Misspelled 'Believe And Achieve' Tattoo Is A Double Whammy (PHOTO)

We've seen some pretty bad misspelled tattoos before (and scroll down to see those) but this one, sent in by a reader, takes the cake.

"Believe to achieve" is a wonderful message, and we can totally see why it would make a great tattoo, but whoever did this unfortunate tat might have had a little more achieving to do. Maybe he just needed a few more classes at Ink University -- or, you know, any other school that teaches spelling. But, alas.

Belive and Achive? You better believe it.

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[novabird]

05:32 PM on 11/20/2011

Tattoos are fine, and so are dictionaries. I am over 40, so I know what a dictionary is.

[novabird]

05:26 PM on 11/20/2011

#7 "Sweet Pee" is my favorite!

[Chris Isner]

12:43 AM on 11/20/2011

I was once a pitchman selling nonstick cookware at state fairs and once saw a guy with a homemade "BORN TO LOOSE" on his shoulder, said it all. Same day I saw a fat girl with a big 69 on her shoulder and asked her why she had 69 tattooed on her shoulder to which she became quite snippy and said it was a Pisces symbol! =)

[Evan Montanye]

10:17 PM on 11/16/2011

The last one isn't necessarily a typo. Fore means before, and it does make sense to say "Eat and drink today before we die tomorrow."

[novabird]

05:28 PM on 11/20/2011

yeah, "Fore" is commonly used, in Shakespearean drama!

[Marc NL]

06:23 PM on 11/13/2011

Not ever making a mistake in your life gives you the right to judge others...

A lot of people here commenting that are clearly perfect.

[Makesense2bob]

06:49 PM on 11/21/2011

Of course none of are perfect and we all make mistakes, but when it's going to be on someones body forever, open a dictionary if you're not sure of the correct spelling. I'd be majorly p'd off if someone did that to me.

[Bor Zoi]

08:44 PM on 11/12/2011

The guy is with the US Chive Council.
It says "Be Live and A Chive".

Everybody knows that chives are the "cool kids" of the herb world.
Everybody.

[novabird]

05:29 PM on 11/20/2011

Those chives are too chool for skool

[Bor Zoi]

08:39 PM on 11/12/2011

I feel bad for the guy with the "Chi-Tonw" tattoo.
He is not going to hear the end of this from his fellow tenured professors at Yale.

[Bor Zoi]

08:05 PM on 11/12/2011

Tattoo Artists:
Don't you remember what they taught you in tattoo school?...

"D before G
in words that end in E
Just like in words
like 'lodge' and 'hedge'"

Okay - so I made that up.
But really, Microsoft Word has spell-check.

[theshortladders]

01:25 PM on 11/11/2011

#4: By "Systsem" I can only assume it means auto correct. Which would be ironic.

[Joan Hart Nelson]

12:05 AM on 11/11/2011

Im sure I'll be attacked for this,but tattoo misspellings aren't necessarily the clients fault. Im of average intelligence and had specifically given my tattoo artist a photo of the name I wanted and she still spelled it "Boltan" instead of "Bolan". I had to scrape the "T" out of my flesh and have the scar tissue tattooed over to repair it. I learned my lesson,perhaps these people have as well. As for the tattoo haters.....we don't judge you for not having them,so don't judge us. We're all the same on the inside.

[Tribal Knowledge]

10:19 AM on 11/11/2011

Except that you go to GREAT pains to change your outward appearance, in order to be instantly thought of is some way or another.

In your case, as someone of average intelligence and a poor decider on tattoo artists.

[RhymeAndReason]

04:30 PM on 11/11/2011

Ok—very judgmental of you. Lots of people go to great lengths to change their "outward appearance to be instantly thought of is some way or another"

[alkamm]

01:39 PM on 11/10/2011

A kid asked me, after the tattoo on his belly (CHAOS) was finished, "What does Chaos mean?"

That's some kind of courage/abandon. Who needs spell check, or a dictionary for that matter.

[KDMac]

09:48 AM on 11/10/2011

I want to show my individuality and get a tattoo like everyone else!

[onlyThis]

12:04 PM on 11/10/2011

Me too!

[crazymonkey]

07:01 PM on 11/20/2011

Ditto!

[cdlin258]

09:17 AM on 11/10/2011

I see the T in exreme

[KDMac]

09:47 AM on 11/10/2011

Do you see Jesus in toast?

[Cassandra L Chapa]

11:22 AM on 11/10/2011

Me too... it's connected the way the M & E are at the end...

[tulips1]

01:52 PM on 11/10/2011

I finding it extremely hard to see.

[rdschuler]

05:13 AM on 11/10/2011

I'm all for a law to demand sex offenders have a large S O tattoed on their forehead to let parents know who they are . A large D for the 3rd offense of drunk driving,and the list goes on .Either that or jail time ,and then they can have a large BB ,for Bubba Boy.

[stepfordhusband]

09:10 AM on 11/10/2011

spoken like a facist

[MikeElPaso]

08:36 PM on 11/11/2011

Spoken like a SO or D

[flxdcatbruce]

08:25 AM on 11/11/2011

How about a big red letter A (willing to bet you don't have a clue what that means).

[PatientZeroBeat]

04:24 PM on 11/12/2011

Frankly, scarlet, I don't give a damn.

[mmm611]

09:04 PM on 11/09/2011

It's not misspelled. The Tattoo is spelled that way because IT is a tragedy. What gets into peoples heads to deform themselves that way? Tattoos are mostly ugly, I guess because the people who get them don't think much of themselves.

[Hitchslap2]

10:24 PM on 11/09/2011

Stated like a true ignoramus.

[valgaavmiko]

12:11 AM on 11/10/2011

Just because you don't find tattoos appealing in your personal opinion doesn't mean tattoos necessarily give any indication to a person's ethics or personality.

[stepfordhusband]

09:08 AM on 11/10/2011

That is the exact problem, people that ink their bodies do not think about how other's will perceive them. Tattoos have a long history and many associations that are not always favorable. Convicts, outsiders, drunk sailors, and people from societies that live in tropical climates and cannot wear clothes and incorporated body ornament such as piercing and tattoos to show social and cultural status.

In our society extreme tattoos are still viewed as most people as something outsiders do to intimidate others or further detach themselves from the mainstream.
These are permanant alterations to human flesh and in my opinion something people do to fit in to a fashion trend today. There is not much long term thought going on here which is typical for younger impulsive types. Sorry if we do not find this stuff "beautiful" and are often repulsed by the look of them. It is not a natural state of the human body and it is normal to have a negative biological reaction against them the same way it is hard to look at a diseased limb or face.