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.

Three Thousand Years of Beautiful Tradition


We’ll confess that we have a very hard time saying no to John Goodman tattoos—especially when some enterprising individual (in this case, Vincent Leblanc at Traditional Tattoo in San Luis Obispo, California) decides to combine his legendary performance as Walter Sobchak in The Big Lebowski with a goddamned zombie. Was Walter just not enough of a sociopath in the film that you had to give him an insatiable hunger for delicious brains, too? We approve, of course—Zombie Sobchak can get you a toe by three o’clock with the best of them. You may just have to extract it from his lower intestine.

Comments

12 responses to “Three Thousand Years of Beautiful Tradition”

  1. Shawn Avatar

    Im staying. Im finishing my fucking brains.

  2. Shawn Avatar

    Im staying. Im finishing my fucking brains.

  3. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    So what are you saying? When you get die you turn in your library card? You get a new license? You stop being a zombie?

  4. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    So what are you saying? When you get die you turn in your library card? You get a new license? You stop being a zombie?

  5. jojo Avatar
    jojo

    Totally awesome idea, but poorly executed. He looks more like a booger than a zombie.

  6. jojo Avatar
    jojo

    Totally awesome idea, but poorly executed. He looks more like a booger than a zombie.

  7. areku Avatar
    areku

    The only thing that could make this better? If this tattoo was of him mauling The Jesus.

  8. areku Avatar
    areku

    The only thing that could make this better? If this tattoo was of him mauling The Jesus.

  9. VOMIT Avatar

    hahahahahaha holy shit

  10. VOMIT Avatar

    hahahahahaha holy shit

  11. Maria Avatar

    just greattt hahahahhaha

  12. Maria Avatar

    just greattt hahahahhaha

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