Nigemma vs. Food
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Per the EP Production Notes, there were 43 tattoos on Viggo’s body, ranging from fingernail-sized to one which covered most of his back. 12 of the tattoos are Russian sayings. Several encircled his wrists, ankles and fingers.
Per Viggo, “Some of the tattoos were humorous - and some were quite poetic. On the instep of my right foot, one said “’Where are you going?’ On the instep of the other foot, another said “What the hell do you care?” One of my favourites said - ‘Let all I have lived be as if it were a dream”, which is so beautiful and sad. Another said - “I’m a slave to fate but no lackey to the law’, which translates to ‘I’ll accept my lot in life without complaining, but don’t expect me to show you any respect or listen to anything you say; I don’t care how hard you hit me.’”
[*]Chest Jesus on Cross “Prince of Thieves”
[*]Chest «Пусть будет сном что пережито мною» “Let all I have lived be as if it were a dream”
[*]Left Abdomen Madonna with Open Heart and Knives Through It unknown meaning (Madonna is an apotropaic symbol intended to “ward off evil” or “avert or combat evil”)
[*]Left Abdomen «Себя не обманешь» ”can not fool yourself”
[*]Right Abdomen Death with a Scythe/Reaper the person is a killer
[*]Right Abdomen «Я здесь и я жду» ”I’m here and I’m waiting”
[*]Upper Back Church Under Three Cupolas served three different prison sentences
[*]Upper Back «Важно оставаться человеком» “It is important to remain a human being”
[*]Lower Back «Раб судьбы но не лакей закона» I’m a slave to fate but no lackey to the law
[*]Lower Back Cross unknown meaning (the cross is an apotropaic symbol intended to “ward off evil” or “avert or combat evil”)
[*]Right Upper Arm Black Raven
[*]Right Upper Arm «Черный ворон, я не твой» “Black raven, I’m not yours (yet)”
[*]Left Upper Arm Skull With Flowers high-ranking gang member who is a murderer, possibly celebrated a teenage birthday in prison
[*]Left Upper Arm «наперекор судьбе» ”In spite of destiny”
[*]Left Forearm «буду на свободе» “I will be free”
[*]Left Forearm «Не верь, не бойся, не проси» “don’t trust, don’t be afraid, don’t beg”
[*]Right Forearm «Пошли вы све нах**!» “F**k you all!”
[*]Right Forearm Snake Twined Around Dagger “We live by fighting”
[*]Left Forearm Right Thigh Hot Cross Button “Whatever you do with me, I am free”
[*]Left Shoulder Spider Web thief, possibly had a drug addiction
[*]Leg «дальше в лес больше дров» further wood (forest) more wood/trees (firewood) When you go deeper into something the problems are getting bigger/ the more questions there are, the more things get worse
[*]Right Thigh Madonna with [very large] Child thief/criminal from early days (Madonna is an apotropaic symbol intended to “ward off evil” or “avert or combat evil”)
[*]Left Wrist Barbed Wire often the prison term in years is shown by the number of ‘barbs’ on the wire
[*]Right Wrist Button unknown meaning
[*]Right and Left Ankles Ankle Chains refers back to the time of Peter the Great, when prisoners were commonly shackled by the ankles
[*]Right and Left Insteps Phrases in Russian “Where the hell are you going?” “What the hell do you care?”
