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Hebrew tattoos

There are a billion places to debate over getting a tattoo if you're Jewish.
This particular thread is about Hebrew tattoos. And why it's not a good idea to get them if you don't know Hebrew or at the very least know your tattoo artist knows Hebrew.
There's a site dedicated to bad Hebrew tattoos. I know a bit of Yiddish, not a lot, I'm learning it. Certainly not enough to tattoo myself in it. I came across this tattoo as an example of a good Hebrew tattoo.
I have no idea what the image below the Hebrew means. It took me awhile to decipher the Hebrew, though.
What they were going for was: אני לדודי ודודי לי
pronounced "ani l'dodi v'dodi li"
meaning "I am my beloved and my beloved is mine."
What they got was: יל ידודו ידודל ינא
pronounced: "yil y'dodo y'dodl yina"
meaning absolute gibberish
The letters are right, and actually pretty well executed (dalets and reshes could be confused, but that's a common issue), but they're backwards. You'd have to read them the way English is read -- left to right -- rather than the way Hebrew is read -- right to left -- to make sense.
So, fair warning. Don't get a Hebrew tattoo unless you know what you're doing.




My favorite is probably this gem:
Apparently the guy thought he was getting a tattoo that means "strength". Oh dear.
Matzah Matzah man. I wanna be a Matzah man...
Somebody pointed out that he has unknowingly labeled himself "cracker". :D
That's horrible! And hilarious.
I have so many questions, and I'm not sure I want any answers.
Don't get a tattoo in English unless you know English, either, I guess.
Why is there a tire?
First, it is a miserable attempt at a haiku. Second, every (four of them!) "your" is wrong (should be "you're"). Third, "theif" is wrong (should be "thief"). To top it all off, there is a tire smack in the middle of this mess?!?!
My sides are in orbit 🚀
That's supposed to be a haiku?
I noticed all of the wrong you'res and the theif.
And the tire just confuses me.