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The Hyena Of Morality

Written by

Jordan Ginsberg


Oh, hello! Let’s begin our day with some work by the fabulously goat-throated Adam Burdine, currently spending some quality time at Simon’s Tattoo and Piercing in Baden, Germany. Here we have two lupine-humans, locked in the love that dare not howl its name. However, with the pre-existing skull/barbed wire band at the top, does it not sort of look like twin Wolf Jesuses just going at it? We, of course, approve of and wholeheartedly endorse such sacrilicious iconography, be it intended or not.

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Comments

36 responses to “The Hyena Of Morality”

  1. munin_and_hugin Avatar
    munin_and_hugin

    I think you meant sacrilegious, Jordan.

  2. munin_and_hugin Avatar
    munin_and_hugin

    I think you meant sacrilegious, Jordan.

  3. munin_and_hugin Avatar
    munin_and_hugin

    I think you meant sacrilegious, Jordan.

  4. swoon Avatar
    swoon

    the wolf on the left looks AWESOME.

  5. swoon Avatar
    swoon

    the wolf on the left looks AWESOME.

  6. swoon Avatar
    swoon

    the wolf on the left looks AWESOME.

  7. Jordan Ginsberg Avatar
    Jordan Ginsberg

    I know what I said.

  8. Jordan Ginsberg Avatar
    Jordan Ginsberg

    I know what I said.

  9. Jordan Ginsberg Avatar
    Jordan Ginsberg

    I know what I said.

  10. Sherrie Avatar
    Sherrie

    Oh Jordan, how I heart thee.

    (This is utterly amazing. I really, really love it.)

  11. Sherrie Avatar
    Sherrie

    Oh Jordan, how I heart thee.

    (This is utterly amazing. I really, really love it.)

  12. Sherrie Avatar
    Sherrie

    Oh Jordan, how I heart thee.

    (This is utterly amazing. I really, really love it.)

  13. Pidge Avatar
    Pidge

    sacrilicious
    1. a) so delicious as to be a slight against the tenants of the Christian religion, and/or the Chistian God, or Jesus.
    b) a portementeau of sacreligeous and delicious ?

  14. Pidge Avatar
    Pidge

    sacrilicious
    1. a) so delicious as to be a slight against the tenants of the Christian religion, and/or the Chistian God, or Jesus.
    b) a portementeau of sacreligeous and delicious ?

  15. Pidge Avatar
    Pidge

    sacrilicious
    1. a) so delicious as to be a slight against the tenants of the Christian religion, and/or the Chistian God, or Jesus.
    b) a portementeau of sacreligeous and delicious ?

  16. Jessssser Avatar
    Jessssser

    Ahhh this is just gorgeous, one of the best executed tattooes I’ve seen in a while (:

  17. Jessssser Avatar
    Jessssser

    Ahhh this is just gorgeous, one of the best executed tattooes I’ve seen in a while (:

  18. Jessssser Avatar
    Jessssser

    Ahhh this is just gorgeous, one of the best executed tattooes I’ve seen in a while (:

  19. Adam_Burdine Avatar
    Adam_Burdine

    haha ah, thanks all. this is actually about six months old? um, just before last christmas i think, for my last guest spot in Germany. Currently at Silver Skull in Freiburg, very soon to be at White Light Tattoo in Berlin(for about a month)! Also, it’s my goddamn birthday! Right. Now.

  20. Adam_Burdine Avatar
    Adam_Burdine

    haha ah, thanks all. this is actually about six months old? um, just before last christmas i think, for my last guest spot in Germany. Currently at Silver Skull in Freiburg, very soon to be at White Light Tattoo in Berlin(for about a month)! Also, it’s my goddamn birthday! Right. Now.

  21. Adam_Burdine Avatar
    Adam_Burdine

    haha ah, thanks all. this is actually about six months old? um, just before last christmas i think, for my last guest spot in Germany. Currently at Silver Skull in Freiburg, very soon to be at White Light Tattoo in Berlin(for about a month)! Also, it’s my goddamn birthday! Right. Now.

  22. freedomhangs Avatar
    freedomhangs

    Mmm, sacrelicious.

  23. freedomhangs Avatar
    freedomhangs

    Mmm, sacrelicious.

  24. freedomhangs Avatar
    freedomhangs

    Mmm, sacrelicious.

  25. Cat Avatar
    Cat

    facking awesome

  26. Cat Avatar
    Cat

    facking awesome

  27. Cat Avatar
    Cat

    facking awesome

  28. Kristy xvx Avatar
    Kristy xvx

    this reminds me of the phrase “the monster with two backs”

  29. Kristy xvx Avatar
    Kristy xvx

    this reminds me of the phrase “the monster with two backs”

  30. Kristy xvx Avatar
    Kristy xvx

    this reminds me of the phrase “the monster with two backs”

  31. lovedarling Avatar
    lovedarling

    7 happy birthday

  32. lovedarling Avatar
    lovedarling

    7 happy birthday

  33. lovedarling Avatar
    lovedarling

    7 happy birthday

  34. Saara Avatar
    Saara

    I also thought the Jesus thing…

    I don’t like the design itself, but it looks really well done!

  35. Saara Avatar
    Saara

    I also thought the Jesus thing…

    I don’t like the design itself, but it looks really well done!

  36. Saara Avatar
    Saara

    I also thought the Jesus thing…

    I don’t like the design itself, but it looks really well done!

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