Top 20 Worst Tattoos
Published on November 24, 2007 - 78 Comments
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Tattoos (whilst removable with extensive laser surgery) are permanent scars. They can occasionally be tasteful, but for the most part are not. Sometimes they are downright ridiculous. This is a list of the top 20 worst tattoos. (As usual, click each image for the full size view).
1. When getting an “In Memoriam” tattoo, it is best not to completely disrespect that person for the remainder of your life.
2. There has got to be an equally bad inside joke regarding this tattoo.
3. What? No Princess Leia!
4. The scariest sex you’ll ever have.
5. Ok, getting your hands done has pushed the limits of good taste.
6. “Yeah, I Am looking to get a buck-toothed naked Indian straddling a corndog….Yeah, a corndog.”
7. “Hi, I am here for the daycare assistant position.”
8. “My tattoo could beat up your tattoo!”
9. Ladies, see Number 4 above. Now multiply by 10.
10. I will not sleep until I know the story behind this tattoo.
11. “Me a stalker? I am highly offended you make such an accusation. Oh, the tattoo….its uhh my nephew.”
12. The mugshot was funny for 1 day. Now make it two.
13. This guy’s last name better be Maytag.
14. The Japanese symbol stands for “intense therapy needed”.
15. I think he wanted Elvis or Celine, not Elvis and Celine.
16. “Your honor, I’d like to admit the following as evidence. We rest our case.”
17. I am speechless.
18. I bet his momma’s proud!
19. Ok, this bellybutton, anus thing is officially out of hand.
20. You didn’t need the tattoo to let us know you were a nerd.
Contributor: teacherman
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1. Shabab - November 24th, 2007 at 2:42 pm
wooooooooohoooooooooo first comment babyyyyyyyy!!!!!!….too excited to say nething else !!!!!
2. Cyn - November 24th, 2007 at 2:42 pm
#4 and #9 .. make for better abstinence propaganda than anything i’ve ever seen.
*ugh*
3. Cat Skyfire - November 24th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
Good job on getting real tattoos. I was actually surfing for bad tats last night, and a couple that made the list were clearly paint jobs. (Beautiful, artistic, different, but also washable and not painful.)
I think the dragon weener would be the most painful…
4. sdggrant - November 24th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
Oh god, number 9 made me laugh…There is a picture on the net floating around of a guy who has an elephant tattood down there and his penis is the trunk, that made me laugh
5. Shabab - November 24th, 2007 at 3:20 pm
#1 the worst tattoo ive ever seen. really.
#4 OH MY GOD….the only dude who would do this chick is #9. *puke*
#6 looks nice enough to not be on the list….really…its not as bad the other ones….
#7 retard
#9 wouldnt let a needle come anywhere near my privates let alone do THAT !!!!! no seriously, how is it that a man who thinks that is “okay” to do is either not in prison, or in a mental institution.
#14 HAHAHA only the people who brought us bukkake and hentai are twisted enough to let this be on their skin
#16 how very very very stupid….these kind of people should be shot so they dont reproduce….
#17. he looks like he thought for approximately 30 seconds before he decided he wanted this on his face. forever.
#18 i think this is kind of a good idea…no really…very creative….
# 19…not the same as above…..just makes u remember how the inside of ur belly button smells….yuck
#20 loooooooooosseeerrrrrrrr
6. jfrater - November 24th, 2007 at 3:21 pm
sdggrant: I guess if you can’t afford penile surgery it is the next best thing
7. teacherman - November 24th, 2007 at 3:27 pm
There are literally thousands of bad tattoos floatingaround the net, I could have done a top 100. The corndog one, although not artistically bad, is just so bizarre, I had to include it.
8. conni - November 24th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
It takes all kinda people! My man and I have matching koi tats on our thighs, but that stuff is too much! Thank you so much for that list! I’ll be laughing for quite some time!
9. Patrask - November 24th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
Great list!
I’ve been thinking about making a list like this for some time, but teacherman apparently beat me to it. Damn you!
That said, my friend has a very crappy tribal tattoo on his arm. It’s not crappy in itself, it just doesn’t match his other tattoo (the placement isn’t very good either). I’ll see if I can find a picture of it.
10. Cat Skyfire - November 24th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
sdggrant: The elephant one is just body paint.
