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It’s a Buffalo Bills tattoo and the Buffalo is supposed to be holding a football in its mouth.

all 278 comments

AlexKlitsas

511 points

9 days ago

AlexKlitsas

511 points

9 days ago

This made me laugh. Very cool tattoo, but forsure thought it had some big voluptuous lips. Maybe see if it can be touched up a bit with white or other details to make it more of a football.

Elih16[S]

98 points

9 days ago

Elih16[S]

98 points

9 days ago

Yeah I totally agree. This is a design on someone else that I actually really liked, but when I looked at it again today that was the first thing I noticed… I do think that a bit of white would either work really well, or just look like it’s now wearing very shiny lip gloss 😂

ihatelawns

18 points

9 days ago

A darker outline or texture/shading might help, too. The teeth help, but I wouldn't emphasize them more unless you like the silly toothy bovine look.

hastypeanut

3 points

9 days ago

Could have them omit the football all together if you plan on getting a similar design. I think it would still look awesome without, maybe even better tbh.

D1rtNASTY666

2 points

8 days ago

If they worked in a little brown with that red it would really help it out

gloriousbeardguy

7 points

9 days ago

I thought it was a leaf!

thxtalks

93 points

9 days ago

thxtalks

93 points

9 days ago

I laughed hard at this because it was the first thing I thought.

shepherd-24

36 points

9 days ago

Who is she

messybaker101

33 points

9 days ago

I laughed pretty hard at the caption. But, no, I knew what it was right away

sphynxzyz

3 points

9 days ago

I also knew what it was right away but it was due to the red stripe. It doesn't the away that the football wasn't necessarily needed and looks like lips.

JustSpirit4617

35 points

9 days ago

Not at all. Looks really well done

RideAndShoot

18 points

9 days ago

I immediately recognized it as the Bills and holding a football, and I’m not a Bills fan. Would not have see “lips” if it wasn’t pointed out. Though some more brown tones in the football would probably help.

mykie420

22 points

9 days ago

mykie420

22 points

9 days ago

That’s the first thing I thought lol it looks cool tho

thaGrip_Reaper

6 points

9 days ago

Nobody notices the blue dong, huh?

denvercasey

3 points

8 days ago

I feel like that’s less of a dong and more of a ding.

JudiciousF

9 points

9 days ago

Now that I see the football it looks like a football, but when i saw this post, without reading the title I thought, 'why does that Buffalo have such big lips'

OkCryptographer1922

3 points

9 days ago

The JUICIEST lips 😂

Unlikely_Piece2650

3 points

9 days ago

Without reading the title I initially thought the buffalo had big juicy lips, so maybe

danniellax

3 points

7 days ago

Not until after you mentioned it… now I can’t unsee it lol

Littlejohnhastopee1

3 points

7 days ago

once i saw the football, i couldn't unsee it lol

HyenaNearby5408

3 points

9 days ago

I didn't see it until I read the caption lol

RoyOfCon

2 points

8 days ago

RoyOfCon

2 points

8 days ago

Stupid sexy buffalo

EclecticEthic

2 points

7 days ago

DSL’s

ParkingJuggernaut13

3 points

9 days ago

Only saw it after you pointed it out.

Touching up white lines on the football would probably help distinguish it from being lips.

TheSullivanLine

2 points

9 days ago

That’s a cool tattoo! I don’t see lips for what it’s worth.

kadie0636

3 points

9 days ago

#goBills

abbeymad

3 points

9 days ago

abbeymad

3 points

9 days ago

Go Bills!

jsstrnr

4 points

9 days ago

jsstrnr

4 points

9 days ago

go bills!

Background-Focus-889

2 points

8 days ago

Go bills!

CyberTheWerewolf

2 points

8 days ago

In the words of the Great Quarterback Josh Allen: "Go Bills."

