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If You See Jesus, You Must Be A Republican

Brian — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:29:23 +0000

(stolen from Jack Cluth)

What An Atheist Sees When He Looks At His Toast

Brian — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:11:14 +0000

TOAST!

And Now A Few Words From The Pontiff

Brian — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:34:30 +0000

1. Denying that the Holocaust ever happened is perfectly okay, as long as you say it in Latin.

2. Being a drug smuggler, on the other hand, will get you kicked out on your ass. But, don’t worry, because our secret tribunal really isn’t a torture chamber…any more…

3. Only His Holiness will determine which pieces of toast REALLY have pictures of Jesus on them, and which ones are fake. Plus, we want a 5% finder’s fee on anything you sell on eBay that even remotely looks like anyone.

4. Facebook is bad…really, really bad. But YouTube is where the action is, kids, so come watch my videos and vote them up-up-UP!

In Nomine Patri et Fili et Spiritu Sanctu, Amen.

Still A Proud Member Of The Reality-Based Community

Brian — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:28:50 +0000

Do you see the face of Jesus in this piece of toast?

Good. Neither do I. Just making sure.

Another Miracle!

Brian — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:56:30 +0000

Well, it’s about freaking time! At last an image of a piece of toast has magically appeared on Jesus Christ!

I wonder how much he’ll get for that on eBay.

Of Course It’s Not Jesus, That’s Not A Piece Of Toast

Brian — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:07:50 +0000

Slashfood reports that an enterprising individual is trying to sell this somewhat misshapen strawberry on eBay with the claim that it looks like the good ol’ U.S.A. The starting bid is a low, low 99 cents (plus $20 S+H)

No bids yet, even though he does promise to give a portion of his winnings to charity.

At least it’s not another Jesus or Virgin Mary sighting.

Personally, I think it looks more like Ninja Kirby:

My, What A Big Imagination You Have!

Brian — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:21:04 +0000

Does that look like Jesus to you? Really? REALLY?? (via)

It’s no Spud O’Christ, I’ll tell you that much.

A Matter Of Perspective

Brian — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:53:30 +0000

We’ve talked about pareidolia before: that trick of human psychology that lets us interpret random shapes and objects as familiar icons, particularly the faces or images of other people. It’s especially prevalent among “the faithful”, who have a disturbing tendency to see the face of Jesus or the image of the Virgin Mary in everything from toast to dog butts.

So yesterday, the Daily Mail reported that a Polish priest thinks he’s seen the image of Pope John Paul II in this photo of a bonfire:

Someone’s been sneaking a little too much sacramental wine at morning mass, I think, because OBVIOUSLY it isn’t the pope at all, it’s the quarterback for the University of Michigan Wolverines!

Although, to be fair, it does look like he’s dropping back for a Hail Mary pass.

Touched By His Noodly Appendage

Brian — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:26:15 +0000

Today’s word is pareidolia