this is tomfoolery at its finest. i need your favorite iron mike quote in the comments section.

while talking to my homie spence on twitter, i developed a vicious theory: everybody who puts a tattoo on their head/facial area is, by some degree, certifiably insane. let me illustrate my theory with a few examples.

1. michael gerard tyson, b.k.a. “iron” mike tyson

in 2003, iron mike decided to get a facial tattoo. it’s not all his fault. his life story is full of devastation and despair. arrested 38 times by the age of 13. a father who abandoned the family when he was 2, and a mother who died when he was just a teen. he was a good kid who was just misunderstood. all he had was boxing, and when his career took off and the money started to roll in, that’s when things took a crazy turn for the worse. do some research, you’ll see what i mean. in spite of all this, mike’s actions speak much louder than any words i can ever write. so watch, and tell me if you think he’s insane or not.

2. d’wayne carter, b.k.a. lil wayne

i’m not sure he’s actually insane per se. truth be told, wayne is a G. how many rappers can sell 2 mill in a week, especially in a recession-filled economy where downloading music is the preferred method of copping albums? how many rappers can jump on any song, regardless of the genre? how many rappers can get away with piercing their eyebrows or lips? how many rappers can kiss another man, talk about it on a song and interviews, and lose no fans? exactly. so is he insane? i’m not sure. is everything that he does and gets away with as a rapper? definitely. oh, and how much do you think those joints on his eye lids hurt?

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