“She Wanted a Meaningful Tattoo, But What She Got Was a Hilarious Meme Mishap!”
The client was excited to get inked for the first time ever, and figured she’d go with a popular design she’d found online
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What was supposed to be a work of body art turned into an embarrassing disaster, once the client found out what their tattoo really meant
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“I’m rotten”: artist reveals the real meaning of the tattoo
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Bored Panda wanted to know a bit more about the tattoo in question, so we asked the artist. “It was actually a meme from 2016 that went viral at that time on Tumblr, and people started getting it tattooed being clueless about its origin, just like us. The format is so Pinterest-like that I thought it was just another inspirational quote,” she said. Both the client and the artist believed it meant “appreciate life”.
Still curious about the “gross” and “awful” tattoo, we asked what the Arabic quote actually translates to. “The tattoo actually spelled ‘I’m rotten’. After further research I’ve sadly seen so many pics of people online with this tattooed on them as well,” the artist told Bored Panda.
The tattoo artist told us they’d made a final decision not to charge the client at all. “I considered the comments saying that I should only charge her for my supplies. But because of poor communication, I figured out that my offer unintentionally came across as free through text,” she said.
