People Are Inexplicably Getting 'Tiger King' Tattoos in Isolation
Spoiler alert: they're not all that great

Despite ongoing measures to enforce physical distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, big fans of the show have somehow been getting Joe Exotic- and Carole Baskin-inspired tattoos. As you can imagine, they range from absolutely terrible to strangely well done.
And while we don't recommend visiting a tattoo shop during lockdown, we must admit, these tattoos have added another layer of enjoyment to the series. While you wait for the series's inevitable follow-up episode, take a look at some people's seriously of-the-moment body art and decide whether or not they were worth breaking quarantine.
Here's a collection of our favourite Tiger King-themed tattoos below. But be warned: most of them are pretty bad.
Just been drawing up a tiger King tattoo design since 11pm Wby pic.twitter.com/p2alJwaey1
— 💘 Eros 💘 (@thecleansock) April 6, 2020
My tattoo artist is the best. #TigerKing pic.twitter.com/vVU8wOpzU2
— Sam⭐ (@Figgstar) April 4, 2020
#TigerKing I need this tattoo on my body asap. pic.twitter.com/JUCdG4OkQB
— gabrielavillasenor (@gabyvillasenor_) April 3, 2020
My wife's cousin...the same one who has my face tattooed on his body, has decided to get new ink today.
— BigBucksNoWhammies (@BPSnow11) April 5, 2020
Will update when finished 😂#TigerKing pic.twitter.com/KGBYZlTxK6
Some (possibly wiser) people are using semi-permanent markers to tat themselves as well.
Heat center @MeyersLeonard streamed for 24 hours straight on Twitch to help feed 1 million+ people affected by the #coronavirus shutdown. 9 hours in, he was so excited about the fundraiser that he had his wife, Elle, draw a tattoo of Tiger King star Joe Exotic on his arm 🦁👑 pic.twitter.com/sQTSRZz0h4
— CloseUp360 (@CloseUp360) April 7, 2020
Special shout out to the OG of Tiger King tattoos (and its subsequent cover-up), belonging to Joe's ex-husband John Finlay:
The coverup on #tigerking that was the most concerning to me. #TigerKingmeme #TigerKingNetflix #JoeExotic #JohnFinlay #tattoo #coverups pic.twitter.com/y8h3Iv3GYW
— chelsey.marie. (@c_shell_marie) April 5, 2020