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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 105 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Don't get portrait tattoos till they're dead. That way they can't disappoint you.

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 101 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Surprisingly, people can disappoint you after theyre dead.

[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 45 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Ugh yea, turns out Grandpa was kind of a bigot

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 19 points 4 days ago (4 children)

hey at least he wasn't a founding member of the third iteration of the klan (the current one)

[–] dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If only it was the second iteration, which was a glorified MLM to bilk those bargain nazis out of their money in exchange for fucking klan memorabilia.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

"the least problematic klan was the second klan, and other confusing things you don't want anyone to say to you"

[–] dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

All iterations of the klan are bad and stupid. But #2 was the least bad and the most stupid, so that's something.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

the worst thing about the second klan was it gave the founders of the third klan an opportunity to meet each other and go "oh! you're a HUGE bigot, too?"

[–] dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago

Agreed.

Hopefully when the modern incarnations (such as the GOP) die, we get the comedy version only.

[–] nickiwest@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I've recently been reading about them, and this is honestly pretty accurate. (Keeping in mind, of course, that even the least problematic klan was still extremely problematic on an objective level. It's just relative in this particular statement.)

They were super anti-Catholic, which feels almost quaint now. But they were their own worst enemies and eventually the greed and excess at the top caused the collapse of their entire pyramid scheme.

Strangely, that gives me hope for the US right now. History could repeat itself with our far-right techno-oligarchs.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 days ago

just be ready for what rises from the ashes. because it was from that collapse that the Indiana Klan reorganized into the group we know today

[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago

Yep, I'm gonna let you have that one. Roger wouldn't eat a hotdog in Provincetown and was meticulous about bug spray in Key West. Both of those are bad, but not klan bad.

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[–] Kanda@reddthat.com 5 points 4 days ago

Vegeta is dead... Kinda

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 3 points 4 days ago

This is the reason I wish I died as a child. Nothing but good memories for my family.

[–] ZERONOVABLOSSOM@sh.itjust.works 65 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Vegeta’s had some work done goddamn

[–] _fryerDan@sh.itjust.works 34 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] Themosthighstrange@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

Vegeta got thos DS lips

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 35 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (5 children)

I appreciate the joke, but damn, that's an ugly Vegeta. Looks more like Channing Tatum.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 44 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The coverup artist was skilled but there's only so much one can do with those balloon lips.

[–] nickiwest@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's not like they can selectively erase the ink that's already there.

[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Apparently they can around the ears

[–] neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 4 days ago

Vegeta can get into contouring. Don't police her.

[–] dewritoninja@pawb.social 14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Looks more like David Martínez grilling shawarma

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 8 points 4 days ago

I blame it on Vanessa. It's all her fault

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 7 points 4 days ago

first of all:

  1. i would kiss this Vegeta
  2. i would kiss channing tatum
  3. also i'd kiss original recipe vegeta, but only after he got his life right. so like not original recipe but like… several arcs in
[–] GarboDog@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago

Congratulations on the transition Vegeta! 🏳️‍⚧️

[–] sober_monk@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Hey Vegeta! What does the scouter say about the cringe level?

[–] GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago (2 children)

If that’s real that is both a terrible tattoo, and a terrible cover up tattoo.

[–] deft@lemmy.wtf 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Pretty funny though imagine your dumb ex gets a tattoo of your equally dumb face. You split. And they cover it up with Vegeta.

Actually that sounds pretty cool... I'd love to be Vegeta

[–] GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It’s a terrible cover up because you can still see almost the entire original tattoo through it.

[–] deft@lemmy.wtf 2 points 4 days ago

Oh yeah the execution is shit

[–] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 days ago

You don't like snatched Vegeta? Cmonnnnn

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago

Oh man now I can jerk off to it!

[–] volvoxvsmarla@sopuli.xyz 10 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Honest question as someone who has no tattoos: why do people get cover ups instead of getting the tattoo removed? Is it a price issue? It often looks like a deliberate choice. But I cannot imagine that having a funny cover up of a tattoo you regret and still end up being reminded of is better than having it gone altogether.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 25 points 4 days ago

a coverup is considerably cheaper and less painful than a removal. also, a removal often comes with a lot of visible scarring so a coverup can end up being less noticable

[–] freudian_slop@programming.dev 10 points 4 days ago

Laser removal cost 10-100x more than a cover up tattoo. Hurts even more and you need do multiple sessions. There is no guarantee that the removal works and sometimes you get a worse result.

I don't recommend searching for unsuccessful tattoo removal pictures. You will see some bad removal attempts and also some medical gore.

[–] nickiwest@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Why do people take the time to cut exes out of photos instead of just throwing the photos away? Sometimes it's about the pleasure of forcibly removing every trace of them from your life. It can be cathartic.

But I also acknowledge that it could also be about the cost and/or difficulty of removal. Not all removal procedures are 100% effective. If you're not entirely sure it will work, a cover-up could be a more effective choice.

As with all things, I'm sure the association fades over time. Sure, the new tattoo might remind you that the other one is there for a while. But then it becomes its own thing and you think about the old one less until one day you just don't think of it at all.

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

Stop deadnaming him! He's Vegeta now!

[–] observantTrapezium@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago
[–] canihasaccount@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

What does the scouter say about his power level?

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago
[–] jaaake@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure this is photoshopped, unless they got some ink removed around her eyeliner/shadow.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 4 points 4 days ago

White ink over the top?

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 2 points 4 days ago

Vegeta, how much is the fish?

[–] kalkulat@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

oh oh .. there's that old vegeta ble again.

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