Tons of people all around the world are covered in tattoos. Some people have one, some people have hundreds. Tattoos can be a lot of fun to have and to get.

Some folks put a whole lot of meaning into a tattoo, while others have no meaning at all. They can memorialize someone, they can make someone feel confident, or they can just be for fun. Tattoos should be done safely, though.

Tattoos are very permanent, that's kind of the whole point of them. People are stuck with their tattoos forever. They can be removed by laser or covered, but that is expensive and painful.

People need to get their tattoos right the first time. This is not a hard thing to do, but people still do not do it, resulting in some serious tattoo fails. Tattoos can fail by being designed poorly, executed poorly, or both.

Have a look at these 27 tattoos that turned out so poorly, we wonder if they were for jokes. People need to keep these tattoos in mind for the next time they are thinking of booking a tattoo appointment.