But Terri Peterson of Atlanta, Georgia, in the US, has a stupid tattoo that’s a bit more public than most.
Peterson was selected as a torch bearer for the 2012 Olympics, carrying the torch through Derby in England.
To celebrate her selection, she decided to get her very first tattoo. Not a good idea, as it turns out.
She went to a “really good” tattoo parlor in Georgia and had her chosen design, a torch logo, the Olympic rings and the words “Olympic Torch Bearer”, stitched forever on her arm.
The really good tattoo artist, however, seems to have been somewhat dyslexic. He carefully inked, “Oylmpic Torch Bearer”.
Where others might have gone into absolute hysterics, or possibly grabbed a gun and gone after the tattooer, Peterson took it all in stride. She even declined the artist’s offer to fix it after she pointed it out.
“He felt so bad when he found out,” she said. “He wanted to fix it but I decided I want to keep it. It’s fine. It’s the Oy-limpics. It’s as unique as I am.”