So many people out there have tattoos these days. It's common to see someone with a few tattoos or a whole bunch of them. Tattoos are a big part of some people's lives. They are used in different ways by different people. For some people, tattoos are used to remember a person, a place, a thing or a pet. They can be beautiful memorials. For others, they are used to express some creativity and individuality. Sometimes they don't need a meaning, they can just be art. No matter why someone is getting a tattoo, though, they need to put some thought into it.

Tattoos are forever, so getting one done right is important. Not everyone who can tattoo is good at it. Whether it's a bad design, bad execution, or a lethal combination of the two, there are so many tattoo fails out there that are just plain embarrassing. Reddit has a few subreddits for sharing bad tattoos. Here are just 27 of them rounded up from the web.