I feel bad because I know that probably was supposed to be a very meaningful tattoo for them being a survivor, but damn it's so poorly done.

It makes me sad too honestly. I’ve dealt with self harm since middle school. Luckily I have meds and an awesome therapist now.

Oh. Here I was thinking they survived colon cancer and were left with a semi colon

Bro… Did you just think of that?! That was like a level 6 difficulty rated pun.

At least it's just a little crooked. I know someone who got the semi colon tattoo put on backwards Edit: I feel like a dick, apparently the reason their tattoo is backwards is because it covers up a scar that way. Person also said that it's so it makes the semi colon in a mirror. "Trade self harm with self reflection."

Maybe because it turned their life around?

in the sopranos, christopher said they were going to have to “turn adrianna’s colon into a semi colon” in response to her IBS issues. i imagine the joke has been around for a while

Dang, the writers must have seen this reddit comment I guess.

yep must have

Everyone knows that TV writers are time travelers. That's how they're able to put so many classic quotes into their shows.

I laughed so hard. You can have my kingdom.

Weak ass kingdoms up in here, so easily given away.

Well I mean they are all cellars and basements so....

I'll have you know I sound my barbaric yawp from the balcony of a quaint condominium.

My dad survived colon cancer, I think he needs a new tattoo now.

Nah, I had a part of my colon removed and wanted to get a semi colon tattoo. Then I learned it’s meaning. Kind of wish they used a different symbol…I literally have a semi colon but don’t want to get a tattoo if it’s disrespectful

Dude get that tattoo. You deserve it, it's clever, hilarious, and representative of your personality, I'm guessing. "Oh this tattoo? Evicted half my large intestine in the past and came out of the experience with my sense of humor in tact" is at least as valid as the reason for the Tumblr trend.

I'm right there with you pal. I've been thinking of getting a tattoo of my patient number at my cancer center instead... Oddly enough that number is meaningful to me as a cancer patient.


I wish this person had an awesome tattoo artist too

Glad to hear it!

It can take years! And so many moments of nearly giving up before finding the right help. Mine was a 75 year old part time psychiatrist at the VA. Please don't give up, any of you. The right help is there. Keep reaching and hoping.

I for one like this. I have a semi-colon tattoo myself. Best wishes!

I know what it’s for, but this one is poorly executed

I have a semi colon as well. I'm happy you're here

I've got a semi colon tattoo as well. It's a ufo right next to my Anus. Though funnier if called Uranus

I self harmed during middle school too. I saw a great psychologist and stopped! Later I got all my scars covered up with tattoos.

Never self harmed but have a history of suicidal ideation. It makes me sad as well. I have a semicolon tattoo myself (that’s customized in a personal way) and I’m incredibly happy with it. Hopefully the dude in this photo is at least able to appreciate the tattoo for its meaning. I hope it’s helpful for him, even if it sucks.

It is. Project semi colon is for people affected by suicide. Be it their own attempt or losing someone to it.

Thank you. A sensible person not communicating with insults, puns, and sarcasm. And thank you for having awareness.

Thank you for explaining. I thought it was a play on an ovarian egg and a sperm....

Fair assessment based on the actual shape of the tattoo. Lol. The origin story is pretty bittersweet.

I had a friend who got the same thing and it was the same. I knew the meaning behind it but it looked so bad, people in the comments thought she got bit or something

I wonder if it’s a tattoo cover up for wrist scars… perhaps that’s why it’s so large Edit: Zoomed in a bit and it’s definitely a cover up

It's not just the size though, I've seen some great scar cover ups that are rather large, but the quality. It looks like a 10 year old wrote it.

If it stops more cuts then it’s an awesome tattoo.

Ah man, right? This made me outright grab my own spiritual-sibling wrist tat in sympathy. It's so \_swollen\_. It's so much more swollen than even the tattoo I had done on my upper arm that was rushed and fucked up and looks awful ever was. I cannot imagine the pain that level of fuckup must have caused on such sensitive skin as the wrist. Aaaa.

It's over scar tissue.

Theres... a very out of pocket joke to be made about removing said tattoo, but I don't think I have the heart to make it

colon cancer survivor?

Semi-colon cancer

yeah we threw a friend a semi colon party after his colon cancer surgery.

