With such an impressive canvas of cartoon comedy, we figured we’d let Weir show off and rank some of his favorite Homer ink.
Gather ‘round, ye fans of The Simpsons, tattoos, and Simpsons characters as tattoos, for I was able to speak to the man who holds the Guinness World Record for the most tattoos of a single cartoon character. That's right, Lee Weir received this distinguished designation for the 55 Homer Simpson faces inked all over his body — which is way cooler than the usual news involving "homers," "needles," and "record books."
With such an impressive canvas of cartoon comedy, we figured we’d let Weir show off and rank some of his favorite Homer ink.
Lee Weir
“I can relate,” Weir tells me. “Still, I always like to say, ‘You’re only hungover if you’ve got nothing to do.’ If you have time to sit and wallow about the fact that you’re hungover, then yes, you’re hungover. But if you get up and get on with it, no matter how crappy you feel, you’re not hungover.”
Lee Weir
“A tribute to my beautiful wife, Nikita, who I have been with since we were innocent 14-year-olds roaming the school corridors at Waitakere College in West Auckland. Let me tell you: She’s a good sport for sticking around! I had to have a Homer that was representative of my wife.”
Lee Weir
“Anyone who is disrespectful to dirt is okay with me,” Weir jokes.
Lee Weir
“In the episode ‘The Mysterious Voyage of Homer,’ Homer goes to a chili cook-off and pulls out this spoon from a pouch around his neck. Everyone goes quiet, and only Lenny is heard whispering, ‘They say he carved it himself… from a bigger spoon,’” Weir says. “I love cooking chili, and when my brother was visiting India in 2009, he bought me a massive spoon from the markets for the sole purpose of carving a smaller chili spoon out of it, like Homer does. Which I totally did. When my mum passed away from cancer in 2010, I spent two whole days sitting on her front porch, drinking Jack Daniels and whittling this spoon down. It kept me busy, and really helped ease the grieving process for me.”
Lee Weir
“Because we’ve all got hammered and fell into a candy floss machine, right?"
Lee Weir
“Anyone who knows me knows that I bloody love wearing a dress — mainly to music festivals and concerts. There’s nothing sexual about it; it’s just something I like to do so that when people see me at a gig, they think, ‘Holy fuck, there’s a big ol’ dude in a dress!’ It’s just like the one Homer wore in ‘King-Size Homer.’”
Lee Weir
“I like this one because he’s just like me — big and orange."
Lee Weir
“My tribute to grunge music and the ‘Seattle sound,’ if you will,” Weir tells me. “Some of my favorite bands are Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, etc., and the fact that The Simpsons paid homage to the Grunge era in an episode made me incredibly happy.”
Lee Weir
“When I was getting this sleeve done, my firstborn Lucy was 18-months-old and loved pointing to that one and saying, ‘Baby Lucy Homer,’” Weir explains. “When it was just an outline, she would color in my tattoos like I was a human coloring book. I know, what a big softie I am. Don’t let the belly, the beard and tattoos fool you.”
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