Vault: Are Tramp Stamps A Thing For Men?

Summary

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The Bert Show – "Vault: Are Tramp Stamps A Thing For Men?"

Date: February 18, 2026
Main Hosts: Bert, Kristin, Abby, Cassie, Tommy, and callers
Theme: A lighthearted, candid discussion exploring whether men also get the infamous “tramp stamp” tattoos, how people feel about them, and listener stories about unexpected tattoo discoveries.

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Episode Overview

In this humorous and engaging episode, The Bert Show team delves into the social perception of “tramp stamps” (lower back tattoos) on men. Prompted by the revelation that actor Seann William Scott (famous for playing Stifler in "American Pie") has a lower back tattoo, the hosts question if this tattoo placement is a trend for men, what motivates the choice, and how it’s received in relationships. The crew takes live calls from listeners—both those with stories about men’s “tramp stamps” and from a colorful tattoo artist sharing firsthand experiences with unconventional tattoo placements.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Celebrity Triggers and Gendered Tattoo Stigma

• Kristin reveals her crush on Seann William Scott is fading after learning about his tattoos, specifically one on his lower back that says "Amo" (Latin for "I love"). The crew wonders: Is the “tramp stamp” stigma the same for men as women?
  • Quote (D/Kristin, 02:53): “How do you make out with a man who has a tramp stamp?”
  • The group laughs at the double standards of tattoo placement innocence vs. trashiness.

2. Audience Poll: Are There Straight Men with “Tramp Stamps?”

• The hosts reach out: Is there a heterosexual man with a tattoo on the small of his back?
  • Quote (F/Bert, 03:21): “This is our segment called It Only Takes One Call. Is there a man listening, a heterosexual man listening to this radio show right now who has a tattoo on the small of his back?”
  • They keep phones open for relevant calls and accept stories from women who have seen these tattoos on men.

3. Tattoo Artist’s Perspective and Extreme Tattooing Stories

• Puck, a tattoo artist, calls in to share his experiences giving lower back tattoos to men (notably “inspiration” in Old English script) and provides vivid anecdotes about even more unusual or painful placements.
  • Quote (G/Puck, 06:05): “We had a guy come into our tattoo shop, and... he wanted the word ‘inspiration’ tattooed across the small of his back in big old English letters.”
  • The hosts probe tattoo culture, questioning motivations and if some placements are more about enduring pain than personal expression.
  • Memorable Moment (07:24): Puck describes his own most unusual tattoo: "My testicles. They say New South."
    • (G/Puck, 07:24): “My testicles. They say New South.”
  • The segment devolves into humorous disbelief as Puck insists he’ll send photographic proof (which the hosts quickly decline).

4. Scarification: Beyond Ink

• Puck explains scarification—a form of body modification involving intentional scarring for aesthetic purposes—which shocks and disgusts the hosts.
  • Quote (G/Puck, 09:52): "You have electrocauterary branding, which is electro scalping. You have normal scalping, where you just cut designs into the skin... etching, which is where you take a tattoo machine and turn the voltage on it all the way up."
  • The team reacts strongly, equating it to self-harm and describing their emotional reactions to online photos of such practices.

5. Listener Calls: Real-Life “Tramp Stamp” Encounters

• Amanda shares a story about an ex-crush’s lower back tattoo—his mother’s name.
  • Quote (C/Amanda, 11:35): "This guy that I had a crush on for a really long time... took his shirt off one day, had the tramp stamp. Makes me wonder a little bit. It’s his mom’s name."
  • The hosts and audience are collectively weirded out; Amanda admits the revelation killed any romantic prospects.
• Jessica calls to reveal her husband has a “tramp stamp,” chosen by his ex-fiancé.
  • Quote (C/Jessica, 12:23): “He was engaged before, and his fiancée drew it and picked the spot for him to get it tattooed on.”
  • The hosts joke about the scenario but affirm, with some surprise, that yes, some men have tramp stamps and even get married.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