11. angelina - November 24th, 2007 at 3:57 pm
Those were great! I was thinking about getting another tattoo . . . can’t decide between #4 and the corndog . . . JK! Love the captions also!
12. Emily - November 24th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
wow…. whats with all the nudity lately????
13. jfrater - November 24th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
Angelina: hahaha! That comment could win best listverse comment!
14. jfrater - November 24th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
emily: warming up a new category. Regular lists to follow - we must cater to all tastes
15. Cat Skyfire - November 24th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
Do a search for Mr. Cool Ice and you’ll see the hideousness of his tattoos in FULL glory. Front, back, and head…
16. Tlmabp - November 24th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
whoa the #4 creeped me out, I can only imagine the face of the dude when she take off her pants.
#9 how can that dude withstand that kind of pain omg.
#17 ………
well j good list(as always) keep up the good work.
17. Kati - November 24th, 2007 at 4:25 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBCD34F0PYc
video of mr cool ice.
it’s not in english, but wow.
18. Jevanzz - November 24th, 2007 at 4:26 pm
What on earth happened to “Zune Guy”? Surely he has to be on this list somewhere. http://www.engadget.com/2007/0.....e-tattoos/
19. Columbo - November 24th, 2007 at 4:47 pm
Here are some more you can add to the list…
http://cottonandsand.com/sandandcotton/?p=594
There are a surprising amount of belly button vaginas/buttholes. (Or unsurprising, considering…)
20. angelina - November 24th, 2007 at 4:55 pm
jfrater: I think you just found your next list!
21. Daniel - November 24th, 2007 at 5:09 pm
jfrater: Definitely do a “Top Ten Best Listverse Comments”
22. angelina - November 24th, 2007 at 5:26 pm
Columbo: Hilarious! The Homer Simpson is my fave by far! Ouch!
23. Juggz - November 24th, 2007 at 5:28 pm
You know you have hit it big when people are excited that they get the first comment. And i wouldnt call these the “worst” tattoos, maybe some of the worst places but to be honest some of the tattoos are really well done, no matter then intentions behind them.
Keep in mind i said SOME, not all!
24. SubliminalDeath666 - November 24th, 2007 at 6:07 pm
Number 1 looks like a zombie…
25. Anna - November 24th, 2007 at 6:15 pm
maybe i’m just missing something completely,
but can someone explain to me why #10 is so bad?
26. YuppiePunk - November 24th, 2007 at 7:04 pm
Good list, thanks. We’ve got a few others you might enjoy:
There’s one on TV show tattoos:
http://www.yuppiepunk.org/2007.....ttoos.html
One on cinematic tattoos:
http://www.yuppiepunk.org/2007.....ttoos.html
And one on band tattoos:
http://www.yuppiepunk.org/2006.....-band.html
They’re not all bad tattoos of course, but then again not everyone is cool enough to rock a Chachi tattoo anyway.
27. torn and frayed - November 24th, 2007 at 7:19 pm
I believe that the girl on the corndog is from a painting by Robert Williams.
I am a tattoo artist and even I wonder why the hell people do these kinds of things to themselves.
Mr. Cool Ice just cracks me up though.
28. Shant - November 24th, 2007 at 7:26 pm
Wow, some of those are quite terrible.
I AM MR COOL ICE.
29. StewWriter - November 24th, 2007 at 8:04 pm
I have several tattoos on my arms/shoulder areas and I have always been cognizant of exactly what and where they are. How these people, be it drunk or otherwise (and I have NEVER been that drunk) decide that they desperately need asshole bellybuttons and snake dicks is so beyond my comprehension as a human it’s just staggering. Art work as beauty aside, think before you ink, friends!
30. Ravyn - November 24th, 2007 at 8:58 pm
I have one tattoo. It is on my right shoulder blade. It is of a blue fairy. It took me 10 years of debating before I got it. I wanted to make sure I really wanted it, I really wanted it there, if it was the exact picture i wanted. I am now thinking of my second tattoo. I want an armband that is made of my kids names. But it will be a while before I get it because I want to find the exact font type.
31. thaifighter91 - November 24th, 2007 at 9:56 pm
what’s wrong with # 10, it’s just a lighthouse scene. it’s not the best tatto but it’s not the worst, or am I missing something?
