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Well, that’s just adorable. And I do love salt. But if I were to get a tattoo from the spice rack of my childhood, it would have to be this one:
Lawry’s Seasoned Salt. My mom put that sparkly orange shit on everything. Pork chops? Lawry’s Seasoned Salt. Scrambled eggs? Lawry’s Seasoned Salt. Taco seasoning? You don’t need that! We have Lawry’s Seasoned Salt! WHAT ARE YOU DOING PUTTING CHOCOLATE SYRUP ON THAT ICE CREAM WHEN THERE’S LAWRY’S SEASONED SALT??!!!!!
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Well, I don’t know the spice reference, so I just think this is cute! And it looks well done.
The little girl is the Morton’s Salt icon.
Love it.
Your mother was right. Made fried chicken with Lawry’s just the other night.
There’s nothing ugly about this tattoo.
People get it because they like the band Jawbreaker, not because of Morton Salt. Try Googling “When it pains it roars” to see what I mean.
I agree that the execution is great, but the content is questionable. I would never want a tattoo that for the rest of my life, I was going to be asked, “Why do you have the Morton Salt girl on your arm?” because the reference is too obscure.
People are going to ask why you got what you have tattooed on you no matter what you have tattooed on you, Morton Salt girl, or not.
this is very true
Hey, I’d get the Morton Salt girl before I got a band tattoo. I love my sodium but can’t stand band tattoos.
Agreeed… at least it’s something that’s going to be around for a long time.
Thanks for the background JQ. I like to know where the tattoos are coming from (if they are referencing something) though I have never listened to Jawbreaker. I disagree on it being too obscure. It throws up a flag only to a small subset of people that share that interest. If you don’t feel like explaining it, then you just say you really like salt.
I like it – even if you don’t get the band reference, it’s still cool.
Try Googling “Morton salt” and look at their logo. Note the colours used. Then look back at this picture. Make note of the similarities. Then consider that Morton Salt was using the logo decades before the guys in Jawbreaker were born. Sure, it’s possible that the owner of the tattoo – which is very well done – is a fan of Jawbreaker, but it’s just as possible that they like the picture/logo.
i have the morton salt girl tattoo (about the same size and in about the same place, actually) and honestly, i had no idea it was even popular. i got it, because “when it rains it pours” is probably my absolute favorite saying IN THE UNIVERSE. and this Jawbreaker…..never heard of em til today.
I never really liked salt all that much either.
I actually really like this. I think the Morton Salt girl is adorable, and this is very well executed. But still, why would anyone get this tattooed on their arm?
never heard of Morton’s or Lawry’s (i’m european). but i do like the rain and this tattoo
I am fully in support of Lawry’s seasoning. How can you bbq meat without it?
My mom was a pusher of the magic orange stuff as well. I have a similar chemical dependency to Texas Pete’s hot sauce.
mmmmm I LOVE Texas Pete
Lawry’s Seasoned Salt = MSG
mmmmm I LOVE MSG
Mmm, MSG is so good, it burns. . . I weep for future generations who will be denied that joy.
Nope.
http://www.zeer.com/Food-Products/Lawry-s-Seasoned-Salt/000014158
They stopped using MSG in a lot of products years ago due to public pressure. The original Lawry’s had MSG in it.
Really? I haven’t seen Lawry’s with MSG in years! Maybe they just don’t stock it in the Bay. Effing pity because I love my MSG. Delicious.
I meant they stopped putting MSG in it years ago (along with many other products). If you’re in the Bay area, you should be able to find it by the bagful at an Asian supermarket. Most Asian restaurants here no longer use MSG, but they do have it on hand for people who ask for it, and the markets all stock it. If they have it in Austin, I figure they likely will have it out West.
I’ve heard that some folks who’ve been diagnosed bipolar sometimes get the Morton’s tat – they get put on lithium salts, you know, so there’s your connection. I think the logo is elegant, as logos go, and this one is particularly well done.
Mmmmm…. lithium
I know a bipolar or two who have this tattoo. Some people put Li underneath for lithium. That’s what I thought of when I saw this picture.
I love MSG
This is beautifully done. Not to mention the right amount of sodium is essential for life! (plus, I do love salt).
Unbelievably, the ‘dude’ behind this site is a woman.
I thought it was quite a sweet tattoo until seeing it’s a brand logo. Becoming a human billboard without asking for a fee is an automatic ‘fail’ without parole (see Nike swooshes, Apple logos etc etc ad nauseam)
At least it’s…well original might not be exactly right…but you’ll see it less than Nike swooshes!
