In Fort Worth, it is not the young girls that are making headlines with their odd tattoos, it’s Grandma Hammond, also known as Shirley, or ‘Miss Dixie’. That’s right, Shirley is a 62 year old grandmother, and a cancer survivor, that claims getting tattoos helps her cope with her depression.

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Rodney Pendleton, owner of Peachtree City’s only tattoo parlor, has been arrested for manufacturing marijuana.

From his Villa Rica home, authorities apprenhended Pendleton and his wife Erica after a raid. An unspecified amount of marijuana plants were siezed from within the basement area.
Pendleton and his wife now face felony charges of manufacturing and trafficking the drug. […]

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Hollywood celebrity and film star Brad Pitt sported a new tattoo to the media recently, but nobody could interpret the symbolism behind the design.

The single colour tattoo, made up of lines, seemingly represents the levee system which failed when Hurrican Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005.
Brad is said to be heavily involved in a re-housing […]

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Celebrity Pamela Anderson, the former Baywatch babe, has decided to get her body art removed in a remarkable move as she blieves her tattoo designs will become an “eyesore” as she gets older.

A close friend revealed that the star is seeing the effects of age and hard living on her body and as her skin […]

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Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has stubbed reports Mariah Carey’s wedding to Nick Cannon was a last minute ordeal by revealing the pop diva already sported her married name tattooed on her neck during an apprearance on the show on April 14.

Oprah admits she didn’t think of it much at the time but remembers the […]

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Sean Duffy, popstar, has become sick as a result of what appears to be a severe food allergy. The former Boyzone boy band singer is in hospital to have more tests, but critics suggest the illness may be a result of a recent tattoo.

Keith Duffy, the singer’s father, has denied newspaper reports that his son […]

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A tropical fish supplier, located in Hong Kong, is offering a new service for aquarium enthusiasts. HK Aquaria Mall sells a range of tropical fish that can be dyed with words, patterns or logos of your choice using a special laser.

The supplier explained that they mark the fish’s scales with low intensity laser beams and […]

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On August 22nd in 2007, police responded to a report of a shooting at a popular tattoo parlour, “Mr. Tank’s Tattoo” on East Colfax. Upon arrive, officers found Joshua Trobaugh, 27 suffering from a gunshot wound to the chect.

(Mr. Tank’s Tattoo Parlour)
Paramedics were unable to save him, and as a result of his injuries, […]

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Erie County has announced today that they’re human branding is no longer allowed to be conducted at tattoo parlours in the area. The process, that involves heating a piece of metal and making a third degree, permanent burn, has been banned by the Board of Health members.

“We will notify establishments that they cannot continue branding […]

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It seems like clothing designer Marc Jacobs can’t stay out of the limelight, for all the wrong reasons. Firslty it was for his very public visit to rehab, then his beefcake physique, and now his unusual tattoo designs.

The celebrity was snapped with French actress Elodie Bouchez sporting his spring collection when photographers noticed two pieces […]

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