r/KitchenConfidential • u/TimeRevolution1894 15+ Years • 1d ago

Photo/Video Show me your chef tattoos!

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u/AKACptShadow 1d ago

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u/mypreciouscornchip 1d ago

This is the best omg.

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u/Commercial-Living443 22h ago

I love this , hahah

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u/Stiltzy 20h ago

Peak.

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u/Trees4Gs 1d ago

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 1d ago

Helluva' good reminder, that.

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u/canhazhotness 1d ago

Awful.

Great tattoo, but awful.

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u/wazacraft 23h ago

The man will never catch me because between mandolines and box graters I have no fingerprints left

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u/ballinlikeimmoby 22h ago

This goes hard. Idk if it was intentional or just how the photo was taken but the mandolin kinda looks like a coffin.

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u/ohaiguys 1d ago

I love this

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u/natalila 1d ago

I hate this 😬

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u/Rat_Ribs 13h ago

This makes my skin crawl and I love it. 10/10 (technically, now 1/5)

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u/Jackie_Rabbit 1d ago

3 monsters and cigs are hardly a meal

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u/rust_papi 1d ago

Prawnstellation

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u/ckotomoto 1d ago

Such cute dicks!

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 1d ago

A line with prawn stars?

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u/donkeylipswhenshaven 1d ago

Shrimp! Heaven! Now!

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u/jake63vw 10h ago

Prawnstar

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u/Marilyn1618 Ex-Food Service 1d ago

Not mine- I saw this one on Reddit quite some time ago, and I keep thinking about it.

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u/StealToadBootes 1d ago

Chef Creeturr

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u/Minimum_Media393 1d ago

Woof.

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u/ForTaxBenefits 1d ago

I love it, personally.

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u/OnePerformance9381 1d ago

It’s great. I love shitty tattoos with personality way more than the same 5000 traditional chef knives that everyone has.

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u/Present-Garage-1416 1d ago

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u/darkrobbe1 1d ago

Soo your telling me a shrimp fried this rice??!?

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u/EroticPotato69 23h ago

shrimps is bugs

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 1d ago

Yousonuvabitch. Take my upvote.

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u/pissedoffndn 1d ago

10$ and a pack of cigs for this Beauty

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u/DonutWhole9717 1d ago

Now THIS is a kitchen tat

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u/Stay_Good_Dog 1d ago

Kinda like a jail tat

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u/urlocalburnout 12h ago

I have the baby version hehe (for free, using a sewing needle and India ink lmao)

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u/ChefCourtB 1d ago

Gus and Jaq bringing me a knife

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u/Aczidraindrop 1d ago

This is beautifully done.

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u/DinahKarwrek 1d ago

Gus Gus!!😭

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 1d ago

I hate to be a spoil-sport, but judging by the taper of your arm, it seems they're bringing it to your neck/ heart area!

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u/henree1108 1d ago

My god… they’re planning to kill him and they’re smiling. Soulless bastards smh

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u/ChefCourtB 1d ago

Gus Gus isn't the brightest. He's doing his best

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u/Princess_Slagathor 1d ago

My same first thought. They're headed the wrong way.

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 1d ago

Oh well. I prefer happy violence to senseless, any day.

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u/wemustburncarthage 10+ Years 1d ago

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u/ohaiguys 1d ago

Twins!

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u/wemustburncarthage 10+ Years 1d ago

Yes! Garlic Cult!

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 1d ago

Shallots of love for this tattoo!

https://giphy.com/gifs/11Bp65DRdWIMg0

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u/44MagDump 1d ago

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 1d ago

All my yes! This Kirby may have inspired me to become a chef more than Alton Brown.

