No Regrets: The Best, Worst, & Most #$%*ing Ridiculous Tattoos Ever [Paperback]

Aviva Yael (Author), P. M. Chen (Author), David Cross (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 20, 2008

Dr. Phil, Gay Unicorns, and Jesus Christ...

They're all tattooed on someone's ass. Or face, or whatever. Remember that time you were wasted and thought it would be a good idea to get a tattoo on your leg of Maury Povich shaking hands with Sasquatch, but your friends talked you out of it at the last second? Well, some people don't have any friends...

Aviva Yael and P. M. Chen spent a year going to tattoo conventions and tattoo studios all over the country, chasing, stalking, e-mailing, calling, interviewing, ambushing, and hunting down whomever they could in order to find the most insane tattoos out there. What started out as a joke in a bar became a year-long tattoo safari that's presented here in all its full color, balls-to-the-wall, train-wreck/beauty-pageant glory.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"These are the best tattoos I've ever seen. There's more creativity collected in this book than in an entire episode of Dancing with the Stars." (Nick Zarin-Ackerman, usician, The Virgins )

"Either I'm dumb or super advanced, but the tattoo of the dinosaur wearing the fanny pack is pretty amazing. I don't think of NO REGRETS as a joke book actually--it's an ideas book. Is getting a light-bulb tattooed on my forehead pushing it? I didn't think so either. Thanks guys!" (Lesley Arfin, Vice magazine columnist and author of Dear Diary )

"This book truly lives up to its title. It's a hilarious compendium of extraordinarily bad decisions that last FOREVER. If you ever thought of getting tattoo of a beef-chicken, Michael Moore, or an ejaculating penis, maybe after reading this book you'll think again. I laughed, I cried, I gawked. But mostly I just gawked and laughed. Actually I only gawked and laughed." (Michael Showalter, comedian )

"You should buy this book and then get a tattoo of it on yourself. Seriously. This book is hilarious!" (Demetri Martin, comedian, The Daily Show )

"If you buy this book and have it lying around your dorm room, people will probably stop in, glance at it, and f**k you as a quick 'thanks' for sharing something so cool." (Eugene Mirman, comedian )

About the Author

Aviva Yael is a writer living in New York City. She is into clothes and food and stuff.

PM Chen is a part-time basket-weaver, writer, and three-time silver medalist in the luge. He lives in Brooklyn, NY with his pet fish and six cats.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (May 20, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446582077
• ISBN-13: 978-0446582070
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.4 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #719,842 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 33 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Why pay when you can get it for free? May 17, 2008

By Rae Schwarz

Format:Paperback

Given the amount of web sites devoted to "crazy" tattoos, this book seems like a regurgitation of some average bits of content found on some of them. The photo reproductions are uneven in quality and have been cropped right down so that almost all bodily context is lost. The captions remind me of the ones that CREEM magazine used to run under photos back when I was 14 years old, and I'm pretty sure that's the same age bracket that will like the ones found here. The authors had a good idea, but then executed it in a slapdash fashion and seemed to have kept all the best stories and jokes to themselves.

Rather than pay for this book, just go to your favorite search engine and just do a few image searches. You'll get the same quality and you can make up your own captions.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars It's Interesting what people will put on there body. June 16, 2008

By Thomas Matthew Eddins

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

I expected a little more story to each Tat, but this book was great to sit around at work and laugh at peoples misfortune. I look forward to a sequel.
I recommend this to someone that has a slightly twisted sense of humor. Bring it out when your hangin out drinkin. It is mainly a picture book.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Hillllaaaaarious! June 2, 2008

By J. Blevin

Format:Paperback

This is the sickest, funniest book! I can't believe the sh%t people get inked on their skin. Finally a book has come out about this. Really fun!