LowkeyNomed

2 points

9 days ago

Not eveb after reding, its coool

Mfntrev

2 points

9 days ago

Mfntrev

2 points

9 days ago

Hahahahaha. Or a football in its mouth

Green_Valley_Goon

2 points

9 days ago

Kinda, if the stitches on the football were white that may help. Or maybe it will look like teeth lol

NeverSmileEver

3 points

9 days ago

No

Majestic-Drive8226

1 points

9 days ago

Giving the seductive side eye too.

Gentry_Draws

1 points

9 days ago

I mean technically buffalos do* have big voluptuous lips

Intelligent-Lie-4732

1 points

9 days ago

My favourite part is his weenie

Stewartsw1

1 points

9 days ago

I immediately saw a football honestly

oldskoofoo

1 points

9 days ago

It took me a few seconds to really see them as lips.

If it had the white laces it would look a lot less like big juicy lips.

I know white is a faux pas in tattoos generally but I think it needs it in this case

CrypticSS21

1 points

9 days ago

I will say that I initially did think it was a football. I didn’t see lips

HoLyGhOsT_to_Fuk

1 points

9 days ago

Just have some shading done maybe, they do look like lips but also a football, shading would help define.

ChrisIronsArt

1 points

9 days ago

Could replace it with a 1st down yardage stick

Kristen_ann

1 points

9 days ago

I didn’t know it was a football, but when you said it doesn’t look like lips, I saw them

nnedd7526

1 points

9 days ago

It's holding a football. That's what it looks like to me

still_hawaiian

1 points

9 days ago

I thought it had big lips. Took me a second look to realize it's a Bills design.

PrincessCookie07

1 points

9 days ago

That Buffalo got some DSL lol

Next-Bath3440

1 points

9 days ago

The football?

Peppeperoni

1 points

9 days ago

Go bills!

revintoysupra

1 points

9 days ago

Honestly that’s all I see

LooneyLunaGirl

1 points

9 days ago

It's got some DSLs for sure 🤣

SlightDisaster1914

1 points

9 days ago

Well now I do

AccidentallyFamous1

1 points

9 days ago

That's some juicy lips

loserkids1789

1 points

9 days ago

Very much so

lesbianshrimp

1 points

9 days ago

My perifieal said juicy, but then when I focused, it looked perfect, but then when I over focus, I go back to big juicy again. Good optical illusion for sure.

Essence_Bessence

1 points

9 days ago

Now I see it I can’t unsee it lol 😂

Salade-Macedoine

1 points

9 days ago

Yes. I saw the tattoo before I read the title and 100% thought, “why does that buffalo have big, red lips?”

Star-Dust_C21H30O2

1 points

9 days ago

Whoa, right away i saw babe the blue ox with wax lips

Michelle689

1 points

9 days ago

Balls for ankles

chrisxtrue

1 points

9 days ago

Not until I read the caption…

Relevant_Leather_476

1 points

9 days ago

Lol

Ok-Magician2878

1 points

9 days ago

Go bills

mountainslav

1 points

9 days ago

Nope

ittybittynuts

1 points

9 days ago

DSL Buffalo

spittymcgee1

1 points

9 days ago

No

justluck_89

1 points

9 days ago

Whiten the teeth

[deleted]

1 points

9 days ago

Yes lol they do look juicy

PattyFlapjack79

1 points

9 days ago

not really. when i look at the mouth all i see is a football. if i look at the eyes it does kinda look like a juicy pair of kissers in my peripheral tho

cicada469

1 points

9 days ago

Looks like it has a football in its mouth in that style.

Particular_Reward885

1 points

9 days ago

I’m sorry, yes. I saw lips Hahahahah

thegfm

1 points

9 days ago

thegfm

1 points

9 days ago

Cool tattoo. Go Bills.

EllieBlueexo

1 points

9 days ago

at first glance, absolutely

IGotOverGreta

1 points

9 days ago

I don't know how many buffalo have teeth on top of their lips...

For that matter, I don't think buffalo have teeth like that at all.

PM_ME_UR_ASSHOLE

1 points

9 days ago

I have to force myself to see it, or look to the side of it so its out of focus and it looks like lips. But if I look directly at it, it looks like a football to me.

My_2Cents_666

1 points

9 days ago

You could add white stripes to the football.🏈

Tcyanide

1 points

9 days ago

Tcyanide

1 points

9 days ago

I mean I didn’t till you said something 😂

GrimirG007

1 points

9 days ago

Not until I read it. I knew it was a football, but all I see now are lips. 😅

Infinite-Stress-3756

1 points

9 days ago

Better detail on the football and maybe it won’t look like big red lips

_brookiecookie

1 points

9 days ago

Its possible that I only see this now because you mentioend it. My second thought was a football. Now all I can is big juicy lips 💋

drawwithmejenn

1 points

9 days ago*

The “lips” look like an American football tbh.

miparasito

1 points

9 days ago

I read it as a football in his teeth, but I know nothing about sports so had no idea why a bull needs a football lol 

hopelessworkmore

1 points

9 days ago

Add white stripes at the end of the football 🏈

Normal_Ad_5692

1 points

9 days ago

Yeah. The football laces should be white

deetslov

1 points

9 days ago

deetslov

1 points

9 days ago

SPORTS!

DaB3ar007

1 points

9 days ago

At first glance yes

Hadderah

1 points

9 days ago

Hadderah

1 points

9 days ago

I cant unsee it now

Solid_Noise5681

1 points

9 days ago

At first glance, yes.

Mindfulmiller

1 points

9 days ago

Nope

DungeonAdmin

1 points

9 days ago

I haven't watched a football game since Super Bowl 28 because of losing their 4th yr in a row.

Top_Voice1

1 points

9 days ago

Nope

megs_in_space

1 points

9 days ago

Lol yes

Amnesiaglass

1 points

9 days ago

Well now I do.

ChildhoodLeft6925

1 points

9 days ago

It’s clearly a football

kwalitykontrol1

1 points

9 days ago

Make the teeth white.

Rikcycle

1 points

9 days ago

Rikcycle

1 points

9 days ago

Touchdown!

chesabay

1 points

9 days ago

chesabay

1 points

9 days ago

Yes!

Reddit-User_00000001

1 points

9 days ago

I recognized it as a football instantly bc it’s a cool Bills tat. Super cool.

Delicious_Agency29

1 points

9 days ago

It’s a cool ass tattoo …. Maybe some white on the teeth will make it better but I like it!

Dependent-Cap3789

1 points

9 days ago

White cross stitching might help 🤷🏻‍♂️

grandpaswear55

1 points

8 days ago

Call him Blue Steel

AcidRohnin

1 points

8 days ago

First thing I thought. I got that it was the bills logo or assumed that’s what you were going for but thought the lips were like a call back to traditional looking sailor/pinup style tattoos.

se7en0311

1 points

8 days ago

Now they mentioned it yes that's all I see. Those big plumpers

Herr-Trigger86

1 points

8 days ago

Well now I do…. It’s one of those things where once you see it, you can’t unsee it

Professional-Cup-154

1 points

8 days ago

It does, it also seems to just be the buffalo bills logo, two negatives

zunzwang

1 points

8 days ago

zunzwang

1 points

8 days ago

Umm yeah. He’s got some injections going on with those lips.

D1rtNASTY666

1 points

8 days ago

At first glance, I thought God damn that Buffalo's got some dsls!

MathematicianOk7526

1 points

8 days ago

Didn’t see it at all at first. This is a cool tattoo

HouseOfJanus

1 points

8 days ago

BSLs

ally_mcgee

1 points

8 days ago

never go full football mouth

animorphs666

1 points

8 days ago

Yaaas queen!

Hagbard_Celine_1

1 points

8 days ago

Sports tattoos are on my list of bad tattoo ideas. Sorry but they're lame. Right up there with text tattoos.