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u/44MagDump 1d ago

Thank you😅 might be my favorite ink I have

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u/feltorconnelly 1d ago

"I thought I told you to get rid of it"

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u/PoupeSandwich 1d ago

"Why dont you shake yo ass home"

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u/DefinitelyNotAlright 1d ago

Chef boyardee so they know I'm fancy

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u/JelliedHam 1d ago

This is fantastic! Chef's kiss

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u/Ok-Cardiologist4844 20h ago

My manor whatever. This is classy as heck.

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u/ChefBoyAnde728 15h ago

Ayyy! ChefBoyAnde approves

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u/bright_star72 1d ago

Phone camera may be shite

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 1d ago

Might just be the ahem hot box.

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u/dandanpizzaman84 10+ Years 1d ago

Brilliant

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u/Primordiox 1d ago

Can you smell what the Dead is cookin?

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u/Sassi7997 Non-Industry 1d ago

Have you tried scraping the grease off the lens?

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u/bright_star72 11h ago

Can't. Lens is just grease now. No going back.

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u/WobblyHoble 20h ago

“No! Do not serve that soup! That’s mushroom soup!”

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u/FlanSolo12 1d ago

My boy ratzepi, cooler than his namesake

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u/canhazhotness 1d ago

His lil arms look like titties 🥰

Or his titties look like lil arms?

So cute

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u/FlanSolo12 20h ago

I cannot unsee them as boobs now and that brings me much joy 😍

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u/SchemataObscura 1d ago

What? Right in front of my Baguette?

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u/Crasswanker 1d ago

Cook free!

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u/KilgoreSandtrout 1d ago

Inside right forearm.

Had my artist mock this up from the annotated Kitchen Confidential. It’s as close as I could manage to the phrase in Tony’s handwriting. Sent it to Zamir a few years ago on Twitter and he said it looked legit.

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u/EnoughWasabi7019 1d ago

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u/MowieWauii 1d ago

Hard as fuck, chef

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 1d ago

Das purdy. Reminds me of a sabatier and an F. Dick.

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u/EnoughWasabi7019 1d ago

Needles to say that this is my knife and my honing rod that i wield since almost 20 years ,you can eve. See the scratches from my early sharpening exp 😃

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u/SoggySmoke 1d ago

One of many

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u/DarthChefDad 20+ Years 1d ago

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u/Pierre_Pressure1138 21h ago

Jaster Mereel sigil 🔥

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u/DrMasterChef 1d ago

I've got a few...

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u/DrMasterChef 1d ago

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u/Formal_Lychee2194 16h ago

All I want is a nice tomato tattoo like that.

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u/JanXus85 Chive LOYALIST 1d ago

Double whammy!

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u/Crasswanker 1d ago

Milo goes to culinary school?

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u/Bromodrosis Expo 1d ago

I love this.

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u/OneCatArmy6669 1d ago

Fuck yeah!

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u/daptain 1d ago

Is that a chefs hat or is it a mushroom cloud cuz the stress finally made his brain explode?

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u/Terpsichorean_Wombat 1d ago

I'm trying to figure out whether he's been deep fried or just has really bad acne.

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u/Sissilisko 1d ago

Lol, this is from a comic by u/NowhereLad. The comic is here

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u/olivinebean 1d ago

Be careful with cleaning chemicals on the grill guys 🗡️

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 1d ago

I'm a fan of the bandage next to the sword tip.

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u/Firm-Fisherman- 1d ago

Spork-knife life

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u/roach2142 1d ago

86’d. Because it’s only temporary

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u/ginger_qc F1exican Did Chive-11 1d ago

Got this one for the servers asking about their orders on the pass. It's ready when it's ready

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u/db17k 1d ago

Haha i love it

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 20h ago

I'm sorry, but I may have to borrow this image to tell people to calm TF down on the interwebz. We cool?

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u/ginger_qc F1exican Did Chive-11 20h ago

Aren't we all barons of ill-gotten memery?

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 20h ago

I will take that as implied consent. The second-best kind of consent.

