Storm giveaway contest "winner" tattoos the phone on his cankle, will never find love

There are three primary rules to tattoos that we're aware of:

• 1. "I love my mom" tattoos are really cool.
  
• 2. "I love my short-term-girlfriend" tattoos are questionable at best.
• 3. "I love this gadget" tattoos have greater built-in obsolescence than sliced apples and pretty much clench the fact that nobody will ever go out with you. Also, they're really awesome.

CrackBerry.com reader T.J. fell hard for rule number three and got a life-size tattoo of the BlackBerry Storm on his large, hairy calf to prove his undying devotion and win a free Storm. He even got some video of the happening (peep it below the fold), most likely to be shown in middle schools in the coming years as a huffing deterrence. We're looking forward to a Bumfight-like battle between T.J. and Zune Tattoo Guy before long, or perhaps a support group to get through this awkward, humiliating stage of life together. We'd prefer the Bumfight.

[Tiptup300 @ Nov 10th 2008 7:05PM]

Zune guy says "sup".

[max @ Nov 11th 2008 1:03AM]

I can understand the Zune thing more because he is just a crazed fan, but this guy did it for a contest. Aren't tattoos expensive. I can't imagine him thinking this one out very thoroughly.

[SITEiNK @ Nov 11th 2008 4:44AM]

hum.... what other tattoos can I get this guy to invest in? MCcaLin 2012?

[High Ranks make you sterile @ Nov 11th 2008 9:02AM]

Posting that link isn't fooling anyone.... in fact... all it's doing is probably putting someone on here towards the brink of DDoS'ing it.

[haX0r @ Nov 11th 2008 2:29PM]

What a lamer! The Tattoo probably cost more than the Storm from Verizon!

[SITEiNK @ Nov 14th 2008 6:27AM]

you think?

perhaps it isn't!?


http://www.ROCKandREVIEW.com/

[Sisyphus @ Nov 10th 2008 7:07PM]

White-Trash-Berry

[Lowest Ranked @ Nov 10th 2008 7:12PM]

DingleBerry*

[Anthony @ Nov 10th 2008 7:10PM]

This is a phenom I just don't understand in the slightest.

[iEye @ Nov 10th 2008 7:43PM]

Because you have a brain and common sense...

Attention deficit people like this are all to common in today's society... it is our job to exploit them to the full... not to mention take all the money we can shake out of them selling them junk...

Don't even get me started on religious fanatics...

[Lowest Ranked @ Nov 10th 2008 7:50PM]

I think you need to take a vacation iEye. You completely forgot to mention the iPhone there.

[Esat Dedezade @ Nov 10th 2008 7:55PM]

I think iEye must have multiple personalities. 50% of his posts I low rank for being.. well, I don't need to tell you.

The rest of the time they are rather intelligent and I rank them up....

[zfurie @ Nov 10th 2008 8:49PM]

Maybe this is the PC side of iEye. The rest is the MAC version.




And together they form Voltron.

[Mobius_1 @ Nov 10th 2008 10:06PM]

So iEye has bootcamp? Cool!

[i.c. weiner @ Nov 10th 2008 10:26PM]

hey ieye, here's something you should get:

http://www.schadenfreude.net/upload/2007/06/iPhoneTattoo2.jpg

[Hguh @ Nov 10th 2008 7:11PM]

Tattoo obsoletion in 5.. 4.. 3.. 2..

[absinthe party @ Nov 11th 2008 7:19AM]

Psh, talk about obsoletion. I have a tattoo of an LG enV on my forearm.

Worst. Birthday. Ever.

[John @ Nov 10th 2008 7:12PM]

Better a large, hairy calf than a hairless scrawny calf.


On a related note, guys without arm hair creep me out.

[Arke @ Nov 10th 2008 7:14PM]

What's up with those Read links?

[computer.dude.28 @ Nov 10th 2008 7:20PM]

Someone broke the read link machine. Maybe it was clak, he managed to break his own reply button.

[Gabe @ Nov 10th 2008 7:20PM]

How come no one tattoos an iPhone on their cankles? You'd think the Apple fanboys would be covered in ink.

[Kamokazi @ Nov 10th 2008 7:35PM]

Say what you want about worthless Apple fanboys, they at least have a sense of style.

AKA-No stupid tatoos.

