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Kicked by Snark

Written by

Jordan Ginsberg


So, i’ll confess that, upon seeing this tattoo, my initial reaction was something along the lines of, “Well, that’s … literal.” And then I noticed “xkcd” in the image information, and realized … I’m just a jackass. Context, after the jump.

(Tattoo by “The dude that lives in Thailand” at Wild Tattoo, somewhere in Sweden.)

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28 responses to “Kicked by Snark”

  1. JamieKirsten Avatar
    JamieKirsten

    oh my god, i looove xkcd
    the ink is wonderful :]

  2. Dandy Avatar
    Dandy

    lol very cute, im surprised at the size thou!

  3. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar
    RooRaaah Crumbs

    Beautiful!

  4. CoryVictorious Avatar
    CoryVictorious

    You’re a towel!

  5. Sean Avatar
    Sean

    http://xkcd.com/231/

    my favorite XKCD

    <3

  6. JustJen Avatar
    JustJen

    That is the fucking best!!
    My favorite is: http://xkcd.com/162/
    It means something special to me.

  7. Your Slice Of Life Avatar
    Your Slice Of Life

    Hahaahaha, xkcd is the greatest. I love this tattoo.

  8. Dann Avatar
    Dann

    someone submit this to Digg. Anything XKCD gets headlined immediately.

  9. shib Avatar
    shib

    Fuck digg right now. Apparently everything BME is considered adult content and can’t be submitted.

  10. the wong fuckin person Avatar
    the wong fuckin person

    i dont get it 🙁
    can someone elaborate?

  11. drew Avatar
    drew

    i dont get it either. perhaps b/c im not a cat person…

    sad face…(only b/c i dont get it, not b/c in not a cat person)

  12. Amy Avatar
    Amy

    I absolutely love that scene. A lot. Mostly because it’s so true.

  13. Vile Avatar
    Vile

    Epic :3

  14. Fluorescent Panda Avatar
    Fluorescent Panda

    Win, win, win!

  15. Bunson Avatar
    Bunson

    MMmmm. Cuddle time.

  16. bikuki Avatar
    bikuki

    This is one of my favourite tattoos ever. Want.

  17. BettyAtlas Avatar
    BettyAtlas

    Yes! I love xkcd with an undying passion.

  18. Shaolin Fox Avatar
    Shaolin Fox

    I have had this on my fridge forever, and it makes an even better tattoo!

  19. brute Avatar
    brute

    when i first saw that xkcd drawing i snorted sprite out my nose with glee, then printed it out and taped it to my door. LOVE THIS

  20. Myke Avatar
    Myke

    I don’t get it =[

  21. Meredith/IAM:etoile Avatar
    Meredith/IAM:etoile

    LOVE IT! Brilliant. One of my favorite xkcd cartoons ever. Excuse me, EVAR.

  22. Viking's Valkyrie Avatar
    Viking’s Valkyrie

    *giggle snort* oh I loves it

  23. Paula Avatar
    Paula

    This is so amazing. I’ve never been huge into xkcd but I’m loving the humor.

  24. Pee Avatar
    Pee

    To those of you who don’t get it…
    You can replace “cat” with “puppy” or “cute little baby” and the message is the same… the closer you get to cat/puppy/baby, the more stupid you begin to sound:
    “Oooo… look at his widdle nose! Look at it! Oooo… goochie gooo” etc.

  25. Tranque Avatar
    Tranque

    Ahaha…I love it.:3

  26. snark Avatar
    snark

    Hi… I’m an op in #xkcd, and I go by snark. When I kick people, it says “kicked by snark”. I’m trying to work out why the url here says that. o_O

  27. katy prost Avatar
    katy prost

    so great. I wish more people would stop taking tattoos waaay to seriously and throw more of these little guys in 🙂

  28. Chrematisai Avatar
    Chrematisai

    AAHHHH!!! THE BEST THING EVER!!!!

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