British man laughs off mate tattooing his back while passed out drunk

A UK man who woke up after passing out at a party to find his best friend had inked a large tattoo on his back has laughed off the prank.

Josh Darnbrough, 24, from Manchester, was in an alcohol-induced stupor at a New Year's Eve party last year when his friend, Rob Gaskell, inked the words, 'if found face down call an ambulance' on his back using a DIY tattoo kit, Manchester Evening News reports.

Mr Darnbrough only realised he had the tattoo after catching a glimpse in the mirror while hungover the following day.

"I was pretty astonished when I looked in the mirror - I thought, 'I didn’t go to bed with a tattoo'," Mr Darnbrough said.

"I didn’t know when I’d got it and no-one would tell me who’d done it."

Far from being a friendship deal breaker, Mr Darnbrough said he immediately saw the funny side.

"Since I found out it was Rob it hasn’t affected our friendship at all - we still see each other every day," Mr Darnbrough said.

"It’s just practical jokes between mates."

Mr Gaskell, a father-of-three, said the prank was revenge for a tattoo Mr Darnbrough did on his leg two years ago.

"Josh started off doing a lizard, then a cross, then some hands and a gun - he did an abomination of a job and every time he tried to touch it up it got worse," Mr Gaskell said.

"When my partner saw it she went absolutely bonkers.

"If anyone is thinking of trying their own DIY tattoos - I would just say, don’t."

Both Mr Darnbrough and Mr Gaskell have now begun the lengthy and painful process of getting their DIY tattoos removed with laser treatment.

Source: Manchester Evening News