| Segment | Timestamp | Speaker | Quote | |---------|-----------|---------|-------| | Seann William Scott’s tattoo as celebrity “dealbreaker” | 02:53 | D (Kristin) | “How do you make out with a man who has a tramp stamp?” | | The “One Call” Challenge | 03:21 | F (Bert) | “Is there a man listening, a heterosexual man listening to this radio show right now who has a tattoo on the small of his back?” | | Tattoo Artist Story | 06:05 | G (Puck) | “He wanted the word inspiration tattooed across the small of his back in big old English letters." | | Most Unusual Tattoo Placement | 07:24 | G (Puck) | "My testicles. They say New South." | | Scarification Details | 09:52 | G (Puck) | "You have electrocauterary branding... normal scalping... etching, turning the voltage all the way up." | | Real-Life Tramp Stamp: Mom’s Name | 11:35 | C (Amanda) | “It’s his mom’s name.” | | Tramp Stamp Chosen by Ex | 12:23 | C (Jessica) | “His fiancée drew it and picked the spot for him to get it tattooed on.” |

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 02:05-03:16: Hosts discover "Stifler" (Seann William Scott) has a tramp stamp and debate the appeal
• 03:21-03:53: Launching the live “One Call” challenge
• 05:51-07:38: Tattoo artist Puck calls with insights and wild stories
• 09:52-10:32: Introduction and explanation of scarification
• 11:14-11:55: Amanda’s story about a crush whose tramp stamp is his mother’s name
• 12:21-12:43: Jessica reveals her husband’s ex chose his tramp stamp

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Podcast Tone & Style

Light, candid, and comedic—hosts are unfiltered, sometimes irreverent, and interact naturally both with each other and their listeners. Expect playful teasing, honest confusion/disgust at some revelations, and a consistently relaxed vibe.

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Conclusion

In this episode, The Bert Show transforms a quirky celebrity tidbit into a broader (and very entertaining) cultural conversation. The result is laughter, a few cringe-worthy surprises, and candid listener stories that ultimately answer the show's burning question: Yes, men get “tramp stamps”—sometimes with wild stories to match.

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Useful for:
Anyone interested in tattoo culture, gendered trends, or just looking for a hilarious take on relationship red flags and body art blunders.

Transcript

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Show Jen is slowly losing her crush on Stifler.

[D]

Well, I have always had a huge crush on Sean William Scott, the actor who plays Stifler. And then yesterday he co hosted with Kelly for Live with Regis and Kelly and he's got a movie coming out this fall or whatever. So I don't know. I was Just noodling around, trying to figure it out. Because Tracy had heard him say some sort of reference yesterday on the show. My wife told me, blah, blah. So I started googling him to figure out if he was married or not. And then came across all these other little tidbits about him. And one of which really turned me off, I was like, oh, he might not be able to be my celebrity crush anymore because. So he has four tattoos. A broken heart on his hip, an infinity symbol on his wrist, a lightning bolt on his thigh. All three of those I was okay with. And then the last one says amo Amo, which is Latin for I love. On his tailbone, which is the small.

[F]

Of his back, which is the tramp stamp.

[E]

That's the small of his back right there. That's it. So if a dude has a.

[D]

How do you make out with a man who has a tramp stamp?

[F]

So in keeping with the series of impossible questions, what do I call these?

[D]

The like it would ever actually happen anyway. But, you know, it's nice to think about that. But then you think about. It was like mean pink. I mean, you know. Yeah, you think about celebrities.

[E]

You had a chance to do this a couple years ago, and I know.

[D]

It didn't make it happen.

[E]

No.

[F]

This is our segment called It Only Takes One Call. Is there a man listening, a heterosexual man listening to this radio show right now who has a tattoo on the small of his back? And we'll take calls.

[D]

I'm watching the phones right now.

[F]

In the event that we don't. I mean, we could also take a call. If you are a female who is hooked up with a guy and off came the shirt and you saw the first top. You saw the top of the butterfly, and then down came the low waisted designer jeans.

[D]

It doesn't even really matter what it is. It would just be interesting to figure out why they wanted that placement right there. Because it, you know, because then you can see it when women have it there. It's because they want to pull their pants head down halfway and show you their butt.

[E]

I don't know why, but I still think. I know it's supposed to be trashy, but I still think it's sexy.

[D]

Well, I think that, I mean, I. Whatever. Yeah, whatever.

[E]

I still think it's sexy.

[D]

Do you think it's sexy on him? On Sean William Scott? I have to see it first because, I mean, I've had a crush on him as a celebrity for, I mean.

[F]

A long time because I met a little less stiff. Yeah, I Can't believe you said that. You're so ridiculous.

[E]

Well, one phone line. I see. Sean only takes one. Oh, she's gonna take another one.

