Engadget logo makes top 10 in crazed man's tattoo contest

We've had our fair share of laughs from Zune Guy's obsession with inking his body with permanent reminders of just how infatuated he is with Redmond's PMP, but we must say, it's a bit weirder to see someone coming ever closer to doing the same with our logo. Apparently one Egor Lavrov has established a tattoo contest in which he accepts donations as votes for logos, and after the polls close, he has agreed to give 25% of the money raised to charity and 25% to the person who submitted the winning tattoo idea. Oh, and he's going to get the most highly ranked image inked on his arm. We'd be dubious about paying to cast a vote (read: we'd refrain entirely), but what's up with our model being on steroids, anyway?

[Yevon @ Jul 20th 2008 9:51PM]

That photo better be PhotoShoped, otherwise- ewww...

[psychoticdream @ Jul 20th 2008 10:09PM]

yeah its a photoshop
because if its real then yeah.. thats not muscle, google synthol idiots
those guys are hated by the bodybuilders

[James @ Jul 20th 2008 10:23PM]

This is the real picture of the guy:

http://www.tattoolizator.com/tattoo_pics/454.jpg

[Ellianth @ Jul 20th 2008 10:29PM]

or you can just click the read link and see photos of the guy.

[High Ranks make you sterile @ Jul 21st 2008 8:37AM]

Engadget... pay him $50 to get yours.... then immediately change your logo.

[John @ Jul 20th 2008 9:54PM]

if that isn't a fake picture of his arm, what's even weirder is that his other arm isn't anywhere near that developed, considering that he wouldn't be able to move it enough to get it to his other shoulder...

[Ruben @ Jul 20th 2008 10:03PM]

Is he Reggie, the Guardian?

[Pochi @ Jul 20th 2008 10:08PM]

Click the link. It's a fake. Why Engadget is the only fake, I do not know.

[Ryback @ Jul 21st 2008 2:35AM]

The body belongs to Greg Valentino.http://www.ebicep.com/greg-valentino.html

[sirnoobius @ Jul 20th 2008 10:00PM]

let's get him a hello kitty tattoo

[Bunson @ Jul 20th 2008 10:00PM]

Seconded

[Tony @ Jul 20th 2008 11:11PM]

I prefer the Pedobear.

http://www.tattoolizator.com/en/view_tattoo.php?id=482

[hiko36 @ Jul 20th 2008 10:05PM]

I think those are user submitted and someone likes the combination of Roids and The Big E...

[Rocko @ Jul 20th 2008 10:02PM]

steroids can get you biceps that huge? Flexing his arm in a shopping mall must be like dropping a magnet in a metallic farm: chicks become attracted to this man at astronomical levels!

[Alex @ Jul 20th 2008 10:18PM]

Haha, doubt it.

[notYou @ Jul 21st 2008 8:32AM]

It's not a matter of attracting chicks, it's what _kind_ of chicks does it attract?

I suspect it's "chicks" missing a tooth (or more!), with first names ending in i, and originating from Daytona Beach, FL or some similar trailer-trash town.

(truth in advertising: Go help me, I live in Florida - for 20+ freakin' years! - but thankfully, I'm a born New Englander, like 95% of the rest of the schmoes here)

[Steffen Jobbs @ Jul 20th 2008 11:05PM]

True, women always equate muscle size with penis size. You pencil-necked computer nerds wouldn't stand a chance to be chick magnets unless you carried a couple of iPhones. As much as you people type comments in Engadget you'd only get bulked up fingers. Not very impressive at all.

Bulked up fingers = BABE ATTRACTING FAIL

My avatar would attract more babes than most of you. Of course, he carries a big banana at all times. Hot babes like big bananas.

[jason @ Jul 20th 2008 11:11PM]

to the contrary.

You know what bulked up fingers are good for right?

[Kizorblade @ Jul 21st 2008 1:13AM]

Dialing in a phone number for pizza.

[Harry Wagstaff @ Jul 21st 2008 9:06AM]

Yeah, but if your fingers are to big you have to order a dialling wand by mashing the keypad.

