) The elusive King of Aces

King of Aces? Ace of Kings? The only thing we know for sure is that this is hideous and makes zero sense.

26) Oh my…

This was supposed to be a tribute portrait tattoo of her mom. Instead…she got this scary monster tattooed on her arm for eternity.

27) So much happening here.

This is just one big fat mess of a tattoo. From the colors to the design to the artistry. Oh man. It’s a disaster.

28) Go…Yonkees?

This NY Yankees logo tattoo is pretty much unrecognizable, really. If you squint your eyes…you can kind of see it?

29) Turning lemons into lemonade

This terrible tattoo was at least covered up using a sense of humor and a much better tattoo artist. We give this one an A+ for creativity.

30) She paid $150/hour for this

Tattoos are expensive. And they should be! When they’re done right, it takes a skilled artist with clean tools in a clean shop. Plus – good art takes time! This tattoo shop charges $150/hour but we think they’re over-charging.

31) Zombie Tinkerbell?

Poor Tinkerbell looks like she sold her soul to the devil in this terrible tattoo.

32) Bulls fan for life

This beachgoer is rockin’ his Chicago Bulls tattoo loud and proud. And we’re sure everyone he walks by has a good chuckle.

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33) Is that tiger okay?

What’s wrong with this tiger’s nose? And eyes? And overall face? Poor guy.

34) Don’t forget, people…

When it comes to tattoos…you really get what you pay for. Every time.

35) Best friends for life

And by life…we mean that this tattoo will be a reminder of your friendship and terrible decisions until the day you die.

36) Who was your tattoo artist?

And how old was this tattoo artist? Four?

37) What exactly are we looking at here?

Can someone please explain what is happening here? Is that a half mermaid half tree stump? Or…is there a peacock involved?

38) The Incredible Hulk

This Hulk tattoo is really quite something. We’re not sure what’s going on in the bottom half of this tattoo but the face is priceless.

39) This gorgeous back piece

We have a feeling this guy had dreams of something much, much different taking up the span of his entire back. But now he’s stuck with this.

40) Will it, though?

We applaud this girl’s optimism about this terrible and super ugly jellyfish tattoo. It looks like an infection waiting to happen.

41) Koop?

Never lose koop, guys. I mean, never lose hoop. I mean…never lose hope.

42) We can’t shake our heads harder

This tattoo almost seems sacrilege, does it not?

43) Yikes

We see that they were trying to be funny with the whole ‘beer belly’ thing but…yeesh.

44) Huh?

If you can actually figure out what the heck this is supposed to mean, please let us know.

45) So so bad.

This tattoo artist needs to work on their lines and curves. And overall drawing and tattooing ability.

46) We’ll take your word for it

Yeah…okay, buddy. We’ll just be waiting here for the final photo.

47) That doesn’t look right.

Not only did this tattoo artist put the ink WAY too deep, as you can tell by the raised skin, but we also have no idea what this is actually supposed to be.

48) That facial expression

Did the tattoo artist not realize that they were drawing lion’s face completely at an angle? It’s almost like it was done on purpose.

49) Ahhh!

We have but just one question – is she happy with this gigantic and terrifying piece? So scary.

50) Wulf

Here we have a derp wolf in its natural habitat.

51) Poor, poor life choices

Hello! This is the look of permanent unemployment. Don’t be like this guy.

52) Nice cover-up?

This person wanted to cover-up their first terrible tattoo. But now they’ll need a cover-up for the cover-up.

53) Savage

Nothing says ‘tough’ like a skull and crossbones. Unless they’re these skull and crossbones.

54) Another mangled wolf

Apparently wolves aren’t tattoo artists’ forte. As we can see from our multiple examples in this post and this beauty below.

55) Familey

When you have your priorities in check…except for spelling…that’s at the bottom of the list.

56) *face palm*

Because who wouldn’t want a hideous version of Michael Jordan slam dunking into your eye socket?

57) Knucklehead

Wolves and lions. Those are the two things that people just can’t seem to get right when they pay for super cheap tattoos by amateur artists.

58) The truth is out there

This X-Files fan might love Scully and Mulder but they apparently didn’t want to buck up for a real tattoo artist. Oopsy.

59) The King of Pop?

We’ll just leave this right here for you to ponder over for a while.

60) One way not to get a date

This was a profile picture on the Tinder dating app. We’re wondering what kind of women he’s reeling in.

Some of these are painful to look at while others are just hilarious. Which one do you think was the worst?

H/T: Brightside