The Venezuelans don’t fool around with ink. We’ve seen plenty of tattoos at the Weird News desk, but these photos from the Expotattoo Venezuela on Jan. 24 really take the cake. It’s a six-day expo that brings the best — and most full-bodied — tattoos from around the world. We’ve also thrown in a couple photos of our favorite tattooed folk, from “Vampire Woman” Maria Jose Cristerna to Czech composer Vladimir Franz. Czech these out [Click here to see photos of some gnarly tattoos] Warning – Don’t look if you just ate breakfast!

I was watching some show the other day, and made a comment about why would anyone want to get the gauges in their ears. I mean there is absolutely nothing attractive about that. Well, this is taking it to a whole other level. The way people add those bumps under their skin scares the d$ck off me. I celebrate differences, but good heavens…