32. Twyla - November 24th, 2007 at 10:18 pm
I would say that many of these people were wayyyy too bored, or had extremely bad taste.
Are we SURE 17 is a tattoo?
33. Anna - November 24th, 2007 at 10:18 pm
glad to see i’m not the only one missing something on #10
34. boliyou - November 24th, 2007 at 10:43 pm
As re #9: Someone took the term “trouser snake” too literally.
When #4 and #9 are 50+, I don’t envy them the laser tattoo removal, either.
35. Crimanon - November 25th, 2007 at 3:39 am
9 is just righteous, Great detail, good colors. 16, is funny but if you hate him so much why tattoo his name on yourself.
Had a Friend Jim, went out and got his first tattoo, He shows up at the hangout and flashes everyone. He opted for a thought bubble about his junk with an arrow pointing down that said “The Other White Meat”. Most of the time I’ll congratulate youfor getting poked for the first time. I think he hit the “this was a bad idea” stage of life about an hour after he showed up.
36. Dandelion - November 25th, 2007 at 5:23 am
What were they thinking? Oh my god…
37. teacherman - November 25th, 2007 at 7:13 am
#10 just struck me as so blahand unoriginal. It’s a huge tattoo of a lighthouse, not even a specific lighthouse. It doesn’t seem to be copied from a photograph. The grass is brown and the sky is purple and the shoreline doesn’t match when it goes behind the lighthouse. It’s just a really bad tattoo. I just can’t imagine what was soooo inspiring about thislighthouse to have someone devote an entire leg to it.
38. bootlicker - November 25th, 2007 at 9:59 am
#17 — this guy has guaranteed that his entire life will consist of the words - “You want fries with that?”
39. petey mcgee - November 25th, 2007 at 10:16 am
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/0.....e-too-far/
check this one out, this HAS to be up there
40. Jorgegrl - November 25th, 2007 at 11:49 am
I am thoroughly surprised this one isnt on here AND that no one has mentioned it yet.
http://pictures.humpingfrog.co.....-ever.html
It IS a little graphic though. BUT its not on there and should be. LOL.
And as for the rest, I do definately agree. WORST TATTOOS EVER
41. rp - November 25th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
Awesome. Mr Cool Ice still has me laughing.
42. Butterfish - November 25th, 2007 at 1:42 pm
You missed out spider webs around the elbows.
43. Diogenes - November 25th, 2007 at 6:41 pm
OK, I’m just going to have to let it be known….I am actually The One that has all of these tats! The fuckers above in the pictures are all posers! Go to any tattoo convention and you’ll see me there. I am Steve-O’s hero. These dudes that try and strut their stuff, knowing that I am “The One” have got another thing comming to them. …ok…I cant keep this up again. I’ll puke, I confess, my flesh is squeaky clean. To the guy with the cow anus: You rule!
Your my virtual buddy. ahem…dont get the wrong ideas if you happen to read this.
44. sdggrant - November 25th, 2007 at 6:49 pm
butterfish, I watched a documentary and read a few books on the Aryan brotherhood, and spiderwebs are supposed to represent that that person had committed a murder. Fun stuff, eh?
45. ChuChu353 - November 25th, 2007 at 9:20 pm
Interesting list. Tattoos are fascinating to me, but I am in full agreement with StewWrither “Think Before You Ink.” I have two tats myself and both of them carry significant personal meaning to me. My first is a claddaugh over my heart to always remind me of where my family came from and the second is a labrys on my shoulder marking my coming out.
46. EAL - November 25th, 2007 at 10:11 pm
#16- I saw Ray Romano at the Knicks game Saturday, so i’m guessing she didn’t get to him yet(I’m also assuming it’s a she)
47. Samardeep - November 26th, 2007 at 1:10 am
Amazing Pictures. I agree, really some of them are the worst.
48. Butterfish - November 26th, 2007 at 7:08 am
sdggrant - that’s not the explanation I got from a former co-worker with that tattoo. His explanation? ‘well, it fills the gap, see.’ A less racist blood-thirsty idiot you couldn’t hope to meet, but he did get drunk and get tattoos.
