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.

The Cloud Fleets


So, when we received this photo, I just assumed it was some kind of “white trash” tattoo, whether prideful or ironic or whatever. Then I checked the image’s information and, in addition to seeing it was submitted by the excellent Johnny Stiletto at Baltimore Street in Hanover, Pennsylvania, there was a line about “Internet superstar Brian Peppers” and orders to “Google it, mo-fo!” Mercifully, I had never heard of Brian Peppers, but I figured, Hey, what’s the harm in keeping abreast of an Internet meme?

In conclusion, I hate the Internet.

Comments

54 responses to “The Cloud Fleets”

  1. drew Avatar
    drew

    hahahahahaahah.
    im done.

  2. nikk Avatar

    yah……. thats one major nightmare.
    my question is, how does one in a wheel chair and that small, “impose” sex on someone?

  3. andre Avatar
    andre

    i love filth

  4. ParaPlugs Avatar

    So hard to believe this.

  5. penski Avatar

    LEGENDARY.

    *n

  6. Barinthus Avatar
    Barinthus

    I find it really hard to imagine that someone wants to see some guys creepy mug on his arm for the rest of his life, seriously.

    Better yet, I don’t think his potential partners (be them female or male) want to see this guys face etheir.. it’s just skeezy.

  7. Sweep Avatar
    Sweep

    Hahahahahahaha, oh man that takes me back.

    BRIAN NOO!!

  8. Kathryn Avatar
    Kathryn

    Ugh…this is the stupidest tattoo ever.

  9. longcat Avatar
    longcat

    epic tattoo is epic

  10. Narcissus Avatar

    You, sir, are an idiot for googling that. But you’re not going to learn from it, are you?

    The artist did a really good job with making the subject slightly less horrific as a tattoo.

  11. Sara Avatar
    Sara

    Brian Peppers lives about ten minutes away from me. Not kidding. I remember seeing him a couple years ago at Krogers. Hes a weird dude…

  12. keff Avatar
    keff

    well, i think its pretty difficult to have a tattoo like this, as you need to read the storry behind it first… specialy, as in the first moment, it looks like the hate goes against all mongos…
    no doubt, the tattooist did a great job, but the image itself, i dont think its funny at all…

  13. keff Avatar
    keff

    mongos… i meant retarded… (didnt find the word! sorry!)

  14. Lenny Avatar
    Lenny

    That is one scary retard.
    He looks like one of those deformed kids from the Hills Have Eyes.

  15. Vegas Avatar

    ew ew ew ew no no no no make it stop

  16. Austin Avatar
    Austin

    HAHAHA!

  17. Lucyfurr66 Avatar
    Lucyfurr66

    People who purposely modify their bodies in a way that looks shocking to the general public are mocking and laughing at someone who has a real deformity. Sometimes it bothers me (a heavily modded person, to be laughed at and mocked for my choices of what to do with my body), imagine how it feels to not have made the choice.

  18. Brittney Avatar
    Brittney

    God Don’t Make No Trash?
    OF COURSE HE FUCKING DOES! THE MAN IS A SEX OFFENDER!

    … and his picture is absolutely TERRIFYING

    (although my fear is most likely attributed to the fact that he’s an offender)

  19. Plaid Avatar
    Plaid

    hahahaha. before i read the caption i thought it was supposed to be a really shitty portrait of Louie Anderson…

  20. nature223 Avatar

    that is just about one of the most fucking ignorant,hateful,asshole, tattoo..I’ve pretty much ever seen applied to a fucking asshole’s person…fuck them

  21. DD Avatar
    DD

    Check out
    http://pepperstruth.ytmnd.com/

    The music is cheesy.
    I think that this tattoo might actually be a genuine defense of Brian Peppers. Apparently all he did was grope a nurse.

  22. oppositronic Avatar
    oppositronic

    @ #18 “People who purposely modify their bodies in a way that looks shocking to the general public are mocking and laughing at someone who has a real deformity”
    you know it used to be that getting the kinds of mods they (used to) show on this website would mark you as a social outcast, not just trendy. not everyone wants to be normal like you fucking assholes, some people get these extreme mods because they already feel separate from society and want to let people know what the score is before assholes like try to come up and start a conversation about the funniest commercials or something. you are all fucking retarded you have no idea what modding is about or where the real underground scene is at. you are just some hot topic trend fucks trying to stay hip with the fucking trends so fuck everyone and die

  23. 5kem5 Avatar
    5kem5

    23 has it spot fucking on..

  24. Meg s14 Avatar
    Meg s14

    This is kindof creapy considering the fact that i live in wood county… which is right next to lucas….

