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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.

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Unless You’re A Sperm Whale..

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RooRaaah Crumbs

This darling knows that worse things happen at sea.

Lettering by Matt Kolling, Minneapolis, MN.

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Comments

28 responses to “Unless You’re A Sperm Whale..”

  1. ward. Avatar
    ward.

    :O that’s charity from gods girls is it not?
    It’s getting hard to comment on how cool a tattoo is without nudity.

  2. vegas Avatar
    vegas

    why yes it is ward 🙂

    i think…

  3. americanscream Avatar
    americanscream

    YAY for hot Michiganders!!!

  4. Cani Avatar
    Cani

    whats written there? i cant figure it out.

  5. MR.C Avatar
    MR.C

    I WANT HER

  6. Bubblez Avatar
    Bubblez

    I love lettering and this is really pretty :o)

  7. miller Avatar
    miller

    Quit schemen’ on my sister pervs!

  8. 5am Avatar
    5am

    charity!!

  9. cereal_killer Avatar
    cereal_killer

    nice teeth

  10. Max Brand Avatar
    Max Brand

    yep….those are no joke!….

  11. Blue Avatar
    Blue

    I like Dolphins.

  12. Tami Avatar
    Tami

    charity, yay.

  13. ward. Avatar
    ward.

    4: It says “worse things happen at sea”.

  14. Rob Avatar
    Rob

    I had to mouse over to figure out what it said. Not really the greatest pic.

  15. Shaun Avatar
    Shaun

    I want a tattoo like that, i love it.
    Just wish I had something good to write on my chest.

  16. Rachel Avatar
    Rachel

    I love her bikini.

  17. Jen Avatar
    Jen

    No16. I totally agree! I want it! Hmm.. wonder where she bought it?

  18. Cat Avatar
    Cat

    It says “Worse things of happened at sea”

    But the grammar is wrong and it should say “Worse things HAVE happened at sea”

    Nice tattoo all the same…

  19. Melf Avatar
    Melf

    Gratuitous boob shot… I’d like to know what her belly says.

  20. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar
    RooRaaah Crumbs

    Cat – There’s no “of” there, it’s just the script they used 🙂

  21. kevin Avatar
    kevin

    Nicely executed script…it just bugs me when I have to stare at something for 10 minutes trying to figure out what the hell it says…I think that’s going to get annoying for her– having to explain to everyone what the heck it says.

  22. a darling Avatar
    a darling

    It says “WORSE THINGS HAPPEN AT SEA”. No grammatical errors.
    Perhaps if the contrast weren’t turned up so high. You can see it in my iam page.
    The script is totally clear.
    It’s easy to read.
    You guys are all so obsessed with having something bad to say.

    Get a life.

  23. SpeakingofGreg Avatar
    SpeakingofGreg

    Looks rad, frank turner reference?

  24. London Avatar
    London

    i love this.<3

  25. constantine Avatar
    constantine

    i was thinking frank turner reference but i doubt it is

  26. CPF Avatar
    CPF

    Getting worse things of happened at sea would just be stupid. it’s not even bad grammer it’s just plain stupid. Benefit of the doubt that people get the right things written? Looks awesome and a great thing to have.

  27. esther Avatar
    esther

    I love it! My dad’s a fisherman, and that is one of his favorite expressions.

  28. Georgia Avatar
    Georgia

    wow i love this!
    its really nice,
    anybody know the font used for this?
    its fantastic

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