49. Grumpus - November 26th, 2007 at 7:32 am
It’s not a corndog - it’s a waterplant called a cat-tail. I believe it is also called will-o-wisp, marsh mallow, and (perhaps the inside joke of the tat) pussywillow.
50. Kelsi - November 26th, 2007 at 6:51 pm
Wow, these are um, interesting. And I actually sort of like number 9…not that, if I were a man, I would ever do such a thing. =p Definately makes me feel better about my decision to not get any tattoos.
51. jbjr - November 26th, 2007 at 11:48 pm
A washing machine? What about a fridge, or stove? We have number 8 with a tat of hulkster and number 7 that looks like a pro wrestler.
17 I too am speechless.
52. Ben Tyrrell - November 27th, 2007 at 2:36 am
I’ve seen a goatse tattoo before, I’m suprised it’s not here.
53. Columbo - November 27th, 2007 at 9:58 am
Here are a few more ones to check from the same site I posted earlier. Say goodbye to your faith in humanity…and also your lunch.
http://cottonandsand.com/sandandcotton/?p=765
http://cottonandsand.com/sandandcotton/?p=1117
54. andy - November 27th, 2007 at 2:14 pm
the indian woman riding the corndog needs psychiatric help, it’s wrong of us to laugh. a speech bubble with ‘duhhh’ would have fit nicely. i think it might be margot kidder. great line, i was howling.
55. dofnup - November 27th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
In one of the many tattoo mags I have collected through the years, there was a guy with a full sleeve of ears of corn. Just ears of corn covering his entire arm, ending in a sort of spiral into an infinite universe of golden corn on his shoulder. The quality of the tattoo was superb, and the colors were incredible … but to this day I still want to know the story behind it. Honestly, a full sleeve? Of corn? Ah, well, I may never know the answer …
That, and the guy with the new-skool flaming salt shaker. WTF? o_O
56. miss_ali1984 - December 19th, 2007 at 9:48 pm
If you are willing to go through the pain of tattooing your entire penis or vagina, hopefully you’ll be able to endure everyone you ever try to have sex with never wanting to see you again after they see your genitals.
57. CitizenFly - December 25th, 2007 at 7:03 am
Yeah, you should try get 9 and 4 together, what a couple they would make. I have 1 tattoo and had no problem with it, didn’t think it was painful at all but I reckon 9 was.
58. DOC SAVAGE - December 29th, 2007 at 8:54 am
#1 I would cram the “so called artist”tattoo gun up his ass and a real gun in his mouth and put him on the “ROAD TO GLORY”.Looks like he used an autopsy photo instead of the one he was provided! People like this have ruined the industry. That is why I don’t tattoo for a living anymore!
#2 NO COMMENT The tattoo speaks for itself
#3Just another idiot thatshould move out of his mothers basement and GET A FRIGGIN’ LIFE !!!!!
#4 Talk about BAD BREATH !!!
#9This guy has got balls,I can see um!
OUTTA ROOM! E-mail me savagesounds @ gmail.com
59. Chandy16 - January 1st, 2008 at 7:46 pm
#14 is actually fine, at first glance, then u look at it again and see how crazy vagina crazy it is. Then number 18 is just hilarious, I think my fav. one.
60. Slammerworm - January 4th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
#1 would make sense if the recipient utterly detested the woman in the photo, though he would have to hold the picture up for the (vague) similarities to become obvious. The chap in #5 better hope that a child-raping homicidal cannibal doesn’t decide to name himself ‘Mr Cool Ice’. #12 That IS James Brown (though rendered as James Green) as he was captured in his infamous dust-drivin’ bust back in the ’90s, isn’t it? Jeeze, I hope that’s painted on. #13 is actually kind of cool…
61. opensaysamy - February 1st, 2008 at 6:49 pm
I LOLed at number 5.
62. Polly Odyssey - February 8th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
OH MY FREAKIN’ LORD! A WINDOWS TATTOO? PUH-LEASE!
63. doz - February 12th, 2008 at 11:28 am
hahahahahahahaha
64. bucslim - February 12th, 2008 at 11:43 am
This list is contributing to my losing the will to live. You hear me jfrater - THE WILL TO LIVE!!!
Good Lord almighty! What kind of inbred, Springer rejected ass clowns are we becoming when we have to tatoo our naughty bits?
