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We can all agree that WordPress has some staunch supporters. But who would have thought that one WordPress user would go so far as to get the WordPress logo permanently tattooed on his arm?!

Well, just this month, Ed Morita of Baker’s Hours got this custom WordPress tattoo on his inner arm and has completely shocked the WordPress community.

He explained his reasons for getting the tattoo, I have been a blogger in some form or another since 2004, and I have been using WordPress for most of that time.

He also stated, WordPress has been a big part of my life, and like other big things in my life I think that it is time for me to get inked.

Well, that is true devotion!

Would I get a WordPress tattoo? No, I doubt I’d tattoo myself at all, much less tattoo myself for anything that I use. Instead, I’ll stick to writing plugins and developing WordPress websites.

But what about you? Would you tattoo yourself for any brand?

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21 Responses to “Would You Get A WordPress Tattoo?”

On February 16, 2009 at 6:46 am,Raju wrote:
errrr… Nope, I won’t EVER get a tattoo
On February 16, 2009 at 7:56 am,Kim Woodbridge wrote:
That seems a little extreme – he must REALLY love WordPress. I recently saw a photo of a tramp stamp with a bible verse from Corinthians so it’s hard to say what compels people.
I do have a tattoo – it’s one of the only things I regret doing when I was young. I always try to convince people not to do it but they never listen.
On February 16, 2009 at 8:59 am,Velvet Blues wrote:
@Raju: My sentiments exactly!
@Kim: Yes, this is very extreme. I doubt that Matt, WordPress creator, would even tattoo the logo on himself… And WordPress is even more important to him! lol.
And yes, I remember you mentioning your tattoo in your ’7 secret things’ post. I’d never get a tattoo because its just soooo permanent. And with my luck, my tattoo artist would likely make a mistake and I’d be stuck with a big ‘ooops!’ for the rest of my life. haha.
On February 17, 2009 at 1:29 am,Barbara Swafford wrote:
Nope, no tattoos for me, either. I always wonder what those tattoos will look like when someone is eighty years old and their skin has wrinkles and/or sags. I’m getting a vision.
On February 17, 2009 at 2:50 am,Nihar wrote:
I am with raju. I won’t get a tatoo
On February 17, 2009 at 2:51 am,Kurt Avish wrote:
Huh… not because its a WP tattoo… but i like my skin as it is lol… so no tattoo for now.
On February 17, 2009 at 4:06 am,Velvet Blues wrote:
@Barbara: Haha. Yes, that is a good motivation not to get one.
@Nihar: Yeh, this guy is getting a lot of publicity because people cannot believe that someone would do this.
@Kurt: Yes, I feel the same way. WP or not, no tattoo for me.
On February 17, 2009 at 11:07 am,Carla wrote:
Yikes! I would never tattoo myself with any brand. I have one small tattoo on my ear, but I don’t have plans to get any more (brand or no brand).
On February 17, 2009 at 3:05 pm,Dennis Edell wrote:
Aye Curumba, buy a friggin t-shirt sporty. I wouldn’t even tattoo my own brand! Hmm…
Anyhoo, who’s taking bets that a year or so from now something will surface that he made some coin for doing it somehow…
On February 18, 2009 at 12:01 am,Velvet Blues wrote:
@Carla: Yeh, and this guy’s tattoo is much larger than the one your probably have on your ear…
@Dennis: Yes, I wouldn’t be surprised if he got paid for it… He must have gotten something. Other people who have been tattooed by brands/companies in the past were paid for their efforts.
On February 18, 2009 at 7:46 am,Ben Pei wrote:
Now thats sick. I won’t definitely!
On February 18, 2009 at 10:21 am,Velvet Blues wrote:
@Ben: Yes, you’ll just stick with fancy hair.
On February 18, 2009 at 5:20 pm,Kikolani | Blogging, Poetry, Photography wrote:
In general, the only thing I can think of that I would be permanently happy with is a tattoo of the Japanese characters for peace and love. A company or brand? Never. No matter how strong or popular they are now, they may not even be around in the future, and then you’re stuck with it. Or you have to have it painfully removed, and still left with funky skin scarring.
~ Kristi
On February 20, 2009 at 6:04 pm,Velvet Blues wrote:
@Kikolani: Yeh. If I were to get a tattoo, it would have to be something timeless (and small). And I agree, I’ve seen the results of tattoo removal, and it isn’t ever too good…
On April 8, 2009 at 4:18 pm,tattoo website wrote:
I’m a WordPress fan. And, yeah, why not – the WordPress logo’s cool!
On May 12, 2009 at 4:21 am,Harsh Agrawal wrote:
I love wordpress but I will never replace my tattoo with wordpress. Because of I will do so I have to get another tattoo for dell, twitter and facebook too
On September 22, 2009 at 8:15 am,tattoos wrote:
No, I wouldn’t regret it. I love wordpress. If I had thought about it earlier, I would have wanted it. Now it’s not original anymore. But still, it is a cool tattoo!
On December 15, 2010 at 12:07 pm,Sanjay wrote:
I love wordpress. But there’s no way im gonna get that tattoo. Its gonna look sick!
On March 13, 2011 at 4:26 pm,best tattoo removal wrote:
why not, if the guy has been blogging since 2004, I guess it’s pretty safe to say that in some way WordPress has been a pretty big part of his life but I guess getting tattoo visual way to remind himself of this
On April 13, 2011 at 7:57 am,Anne @ cheap custom shirts wrote:
I love and patronized WordPress but I will not have myself a tattoo because I will not be comfortable in it. But in fairness, I admired Ed Morita for that tattoo. That’s his way of showing his love for WordPress.
On September 2, 2011 at 9:57 am,SEO Shop wrote:
Im a massive fan of WordPress but im sure their are more important people in the persons life that would have deserved a mention!