[CLShortFuse @ Nov 10th 2008 8:04PM]

Seriously?
http://images.google.com/images?q=apple+tattoo

[ethana2 @ Nov 10th 2008 9:44PM]

Speaking as someone who generally despises Apple, their logo actually makes a really good tattoo, as they go.

[Stiv @ Nov 11th 2008 1:20AM]

They get them tattooed on their bums, then are too embarrassed to show anyone. It's always the same: left cheek - iPhone, right cheek - Steve.

[loosely_coupled @ Nov 12th 2008 12:30AM]

never seen an iPhone, but I have seen many an black Apple tattooed on different chick's lower back. Say what you will about Apple fans, but there is NO other computer/electronics company with so many fans that are attractive girls..

[Kamokazi @ Nov 12th 2008 10:31AM]

I said no "stupid" tatoos. I did not say no tatoos at all.

[Eric @ Nov 10th 2008 7:22PM]

So, that's what a cankle looks like. D:

[phanbouy @ Nov 10th 2008 11:41PM]

Trans Am rocks. the band. /off-subject

[WazzuKirk @ Nov 10th 2008 7:26PM]

I bet he drives a Trans Am and thinks Bon Jovi rocks....

[Nathan @ Nov 10th 2008 7:38PM]

But Trans Ams are sweet and Bon Jovi does rock!

[Mr. Ford @ Nov 10th 2008 10:47PM]

@Nathan

I applaud you good sir. For the first time, I don't feel that highest ranked is good enough.

[Engadgetier @ Nov 10th 2008 7:26PM]

Talk about a lifetime contract, good luck getting outta this one buddy.... =/

[sw @ Nov 10th 2008 7:30PM]

What a dipshit.

At least Mr. Cool Ice did it with conviction
http://www.celebritytattoos.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/mrcoolice.jpg
http://www.snoopbloggyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/mr-cool-ice-2.jpg

[AVG @ Nov 10th 2008 7:49PM]

Thaaaaat is terrifying.

[Lowest Ranked @ Nov 10th 2008 7:52PM]

And I had just forgotten about Mr. Cool Ice.



Thanks for nothing.

[Ray-- @ Nov 10th 2008 8:15PM]

How much does a tattoo cost anyway? This guys spend a couple hundred dollars to get a free phone worth a couple hundred dollars? Seems like a bright guy.

[Lowest Ranked @ Nov 10th 2008 8:25PM]

Seems like you don't have any tattoos...




...or friends with any.

[AVG @ Nov 11th 2008 12:50AM]

@Lowest Ranked

...? Wha?

[icepop4who @ Nov 11th 2008 6:49PM]

@Lowest Ranked

I see that you lived up to your name

[Uncontrol @ Nov 10th 2008 7:31PM]

pretty awful tattoo job

[Aguiluz @ Nov 10th 2008 7:32PM]

*cue Shakespearean voice*

"Tattoos are forever, technology is not."

[Lowest Ranked @ Nov 10th 2008 7:53PM]

I ink, therefore I am.

[o29 @ Nov 10th 2008 8:26PM]

Descartes ≠ Shakespeare

But I'll rank you up anyway :P

[NoBama @ Nov 10th 2008 7:34PM]

Total Fake, no blood...

[T M @ Nov 10th 2008 7:34PM]

Thanks Paul Miller... You had me laughing from cankle on. Huffing deterent (hillarious).

[Clyzm @ Nov 10th 2008 7:41PM]

Anyone else think it looks kinda fake? Looks pretty badly done compared to his other tattoos as well.

Maybe its one of those semi-permanent ones that go away after a few months.

...or maybe I'm just hoping no one is that stupid.

[Sean @ Nov 10th 2008 7:44PM]

Why cant the guy just do what he wants without getting made fun off for it. and Paul, you have a girlfriend im guessing?
Just because you are a fan of only apple products does not give you the right to criticize someone that isn't.

[UnixSystemsEngineer @ Nov 10th 2008 8:28PM]

No, but we can make fun of people for being stupid enough to get a tattoo. I mean, I can see thinking you'll like your tribal tramp stamp forever, even though you're stupid for thinking so. At least I can follow the logic. There is no logic in thinking you'll like some specific piece of soon-to-be-obsolete tech forever.

[Sean @ Nov 10th 2008 10:27PM]

And that is exactly the point i'm making. Who are you to say that it is logical thinking to get a tattoo like that or not. It is a personal choice. Of course to me and you it may be absurd, but you have to remember we all think differently.