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Tag: Body Piercing

  • Off the Rails

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    Oh, hello there, ModBloggers! Hope the solstice treated you well. Our week begins with one of the great minds of our time, Myke, having one of his patented “Eureka!” moments, but will we ever know what’s going on inside that head? An idea for a renewable energy source? A way to save newspapers…through song? Hamburger earmuffs that effectively deal with the complexities of the Pickle Matrix? I’m sure we’ll find out when the time is right.

    Welcome back, folks, but don’t get any big ideas.

    (Tattoo done at Blue Lotus Tattoo and The Piercing Lounge on a rainy Saturday in Madison, Wisconsin.)

  • This Week in BME

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    Well hey now, it wouldn’t be a proper end to a week without it being a casual Friday, am I right? That’d be Ari up there, dick just flappin’ in the breeze, standing next to noted adult film star Jacob Romero. But why? Well:

    Blue Boutique (Ari’s place of work) was throwing this gay couples sex toy party, so they got him to come in and autograph DVDs and shit. […] When [he] came in, I knew what I had to ask: “Hey bro, can we get a picture…with our dicks out?”

    Those are the kinds of tough questions that win awards, my friend. And just like that, our little week has run its course. What went down this time around?

    – Oh dear God, the throat goat is back. Hide the children.

    – Wayde Dunn is still a magician.

    – This terrible story about whatshername with all the stars on her face crash-landed into our lives, killing thousands.

    – Some horndog was licking swords all over the place.

    – Chuckie from Hungary stuck a worm in his septum, and the children all cried.

    – Not to be outdone, Babasom loaded up his schnozz with spicy peppers. Ball’s in your court, Chuck.

    As always, we’ll pop in briefly over the weekend, and then come Monday, it’s back to normal. Until then, enjoy your weekend, folks, stay safe and, of course, thank you for your continued support of BME.

  • Still Life in the Scenery

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    This hellhole of a week is finally wrapping up, folks—we can forget all about goons with faces covered in stars, several thousand straight days of rain and whatever else was contributing to our collective misery the past five days and just enjoy the sun as summer rolls into town (for real, hopefully). And hey, as long as our mood is changing for the better, why not keep the good times coming with the heart-stompingly adorable show_pony37, showing off her DIY split tongue. What’s not to like?

  • Make It Dance

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    There was no information included with this photo, unfortunately, so we’re unable to pay proper tribute to this gentleman and the various ways in which he succeeds at being an outright bad-ass (or at least at wearing nicely done bad-ass tattoos). Fire, skulls and two sets of horns (although one looks more like a blade)? Hey, sometimes we’re easily impressed.

    After the jump, another anonymous entry dealing with a serious medical condition we like to refer to as “Skullgina Dentata.”

  • Balmy Sweets

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    Well hey, it’s our old friend Babasom, checking in for our vaunted “Irregular Septum Jewelry Week” here on ModBlog! Babasom is, of course, known for, among other things, just cold stickin’ things through that huge septum piercing of his, all the time. Here, he’s stowing some tasty jalapeno peppers, surely because he does not trust the people at Chipotle or wherever to provide sufficiently spicy fare. To be fair, I would shove the merciless peppers of Quetzlzacatenango up my nose a million times over before ever letting a worm poke around in there.

  • Never a Stab Nor Squirm

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    Sure, we’re all aware by now of the irrefutable fact that, over the course one’s life, the average person will eat several hundred thousand spiders, typically while sleeping, because spiders are nature’s pranksters. As Chuckie from Hungary up there illustrates, however, a lesser-known (but no less chilling) tidbit is that, on average of once a month, an earthworm crawls right up your damn nose. Chuckie’s stretched septum piercing confused this primitive monster from lodging itself in his brain, luckily, but most of us, sadly, will not be so fortunate.

  • Far From Cliff or Scar

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    Good day, ModBloggers! Here we have old friend of BME, Lassi, he of the Mundus Absurdus boys, sporting some shiny new horns (screwed into transdermal implants, natch) and inspecting the integrity of that glass baton he’s got there. And all that glass there, teardrops in his ears included? All custom-made by the illustrious Jason of Gorilla Glass. After the jump, another shot of Lassi, and hey, while you’re at it, take a peek at BMEshop’s Gorilla Glass selection (and anything else, for that matter) and, if you like it, pop in ilovebme as a discount code and you’ll get 15 percent off until tomorrow. Awesome? Awesome.

    See more in “Transdermal Implants“ (Implants) (members only)

  • Settle on Your Skin

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    It really doesn’t get much dumber and more incompetent than, well, pretty much everything in this news post from earlier, am I right, folks? Let’s wrap things up today and wash the taste of idiocy and mediocrity away with this adorable couple from Moscow, Russia. Maybe there’s hope for this silly species yet. Another shot of the lovely pair, after the jump.

    Have yourselves a good night, ModBloggers. Until tomorrow.

    See more in “Big Nostrils“ (Nose Piercing)

  • PromoBlog: Meg Is Coming To A City Near You (Hopefully)!

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


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    Hey folks! Friend and BME Roundtable contributor Meg is on the move! Yep, she’s packing up and leaving the dreary, wintry east coast for sunny California, and, as luck would have it, is going to be working along the way. She’s one hell of a piercer and scarification artist (See: the lily up top), so if you’re going to be in the same place as she is on the following dates, there’ll be no time like then to get some world-class work done:

    Cincinnati, OH: June 19-21
    Medina, OH: June 22-24
    Philadelphia, PA: June 26-28 (at Infinite)

    To book an appointment, message her on IAM or shoot her an e-mail HERE. Don’t miss out!

  • The Calm Brow

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    Guh, are we live? Can you hear me, ModBlog? Sorry about the radio silence since yesterday afternoon—a combination of Internet and computer problems at The Manor have hamstrung this operation we all enjoy so much. But…I think things are back in working order and we’ve moved beyond those aforementioned technical difficulties. And, hey, what better way to enter this brave new era of technological competence and reliability than with this beautiful, intricate cutting by the increasingly ubiquitous Wayde Dunn while working out of Infinite Body Piercing in tropical Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. And the cutting? Well, it’s on Burgh, who you may remember from spawning this murderous little darling. You want a shot of his face? Yeah, just poke around after the jump.

    Welcome back, ModBloggers. What’s the point in ever being born again?

    See more in “Misc. Cuttings“ (Scarification)

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