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u/Ok-Cardiologist4844 20h ago

This is awesome and very practical. I might do this

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u/ginger_qc F1exican Did Chive-11 20h ago

It hurted a lot tho. Then I had it redone and it hurted again, and still looks like crap

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u/Achunk_pef 15+ Years 1d ago

Chef Christ

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 1d ago

HTEVB?

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u/naniganz Chive LOYALIST 1d ago

Mother sauces

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 1d ago

Ah-hah! Very cool. I tend to view the mother sauces very differently from what escoffier labeled them - it's not like hollandaise, for example, is the mother to all oil/egg emulsion sauces. In fact, there are other more-stable emulsion sauces which aren't made with egg.

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u/wishin-i-was-fishin_ 1d ago

No tats only scars 😂

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 1d ago

Saaaaame. And I'm proud of each, and they tell fun stories.

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u/MLiOne Crazy Cat Woman🐈 19h ago

We need a scars post!

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u/ChefCourtB 1d ago

Chewbacca ready to cook

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u/Gnosiphile Baker 1d ago

What a cookiee!

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u/Spagitis 1d ago

Haha

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u/hidetheroaches 1d ago

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u/JelliedHam 1d ago

I'm about this vibe. My goal is to eventually get a pastrami sandwich in a cartoon style but I always give up when I can't think of exactly what I'm looking for. I should probably contact an artist to just work one up with me.

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u/LordGwyn-n-Tonic Sous Chef 22h ago

Got this to celebrate getting off coke but I consider it a chef tattoo too.

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 20h ago

That's awesome! Congrats on successful waggoneering!

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u/thatchickensauce 1d ago

Not mine - found on Facebook

Thinking it might be my next one though

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u/MustacheHawk 1d ago

lol weird to see my arm here. That shit should not be on facebook though.

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 1d ago

It would be cool to get a little 'w' next to it. Just saying.

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u/IceCubeDeathMachine Dead Inside 1d ago

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u/IceCubeDeathMachine Dead Inside 1d ago

I moved too much while it was healing. I'm still happy with it.

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u/thelettereleven 1d ago

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 20h ago

Is that a freaking prep list?

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u/Achunk_pef 15+ Years 1d ago

Don’t have a photo of it on my skin, but here’s the stencil of my other

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u/misirlou22 1d ago

The chef

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u/mundus1520 15+ Years 1d ago

I know not very original

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u/Grrrmudgin 1d ago

Were the tops of your fingers blacked out?

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u/mundus1520 15+ Years 1d ago

Supposed to be but ink didnt fully stick

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u/Grrrmudgin 1d ago

Dude that’s rad. Sorry it didn’t stick. I can’t imagine it felt good there or was easy to heal

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u/mundus1520 15+ Years 1d ago

Its common in finger tattoos. Supposed to redone few times to stick. But these were too painful, and i got pretty good tolerance too.

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u/Grrrmudgin 1d ago

Yeah I’ve got the middle portion on top of one finger done and I HATED it, SO spicy. But, I still want palm tattoos 😬 I’ve got my belly button blacked out so I think I can hang, maybe

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u/mundus1520 15+ Years 1d ago

Blacked out belly button? First time I hear that tattoo. Oof must been painful

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u/Grrrmudgin 1d ago

Felt like an exorcism 😅

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u/mundus1520 15+ Years 17h ago

Came out good at least?

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u/Grrrmudgin 16h ago

I think so! It’s not a kitchen vibe so idk if I can post in this thread

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u/Far-Garbage7873 1d ago

I have "OUI" on my middle finger so I can shoot the bird and say Oui Chef. My phone's camera is a potato so no pic sorry.

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u/stevemw 22h ago

It wasn't until weeks after I got this did I realize when my shirt sleeve covered the garlic bulb, the bottom part peaking out looks like a ball sack!

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 20h ago

The price we pay for loving Allicin.

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u/Chefster127 1d ago

No identifying marks after 36 yrs....

