Portal Tattoos: The Joke That Won't Be Funny When You're 50.
I can't really talk about body modifications, I've had more than my fair share of needles in me. There is a certain point where I want to shake people and tell them "Your grandkids won't get the joke"! I love Portal, I really do, but this is going to far. Some fascinating person (gender and name unspecified) decided to make an interesting statement on their legs using two of the most popular internet meme's currently circulating the webotubes. While the joke will eventually get old (chocolate rain anyone?) and people will forget all about it, the tattoo is actually pretty witty. If I wasn't so concerned with the immediate future I would probably have something like that done.
Cake And Lies Below Your Thighs [Kotaku]
Asterick
Posted to Hot Stuff, Video Games on 7 November 2007
· Comments (8)
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Considering I don't even get the joke (I'm waiting for Orange Box on the PS3) and the fact that this will be a relic of some game when people look at it 20 (10? 5?) years from now, I'm prone to agree with you, Asterick.
What are these people thinking?
I agree that this is a bit much... OK, it's alot much; but is it really any stranger than Betty Boop, or a panther scratching at your chest? I guess the point is that people don't get tattoos for their grandkids. The question is: will HE still want them ten years from now? Maybe, if the Companion Cube becomes the next Pac Man or Mario.
Wanna take bets how likely that will be?
I think Portal's a great game. I think it will go down as one of the more-memorable ones in video game history. Better than Mario? More-popular than Sonic? Will it even be revered more than Half-Life? Maybe not (read: probably not), but like the Dreamcast, people will be hailing this game for quite a while.
Plus, that guy's getting his 15 minutes... that's all he was looking for, I'm sure.
I'm not saying that anyone should get a tattoo for anyone else, actually that's the LAST thing you want to do.
There are two things you should never get in the tattoo world:
1) Names of boyfriends
2) Things that are funny, because eventually, the humor will wear off.
This is why I'm not upset by tattoos like Princess Peach and Mario, there is no punchline.
I broke the cardinal rule, Asterick. I have my partner's initials in the middle of a larger piece. When he's mean to me, I just remind him that I can just black his name out and no one would ever know.
This is not the first time this site has judged harshly peoples choice of body mods.I would think that this of all places would be tolerant but apparently it's funny to make fun of people because of they way they decide to make themselves look.I am really disgusted with this place.I will have to say that panda is the worst offender but I think I have had enough of all the judgement here.Have fun you catty bitches.
Glenlivet:
There's a difference between being being accepting and recognizing questionable art (which body mods are). This ink job is not very creative, the art style is only average, and the idea behind it is superficial at best, especially in comparison to what a lot of *good* ink stands for. There's a reason people put a lot of thought into their ink jobs, and that's because it's (duh) permanent! If it's going to be permanent, you better have some real meaning behind every tiny drop of ink that goes on your skin. This one looks like it had all the thought of a teenager getting a flying unicorn through space or a throaway tribal...
All the power to the person who decided to get it. It doesn't mean anyone else has to like it, however.
hi there, i'm the artist that did the tattoos at my shop, Twelve 28 Tattoo in Brooklyn, NY.
i've gotta tell you: a lot of people are interested in getting video game based tattoos.
the best part about tattoos is that it is completely individual, so while you may not like tattoos/body modification, broad generalizations about what's best for people is something to consider being a little more open-minded about.