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.

Nor Steel Nor Poison


Welcome back, ModBloggers! Hope you enjoyed your Labor Day long weekend, considering you are almost surely back at school or work or the acid mines or whatever it is you will be doing every day, forever, until Thanksgiving. Anyway, let’s kick off the next few months of daily drudgery with this adorable tattoo of, hmm, risky sex, we guess? This is what happens when Elvira and Dennis the Menace take a weekend getaway and the only movie on HBO at 3 a.m. is Auto Focus.

It’s Tuesday, dear readers. Back to school.

(Tattoo by Dave Gilbert at Marked For Life in Warren, Michigan.)

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10 responses to “Nor Steel Nor Poison”

  1. jojo Avatar
    jojo

    the girls face is soooo bad.

  2. jojo Avatar
    jojo

    the girls face is soooo bad.

  3. Sarah_kitty Avatar
    Sarah_kitty

    design wise its not great but the quality is there, nice shading. Line work is pretty good too.

  4. Sarah_kitty Avatar
    Sarah_kitty

    design wise its not great but the quality is there, nice shading. Line work is pretty good too.

  5. jojo Avatar
    jojo

    shit, i didn’t even notice her finger the first time, but yikes!

  6. jojo Avatar
    jojo

    shit, i didn’t even notice her finger the first time, but yikes!

  7. jojo Avatar
    jojo

    er. that should have been “fingers”

  8. jojo Avatar
    jojo

    er. that should have been “fingers”

  9. UnconventionalLove Avatar

    Yea, nice color but not so great execution.

  10. UnconventionalLove Avatar

    Yea, nice color but not so great execution.

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