  25. Tsarin Avatar
    Tsarin

    roflcopter

  26. HayleyTheIrrational Avatar
    HayleyTheIrrational

    This disturbs me on so many levels!!

  27. jayxo Avatar
    jayxo

    Why!? Why lol. Why would any want a retarded convicted sex criminal on their arm!?
    Admittedly its a very well done tattoo, but the image itself is messed up lol.
    You couldnt pay me to have that on my body. Lol.

  28. Lucyfurr66 Avatar
    Lucyfurr66

    #23 said “you are all fucking retarded you have no idea what modding is about or where the real underground scene is at. you are just some hot topic trend fucks trying to stay hip with the fucking trends so fuck everyone and die”

    Calm down dude. No one called you a posuer. Dont be so insecure. I’m sure you’re real hard core and all. Much more so than I.

  29. LivingDeadGirl Avatar
    LivingDeadGirl

    lmao. #23 get a life.
    You sound like your pissed cuz you’re not the “outcast” anymore. which really makes you no better then those “trendy fucks” you seem to hate so much.
    Doing something just for shock value is just as bad as doing something because it’s trendy.
    Besides that, if this tattoo is in fact to make fun of this guy I think its really mean…

  30. Kendal Avatar
    Kendal

    Why would anyone waste skin real estate on this guy’s ugly mug? Blech.

  31. zymotic Avatar
    zymotic

    I’m really surprised how few of you have heard of Brian Peppers. I recognized him immediately in the image.

    Also, #22: http://bp123.ytmnd.com/

    Innocent?

  32. gump Avatar
    gump

    @ #22 ALL he did was grope a nurse?!?!?! seriously? would you want to be groped whilst you’re working? Fucking hell.

  33. Candice Avatar
    Candice

    this tattoo is in bad taste.

  34. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    The tattoo actually flatters him and makes him look better than he really does.

  35. PC Avatar
    PC

    Ugh.
    Why?

  36. Gnar Avatar
    Gnar

    Brian Peppers!

  37. Jon P Avatar
    Jon P

    I would sex him , hell I would sex a goat 🙂

  38. V Avatar
    V

    Of Mice and Men.

  39. JermyaBishop Avatar
    JermyaBishop

    this guys got a double negative on his arm.If you are going to git a stupid tattoo learn better grammar so you don’t seem like tow halfs of a retard.

  40. lornen Avatar
    lornen

    EPIC FAIL

    But awesome execution!

  41. marissaaaaalouise Avatar

    EW EW EW EW EW EW EW EW EW EW!!!

    i would never have sex with someone who had that on their body.
    i hope my boyfriend doesnt get any ideas….. :\

  42. sazmatazz Avatar
    sazmatazz

    if that picture is real… and he does have some sort of disability causing him to look like that…
    modblog, you are a bunch of bad ‘uns.
    he may be a sex offender but dudes, seriously…
    as a disability rights advocate, i am appalled.

    and also, aside from all of that, the tattoo is shit.

  43. Jessorz Avatar

    jordan, “prideful” isn’t a word.

    never heard of Brian Peppers, and after reading about him, I have no idea why this guy would get this tattoo.

    and #43, dont get mad at modblog, get mad at the guy who got this dude’s face inked on his arm PERMANENTLY just to make fun of him.

  44. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    #43, When somebody is a sex offender, as far as I’m concerned, their ass becomes fair game. All molesters/rapists get equal rights in that respect, Disability or no.

  45. Chunky Avatar
    Chunky

    @40 “If you are going to git a stupid tattoo learn better grammar so you don’t seem like tow halfs of a retard.”

    LOL irony.

  46. hammy Avatar
    hammy

    #33 and #45, sex offender laws in Ohio are pretty fucked right now. I’d say groping a nurse is probably pretty low ranking on the scale of sex offenses but a law just went into effect requiring anyone currently registered to continue registering for the rest of their lives, even if their original ruling was just a few years or something. Unconstitutional laws and never allowing for redemption, that’s what we’ve come to for people titled sex offenders.

    Just sayin!

  47. Ktd Avatar
    Ktd

    i followed the link in the caption under the image
    that photo actually made me cry
    fuck that guys scary, why would you want that permanently on thier skin??

  48. xanthox Avatar

    too hardcore for me…

  49. Tranque Avatar
    Tranque

    ….I think some people are missing the main point here.

    He’s a sex offender. Trash.
    Just because he’s disabled, doesn’t mean we should have pity on him when he’s done something like that. As far as grammar goes, I think “Don’t Make No” was intentional. ;p

    I agree, though. How does a wee one like him, in a wheelchair, ‘impose’ sex upon someone?

    I’m pretty sure I could have taken him when I was ten.

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