In 2011, Michael Gosselin jumped in to help a friend who was being mugged. The perpetrator stabbed him in the abdomen, and he had to have one kidney and part of his colon removed as a result of his heroic actions. His childhood friends Garth Purkett and Andy Osborne flew out to see him soon after his surgery. They showed him the new tattoos they got in support: semicolons on their bellies! After he was completely recovered, Gosselin got one, too. The tattoos are now a symbol of their lasting friendship. You can read the whole story at Today. -via a comment at Metafilter