UFC matchmaker Joe Silva's tattoo
via All Elbows
about 2 years ago
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Cool saying, weak tattoo.
The only thing Jon Jones does better than Matt Hamill is hear.
(And smash faces)
by ufc4 on Dec 16, 2009 5:37 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Its in fucking COMIC SANS.
The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails, whereon my soul is grooved to run. Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering BROCKLESNAR; to the last I grapple with thee.
You would have preferred Japanese characters, Old English, Roman Stone Carving?
No, once you decide to ink more characters than will fit in a single tweet it’s going to look bizarre no matter the font.
by casey manrique on Dec 17, 2009 12:03 AM EST up reply actions
^ truth
The only thing that bothers me is the fact that “it” is the only word not capitalized. If youre going to capitalize “A” and “Is” in the middle of a sentence, might as well go all out and do ’It" as well
Also the font bothers me, maybe his 6 year old daughter wrote it for him?
by TheConcreteKid on Dec 17, 2009 9:00 AM EST up reply actions
Joe Silva's Tattoo
I’m sort of surprised that doesn’t have a tattoo of Rumina Sato.
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yeah i agree
i like the message behind it, but the font and way it was written im not a fan of. But hey if joes happy, then thats all that counts!
But hey if joes happy, then thats all that counts!
Agreed.
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by xFenixKnightx on Dec 16, 2009 9:59 PM EST up reply actions
That’s a rather obvious saying, isn’t it? Why get that etched into your skin?
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by Scott C. Broussard on Dec 16, 2009 7:35 PM EST reply actions
because it's not obvious to dana white
by slantedwindows on Dec 16, 2009 8:03 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
or finklestein or shaw
see i can do this too
by Matthew Roth on Dec 16, 2009 8:27 PM EST up reply actions
Seriously, probably could have just got it printed onto a t-shirt, or for a little more commitment a bumper sticker on his car.
Well he didn’t go to Rogan’s artist. Why is it that the people that have the most money end up going to shitty tattoo “studios” and get weak work?
If this is true he should be slapped.
The only thing Jon Jones does better than Matt Hamill is hear.
(And smash faces)
by ufc4 on Dec 16, 2009 9:48 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
he can’t be good at picking everything!
by Grappo on Dec 17, 2009 2:02 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Atheism
i am not claiming that joe is an athiest, but that quote is generally in reference to religion.
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Nailed it
Joe Silva is an atheist.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
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Cannot tell if you are being sarcastic or serious, but i did not claim he was an atheist and if he is that is not an insult simply his belief
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Joe Silva is an atheist. He’s being serious.
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by Leland Roling on Dec 16, 2009 9:33 PM EST up reply actions
i like it infinitely more in that case. i thought it was an x-files thing or something
by Austin Martin on Dec 16, 2009 9:42 PM EST up reply actions
Check
Thanks. Did not know that.
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by Zach Krantz on Dec 16, 2009 9:50 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Joe Silva in a Richard Dawkins Foundation shirt.
That’s one of the guys from Cage Potato.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Dec 16, 2009 10:29 PM EST up reply actions
Miller...
calls Fowlkes or Silva “the chisel-faced Zombie?”
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by MyFightWiffaCheeto on Dec 17, 2009 3:47 PM EST up reply actions
I'm pretty sure he is...
well I remember at one of the UFC ater party’s he was sporting a Richard Dawkins Foundation shirt. There’s a picture somewhere.
by Stefan Manojlovic on Dec 16, 2009 9:05 PM EST reply actions
It's not just "commonly used in reference to religion"
It’s basically an atheist’s creed. I have a t-shirt with the same text on it. Good on Joe.
Maybe AN atheist, in particular
I’m an atheist and it’s not my creed.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
by Blackout612 on Dec 16, 2009 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
Yes, Blackout’s creed is “Brown Pride”.
The only thing Jon Jones does better than Matt Hamill is hear.
(And smash faces)
by ufc4 on Dec 16, 2009 10:44 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I did once say “I’m too brown for this town”. Maybe that’s my creed.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
by Blackout612 on Dec 16, 2009 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
Well at least it rhymes. And if you were talking about Minneapolis you were probably right.
The only thing Jon Jones does better than Matt Hamill is hear.
(And smash faces)
by ufc4 on Dec 16, 2009 10:51 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
No, not in Minneapolis
And also, you’re totally wrong. There’s a ton of diversity in Minneapolis, despite the old “Prince is the only black guy in Minneapolis” jokes.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
by Blackout612 on Dec 16, 2009 10:53 PM EST up reply actions
Well I’ve only been there a couple times, seemed like there were a lot more people Brock’s shade than our shade.
The only thing Jon Jones does better than Matt Hamill is hear.
(And smash faces)
by ufc4 on Dec 16, 2009 11:17 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
It's because you went to a UFC event
Damn you Bob Arum!!
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
by Blackout612 on Dec 16, 2009 11:21 PM EST up reply actions
Did you go to that one? God damn that place was electric that night.
The only thing Jon Jones does better than Matt Hamill is hear.
(And smash faces)
by ufc4 on Dec 16, 2009 11:24 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Fuck yeah
I think we’ve discussed this before. That show was amazing.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
by Blackout612 on Dec 16, 2009 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
I've seen you two.
I spotted you guys from the other side of the Hennepin Avenue Bridge.
