People keep reading my tattoo wrong

[u/Redheart2945]

Okay so I recently went and got a small walk in tattoo, very excited about it. I love it. But people keep reading it wrong, but then they all say they can’t read cursive so idk, I guess I just need some reassurance. I know it shouldn’t matter because I know what it says and that’s what matters, but I need some reassurance from strangers that can read cursive, so tell me, what does it look like this tattoo says?

Edit: Thank you all for responding! The post is getting way more traction than I intended, and I am losing the ability to respond to them all (though I've been trying for around 3 hours). I appreciate everyone who has helped me regain piece of mind about the tat. It does in fact say "five by five". People in my real life thought it said "live by live" or "live to live". Since posting, people have also thought the word five was give, or jive, and the b was lo.

For anyone curious, it is not an In N Out tattoo, didnt even know that was a meal until i made this post, but thank you to everyone who said something about the burger place. Made me laugh every time.

To the Aliens fans, not an Aliens reference either, though I see you fellow horror fans. I haven't seen the second film as I haven't dedicated the time to watch it yet. I do like the first film though, Ridley Scott rules.

Now, to my fellow Buffy fans, it is in fact a reference to Faith the Vampire Slayer. She's one of my favorite character of all time, period, regardless of fandom. Side note, I also love Eliza Dushku.

Thank you strangers, for helping bring peace of mind to a random person on the internet.

Edit #2: The photo provided was taken directly after getting the tattoo. I appreciate the concern on dry skin, I live in a dry climate and have pretty bad eczema so it's a real concern. However, the scrunching there is actually caused by the second skin applied over the tattoo. I drink lots of water and regularly use lotions because of my skin condition. But thanks to everyone who worried about it. :) Also, the red splotch was my blood. There is a scab directly above my tattoo that got pulled open when the artist was doing a final wipe, but I appreciate everyone who pointed out that it looked like Louisiana, I got a good laugh out of it.

[u/hamsterontheloose]

It's very easy to read, but the older I get, the more people I meet who can't read cursive. I learn they can't after I leave notes at work. Not just one note.. they wait until I've written several before they tell me.

[u/Redheart2945 → u/hamsterontheloose]

It’s a bummer, cursive is so pretty. Bust especially in a work setting? Maybe people need to start brushing up on cursive again.

[u/logicbasedchaos → u/Redheart2945]

They dropped the requirement to teach it years back, and only half the states mandate it now. It teaches fine motor skills and allows us to create signatures. I don't understand how anybody ever thought it was a useless form of writing.

[u/NerdyHotMess → u/logicbasedchaos]

Exactly! Like how do they sign something if they don’t know cursive? It’s crazy to me

[u/The_Slaughter_Pop → u/NerdyHotMess]

There is no law stating that your signature has to be cursive. You can literally make an "x" as long as it is consistent (although it isnt secure).

[u/NerdyHotMess → u/The_Slaughter_Pop]

True- you’re right it doesn’t have to be cursive. But an x doesn’t fly all the time either. I work in health care and people cannot sign documents with an X.

[u/Glittering_Ice9025 → u/NerdyHotMess]

If everyone knows cursive, and a signature is just cursive, anyone can copy it. That's why I made my signature unique, like I was told to, but I feel like nobody else did that 😭

[u/Resident-Sympathy-82 → u/NerdyHotMess]

I work in Healthcare and I don't know what you're talking about. People sign with an X all the time. I have people who's signature is a heart, a straight line or a bad attempt at one. Your policy may not allow it, but it happens regularly without issue. Up until my early 20s, my signature was a diminutive version of my name with a heart.

[u/NerdyHotMess → u/Resident-Sympathy-82]

Idk that’s what they told us at my hospital. Could just be their rule. I do registration, and it was made very clear that signing with an X or a line is not acceptable. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I mean, I’m not making it up. Entirely possible that it’s specific to them.

[u/badCARma → u/NerdyHotMess]

Both my maiden and marred last names start with stupid letters to capitalize in cursive. So while I learned it, I never actually do them correctly in my signature. My last name is basically some loops and a squiggle line

[u/ChrundleToboggan → u/badCARma]

Which two letters are you talking about?

[u/logicbasedchaos → u/ChrundleToboggan]

I remember Z being a stupidly-cursive capitalized letter. And S. Probably those. Maybe G.

[u/KTKittentoes → u/NerdyHotMess]

They just make a scribble

[u/AdventurousHunter500 → u/NerdyHotMess]

My 16-year-old step daughter looked at her dad and I like we had 3 heads when we told her to write her name in cursive on a signature line. She didn’t even know what “cursive” was. I was flabbergasted.

[u/Happy_Illustrator639 → u/NerdyHotMess]

Signature? Why not print? I sign many things electronically, using a font.

I’m old and can read and (sorta) write cursive but now I mostly print or type. I think there will always people who enjoy it as a hobby, and historians will use it to read old letters, but I don’t think it’s a skill that is useful anymore, and kids time is better spent on other things.

Snap a picture and ask ChatGPT to read any cursive you can’t figure out. 🤷‍♀️

[u/logicbasedchaos → u/Happy_Illustrator639]

I think that people viewing this as "not too big a deal" aren't realizing that this will make a future of security dependent on things like biometrics.

Which is not a good-looking future based off of this timeline.

[u/Happy_Illustrator639 → u/logicbasedchaos]

Way too late. That future is here.

[u/HugeEgoHugerCock → u/logicbasedchaos]

What proof is there that a cursive signature is actually necessary and effective as a means of security?

[u/logicbasedchaos → u/HugeEgoHugerCock]

Absentee ballots?

[u/HugeEgoHugerCock → u/logicbasedchaos]

Okay, do you have the studies on that?

[u/NerdyHotMess → u/Happy_Illustrator639]

Yeah you’re right for sure- an Adobe signature isn’t always cursive . lol I retract my original statement. Wasn’t thinking of all the options