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Virgin Mary on Living Room Wall
Status: Pareidolia
A New Mexico family reports that an image of the Virgin Mary has appeared in the pattern of the texture of their wall. Their granddaughter says, "I think God is trying to tell us something, like a message from heaven." Maybe that message is, "Don't get a job applying wall texture."Is it just me, or are these Virgin Mary sightings getting harder and harder to see? I can barely make this one out at all.
Bob forwarded me the link with the comment, "How ridiculous would a 'sighting' of the Virgin Mary have to be before the news would refuse to report it?" I assume, Bob, that this is a rhetorical question.
Posted By: Alex | Date: Thu Jan 03, 2008 | Permalink |
Total Comments: 21
Category: Pareidolia, Religion
Category: Pareidolia, Religion
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You can barely make it out???
That's one up on me, I can't see it at all
Posted by Sharruma in capable of finishing a coherent on Thu Jan 03, 2008 at 01:20 PM
That's one up on me, I can't see it at all
The virgin mary is in this pic??? Where???? All I see is paint.
Posted by red_dragon_girl_69 in Earth, I think on Thu Jan 03, 2008 at 02:27 PM
For feck's sake! That's just ridiculous!
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Of course, the image of the virgin Mary that appears in the middle of my comment is not at all ridiculous. I can see her just fine. I'm sure if you squint your eyes and hold your head just so you'll all be able to see her too!
Posted by Nettie in Perth, Western Australia on Thu Jan 03, 2008 at 03:31 PM
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Of course, the image of the virgin Mary that appears in the middle of my comment is not at all ridiculous. I can see her just fine. I'm sure if you squint your eyes and hold your head just so you'll all be able to see her too!
Yeah, I guess it's a rhetorical question, but it's still a good one.
Posted by Cranky Media Guy on Fri Jan 04, 2008 at 01:12 AM
No, I think Bob meant this as a challenge: Who can get the most ridiculous sighting into the local newspaper.
Start your imaginations!
Posted by AA in Leuven, Belgium on Fri Jan 04, 2008 at 01:18 AM
Start your imaginations!
If you look to the left of the image of the woman you can see a man cowering! That is not the Virgin Mary! It is my wife scolding me for being at the pub all night!!!
Posted by PiltdownHacker in Uckfield, East Success, UK on Fri Jan 04, 2008 at 09:48 AM
You're right, Piltdown, there is a cowering man on the left side (he has his arms crossed defensively in front of his chest).
But I thought pubs in the UK had legally-mandated closing times. Has that law been repealed?
Posted by Big Gary, MoHDCiCoF in Panna Maria, Texas on Fri Jan 04, 2008 at 05:06 PM
But I thought pubs in the UK had legally-mandated closing times. Has that law been repealed?
An image of a rusty water tower appeared in my picture of the Virgin Mary. Think it's worth anything???
Posted by Christopher in Warm, sunny Florida! on Fri Jan 04, 2008 at 06:01 PM
I say lets all start seeing Lawn Gnomes.
Posted by Christopher Cole in Tucson, AZ on Fri Jan 04, 2008 at 06:48 PM
AA said:
"No, I think Bob meant this as a challenge: Who can get the most ridiculous sighting into the local newspaper.
Start your imaginations!"
Actually, I hadn't thought of it that way, but I like the notion. Sure, let's see who can get THE most ridiculous "apparition" into the papers. I would say it has to be the BVM but the press seems to like that hallucination.
Posted by Cranky Media Guy on Fri Jan 04, 2008 at 11:49 PM
"No, I think Bob meant this as a challenge: Who can get the most ridiculous sighting into the local newspaper.
Start your imaginations!"
Actually, I hadn't thought of it that way, but I like the notion. Sure, let's see who can get THE most ridiculous "apparition" into the papers. I would say it has to be the BVM but the press seems to like that hallucination.
Is a potato "miracle" more miraculous than a wall "miracle"?
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=9699DF7EBA65E282C52DA8D971CD08BE?contentId=5399436&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=PSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1
Posted by Cranky Media Guy on Sat Jan 05, 2008 at 05:52 PM
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=9699DF7EBA65E282C52DA8D971CD08BE?contentId=5399436&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=PSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1
Hey Cranky! That potato gag can be easily replicated by stabbing the image in the potato from the outside. Then let the wound "scab" up, and dry out. The longer you let the wound heal (if it's good enough), the more defined the "image" will be when you cut the tater in half for viewing...
Posted by Christopher in Warm, sunny Florida! on Sun Jan 06, 2008 at 04:21 AM
i think the key is - sniff the paint thinner before you look...
Posted by michael in Honolulu, HI on Sun Jan 06, 2008 at 04:40 PM
"I would say it has to be the BVM but the press seems to like that hallucination."
I *meant* "I WOULDN'T say..."
Posted by Cranky Media Guy on Sun Jan 06, 2008 at 04:54 PM
I *meant* "I WOULDN'T say..."
This Mary appearing on things is just plain stupid superstition.
Posted by Jesse on Mon Jan 07, 2008 at 03:47 AM
I can see the image in this one:
http://newsbiscuit.com/article/image-of-a-piece-of-toast-seen-on-face-of-the-virgin-mary
(and, yes, UK closing time laws have been changed, but most pubs still close at 11pm anyway)
Posted by Robert N in London, UK on Mon Jan 07, 2008 at 06:28 AM
http://newsbiscuit.com/article/image-of-a-piece-of-toast-seen-on-face-of-the-virgin-mary
(and, yes, UK closing time laws have been changed, but most pubs still close at 11pm anyway)
Before reading the comments, I saw the same outline as the poster above, but interpreted it as a common grey squirrel (with its tail arising to the right of the outline), possibly wearing a mitre.
Posted by Mike on Mon Jan 07, 2008 at 08:13 AM
I keep mailing the local papers about my virgin mary cum stain, but no one has contacted me for an interview yet...
Posted by sarah on Fri Jan 11, 2008 at 05:06 PM
It looks more like Father Christmas to me, doesn't it?
Posted by Enrique in Brussels on Tue Jan 15, 2008 at 08:10 AM
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