Tatoo warning thread

Discussion in 'Translations and Tattoos' started by Big_Dog, Jun 28, 2014.

  1. Big_Dog

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    This thread is for tatoos in foreign languages that weren't well thought out.
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    I was waiting for a ferry once, and there was a whole swarm of other cyclists waiting to get on. I spotted a tattoo on someone's leg with the Iron Man logo and some French. I kept watching and waiting for him to turn round so I could see the rest of it. I wasn't disappointed.

    "La vie est plus queue respirer."

    I suspect autocorrect was to blame. :)
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    biTsar Active Member VIP member

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    Wonder what kind of tail he had in mind ?
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    Cainntear Active Member VIP member

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    If it was a tail. Sounds like *rse-breathing to me. Life is more @rse-breathing.
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    I guy I use to work with was half russian and had some phrase tattooed across his arm. serbian cyrillic is different to russian, but a lot of the letters are the same so while I couldn't read all of it (let alone understand it) I noticed a few of the characters were mirrored. I don't think I ever ended up telling him though since it seemed to mean a lot to him.

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