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Wordy Celebrity Tattoos: What Does Their Skin Say? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Jun. 28, 2009
Sometimes celebrities read something so profound they want to be able to read it over and over again on their own skin. Sometimes they should enlist a proofreader before taking this final step. Click through for some wordy tattoos and vote on whether you think they're lame or poignant. PHOTOS:...
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler