16 completely bad-ass tattooed senior citizens who regret nothing.

These tattooed senior citizens shut down the ‘You’ll regret it’ tattoo advice. Shut. It. Down.

When I was 18, I got a tattoo at Schoolies.

I was fuelled by teenage bravado and a few too many Bacardi Breezers, and everyone told me I would live to regret it. Big time.

“What will it look like when you get old and wrinkly?” they asked. “Won’t it be weird to have a tattoo when you also have grandkids?”

Well, here are 16 awesome senior citizens who are completely owning their tatts, and who are also giving me hope for the future.

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The photos, which were posted on Imgur, show that tattoos only get better with age – especially when you have the attitude to match.

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And if these guys are anything to go off, I’ll be flashing my tattoo with pride in 50 years’ time. Grandkids be damned.

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