r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 4d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/Rymanbc 4d ago

People definitely do get them for lots of reasons. Including no meaning, they just saw it in a book and thought it looked cool. But in general asking about them is a minefield where you'll often suddenly be in an awkward conversation where a complete stranger is oversharing about their personal demons.

u/-hitbypitch- 4d ago

Can confirm. I have a nautical star on my elbow because I thought it looked cool 25-ish years ago.

u/Phalanks 4d ago

You need to make up an awful story to overshare when someone asks you about it. Them's the rules.

u/Ecstatic-Movie-795 4d ago

My husband was making fun of someone last week and said "they look like all their tattoos have meaning" as an insult and i almost died laughing.

u/TheTheyMan 4d ago

This is incredible

u/Ecstatic-Movie-795 3d ago

You know exactly what he meant immediately huh