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Don’t Quote Me

Written by

Jordan Ginsberg


“Thought of it the other night and couldn’t stop giggling at the idea,” says Dannzilla, “so the next day I got it done. I am very pleased and amused. I’m pretty damn white, but probably even more effing nerdy.” Good times.

(Tattoo by Rian at Cold Steel America in San Francisco, California.)

Comments

14 responses to “Don’t Quote Me”

  1. bob Avatar
    bob

    just need a segway on each side to top it off

  2. jake Avatar
    jake

    there needs to be more weird al tattoos

  3. wotnwhy Avatar
    wotnwhy

    And look, Weird Al Yankovic has already written a song about you! ;0)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xEzGIuY7kw

  4. Natasha Avatar
    Natasha

    Yay! Weird Al!

  5. Jackie Avatar
    Jackie

    Awww, I love Rian and his work. That whole shop is so fun to hang out at.

  6. Brandon Avatar
    Brandon

    So does she like Kirk or does she like Picard?

  7. Jon P Avatar
    Jon P

    I love the fact so many young people are getting visible tatts. University gets you nowhere whese days, so why not just fuck up your employment opportunities further with tatts on your hands? I know I’d like to. F*ck the world! 🙂

  8. oppositronic Avatar
    oppositronic

    what teh fuck is this shit? i hope you cry when you realize you’re not hard at all and you have the stupidest fucking reference on your hands for the rest of your life. the revolution is coming and its gonna be fucking hard so get ready for action, and shut the fuck up brandon, nobody likes kirk so don’t be an asshole

  9. dannzilla Avatar
    dannzilla

    A) I didn’t get this entirely from Weird Al, it’s something we in the shop (I actually work at Cold Steel) say all the time to describe the boys we think are cute.

    B) Captain Kirk all the way.

    C) Don’t knock an education, I have my Bachelor’s in Art and not only work the counter at Cold Steel but I’m also the company’s graphic designer and do freelance work. I may be young with visible tattoos, but I also worked my way through high school and college, pay all of my own bills, and even do my own taxes. With my list of references I could easily get a job anywhere in the world. Being young and tattooed doesn’t have to be synonymous with young and fucked for life. Fuck the world indeed.

  10. dannzilla Avatar
    dannzilla

    and who shit in your cereal Oppositronic? don’t take things so seriously.

  11. Amandagee Avatar
    Amandagee

    i love her and i don’t even know her.

    i wish we could make babies.

  12. Liza Avatar
    Liza

    Racial categorizations are flawed.

  13. catharsis Avatar
    catharsis

    cutest girl of all time right there.

  14. Kayla Avatar
    Kayla

    I would also like to join the young, visibly tattooed including hands, and paying my own way club.
    Fuck the world? Fuck generalisation, more like. 🙂

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