[D]

I just would be curious about why the small the back? Because it seems like a typical girl place to do it. I have a couple friends who have tattoos on the back of their necks.

[E]

I think that's.

[D]

I think that's really cool. That's hot. If I had any cojones at all, I would do that. But I don't.

[E]

I'm totally on the other side of the whole tattoo thing now. I've got three of them. And as soon as they make a procedure that is less painful than it is right now. Cause it's supposed to be really bad, and you have to go in a whole bunch of different times. I'm getting two of the three removed. You have. I'll keep the initials of the kids on my left shoulder. But the wave around the arm and the Chinese symbol on one arm also, those are gone.

[D]

What is that Asian supposed to mean?

[E]

It's friendship.

[D]

Didn't we. Didn't we have somebody translate it?

[E]

Yeah, and it was like it said tool.

[D]

What about the translate into friendship?

[F]

What about the angel wings on your shoulder blades?

[D]

I think it translated into friendship, and I don't think it meant tool either.

[E]

But it wasn't somewhere in between friendship and tool, apparently.

[F]

Boosh.

[E]

Yes. Nobody calling Jeff saying that they have one. But we do have a tattoo artist that has applied one. Come on, guy.

[D]

Okay.

[E]

Good morning. Yes. This is perfect. Puck, what is going on? How are you today?

[G]

I'm good, man.

[C]

How's it going?

[E]

Doing okay. So you have. You have given a tattoo on the small of a man's back.

[G]

We had a guy come into our tattoo shop, and. And he wanted the word inspiration tattooed across the small of his back in big old English letters.

[D]

Oh, no.

[G]

He says it was for the ladies, for the inspiration. Why are the ladies staring at the small of your back?

[E]

Right.

[F]

But wouldn't they be staring at it going, I'm never gonna hook up with that guy, but I would love to introduce him to my hairdresser, Steve.

[D]

I don't know many gay guys that have tattoos on the small of their backs either.

[G]

You would be surprised where people get and what they get nowadays.

[E]

Really?

[C]

Yeah.

[D]

Give us a couple.

[E]

I want to ask you so many questions to just be delicate about it. Right. And I'm a little nervous asking those questions of a guy named Puck.

[F]

Where's the most unusual place you have applied a tattoo on a man? In my kitchen.

[E]

You want to turn your radio down? That might help you focus.

[G]

Let me see. Album. Back of the ear.

[D]

Back of the ear. That's his ear?

[C]

Yeah.

[E]

A black heart on the back of the ear.

[F]

That's somebody who doesn't really want to get a tattoo.

[G]

I've been tattooed in some pretty unusual places.

[F]

Where's your most unusual tattoo and what is it?

[G]

My testicles. They say New South.

[F]

No, the New South.

[E]

You're jacking with us.

[G]

No, no, no. I will send you a picture.

[F]

No, no, we're good. We'll believe you.

[D]

That seriously would send a picture of it.

[C]

Yeah.

[E]

Now why would. Why in the world would you think that that would be a good idea?

[G]

The New South's always knocking at your back door.

[D]

Oh my God, you are.

[F]

His name's Puck. What do you expect? Do you think that maybe some.

[D]

Do you ever, ever get action?

[G]

Your game is way on, baby.

[D]

Oh, it is way off.

[F]

Do you think someday you might regret that?

[G]

Never.

[E]

That is be. How painful is that on a scale of 1 to 10?

[G]

A 13.

[E]

Yeah, off the charts.

[F]

And how do you.

[E]

My assumption always is like when guys like you get them in really freaky, obviously painful places, that it's more of a pain thing than it is a tattoo thing.

[G]

The more it hurts, the more you laugh half the time.

[D]

Yeah. Really?

[E]

You're just. You're like this close to sort of losing it all the time, aren't you, dude?

[C]

Uh huh.

[E]

Yeah, you are.

[F]

And let me ask you a question because I'm assuming the guy who wrote those words on your scrotum is a friend.

[G]

Yes, she is actually.

[E]

She.

[F]

She. Okay, that helps.

[E]

You're a very creative guy.

[D]

She's the last one to see it.

[E]

Where do you do your tattoo art out of?

[G]

I'm a body mods artist. I do piercings, implants, branding and scarification. I do tattooing now. Here and there a little bit. I work at Area 54 Tattoos, the new tattoo shop in Peachtree City.

