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This Terrible Affliction

Written by

Jordan Ginsberg


Look, I’m not going to pretend I know what’s going through the mind of someone when they decide to get a tattoo that combines Mario Brothers monsters with the worst toilet in Scotland (courtesy of Trainspotting), but whatever it is, I am so, so glad it’s there.

“I have a customer who loves ridiculous tattoos,” says the artist, Kelly Doty at Turnpike Tattoo in Meriden, Connecticut, “which is great, because I love doing ridiculous tattoos.” She calls this one, strangely enough, “the majestic venus poop trap, found in its natural habitat.” Keep it up.

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32 responses to “This Terrible Affliction”

  1. dickface Avatar
    dickface

    little shop of horrors perhaps?

  2. dickface Avatar
    dickface

    little shop of horrors perhaps?

  3. dickface Avatar
    dickface

    little shop of horrors perhaps?

  4. dickface Avatar
    dickface

    little shop of horrors perhaps?

  5. Jake Avatar
    Jake

    lol very nice.

  6. Jake Avatar
    Jake

    lol very nice.

  7. Jake Avatar
    Jake

    lol very nice.

  8. Jake Avatar
    Jake

    lol very nice.

  9. deeeee! Avatar
    deeeee!

    feeeeeed meeeee

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    deeeee!

    feeeeeed meeeee

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    feeeeeed meeeee

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    feeeeeed meeeee

  13. glitteranddust Avatar
    glitteranddust

    I wish there were caps big enough to express how AWESOME this is.

  14. glitteranddust Avatar
    glitteranddust

    I wish there were caps big enough to express how AWESOME this is.

  15. glitteranddust Avatar
    glitteranddust

    I wish there were caps big enough to express how AWESOME this is.

  16. glitteranddust Avatar
    glitteranddust

    I wish there were caps big enough to express how AWESOME this is.

  17. Jaime Avatar
    Jaime

    That’s great. And it’s def. the pipe dwelling plant thingies from Mario Bros., not Audrey II.

  18. Jaime Avatar
    Jaime

    That’s great. And it’s def. the pipe dwelling plant thingies from Mario Bros., not Audrey II.

  19. Jaime Avatar
    Jaime

    That’s great. And it’s def. the pipe dwelling plant thingies from Mario Bros., not Audrey II.

  20. Jaime Avatar
    Jaime

    That’s great. And it’s def. the pipe dwelling plant thingies from Mario Bros., not Audrey II.

  21. jessa Avatar
    jessa

    I instantly though “Feeeed meeh seymour”

  22. jessa Avatar
    jessa

    I instantly though “Feeeed meeh seymour”

  23. jessa Avatar
    jessa

    I instantly though “Feeeed meeh seymour”

  24. jessa Avatar
    jessa

    I instantly though “Feeeed meeh seymour”

  25. AmandaGee Avatar
    AmandaGee

    i like.

  26. AmandaGee Avatar
    AmandaGee

    i like.

  27. AmandaGee Avatar
    AmandaGee

    i like.

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    AmandaGee

    i like.

  29. Dave Howe Avatar
    Dave Howe

    This is actually my tattoo, and I highly recommend Kelly, though I don’t believe she’s at Turnpike Tattoo anymore.

  30. Dave Howe Avatar
    Dave Howe

    This is actually my tattoo, and I highly recommend Kelly, though I don’t believe she’s at Turnpike Tattoo anymore.

  31. Dave Howe Avatar
    Dave Howe

    This is actually my tattoo, and I highly recommend Kelly, though I don’t believe she’s at Turnpike Tattoo anymore.

  32. Dave Howe Avatar
    Dave Howe

    This is actually my tattoo, and I highly recommend Kelly, though I don’t believe she’s at Turnpike Tattoo anymore.

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