Posted on 06/23/2009 11:13:18 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
A teenage girl who claimed 56 stars were tattooed on her face as she slept when she'd only asked for three has admitted she was awake the whole time - and lied because her father was 'furious'.
Belgian Kimberley Vlaminck said last week she woke up in horror to find her face covered in the stars of various sizes which spread out over the left-hand side of her head.
She went on to blame the Flemish-speaking tattooist for not being able to understand her French and English instructions.
Amid a frenzy of media attention, she then vowed to sue tattoo artist Rouslan Toumaniantz for the £9,000 she needs for laser surgery to have them removed.
She said after the tattooing: 'It is terrible for me. I cannot go out on to the street. I look like a freak.'
But the 18-year-old has finally confessed she did not fall asleep, that she wanted all the stars and was 'fully aware' of what Toumaniantz was doing.
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I wouldn’t let that dude serve me fries, much less point a sharp object at my face.
That was so low of her to lie.
I’ve got a tattoo and my wife has a couple, but we have them in locations that are easily covered by regular clothes.
Unless you’re willing to live with the long-term consequences of having a tattoo in an openly visible place, don’t get inked.
I hear you....that part about not judging a book by it’s cover wears very thin.
Top Ten Reasons Scars are Better Than Tattoos
1. Scars can never be misspelled.
2. If you have a scar on your face, you can get a job just about anywhere. If you have a tattoo on your face, you’d better be able to sing, box or cook hamburgers.
3. If you’re a woman and have a scar on your breast, you can garner sympathy as a cancer survivor. If you have a tattoo on your breast, face it, Toots, you’re a tramp.
4. If you’re a veteran and have a scar, people think you’re a war hero. If you’re a veteran and have a tattoo, you’re just another drunken sailor.
5. If you have a tattoo of Bambi on your butt, no story you dream up will make you seem cool. If you have a scar on your butt, even a little imagination can make you a legend.
6. Tattoos can fade and sag as you age. Scars just gain character.
7. Nobody is going to see your scar and say, “Ooh, did it hurt?” Even a simpleton can figure that one out.
8. No one will ever want to fight you because of how your scar looks. Whereas your “Rap Sucks!” tattoo could lead to some angry reactions from some unsavory dudes.
9. Tattoos speak for themselves. Scars always have better stories behind them.
10. Tattoos can be bought. Scars have to be earned.
I gotta say, with the jeans and shorts I like to wear, you can usually see my piercing. And it’s super-cute!
Other way around, smartarse.
Guilty.
Neither.
I have my right ear pierced.
The reason I have my right ear pierced?
Most people are right handed. When in a fight, they swing with their right hand.
A roundhouse would hit my left ear.
I only wanted one hole in my earlobe, not a bunch of holes in the left side of my neck from the post.
Fun list.
Concerning #4. My veteran nephew has a large cross tatted on his arm. I think it’s pretty gutsy considering he was deployed to Iraq.
“...no tattoos, and I’m 23. Am I missing something?”
Probably just Hep-C or worse.
Desperate attempts to draw attention to one's self. It screams "Look at me!!!". Actually, that is true of a lot of things in this world.
Not only will all the tattoos of stars across her face keep her as a bottom feeder for the rest of her life, but I would bet that some government will be supporting her as well. I just hope she doesn’t come to the US because I don’t want her taking a penny of my tax dollars.
0bama has plans for my taxes and my other income that he doesn’t get yet.
LOL
THanks for the laff.
Was in the garage with my pre-teen boy. Held up a pair of dykes (wire cutters, get your mind out of the gutter) and asked him if he knew what they were for. When he said “no,” I told him that if he came home with an earring or piercing I would knock him down, put my knee on his chest, and use them to pull the hardware out. He knew, after a second, I was kidding, but I think (I hope) I made my point.
Unless there are new technologies that are better than what I have seen, it is impossible, unless the judge is Stevie Wonder.
While that may be true, most people who actually WANT to get in a fight have no formal martial arts training.
Besides that, my right ear isn't my weakest part.
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