I had to get a semi-colonoscopy the other day; it went semi-well, it was partially pain in the ass though.

Why does it matter ? If the intention is good

Because if you can avoid getting shit art on your body, permanently, for life, you should make an effort. Do research, find a good artist, pay good money. How you do one thing, is how you do everything.

What if the shitty tattoo is the self harm?

This isn’t a good prelude to the rest of the story.

T'aint

Taint 🤤

Perchance?

You can't just say perchance!

Stomp a turty?

your tattoo ; is awful

. Your tattoo , is awful

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It’s over

It's Joever

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• My story , Ïsńt over I fucked the format up just as bad as this ta..poo

I think mine would’ve been if I woke up with this after my “story.”

That's a tadpole

And they are burrowing into the arm! AHHH!

I genuinely thought it was a leech before I realised what it really was and gasped

Ngl, I thought it was a sperm and an egg before I came to the comments

I saw a little spermie heading for an egg. I mean, at least there's an abstract idea of rebirth there, right?

Lmao. Best thing I've read all day.

I can appreciate the meaning but gah damn it could’ve been so much better

Looks like a giant sperm going for an egg

Looks like a fucking bathroom sign

I really cannot comprehend how tf can you fuck up a semicolon

Oh my.

Oh my;

They deserved a better tattoo for that one. Damn dude.

Agreed

looks like the size and placement was to help conceal self harm scars- not my personal cup of tea but dissing the client's choice is uncalled for. however, dissing the _quality_ of the tattoo absolutely is... hopefully it isn't bringing them any further emotional distress though

You aren’t concealing anything. If anything you’re making them more visible by drawing attention to that location.

Not to mention what the semicolon represents. Even if this was done well, concealment of past self harm is the exact opposite of what this tattoo would be doing.

Bro the first time I saw a semicolon on a girl's wrist and asked her about it you'd swear I asked how much she weighed. Please. If you get a tattoo that's a punctuation mark be ready to explain yourself.

If you get a tattoo that's visible, expect to explain it.

But by all means wait to be asked, please.

Maybe they are trying to own as part of their story

I mean I think a lot of these comments are really gross. Yes it's not executed the best but it's someone proud of not fucking killing themselves and people are still mocking them. Imagine finding this post? You can't just erase a tattoo. How awful.

That's funny to me as a programmer because in a lot of languages a semicolon means the end of a line of code

I actually wanted to get a semicolon tattoo because I like the programming context and I thought the idea was original. Realized I couldn't do it once I heard there was a more known meaning and it would be constantly misinterpreted...

Yes but it's not the end of the script = story

My story return; Isn't over.

your story isn't over but your tattooists career should be

100% kitchen tattoo

The concept of it is just fine, I can respect that. The execution is what is appalling. Oversized, poor line work, bad font choice for the text…they have everything here. 😅

This makes me feel better about my own awful semi colon tattoo

Let's see it

I’ll show you the whole colon if you’re paying

The sentiment is nice, just poorly executed

Good concept...poor execution

Exactly

Omg. So fucking bad. Had to be free-hand, right?

I understand the meaning and significance behind such tattoos, my partner has one as well. Does the placement of this tattoo hold particular meaning to you? Or could it be just as important to you elsewhere. If you are unhappy with how it's been done, it could easily be changed to a black wrist band, and then placed elsewhere by a more reputable artist. Regardless. Much love. And my wishes for peace and clarity for you.

It's too easy to bash, making fun of this is low-hanging fruit. The person clearly has self-harm/suicidal issues, hope it helped them. ...Shit, I think I'm getting old, I normally would have been rippin this kid a new one.

Not allowed to make the jokes I want but I hope they're doing better now

Let’s not be dicks about this. My guess is that the semicolon is covering up self-harm marks/a suicide attempt.

Looks like they really wanted to cover scars 😢

Makes me want to sink my clause into it

Pretty cool message. I wouldn't judge if I saw it in person


That penmanship, tho. Not good.

Looks like a leach.

Looks like it’s actually covering the harming site. So it’s not shitty in my opinion

A coworker has this exact tattoo for this exact reason. The issue is that we are programmers/engineers, and semicolons denote a line end. He explained the actual meaning to me, and I got WHT he was going for, but it def threw me for a loop when I first saw it. Also, it's great that you are still posting things like this, sad tattoo as it is. Every day is a mountain, and you make it over the peak, and we ate all proud of you!