[Zeth Ethereal @ Jul 20th 2008 10:03PM]

I'ts Brolly! lol wow his arm is hugeee!! rofl

[^ Fusion Fuzo @ Jul 20th 2008 10:07PM]

Nobody on EARTH would want an engadget logo on them, FUGLY LOGO

engadget the worst logo ive ever seen

[DWells55 @ Jul 20th 2008 11:06PM]

Could be worse; they could've given themselves a terrible name like, oh, say, "^ Fusion Fuzo" or something.

[o29 @ Jul 20th 2008 11:18PM]

BLASHPEMY

[iSean @ Jul 24th 2008 12:12AM]

Or they could've named it something stupid like "Zune."

;)

[Tyler @ Jul 20th 2008 10:08PM]

It's the arm from the self-proclaimed "Most Hated Man in Bodybuilding". This guy has Synthrol injected into his deltoids and biceps to make his arms artificially big and freaky looking. Pretty much looks like subcutaneous tennis balls.

[mcatrage @ Jul 20th 2008 10:08PM]

Pedobear would be kind of funny. If the *chans find out I'm sure there are a bunch of people there that would pay for that to win.

[andres @ Jul 20th 2008 10:49PM]

or EFG

[Gnk @ Jul 21st 2008 12:22AM]

It's here, check my comment below for the link.

[Austin (Amish_Refugee) @ Jul 20th 2008 10:09PM]

Screw that, I'm voting for pedobear

[Artie Lange @ Jul 20th 2008 10:19PM]

ASL?

[The Apple @ Jul 21st 2008 2:01AM]

Looks like Engadget has its own little Pedobear

[oneanddone @ Jul 20th 2008 10:10PM]

those biceps look like tumors.

[OneLove @ Jul 21st 2008 10:13AM]

...its not a tumor!

[Jeebus @ Jul 21st 2008 12:54PM]

i'm a cop, you idiot!

[Julio @ Jul 20th 2008 10:17PM]

That guy lives in my country (Dominican Republic)....
Egor, is the owner of various companies, including bars, restaurants, construction companies, Apple stores......

Never thought i would see something so close to me here in E. :P

[Artie Lange @ Jul 20th 2008 10:18PM]

That guy spends wayyyyy too much time masturbating. He should switch it up once and a while for symmetry's sake.

[andres @ Jul 20th 2008 10:42PM]

i dont think id trust hands that powerfull in my pants.
injury waiting to happen

[Artie Lange @ Jul 20th 2008 10:48PM]

Well, I certainly wouldn't pull "The Stranger" with that hand; too much power, too little sensitivity.

[pr_master @ Jul 20th 2008 10:27PM]

hahaah the engadget tattoo has gone from like #12
to #2 since this was posted.

[Gnk @ Jul 20th 2008 10:33PM]

I just voted for Obama with Paypal. Don't see why I should refrain.
"Digg is" version with dog on it is funny too.

Go Obama!

[Samboini @ Jul 21st 2008 3:24AM]

I do not give 2 shits.

[Josh @ Jul 21st 2008 12:04PM]

@Samboini - how about 1 then? Perhaps just a half?

[icepop4who @ Jul 20th 2008 10:44PM]

Then he should change his name to Engadget +-!

Can you use symbols as last names?

[Joshua Walters @ Jul 20th 2008 10:53PM]

Sorry Engadget, but if Im was to send that guy money, I would be placing my vote for the Pedobear.

I find that much more hilarious that some buff guy having your logo on his arm.

[bartoron @ Jul 20th 2008 10:58PM]

Now if he only had an Edgadget tattoo and a Pedobear tattoo.

[Mobius_1 @ Jul 20th 2008 10:58PM]

It should be in magenta

[photoguy @ Jul 20th 2008 11:12PM]

I can make this happen. Pedobear, engadget on magenta. Will you vote for such thing? I win those $16000, he gets tattoo, Engadget and Pedobear are perpetuated :)

[jupiterthunder @ Jul 20th 2008 11:06PM]

Acknowledging this is Photoshopped, wasn't there a guy getting arrested on COPS with arms like that?

[Taylor @ Jul 20th 2008 11:10PM]

Out of the ones in the top 20, I'd say he deserves Hello Kitty or Pedobear.