A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

At first kids love this tattoo… and then…

So I was talking to the artist who did the “Beavis/Lisa/Butthead sandwhich” tattoo, and he was telling me he loves doing these sorts of tattoos, and had another piece that he spent two years trying to find someone willing to get it (as a point of trivia, I think it’s on a firefighter). Anyway, I give you this orgy of carnage and perversion, featuring among other things, Santa Claus being banged by an elf and the Grinch… Credit goes to Stephen Hummel from Ink Addiction Tattoos located in Daggett, Michigan.

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Comments

23 responses to “At first kids love this tattoo… and then…”

  1. MickeyFinns Avatar
    MickeyFinns

    Woodland Critter Christmas comes to mind 😀

  2. n0ir Avatar
    n0ir

    Motive aside (which I find quite juvenile), I don´t find the quality of this tattoo very high… :/

  3. demoiselle Avatar

    I believe my favourite detail is Frosty the Snowman holding Rudolph’s carcass.
    Classic.

  4. Mixxi Avatar

    I agree with n0ir.. the arrangement is awful. It just has no sense of ‘flow’ if you see what I mean.

  5. SpeedoApe Avatar
    SpeedoApe

    #2 Noir. it looks exactly like the old cartoons its taken from. so in that respect, its spot on and good work.

  6. Giles Avatar

    yawn. NEXT

  7. Steph Avatar

    I worry about people’s mindset..

  8. daze Avatar
    daze

    i’m with #4. no rhyme or reason for things to be where they are. maybe some background will hold these together, eventually.

    and what’s up with the base of the tree that the grinch is holding? it just abruptly cuts off…

  9. hawkfeather Avatar
    hawkfeather

    i dunno if you could argue that it looks ‘exactly’ like the old cartoons- a wee bit more carnage i might say- but even still I agree I am not one for floating images wiht nothing bringing it together as one piece…even the old cartoons had a background.

    really- I couldn’t tell what body part this was at first….and is it a work in progress or will it stay partially colored and partially blk and white?.. just curious..

  10. Shannon Avatar

    daze – The tree base is truly weird, perhaps the weirdest thing in the tattoo.

  11. imyourscar Avatar

    I think it’s hilariously chaotic, which sort of works for the images shown.

  12. n0ir Avatar
    n0ir

    SpeedoApe: What old cartoons? Is this some kind of american, cultural thing?

  13. Bob Avatar
    Bob

    So the Beavis and Butthead artist has been outed, then? It is difficult to believe this guy is a professional tattoo artist! this one looks a bit better, on the technical side of things. But may I just say: what an utter waste of good canvas.

  14. SpeedoApe Avatar
    SpeedoApe

    12 Noir yep. these are all old american Christmas cartoons. the Grinch, Rudolph, etc. they are really old stop motion animation is alot of them.
    Speedo

  15. TOflat Avatar
    TOflat

    Oh dear god….My Childhood holiday self has been killed.

  16. Dave Avatar
    Dave

    Nowman is okay, the rest is shit imo.

  17. pissdrippingfurburger Avatar

    This is just hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  18. BC Avatar
    BC

    Oh, my. I live 25 miles south of this shop, and I can’t believe there’s a tattoo artist in Daggett. Why am I not surprised that this is the kind of stuff coming out of a little horse crossing in Upper Michigan…

  19. Kevin Avatar
    Kevin

    oh, how shocking.

  20. herekittykitty Avatar
    herekittykitty

    I’m liking the drunk elves the best =)

  21. cyber_android Avatar

    Not really my cup of tea but…whatever makes you happy and all that!

  22. Bambi Avatar
    Bambi

    Spit roasting Santa with a Christmas tree up the rectum. Classy.

  23. dauphine Avatar
    dauphine

    SO evil, but I laughed my butt off anyway.

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