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About the Museum
The Museum of Hoaxes is dedicated to promoting knowledge about hoaxes. (Click here for opening hours, etc.) On our blog we post about dubious- sounding claims, and whatever else strikes our fancy. The site is also home to the Hoax Photo Database, the Hoax Forum, and the Hoaxipedia.
The Museum of Hoaxes is dedicated to promoting knowledge about hoaxes. (Click here for opening hours, etc.) On our blog we post about dubious- sounding claims, and whatever else strikes our fancy. The site is also home to the Hoax Photo Database, the Hoax Forum, and the Hoaxipedia.
RUDE ROVERThe Christmas dog with no class! He sings and toots Jingle Bells.
INFLATABLE TREEWho needs the hassle of a real Christmas tree?
FARTING SANTAGo ahead and pull his finger!
A Whole Bunch of Pareidolia
Status: Pareidolia
I've been falling behind on my pareidolia updates. So I'm lumping all the recent sightings together in one post:
Spumoni JesusSome patrons of Hatch Family Chocolates in Salt Lake City claimed to be able to see the image of Jesus in a 3-gallon bucket of spumoni ice cream. Me: I can't see it at all. Spumoni Jesus started to melt, so they ate him. (Thanks, Bob!)
Face in LogThis one has been getting a lot of attention. Ernest Ward, a groundskeeper at Magnolia Cemetery in Maryville, Tennessee, cut a tree limb, revealing a discoloration that looks like a human face. (What, not Jesus?) The Telegraph thinks it looks like the Queen.
Palm Tree JesusA family in Margate, Florida spotted Jesus on a palm tree outside their home. The guy gets around. To me that face doesn't even look vaguely like the traditional, iconic representation of Jesus.
Texas Virgin MaryThe Herrera family of Midland, Texas spotted the Virgin Mary on a tree trunk outside their home. Many locals gathered at their house on the fourth of July to see it for themselves.
Winter Park JesusJoe Lewis, a resident of Winter Park, Florida, claims that shadows created by street lights outside his home form an image on a tree that looks a lot like Jesus.
Virgin of Guadalupe Found on RockCalifornia-resident Jaime Garcia says he was down-on-his-luck until he found a rock that seems -- to him at least -- to show an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe appearing before Saint Juan Diego. In the thumbnail, Garcia's rock is on the right, and on the left is a representation of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Finding the rock inspired Garcia to quit drinking and smoking. He says: "People used to think I'm crazy. Now, they're thinking different." Cranky Media Guy says: "Yeah, now they think he's out of his f---ing mind!"
Posted By: Alex | Date: Sun Jul 13, 2008 | Permalink |
Total Comments: 12
Category: Pareidolia, Religion
Category: Pareidolia, Religion
Listed in chronological order. Newest comments at the end.
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You know, all my neighbours claim that there is a face in the tree out in front of my house. I don't see it, but maybe I should take a picture and post it on the forum to see if anyone else can.
At least no one is claiming it's Jesus.
Posted by MadCarlotta in Canada on Sun Jul 13, 2008 at 01:34 PMAt least no one is claiming it's Jesus.
Wow!
The virgin Mary (pic 4)
has a huge nose
Is she a witch?
Posted by Sharruma in capable of finishing a coherent on Sun Jul 13, 2008 at 01:46 PMThe virgin Mary (pic 4)
has a huge nose
Is she a witch?
Palm Tree Jesus looks more like David Bowie to me.
Posted by Jessica on Sun Jul 13, 2008 at 03:04 PMI was thinking Palm Tree Jesus looked like the cover of New Order's Low Life album.
Posted by MadCarlotta in Canada on Sun Jul 13, 2008 at 04:05 PMI agree, Jessica, it does look more like Bowie.
And, haha, #2's neat. I live near Maryville.
Posted by Lucy Boomcrackle in Tennessee on Sun Jul 13, 2008 at 04:07 PMAnd, haha, #2's neat. I live near Maryville.
Pardon me for this, but Number Four looks like the part of the male anatomy which would make a virgin a FORMER virgin. Just sayin'.
Posted by Cranky Media Guy on Sun Jul 13, 2008 at 10:43 PMSpumoni Jesus? I see two Jesuit priests (perhaps) in the lower right and a Peter Maxx rendition of Bob Marley in the middle.
Posted by Christopher in Warm, sunny Florida on Mon Jul 14, 2008 at 03:18 PMThe face in the log looks like something drawn by Paul Klee.
Posted by Christophe Thill on Tue Jul 15, 2008 at 12:27 AMI believe that many gods,religious figures etc. manifest themselves on trees,rocks,logs,ice cream,food etc. on a regular basis.
~greetings from Tokyo, the weather is wonderful and the scenery is fantastic
Posted by Chang Long Chiophudefretgtgnbjkgnjkdhgljgorouihjrh in Tokyo on Tue Jul 15, 2008 at 06:35 AM~greetings from Tokyo, the weather is wonderful and the scenery is fantastic
No food here, I see. Some Christians gave me a free slice of cake the other day, but no matter how hard I look, I can't see the face of Jesus on it. It must be one of the tiny minority of cakes that are just cakes.
Posted by Mr Henderson in Teddington, UK on Tue Jul 15, 2008 at 12:52 PMSpumoni Jesus looks more like Fu Manchu with a small Amy Winehouse standing in front of him.
I think Palm Tree Jesus looks a bit like James Dean, or maybe Elvis.
Posted by Big Gary in Progreso, Texas on Wed Jul 16, 2008 at 03:09 PMI think Palm Tree Jesus looks a bit like James Dean, or maybe Elvis.
The only way that tree's Jesus is if Jesus was embedded in carbonite.
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