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Someone In Brooklyn Got A "Survived The Quake" Tattoo :(
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Jen Carlson
Published Aug 25, 2011
Modified Aug 25, 2011
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Really, Brooklyn? Citizen Ink Studios in Sheepshead Bay is offering up a "Survived the Quake" tattoo to their customers... and people are getting it! 25-year-old owner Joe Khay says it took him five minutes to sketch the design, which he posted on Facebook and was meant to be a joke. But Jonathan Berg, a 21-year-old regular customer, came in and got the design permanently inked onto his torso for $30.
Berg told the Daily News, "It was just that people were freaking out. It was just a minor thing, and people were making it into a serious subject. I thought that was pretty hilarious."
Apparently three others have asked for the quake tattoo, but maybe they should hold out for the Hurricane Irene one.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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