The number 13 is one of the most popular numbers tattooed on people.  Here’s why:

• It’s a symbol of luck, but also entails misfortune before a greater reward.




• An occult symbol of resurrection and re-birth, i.e. christ, anti-christ, lucifer, the phoenix, One, return of the messiah, God’s incarnation in human form, the visiting of the alien-human hybrid that put life on Earth, Jesus




• GOOD LUCK LIKE LUCKY 13




• The 13th letter of the alphabet is M . In outlaw biker culture a tatt or patch of the #13 usually means drugs as in Meth or Pot. RUBs and the like often say it stands for Motorcycle.




• A tattoist gets a number 13 tattooed on them once they’ve been in the business for 13years and its a great mark of respect when a tattoist has earnt the right to wear the number 13. Friday the 13th was origninally the day of good luck not bad luck.




• Traditional tattoo symbols have kind of lost their meaning, and a certian symbol can mean almost anything. 13 can mean bad luck, it can be associated with the gang MS-13, or it could just be their lucky number.

Oliver Peck (Kat Von D’s Husband) attempts to break the record for the most tattoos done in a 24 hour period.  On Friday the 13th, he did number 13 tattoos for $13 a piece. 

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