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February 13, 2012
Fried potato with 'face of Jesus Christ' for sale on eBay
Published: 14 May 09 13:48 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/19452/20090514/
A restaurant in southern Sweden has put a potato up for auction after staff discovered what they believed to be the face of Jesus Christ in a spud that "hopped out of the frying pan" earlier this week.
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"Our chef was frying some potatoes when suddenly one of them hopped out of the frying pan and set itself apart from the others."
But opinions differed initially as to the nature of the alleged apparition. Szepanski's voice turned to one of wonder as she reenacted the moment.
"I said, 'Look, it's the face of a child angel'.
"But the chef said, 'No, it's the face of Jesus'."
Szepanski soon agreed that there was indeed something Christlike about the shapes visible in the fried peel and news of the potato Jesus was fed to the local media.
"We've had people coming here asking to see the potato. We have set it up in a sort of plastic crib in the kitchen," she said.
But with business brisk, Szepanski said staff did not have time to welcome curious visitors into the kitchen. Instead the "miracle" root vegetable has been put up for auction on eBay, where there have so far been no bids.
Bishop of Lund Antje Jackelén was not immediately available for comment regarding the Lutheran Church of Sweden's view on whether everyday items could attain a form of religious significance.
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But then again, I'm a Mormon.
One thing I want to know is, how come whenever someone sees a face in food (or anything else for that matter) why do automatically assume it's the face of Jesus or the Virgin Mary? How come they don't say, "Oh look, honey. There's the face of Keith Richards in my grilled cheese sandwich." :shrugs:
Except it wasn't Jebus, but he had vomited over a baby.
Hit the bus window and rebounded it did.
Mum unhappy.
'Fried potato with 'face of Mohammad' on eBay'
Yes - or No.
Things that make you go HHhhhmmmmm...
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Most stupid occurrence for sometime...
*what is the world coming to?*
:footnote: NO.
Stupidity is catching...
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The "software" in our brains is set up to present information to us based on a "model" of the world around us. As a safety feature it is much better to mistake a shadow for an attacker than an attacker for a shadow. Therefore we are prone to create mental images where infact none exist.
This is why we see faces in clouds... or especially if you are cathiolic, undereducated and often female, the virgin mary!
Rorschach test?
Creeps
Here's an example of it:
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I wonder how much you could get if you ripped up that bit and put it on E-Bay?
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*one only....at present!*
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*one of his angels perhaps?*
Family see Jesus image in Marmite
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8071865.stm
*reminder, must restock the back gold*
And just like Jesus, this thread comes back from the dead to eat your brains!
Family see Jesus image in Marmite
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8071865.stm
*slow, or just another great mind?* ::wink::
Scroll down to post #26:
http://www.thelocal.se/discuss/index.php?s...15&start=15
I tried to make the topic a little clearer, but remember that almost anyone can change it to whatever they want (within reason).