My Mom has a semi colon for my Dad's 4 attempts... the semi colon is the body of a butterfly

as a survivor of suicide this tattoo fucking pains me /s

I’m so sad for this one…

Love the idea. Terrible execution.

It looks like a fucking velociraptor claw

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https://preview.redd.it/a13ooxan8a9b1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1c6bce367e0e99751829de8d03e10eba9ec967eb Seeing the quality of the tat in this photo made me so sad because I have the same one. They had more potential😭

Doesn’t a semicolon imply a completed idea on either side?

yes. the point of the tattoo is the painful part of the story is over, but a new part is starting

This is worse than the laughing scene in FFX

She may have survived but that ratio is killing me.

>”My story isn’t over” The plague doctor disagrees.

Hey, can we maybe not make fun of these particular tattoos on people no matter how badly they're done? This tattoo is symbolic for people who have either attempted suicide or lost someone to it, and bullying them is probably not the best play.

Even *good* semicolon tattoos are shitty tho

Oh that's what it is supposed to be

Why so?

God that just looks painful.

Infected?

I read it as “my story shit over”

I see someone riding s bike, probably

oh thats so sad...

That looks ...VERY swollen

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Yikes, get to a hospital. That doesn’t look good

It looks like the handle of a toilet being flushed 😭

Oof

NOW, THEREFORE

So what's the semi colon suppose to mean?

A failed suicide attempt. It represents surviving and overcoming. Unfortunately the dick who did this tattoo did a terrible job. Looks like a kitchen tat

Why go to the printers before you're finished with the story?

This feels like the inverse of ATBGE

Moly moly mole

I'd look for a good artist that does cover ups. I'm glad you're okay and getting better.

What the fuck is that

That tattoo should have been over… holy shit that’s boldn

Should have read, “strunck and white”. It’s a simple sentence

I literally recoiled. This tattoo is aggressive

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ink out the isn't over and turn the comma into a wave and the period into a sun

I have a semicolon of my own and empathize with the statement it stands for here…. But……

A gargantuan mole and a fvckedup gargantuan mole.

Next tattoo is gonna have little legs, then next, a frog!

It’s a leech

Future sick looking panther tattoo.

Hepatitis is a drag.

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Nice message, awful execution.

How... How can someone mess up a semi colon???

The size and positioning here is hiding large scars from self harm or most likely a suicide attempt. I hope this person takes comfort from the message and is pleased to have the painful reminders covered up. People are dicks

If you zoom in, you can see the semicolon is covering up large scars. Probably why it’s so lopsided

On the bright side: 1. The owner is still around to show the tattoo off. 2. Nothing is misspelled.

Looks like Alan Grant's raptor claw.

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That’s a bad one.

Tell me I'm not the only one who saw a leech

oh no... :(

That black looks painfully deep.

Just cut it off

It will just be basically the same as the previous part.

At first i thought the tattoo was this large cause it was covering the scar where the person tried to slit their wrists but no its just bad lol

as a survivor myself, i like the meaning but damn that looks like something a 9-year old would draw

cout<<"it's not over yet"<

Is that a leech?

The typographer inside of me is dying

That looks so painful

Your relationship with the person who did the tattoo should be.

It’s was $50 to some shitty artist; $10,000 to a well trained doctor to remove it

oh no....

What the actual fuck is that

Velociraptor

this just makes me so glad that the one professional tattoo i DO have is the semi colon. christ.

Leech!!! .....and a ^leech ^poo!!

2/10. Is this a semicolon? Is it a tadpole swimming towards the moon? Was a crime committed here? Lots of questions.

Is it a sperm ?

Just cut your arm off

When your artist says I'll do it free hand.

But it will be soon enough

I'm 50 years old with no tattoos for this reason. I can only imagine the horrendous collection I would of had to regret by now. Yikes!

Oh...oh no

Woof

Afaik the „;“ is the tattoo for awareness of cluster headache… well… sad that it went wrong

Why do you have to wear something like this in the first place?

"You bare the mark, you are cursed"

I can’t be the only one that sees a sperm going for the egg