How far would you go to get what you wanted? Or, more specifically, what would you do to get a new mobile phone? 

We’re still laughing here at Tattoo Fashion after we found out one tattoo enthusiast got a picture of the desired handset on his leg to win one!

TJ, from Toledo, Ohio, entered the competition launched by RIM after they asked: “What would you do for a BlackBerry Storm?” We’re convinced that the judges weren’t quite expecting this particular response. TJ was picked from over 3000 entries (the image was sent via his existing phone) and is now planning his “The iPhone sucks” tattoo. We’re also sure he won’t be receiving an iPhone in the post anytime soon.

And worse still…   

Although we found the above amusing for several days, our giggles soon turned to astonishment and sympathy when we found out about the two Indonesians who were ‘tricked’ into having dragons tattooed across their faces.

The two men were told that they would be employed as intelligence officers if they had dragons permanently inked onto their faces. But, after undergoing the painful process Nanang, 30, and Bambang, 40, soon realised they had been victims of a cruel hoax. 

The two men are currently being treated in hospital and Indonesian police said it was the third such hoax to have been reported in recent months.

Contact us if you’ve heard of any other extreme of funny stories of people who have gone a little bit too far with tattoos to get what they wanted. We would love to hear from you!

A toddler’s love for the Simpsons has scarred him for life after suffering a reaction to a temporary tattoo on his forearm.

Vinnie England, 3, was holidaying in Benidorm with his family when he got the two-and-a-half inch image of the spikey-haired cartoon character on his right arm from a street stall. Just days after returning home, Vinnie, from Southmead, Bristol, complained that his arm was hurting and the temporary image began to redden and blister. His bemused mother, Hayley Shipway, said his skin blistered and a red ring appeared around the outline. “The next morning it had got much worse, so I took him back to the doctors,” says Hayley. “As soon as I lifted his sleeve and showed the nurse, her face just dropped.”

At least she didn’t have a cow. Man. Tattoo Fashion says: Always buy from a safe retailer who you can contact and more importantly, always follow the instructions carefully.

A US dental technician has etched his way into the record books by being ‘crowned’ the world’s first tooth tattooist. Steve Heward, who is also a trained tattooist, hand paints diminutive works of art on crowns and has been operating Heward Dental Lab in Utah for 20 years!                                 

Heward says: “I’ve been tattooing teeth since the early 1980s and depending on the complexity, it can take from five minutes to an hour.”His designs include anything from Mickey Mouse and Abraham Lincoln, to Elvis and bowling balls. So, when you next fancy ‘filling’ some time, a trip to the dentist could be one of the most exciting things you could do! Well, maybe not..

The gay community is in uproar and tattooists across the country are waiting in suspended anticipation as a respected man of the cloth has suggested a rather controversial tattoo.

The Rev Peter Mullen, chaplain of the London Stock Exchange, faces a possible disciplinary hearing after calling for homosexuals to be tattooed with warnings about the perils of gay sex in a cigarette-style health warning!

The Reverend, 66, has insisted it had all been a joke and has nothing against gay men. His blog, however, contradicted this explanation by stating: “Let us make it obligatory for homosexuals to have their backsides tattooed with the slogan ‘Sodomy can seriously damage your health’”.
A spokesman said: “While clergy are entitled to their own personal views, we recognise that the content of this text is highly offensive and is in no way reflective of the views of the Diocese of London.”