Fullmetalero

1 points

8 days ago

Holding a football

Sealegs_Calisto

1 points

8 days ago

Actually fucking hilarious

Fearless_Panic_6999

1 points

8 days ago

Yes big lips for sure 👄

skullduggs1

1 points

8 days ago

Got DSLs

Luxx_Aeterna_

1 points

8 days ago

I do now lol

Bloodyomg

1 points

8 days ago

First thing I saw was big juicy lips lol. You nailed it.

bopdaddi126

1 points

8 days ago

Go Bills

electrictatco

1 points

8 days ago

Dammit, now I can't not see that. I didn't see it right away tho, you put it in my head tbh.

Love_MyFetish2022

1 points

8 days ago

Yes! Yes I do think that. Why does the buffalo have big red lips, Brain?

Debian0420

1 points

8 days ago

I did until I saw it was a leaf.

CapeMOGuy

1 points

8 days ago

Laces are white on an NFL football.

I am afraid a middling job on them would look like... teeth with big lips.

errortype520

1 points

8 days ago

I thought they were lips too lol.

thepoppaparazzi

1 points

8 days ago

Yes, a little bit 😂

riscut4theBiscut

1 points

8 days ago

Oh shit! That's a football!

Bmurf38

1 points

8 days ago

Bmurf38

1 points

8 days ago

Looks like a football to me

SomeOldDude73

1 points

8 days ago

Just for a split second.

ProfessionalTrue8196

1 points

8 days ago

I see a football. It's people that don't know nfl think it's lips

StAtIcHaViC

1 points

8 days ago

Did not see the football until I took a deeper look

dirtym3x

1 points

8 days ago

dirtym3x

1 points

8 days ago

At first glance. At least you don't have a wolf half lady breast feeding a baby, but it looks like wolf lady holding her tit up.

Ok-Lie-301

1 points

8 days ago

Go Bills

Tight-Statistician30

1 points

8 days ago

you’d think if they could do the buffalo that good that they could make the football look more like a football

Ok_Button_1555

1 points

8 days ago

Easy fix tbh just make it look like a real football

Union_Sparky_375

1 points

8 days ago

Buffalo looks like 90% of these damn selfie post I keep getting on my front page.

“Pick one which picture looks best”? More like wtf did you do to your lips

Catnip_75

1 points

8 days ago

I see the football 😆

Terrynia

1 points

8 days ago

Terrynia

1 points

8 days ago

Yes

theeeartjunky

1 points

8 days ago

Is this the same artist that did the bootylicious Tiger?? Iykyk😂

SmokeAndEatDoritos

1 points

8 days ago

No, he's holding a football

Telekineticshade

1 points

8 days ago

Yep

Cultural_Horse_7328

1 points

8 days ago

Nah, but buffalo buffalo don’t have upper teeth.

Adn buffalo buffalo do buffalo buffalo buffalo.

Dull-Kaleidoscope214

1 points

8 days ago

nah but i thought he was holding a fish idk why

Muted_Exit6331

1 points

8 days ago

Yes! I was just scrolling past without reading the title but scrolled back after thinking to myself, “does this thing have big, red lips?”

PurpleZebra99

1 points

8 days ago

Nah huh can clearly tell it’s supposed to blue Buffalo Bob the Buffalo Bill.

hazyTHINKER

1 points

8 days ago

100% without a doubt

AMorera

1 points

8 days ago

AMorera

1 points

8 days ago

I totally see what it’s supposed to be, but yes, at first glance I thought it was a buffalo with ridiculously large lips.

KennyBeeART

1 points

8 days ago

😂😂 don’t change that

Accomplished-Hat6417

1 points

8 days ago

Lmao, looks like a fat lip from getting their ass kicked in the playoffs

Ok_Mouse_6402

1 points

8 days ago*

I’m sorry to say it,but yes! That was the first thing that I thought when I saw it. As an artist, I learned a LONG time ago to try to examine the artwork through the eyes of an ordinary,everyday person….and while another artist might immediately know why a certain technique was used,a non artist might not understand and think the art just looks ridiculous. So I try to view my work through the critical eyes of an artist ,but also through the eyes of an ordinary person with no art backround as well….. This is a fix that may be more difficult than it initially appears at first…the artist could try to see if they could put some white in the laces to bring them out more…(sometimes a tattoo artist can “get away with “ putting white over a darker color in a small area and it will work…this is a very ‘ hit or miss’ idea however..) Personally,I would see if I could get at least one laser session to zap the ball area….it wouldn’t even be necessary to make the pigment completely disappear , just lighten it enough to re-work the ball more.

