Several of my friends have literature inspired tattoos (from song lyrics to T.S. Eliot quotes), so I was delighted when I came across this online project which charts the tattoos of like-minded people. Some are questionable (I wouldn’t have a page from Fight Club covering my back, partly because nihilism and my spine wouldn’t get along, and partly because I wouldn’t want people saying “I love that movie!” every time I took my shirt off). Some are magnificent. I’m now very tempted to get Tintin tattooed somewhere, or a Marquez quote. You think an Obama tattoo would be ill advised? I mean, I love the guy but what if he snaps one day and orders the death penalty for barbers, or something? Then I’ll be the guy with the tattoo of the barber-killer.
Ooh! Barber. Now I know what to get a tattoo of.
That Wily Sonofabitch has qualifications to rule a country. I’m thinking if Obama bottoms out, we have an excellent backup candidate.
Vote Babar. He’ll work for peanuts!
3 responses so far ↓
1 luke // Jul 14, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Heh. I was so about to do that post.
2 american pundit fighting // Jul 15, 2008 at 1:17 pm
getting an Obama tattoo would have the same fanboy meets JoeBlow, serious politico meets Who Magazine reader vibe a Fight Club Tattoo would have.
You would need a twist on the image so it doesn’t date. Maybe Obama in wrestling trunks or something.
3 paul // Jul 15, 2008 at 2:08 pm
How about anime Obama?
You know, with tentacles or something. Secret muslim octopus megabastard super funtimes?
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