You are SO right about that.
Another tattoo by Ryan Mason from ScapeGoat in Portland, OR.
I’m not surprised. I didn’t know his name, but I recognise a number of the tattoos from his gallery on the shop web site as well as his personal blog site. He does awesome work! He nails portraiture and when he does dogs, he manages to capture expressions like very few others can. Damn, I sound like a big fangirl. For the record, I don’t know him, and I haven’t been to Portland, but I’ve seen his work all over online and in a number of mags. I’d LOVE to have ink work done by him.
Correction this tattoo is by germ at 212 tattoo in Richmond, done at Lucky 13 in richmond about 3 years ago…
Weird. I got this exact tattoo in the exact same location 5 years ago by Don Sellers at Tattoo 702 here in Richmond. This is a lot better than mine though, so great job! Although mine has the salt cascading out and it’s very evenly dotted, which takes a great hand.
Also, I hate Jawbreaker, am not a cook, and am obsessed with atomic age iconography. I just love salt. I’m like a moose.
I think it’s cute. I’ve noticed this tattoo is fairly popular amongst chefs and professional cooks.
I actually saw this tattoo being done. I went into the shop to talk to my tattoo artist about our upcoming appointment and he was working on this one right here. The guy getting it was a hipster dweeb who was shaking the whole time, apparantly he doesn’t do pain well. The band thing makes sense now
Again, this is not a picture from portland, it is from richmond, va
http://www.germicidalink.com/tc008.html
I’m pretty sure that I sae this person with this tattoo on an episode of No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain when he was in Portland, and it also matches up with the comment above.
Absolutely georgeous! Why? I dunno. But it’s sooo nicely done!
Well, I’ve always thought the Morton salt girl picture was cute, and this one IS well done, so I have to give it a thumbs up. And at least it doesn’t have the brand name on it or anything.
I have this one, I’ve had it for…uhm…6 years. Mines better haha. And why did i get it? It’s a reference NOT TO THE SHITTY BAND JAWBREAKER but to my love of salt, and my late mother’s love of salt. It means a lot to me. More than some of my other tattoos
Oh, come on. Just because you don’t like Jawbreaker, it doesn’t make them a Shitty band.
It’s better than the Tony Chachere’s man!
http://www.anomaly.org/debbie/recipes/images/seasoning.jpg
she posts a lot of tats that are esoteric or baffling as well as the plain ugly or dumb.
Jess – if you ever want more tattoos that are simply ugly, terrible designs or crap technicians, just browse the gallery of ratemyink.com – there is so much fail that people have marked permanently onto their bodies and they are proudly showing off on that site
^^ Obvious – nice try but FAIL. Still love ya though.
a female runs this? that explains why it’s poorly done and un-funny.
a timeless classic
Beautiful. Nostalgic. Fun. Love it.
It’s well done and the original trademark was a stroke of genius. But, I have to agree with Pol Pot (“instant fail without parole” = classic). As a young child – say 5 or 6, I recall thinking she was cute – right up there with the Solarcane girl and Shirley Temple.
my friend lindsey has this tattoo, not the one in the photo because i believe hers is further down her forearm. i think its because she comes from a family of chefs, or something. its pretty cute, the colors are nice and vibrant.
It’s all about Old Bay seasoning where I’m from. Crabs, shrimp, chicken, corn on the cob, fries, popcorn…. whatever the food, throw some Old Bay on it. It goes with everything.
Mmmm… Old Bay!
This is a beautiful tattoo, by the way.
FUCK YEAH OLD BAY. Northerners don’t know where it’s at.
Your post sounds very much like the typical butthurt response the regulars on this site are accustomed to seeing when someone whose tattoo is featured on here. If it is yours, and it bothers you so much that it’s featured on a site with the name “ugliest” in it, you have a dire lack of self confidence.
If it’s not yours, and you just stumbled across this site or wandered too far away from hawtness and are lonely and confused, relax; this site also features some damn nice looking tattoos that are unique.
I like this site because no matter what the tattoo, the conversation is always spirited, funny and often thought provoking. Your post is neither of the three, which reflects upon yourself. If you find this site less than scintillating, return to whence you came and darken it no more. To post a comment that is nothing more than a trash upon the site is neither witty nor needed. Good Day.
Of all the tattoos I’ve seen, this one is probably the only one I’d consider getting actually tattooed on me. It’s lovely and classic.