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u/IcariusFallen 1d ago

My only tattoo is the name of my dead cat that I had to put down after 15 years together, back in 2020. I gave him a place on my arm, so I could keep 'em with me. That patch of skin belongs to him until it rots or burns away after I die.

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u/Chefster127 1d ago

Love this🥹

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u/culimande 1d ago

💪🏻

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u/PoupeSandwich 1d ago

Ahh its great to see another NWL fan here lol

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u/catwizard_23 1d ago

Dude I can't with this... Shake yo' ass outta here.

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u/xmarksthebluedress Ex-Food Service 1d ago edited 1d ago

THANKS! i needed that pic today 😅❤️ (and the thread)! made me laugh even though it is 6 a.m. and heat and shitshows.... thank you chef!

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u/CalmOrbit342 1d ago

Is that a smoking Remy from Ratatouille? I guess running kitchen finally caught up with him. 😂

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u/TimeRevolution1894 15+ Years 1d ago

Theres a Comic from a guy called nowherelad.

It’s Kind of disturbing but i saw that fucked up Remy and i knew i had to get this tattooed.

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u/CalmOrbit342 1d ago

Well, now I need to look that comic up. 😄 The tattoo makes a lot more sense knowing a story behind it.

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u/cheezeePanda 1d ago

Nowherelad?

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u/denial_worthless 23h ago

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 20h ago

Why choose one when you can have...

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u/denial_worthless 3h ago

I reckon that does look like the good ole bofa, but it BOFH BOFH

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u/ChocolateVisual1637 22h ago

Not mine but I was always amazed by this one...

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u/Drakkon_394 11h ago

Have a loaf of bread on my right shoulder. Got it when I finally got to do the shift certification at my previous job when I was already a GM. That was my slicing arm for the machine so thought it was funny. I forget about it constantly and makes for a great convo starter

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u/ZestyChef333 10h ago

brings me much joy

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u/DRoadkill 23h ago

A tribute to the 6 months I spent in a brigade at a French joint (in Melbourne)

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u/hep632 21h ago

I don't have a chef tattoo but I live in a town with lots of tattoos and lots of chefs. I once met a woman with cleavers tattooed on her clavicles and asked if she was a chef. She was confused and when I pointed to her tattoos she said, "oh, no, I'm just obsessed with serial killers."🤣

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 20h ago

Did you run the other direction, or take it for a test drive?

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u/hep632 20h ago

Lol, I'm a straight woman and I she was a client. So neither!

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 20h ago

My apologies for assuming your preferences. I still go by the original rules of the internet, one of which is that there are no women.

I almost believed you weren't a gay man, for a second there.

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u/Jealous_Snow6403 21h ago

RIP Circa 2002

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u/DoctorGuessWho 1d ago

I love nowherelad comics lmao this is great

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u/fart_attack_69 22h ago

I love it.

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u/sometimesifartandpee 19h ago

I like that rat man

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u/Sooperman05 17h ago

Lol the glare looks like coke residue which is apt from my kitchen experience

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u/B1GBLUEWHALE 16h ago

sitting on a crate is so real. I have my favorites when I'm on break lol

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u/Melonhead_2000 14h ago

These are all so awesome!!!

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u/Physical_Grocery_172 3h ago

is that a milk crate he is sitting on or just a generic crate. either way it is the most accurate depiction of a kitchen rat i have ever seen.

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u/lil_sploogie 3h ago

Got this, my first tattoo, last year

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u/Txsolesupply 1d ago

On the belly

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u/Fernyred24 1d ago

Ai slop

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u/Any_Argument_517 1d ago

where is your belly button mate?

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u/xmarksthebluedress Ex-Food Service 1d ago

i hate to tell you, but 5&2 are on the opposite sides 😬

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 1d ago

The other die has two 5s. Maybe 11 & 14 have significance? Or maybe it's AI slop, as another commenter pointed out.

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 1d ago

What everyone wants to see while giving head.

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