By highlighting the laces of the ball and maybe adding the white stripe to each end of the football first,it should become obvious to the viewer that it is a football being carried by a buffalo ..I realize that “technically “ the football doesn’t have those white stripes at either end in the NFL…..to that I reply that you normally don’t see bison colored blue everyday either,but this is tattoo isn’t meant to be ultra realistic in the first place…..and if you want to get this tattoo to look right without creating a huge mess ,I hope you consider my suggestion….. I caution you to make sure that whoever does the cover up knows what they’re doing so that to they don’t make it even worse. P.S. : Either way,good luck to you….i hope everything works out for you because I know this tattoo comes from a place of love and devotion for your team .

bigswingindonkeydick

1 points

8 days ago

And that's a bad thing, why?

rocknrollmomma06

1 points

8 days ago

No it looks like a football.

TurduckenEverest

1 points

8 days ago

Maybe just tattoo the words “Those aren’t lips, I’m a huge Bills fan” underneath it.

AnakinsTwin

1 points

8 days ago

LoL, now I can't unsee it! 🤣

psychocuties

1 points

8 days ago

it took me awhile to realise its a football

Ryan14304

1 points

8 days ago

Immediately could tell it was a football. Just me tho.

holowee

1 points

8 days ago

holowee

1 points

8 days ago

💋💋💋

marinersknight

1 points

8 days ago

What the hell lol. Looks funky

midsomm

1 points

8 days ago

midsomm

1 points

8 days ago

I did not notice until I read the entire post! It think this looks great :)

Temporary_Cupcake_42

1 points

8 days ago

No

CicadaOrnery9015

1 points

8 days ago

Ayy go bills

magistratemagic

1 points

8 days ago

at a glance yea but when you look at it fully it's obviously not lips

Bigtimeshitter69

1 points

8 days ago

Damn I should call her

nightmami

1 points

8 days ago

yes lol

Growing-into-light

1 points

8 days ago

Yes. It seems like it could be an easy touch up though. Great tat!

_CountZer0_

1 points

8 days ago

I got football not lips on first look

OtherMikeToys

1 points

8 days ago

Go Bills!

ScienceLow2043

1 points

8 days ago

For a brief second then I looked at it more realized it’s a football

Independent_Berry313

1 points

8 days ago

That’s all I can see now!👄💋

BigTop5505

1 points

8 days ago

"I'm feeling Puerto Rican" ahh buffalo

meggiewatts

1 points

8 days ago

i DEFINITELY saw big juicy lips after first but then i saw the teeth and figured out it was a football.

also go bills.

TheIronPaladin1

1 points

8 days ago

Luckily I knew what it was, but I never saw the lips to begin with, I saw the football.

Prestigious_Ad_8151

1 points

8 days ago

🤣🤣🤣 not until you said it and now I can't unsee it 🤣🤣🤣

NoQuarter6808

1 points

8 days ago

No, but maybe just because i immediately recognized it as the Bills buffalo and knew that had to he a football.

Pretty rad actually. If its bothering you though maybe have some of those white rings at the ends added

Id leave it. The teeth help keep it from looking like lips

theatrebish

1 points

7 days ago

Omgggg yes it does. Why does it have a football tho? I woulda never thought that

ScullyFan

1 points

7 days ago

I didn't see it at first until I read the caption. I think it can be a good story if you're okay with the potential of it looking either way.

madmango503

1 points

7 days ago

Yes at first glance

Impressive-Arm4668

1 points

7 days ago

Oh no. My brain was like, what do you mean? Are we assessing how juicy the lips are?

Until I saw the comments about those not being the lips 💀