Well folks, it was a very exciting week here in the TATTOO STORY CONTEST, with more entries than ever, and some excellent artwork and stories.

HERE ARE YOUR ENTRIES:

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• OWL from @crypto.owl

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• LIZARD from @mikkolyytinen

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• ARIES from @witchcraftblog

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• KINGYO from @girlbeforemirror

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• TORTUGAS from @amy-goodrich with a special appearance from @menta

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ADDITIONAL ENTRY - @girlbeforemirror entered two this week, but each user is limited to only one entry per week, so only the previous entry will be counted, since it was verified with the "proof paper." (I made not have made the 1 entry limit per week clear lately, so my apologies for that).

• MONKEY MAGIC

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Those are the entries, and they are tough this week, so we had our work cut out for us.

@riosparada was the guest judge, so I thank him for his help.

Please take the time to read each of these entries and upvote whatever ones you like.

Also, the top three will split the 1st payout of SBD from this post and the previous Midweek Update, so make sure to upvote this one too.

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And now, for the WINNERS!

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FIRST PLACE:

TORTUGAS from @amy-goodrich with a special appearance from @menta

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RUNNER UP 1:

KINGYO from @girlbeforemirror

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RUNNER UP 2:

OWL from @crypto.owl

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A special thank you to @witchcraftblog and @mikkolyytinen for entering as well.

Though they did not place in the top 3, you can still upvote their entries so help them gain some steem for their hard work.

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Also, it look like this may be my last week running the contest, as earlier next week I may be passing it off to another.

Stay tuned for that exciting transition.

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For now, Week 6 is underway, and here are the rules:

• Take a current photo of the tattoo that you are entering. (This should be YOUR tattoo, not a friends or one posted on the internet.)
• To verify your entry, display a sheet of paper with “Tattoo Story Contest Entry” written on it next to the tattoo in the photo. (Again, G rated only)
• Only one entry per week per user will be considered, save the other tats for another week.
• Write up the story behind your tattoo; you don’t even have to like the tattoo anymore to enter.
• Name your post Tattoo Story Contest Entry along with whatever else you want to call it.
• Post the verified photo with the story in #tattoostorycontest & #contest.
• Post your entry prior to Saturday at Midnight CST.

REMEMBER – Entries will be judged on a combination of the tattoo AND the story behind it. An amazing tattoo of a pot of gold on your bicep may be runner up to an old, faded, zig-zagging line across someone’s neck, if they’ve got the better story. Also, please be honest.

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I WILL STILL BE RUNNING THE SCAR STORY CONTEST

THE DEAD LINE TO ENTER IS TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT (CST)

Check out the tag "scarstorycontest" to see our amazing entries so far, and upvote what you like!

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