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By slut - 29/08/2011 16:22 - Canada

Today, I finally found out that the tattoo on my lower back means "slut" in Chinese, instead of "good fortune" as I always thought it did. FML

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By TatooFAIL - 06/10/2009 14:38 - United States

Today, I found out that the phrase I got tattooed on my lower back is misspelled. FML

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By branded - 14/05/2009 19:57 - United States

Today, I found out the tattoo symbolising my marriage turned out to be more permanent than the marriage itself. FML

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By PeeLeg - 11/03/2013 07:43

Today, I finally got a tattoo of an alchemy symbol that I've wanted for years. I also found out later that symbol stands for urine. FML

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By Anonymous - 23/06/2014 19:52 - United States

Today, I found out that the loving nickname my Chinese mother has been calling me my entire life essentially translates to "little retard". FML

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No ragrets

By Isabel - 19/08/2024 22:00 - United States - Cleveland

Today, I showed my new tattoo to my friends. It's supposed to be a deep, philosophical quote in Latin, symbolizing strength and resilience. My friend, who happens to be fluent in Latin, started laughing hysterically. Turns out, it actually says, "You are dumb." FML

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By damnit - This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff - Australia

Today, I got my first tattoo. It's a large broadsword which runs the length of my spine. I went home to show it off, only to learn that the hilt on my neck looks just like a penis when the rest of it is covered with my shirt. FML

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Great idea

By aridaley - 21/05/2011 23:33 - United States

Today, I got piss drunk. Being a tattoo artist, I came to the intoxicated conclusion that I could save much more money doing my own tattoos on myself. I now have my ex-boyfriend's name permanently on my thigh. It's not even spelled right. FML

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By bananamuffin - 30/03/2012 19:13 - United States

Today, I realized that the "holla" tattoo I stupidly got on my lower lip five years ago isn't fading as I expected it to, and will probably contribute to my unemployment for years to come. FML

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Bad omen

By pupitre - 18/10/2011 00:16 - Canada

Today, I was at a Chinese restaurant with my boyfriend and his family. After the meal, we all decided to open our fortune cookies and read them out loud. On mine, it said "You will change your mind many times before settling down." I didn't realize what it meant until after I'd read it to them. FML

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By Eh... - 19/07/2009 07:25 - Ukraine

Today, my boss asked me if I know anything about those tattoos that girl put on their lower backs. "You mean Tramp Stamps?" I responded. He looked at me with hatred in his eyes and said that his 18 year old daughter just got one. FML

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gruvychild 17

Monday 29 August 2011 22:29

Well you could make a good fortune being a ****! They don't call it a tramp stamp for no reason!

ZielZone 4

Monday 29 August 2011 22:31

You should get "stupid" in Chinese above it. Then your life would be complete

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ShunGokuSatsu 5

Monday 28 October 2013 19:08

Pretty sure he did that on purpose

SgtBlacksmith 9

Wednesday 19 February 2014 23:07

Your fault for getting a provocative tattoo that you didn't even understand. *sigh*

lalaney 14

Saturday 22 March 2014 22:16

Can I register as 7 different users just so I can press YDI at least that many times?

Karan0217 6

Sunday 12 October 2014 18:50

You couldn't have looked it up? Wow op YDI

randombaxer1 11

Monday 27 October 2014 11:21

And then people wonder why its a bad idea to get tattoos in a language that you don't understand.

ChoolyBooly 32

Friday 24 April 2015 21:17

That is why you NEVER get a tattoo done in a foreign language without truly knowing what the symbols mean. For example: getting it done with proper research or in the country the language comes from with a friend who speaks and writes the language. I did Morse code for a year and a half. When I was in Korea this guy I worked with wanted to get quote done in the written form of it. Because the tattoo artist had no knowledge of Morse code he accidentally missed a symbol and it ruined the whole tat. So....make sure the artist understands the tat you want as much as you do or at least have the design checked before its inked in.

ChoolyBooly 32

Friday 24 April 2015 21:19

Oh and I do know Morse is not a language. Just using the fact that it has symbols to connect it to OP and the Chinese symbols.

NostalgiaFreak9 41

Wednesday 16 November 2016 19:06

No pity, only an idiot gets a tattoo in a language they don't understand.

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