[E]

Okay. That scarification thing, have you gu seen pictures of this?

[F]

Yes.

[D]

What is it? Dang. I've never even heard.

[F]

No, it's too disgusting. Don't even explain it.

[E]

Tell Jim what this is.

[F]

Don't even explain it.

[D]

Oh my God.

[F]

Who's gonna explain it? Don't explain it because I don't want to hear it.

[D]

I can't see. It's just.

[E]

What did you just Google tattoo test?

[D]

They were, they were showing it's female area that's been tattooed.

[E]

You can't see anything.

[D]

But did you Hear about the. The guy. Oh, I'm sorry.

[B]

Were you.

[A]

Explain.

[E]

Explain to Jen. With the scarification.

[F]

You don't want to hear it. I'm taking my headphones off.

[D]

I do want to hear. I've never even heard of that.

[E]

This is gonna. This is gonna jack you up.

[D]

Yeah.

[E]

We had pictures of this. I thought of online for a while.

[D]

Worse than some guy who's got his thing tattooed.

[F]

The most disgusting thing you'll ever hear.

[D]

Knocking at your back door.

[E]

Come on, now. Go ahead, Puck. Tell her what the scarification is.

[G]

There's a couple different forms. You have electrocauterary branding, which is electro scalpeling. You have normal scalpeling, where you just cut designs into the skin. And then you have what they call etching, which is where you take a tattoo machine and turn the voltage on it all the way up.

[E]

So they are scarring. They are cutting you large chunks. I've seen on the Internet. It's the chunks that come off for the scarring effect. And you could do whatever. Whatever you want.

[D]

Is that. Why would you want to do that over getting a tattoo? Is that considered, like, more hardcore?

[G]

Some people don't want to be tattooed. They prefer that the scar is more beautiful than a scar with ink.

[D]

Okay.

[E]

That's really.

[D]

And do they have to endure the pain of it?

[C]

Mm.

[D]

And there's some sort of pleasure in that, right? Yes, for some people. Okay. Wow.

[E]

That's a commitment. Wow.

[D]

Wow.

[E]

Puck, thank you for being the most interesting caller we've had on today.

[G]

No problem, guys.

[E]

Have a good one. See you later, man.

[D]

That will gross you out. That's. If you see pictures of that. That's scar. Well, that's like people that are cutters. I don't understand that whole thing.

[F]

And then cutting. But they actually remove strips of.

[E]

If you Google it, you see the strips. Strip strips are laying on the floor.

[D]

Yeah. You're kidding.

[F]

Nope.

[D]

What is wrong with people?

[E]

Hey, Amanda, good Morning. You're on Q100.

[C]

Hello.

[D]

Hello.

[F]

Hello.

[C]

How are y'?

[E]

All? Good.

[D]

Freaked out. How are you?

[C]

I'm good.

[F]

Okay, so you called us because.

[C]

Yes. This guy that I had a crush on for a really long time padded up, took his shirt off one day, had the tramp stamp. Makes me wonder a little bit. It's his mom's name.

[D]

Oh, his mom's name on the smallest bag.

[E]

I don't know what the heck.

[D]

Yeah, that's. That's real bizarre.

[E]

Did you break up with him as soon as you saw that? Did you stay in that relationship?

[C]

No, I Didn't know what to think. And then later on, I was like, that's your mom's name. And he was like, yeah. And I was like, oh, okay.

[A]

And then.

[F]

Did you break up with him?

[C]

Well, we're not dating anymore. He moved. But, yeah. Needless to say, nothing ever happened, really, between us.

[D]

He didn't sleep with him?

[C]

No.

[D]

Yeah. I mean, that was an obvious answer, but.

[E]

All right, here's a woman that went through with the. I mean, she got married to the guy with a tattoo on the small.

[F]

That's cute.

[E]

Very quickly here, I gotta get some commercials. Good morning, Jessica. You're on Q100.

[C]

Yeah. My husband has a transdam.

[D]

Why?

[F]

Why?

[C]

He was engaged before, and his fiance drew it and picked the spot for him to get it tattooed on.

[D]

And you sleep with him. I'm kidding. I'm kidding. I'm kidding. I'm kidding. No, I know. That's your husband? Yeah, That's. That is. Yeah.

[E]

It is possible.

[D]

It does happen. It does.

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