Hahaha
I think the bridge you’re thinking of is the Broadway Bridge into North side.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
by Blackout612 on Dec 16, 2009 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
My favorite bar in the whole wide world
Funny you should mention it— I’m usually there on Wednesday nights. My old lady ditched out so I’m still at the office (which is literally like four blocks from it).
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
by Blackout612 on Dec 16, 2009 11:47 PM EST up reply actions
I use to hang out there sometimes . Of course this was years. A friend of mine was addicted to the sandwiches and my brother scored with the waitress. Good times.
Grew up right down the street
I’m a Nordeaster born and raised. Moved in and out a few times, but so long as I’m in the state, I’ll always stay here from now on. Mayslacks still have those awesome roast beef sandwiches (which I thought was a joke when I turned 21 with how much meat they pile on) and good wings, but they have a new(er) owner that did more harm than good (changed the menu, rid of the park-and-rides to Twins games, rid of the annual booze-cruise).
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
by Blackout612 on Dec 16, 2009 11:55 PM EST up reply actions
St. Louis Park for a good chunk of my life. But until I was 21 it was always in and around Minneapolis. And I was always a fan of Nordeast.
Now is that shitty strip joint still around there? I can’t remember the name. And I wish I couldn’t remember the girls I met that worked there. Embarrassing.
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The 22nd Avenue Station— and yes, it’s still erect (pun totally intended). I’ve been drinking there since I was 17, but haven’t been since last New Years Day (when we got turned away, because my buddy fell over in the doorway). It’s totally sleazy, but trendy-sleazy, so there are always pretty drunk girls there sitting up on the rail with a dollar yelling at the talent. Haha
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
by Blackout612 on Dec 17, 2009 12:09 AM EST up reply actions
I hope it never becomes our creed – I think it’s a terrible, redundant saying.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Dec 16, 2009 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
self-evident yes, redundant no.
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They may be useful in philosophy, but rarely make good aphorisms.
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by Scott C. Broussard on Dec 16, 2009 10:49 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I agree that tautologies make lousy aphorisms, but what he has as a tattoo is not a tautology. Still, I agree, not the best saying in the world. And hey, we get to talk about tautologies, atheism, fonts and aphorisms on Bloody Elbow, so it was good for something. )
And Westerns
How appropriate is it that this comes in reply to a guy named Django? I love when things come full circle..
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
by Blackout612 on Dec 16, 2009 11:52 PM EST up reply actions
And the font...
Is not Comic Sans. If anything, it actually looks like Bill Waterson’s own handwriting (the guy who did Calvin and Hobbes).
Whatever it is, it’s no bigger than 10 pt.
by casey manrique on Dec 16, 2009 9:59 PM EST up reply actions
Hahaha
I was going to say the same thing.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
by Blackout612 on Dec 16, 2009 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
Alan Belcher’s tattoo>Joe Silva’s tattoo
The only thing Jon Jones does better than Matt Hamill is hear.
(And smash faces)
by ufc4 on Dec 16, 2009 9:50 PM EST via mobile reply actions
i think there is only so bad a degree of bad. those both fit the mold.
by Austin Martin on Dec 16, 2009 9:57 PM EST up reply actions
Apples and oranges
Rotten apples and oranges, but apples and oranges.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
by Blackout612 on Dec 16, 2009 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
Woah, Woah, Woah! Nothing is as bad as Belcher’s tattoo.
Though when I saw the album cover it was based on I upgraded it from a 10-7 round to a 10-8.
by Django Z on Dec 16, 2009 11:52 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
It would be nice if he showed his tattoo to Dana White every now and then. Ya know, anytime Dana starts up with his b.s., Silva should just rip his shirt off Hulk-style.
Then Joe remembers who signs his paycheck and promptly shuts up.
The only thing Jon Jones does better than Matt Hamill is hear.
(And smash faces)
by ufc4 on Dec 16, 2009 10:39 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Before I read what it was, I thought it was a pic of ufc4 showing off a new tat. :)
Kinda looks like him, no?
"The path to enlightenment is through suffering"
by RearNakedChoker on Dec 16, 2009 10:08 PM EST reply actions
I don’t have any tattoos yet but if I ever get one and it looks like that someone please kick me in the dick.
The only thing Jon Jones does better than Matt Hamill is hear.
(And smash faces)
by ufc4 on Dec 16, 2009 10:40 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
My idea:
A tattoo that says “I love ________”
Got a new girlfriend? Write her name in with sharpie. Mother’s day? Toss “my mom” in it. Feeling sassy? Write “your mom” instead. Passed out drunk? Friends will write “cocks” on you every time, you might as well have it in the same place every time than across your forehead.
It’s not a terrible tattoo. And it’s pretty awesome that an executive from a big company is cool with tattoos. The phrase is awesome and it’d be too long to have it tattooed any other way.
by Matthew Roth on Dec 17, 2009 12:39 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
And it’s pretty awesome that an executive from a big company is cool with tattoos
Haha he is an exec at Zuffa: Owner of UFC & WEC. Being cool with tattoos is the least awesome thing about him =-)
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by Well Read Idiot on Dec 17, 2009 3:11 AM EST up reply actions
Yes and Zuffa is still a pretty big company. Their revenue is larger than a lot of major companies.
by Matthew Roth on Dec 17, 2009 3:30 AM EST up reply actions
Tattoo!
I loVe The random CapiTalization It useS.
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