[*]Knees and Collarbones Stars commonly represent time served; each point indicates a year served in jail - eight-point stars (usually placed under the collarbones or on the knees) are only allowed for thieves in law, the alfa dogs of underworld -stars tattooed on the knees mean the person bows to no authority
[*]Finger – left hand, below thumb Three Dots signifies a three year prison term
[*]Finger – left forefinger Unknown symbol, unknown meaning
[*]Finger – left ring finger St. Petersburg Cross symbol for having been in a prison there
[*]Finger – left little finger Unknown symbol, unknown meaning
[*]Finger – left little finger Unknown symbol, unknown meaning
[*]Finger - right forefinger knuckle Unknown symbol, unknown meaning
[*]Finger - left knuckles/hand «cebep» “north”, indicating the northern part of Russia where the strictest prisons are located for the most notorious murderers and thieves
[*]Unknown location Smoking Skull
[*]Unknown location Tiger
[*]Unknown location Scorpion
[*]Unknown location Sailing Ship
[*]Unknown location Naked Angel on a Wheel
[*]Unknown location Epaulettes
[*]Unknown location Cat with Pipe
[*]Unknown location Candelabra
[*]Unknown location Unknown Tattoo -
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Per the EP Production Notes, there were 43 tattoos on Viggo’s body, ranging from fingernail-sized to one which covered most of his back. 12 of the tattoos are Russian sayings. Several encircled his wrists, ankles and fingers. Per Viggo, “Some of the tattoos were humorous - and some were quite poetic. On the instep of my right foot, one said “’Where are you going?’ On the instep of the other foot, another said “What the hell do you care?” One of my favourites said - ‘Let all I have lived be as if it were a dream”, which is so beautiful and sad. Another said - “I’m a slave to fate but no lackey to the law’, which translates to ‘I’ll accept my lot in life without complaining, but don’t expect me to show you any respect or listen to anything you say; I don’t care how hard you hit me.’”[*]Chest Jesus on Cross “Prince of Thieves”[*]Chest «Пусть будет сном что пережито мною» “Let all I have lived be as if it were a dream”[*]Left Abdomen Madonna with Open Heart and Knives Through It unknown meaning (Madonna is an apotropaic symbol intended to “ward off evil” or “avert or combat evil”)[*]Left Abdomen «Себя не обманешь» ”can not fool yourself” [*]Right Abdomen Death with a Scythe/Reaper the person is a killer[*]Right Abdomen «Я здесь и я жду» ”I’m here and I’m waiting”[*]Upper Back Church Under Three Cupolas served three different prison sentences[*]Upper Back «Важно оставаться человеком» “It is important to remain a human being”[*]Lower Back «Раб судьбы но не лакей закона» I’m a slave to fate but no lackey to the law[*]Lower Back Cross unknown meaning (the cross is an apotropaic symbol intended to “ward off evil” or “avert or combat evil”) [*]Right Upper Arm Black Raven[*]Right Upper Arm «Черный ворон, я не твой» “Black raven, I’m not yours (yet)” [*]Left Upper Arm Skull With Flowers high-ranking gang member who is a murderer, possibly celebrated a teenage birthday in prison[*]Left Upper Arm «наперекор судьбе» ”In spite of destiny”[*]Left Forearm «буду на свободе» “I will be free”[*]Left Forearm «Не верь, не бойся, не проси» “don’t trust, don’t be afraid, don’t beg”[*]Right Forearm «Пошли вы све нах**!» “F**k you all!”[*]Right Forearm Snake Twined Around Dagger “We live by fighting”[*]Left Forearm Right Thigh Hot Cross Button “Whatever you do with me, I am free”[*]Left Shoulder Spider Web thief, possibly had a drug addiction[*]Leg «дальше в лес больше дров» further wood (forest) more wood/trees (firewood) When you go deeper into something the problems are getting bigger/ the more questions there are, the more things get worse [*]Right Thigh Madonna with [very large] Child thief/criminal from early days (Madonna is an apotropaic symbol intended to “ward off evil” or “avert or combat evil”)[*]Left Wrist Barbed Wire often the prison term in years is shown by the number of ‘barbs’ on the wire[*]Right Wrist Button unknown meaning[*]Right and Left Ankles Ankle Chains refers back to the time of Peter the Great, when prisoners were commonly shackled by the ankles[*]Right and Left Insteps Phrases in Russian “Where the hell are you going?” “What the hell do you care?”[*]Knees and Collarbones Stars commonly represent time served; each point indicates a year served in jail - eight-point stars (usually placed under the collarbones or on the knees) are only allowed for thieves in law, the alfa dogs of underworld -stars tattooed on the knees mean the person bows to no authority[*]Finger – left hand, below thumb Three Dots signifies a three year prison term[*]Finger – left forefinger Unknown symbol, unknown meaning[*]Finger – left ring finger St. Petersburg Cross symbol for having been in a prison there[*]Finger – left little finger Unknown symbol, unknown meaning[*]Finger – left little finger Unknown symbol, unknown meaning[*]Finger - right forefinger knuckle Unknown symbol, unknown meaning[*]Finger - left knuckles/hand «cebep» “north”, indicating the northern part of Russia where the strictest prisons are located for the most notorious murderers and thieves[*]Unknown location Smoking Skull[*]Unknown location Tiger[*]Unknown location Scorpion[*]Unknown location Sailing Ship[*]Unknown location Naked Angel on a Wheel[*]Unknown location Epaulettes[*]Unknown location Cat with Pipe[*]Unknown location Candelabra[*]Unknown location Unknown Tattoo](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1wzriDUs61qa86zio1_1280.jpg)
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For Emma! How cute are these?
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CAFFEINE APOCALYPSE!
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Differential calculus...arch nemesis.
I psyched myseld out of going to the exam last semester.
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All this Russia talk has got this stuck in my head. But I’m not complaining!
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Look at their feet!!