# 9 makes me cry for the downfall of all humanity. On top of the tatoo, he’s got a piece of steel shot through the head?!?!?
# 4 has completely shattered any hope of ever having sex again.
WREEEAAATTTCCCHHHH!!!!
65. Den - February 22nd, 2008 at 4:04 pm
The lighthouse is Cape Hatteras in the Outer Banks, NC…I’ve been to it..http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/north-carolina/cape-hatteras.php
the rest..are hideous
66. dlyrica - February 22nd, 2008 at 4:07 pm
#10 is Cape Hatteras..I’ve been there..its an actual place I dont see anything wrong with that tattoo..
The rest however are just sad
67. Mors - February 29th, 2008 at 11:23 am
I LOVE this website. Seriously it’s one of about 3 I check everyday.
One thing I must say though that I seriously disagree with is your comment: “Tattoos (whilst removable with extensive laser surgery) are permanent scars. They can occasionally be tasteful, but for the most part are not. Sometimes they are downright ridiculous.”
True, some tattoos are flat out stupid, but ‘occasionally tasteful’? It sounds like you mean 1 in 1000 is alright. In my experience (My hubbie is tattoo artist), at least 90% of the ones I saw are either nicely done, or at the very least have a great meaning behind them, and can easily be ‘fixed and cleaned up’ if need be. Personally, I have 7 including a chest piece that covers the entire top part of my chest. My father HATES tattoos, and he even likes my tattoos, because of the meaning behind them.
Just a thought man, no offense meant at all
I love your website!
68. Mike - April 13th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
#19- Goatse!
69. greenpogo - May 5th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
as someone else has said already, i dont see anything wrong with #10. the rest - lol - outragious. there was a woman who had her internal reproductive organs tattooed on on both sides of where they would actually be… i wish i had that pic to post.
great list - great site
70. Taija - May 11th, 2008 at 6:47 am
#1 I feel so sorry for the guy who tok this tattoo.
#9 Ouch. Doesn’t getting a tattoo like that hurt?
#20 This is the best one, without a doubt.
71. Iron Chin - May 17th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
From the OP’s intro: “They can occasionally be tasteful, but for the most part are not.”
Wow. Close minded much? Tattooing, whether you like it or not, whether you agree or not, is a legitimate art form. That being said, there’s absolutely no accounting for taste, or personal preference. If someone wants to make their belly button look like a snatch, or a cow’s asshole, then more power to them.
As a heavily tattooed person, as well as a member of Mensa and all around good guy, I can say that the MAJORITY of work I see these days (including my own) is very high quality, and for the most part tasteful. Taste is relative to each individual. Would I ever, in a million years, get any work done that even remotely resembled numbers 18 or 19? No. I won’t comment on whether I would (or do) have my junk tattooed, but I can assure you, that if I did (or do), it would be (or is) in very good taste.
I sincerely hope you aren’t really a teacher, and if you are, I hope it’s at a higher level than grade or middle school, so your pupils can (hopefully) see your glaring prejudices for what they are, and not take your every word as gospel.
72. Jazz ;) - May 26th, 2008 at 8:07 am
OMG ! whats with the washing machine??
and #9 and #4..there just weird !
and #1.. thats just plain evilness ! i dont know who i feel more sorry for..the bloke with the tattoo or his wife !
73. lucy jess n becky =) - June 23rd, 2008 at 5:24 am
the tattoos r fuking awful lol but funny wot a freak show lol
74. Mark - June 25th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Dang, I bet getting your wiener or women parts tattooed would HURT :-O!
75. danni - June 26th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
i must be the only one, but i thought that dragon penis tattoo was hot…
its so original and different
76. Johnathan, the greatest. - July 2nd, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Okay, In regards to #4, If my girlfriend had a tattoo like that, I’d never have sex… period! And #9, Okay, first of all, my hand is longer than that dude’s penis. I’d NEVER get a tattoo like that, it just seems too painful! I wonder what that guy was thinking!?
77. lou x - July 12th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
omg!!!!!
78. philipa - July 16th, 2008 at 3:06 am
these images are completly out of sense. some of them are unthinkable.. for me, the number one of all above is the piccture number 13, a washing machine?????? speechless..