My friends dad is an executive at Mortons. My pal isn’t into tats, but I could see someone like him getting the logo of the company that put an upper-class neighborhood roof over his head, food on the table, clothes on his back, and no student loans for his masters degree inked on his body as a homage/thanks. He never wanted for anything growing up thanks to Mortons and their “umbrella girl”.
I like this tattoo, it’s cute, but something I never understood about the Morton’s girl: What is she trying to achieve by spilling salt while it’s raining?
I was under the impression that she is holding it under her arm, and doesn’t realize she’s spilling it. That’s part of what makes it cute.
The slogan “when it rains, it pours” explains that.
Hmm, interesting. Still doesn’t explain WHY when it rains, it pours. I mean, of course it’s a sort of clever take off on the saying, but still makes no sense why you’d use a shit-ton of salt every time it started sprinkling outside. (It can’t be raining that hard because while her mother made her take an umbrella, she allowed her out in her school shoes rather than her wellies.)
In the days of yore, salt had very few additives and would clump in wet weather. The clumps would clog up the salt shaker and the salt would not pour. To avoid this, housewives would have all sorts of tricks, such as adding rice to the salt shaker (which would absorb the humidity, reducing clumping).
Morton’s added an anticlumping agent to the salt. Therefore, it would pour normally even when it was raining, unlike competitor brands.
@LD-Thanks for the enlightenment! I love little trivia blurbs like this, and it is very interesting to understand the reason behind the logo and slogan. Love it!
The moisture in rain makes salt clump together. Or any moisture, like humidity. It’s the reason why people put rice in salt shakers, so the salt doesn’t clump together. Hence when it rains, it pours.
I just ran into a guy in a motorcycle shop in Salt Lake City that has this tattoo. He seems like the type to be a fan of Jawbreaker. I do wonder if this pic is his or someone else. Seemed too obscure to be coincidence.
Oh my god. You must be my long lost sibling. Lawry’s Seasoning Salt was the only thing my mother knew how to cook with. I still love it. Best on chicken wings. When I first got married my husband tried to buy Hy’s seasoning salt and had the balls to ask what the difference was. Turns out an entire container of Hy’s down the throat doesn’t taste too good after all. Nothing but Lawry’s has ever come in our house again!
My mom has always used Goya Adobo (this stuff: http://www.saucenspice.com/images/products/detail/Goya-Adobo_Seasoning_Bitter_Orange.jpg ) which comes in numerous flavors.
So does mine. I think every Hispanic mother EVER uses it.
Heh, he’s either a really big fan of salt, a fan of Jawbreaker the band (I don’t them) or he’s a chef.
My bet is on the last one, as I know a chef who said he would get this tattoo.
here’s someone with the morton salt girl on her side:
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxak2m2hIB1qap20eo1_500.jpg
i love the tattoo, actually. i like spices and it’s just artistically pleasing. cute but not too sugary, colorful but not a circus, and rather elegant. i’d rather it on my side than my arm, but still a fan.
I am a pastry chef and I have this tattoo, only mine is done in black and white. I don’t think she’s ugly
This tattoo, for me, is yet another that falls into the “wouldn’t get it inked on my person, but I love it anyway” category. I haven’t spent enough time staring at a Morton’s salt can to know the details of its photo from memory, but I do enjoy the logo itself, and the detail is wonderful.
i’ve actually seen this tattoo done before, except it had the dark blue background. it didn’t look as good as this one which is actually a REALLY well done piece. if you can get past the whole salt thing it’s a cute tattoo
Its cute.. and well done… by why put a salt logo on your self for the rest of your life..?
Read all of the comments above yours and you might get an idea.
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i actually have this tattoo, my mothers maiden name is morton, and she gave it to me instead of my fathers last name (didnt give much else) hence the tattoo. i think tattoos are more for the people that own them, rather than the people that look at them. its just a reminder to me that my mother, no matter her actions or absences, is still a part of who i am today.
This is a beautiful tattoo.
Its a very cute tattoo i actually really like it
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Dude, Seasoned Salt is amazing. Porkchops? omg. Have you ever had Seasoned Salt and brownsugar on your porkchops? most delicious thing in the universe….
this is a well executed tattoo with an aestethically pleasing, non-offensive subject matter. our lack of understanding why someone would like this tattooed onto themselves does not make it ugly.
assault girl/ a salt girl/ cant go wrong
Never heard of Jawbreaker, but this could be another reference – I live in Salt Lake City, and Morton Salt girl tattoos are all over around here. It’s a big thing in the hardcore music scene as a sign you are from SLC, and of course others in general have them