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Pareidolia Roundup: September 2008
Status: Pareidolia
Coffee Stain ChristFour years ago Sam Marinos had a cup of coffee with his wife. When he was done he turned the cup upside down to allow the grounds to run down the side of the cup -- which is some kind of tradition in his family. He was then "stunned" to see that the grounds had formed what looked to him like the face of Jesus. He's now considering selling the Jesus cup on eBay.
Drywall JesusOmar Craddock was doing some work in a client's kitchen when he spotted the image of a face in the drywall mud on an unfinished wall. He immediately thought: Jesus! His brother-in-law, who was with him, is remaining more skeptical, refusing to put a name to the image. But both agree that "For drywall finishing this was a pretty exciting day."
Virgin Mary GrapeBecky Ginn was about to throw away some rotten grapes, but before she did she turned one over and thought, "oh that looks like the Virgin Mary." The grape is now preserved in her freezer. She insists that she has no intention of trivializing the experience. I assume this means she won't be selling it on eBay.
Oyster Shell JesusAn Orlando woman, while walking down the beach, found an oyster shell that appears to show the face of Jesus. She also found a shell showing the Virgin Mary. "The woman claimed she has had nothing but good luck since finding the shells." I'm not sure if the thumbnail shows the Jesus or Virgin Mary shell, because I can't make out anything in it.
Water Stain JesusSeen at a One Stop Body Shoppe in Arkansas City, Kansas. According to the manager: "A client was laying here looking up and told me, Michelle, you have Jesus on your ceiling. I just kind of looked at her, and she said you do, Jesus on the ceiling." The water-stained ceiling tile may soon be headed to eBay.
Thanks to Cranky Media Guy and Stannous Flouride!
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Categories: Pareidolia, Religion Posted by Alex on Wed Oct 01, 2008 |
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The Lord works in mysterious ways His wonders to perform.
OR people are very frightened of the world they see around them and desperately want to see signs that God is going to save them from the scary stuff.
You pick.
Posted by Cranky Media Guy on Wed Oct 01, 2008 at 03:05 AM
OR people are very frightened of the world they see around them and desperately want to see signs that God is going to save them from the scary stuff.
You pick.
The top one looks like the Fagan drawing for the Oliver Musical from a few years ago http://www.bisc.edu.eg/nschool/Oliver Poster.bmp
The next one down is a bit freaky, kinda Orson Welles or Marlon Brando like.
The last one looks like a sh!t stain.
Posted by derek on Wed Oct 01, 2008 at 03:22 AM
The next one down is a bit freaky, kinda Orson Welles or Marlon Brando like.
The last one looks like a sh!t stain.
I'm just surprised that no one seems to have identified the Makapansgat pebble as Jesus yet.
Posted by outeast on Wed Oct 01, 2008 at 04:44 AM
The first one looks sort of like Father Sarducci.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Guido_Sarducci
Posted by Madd Maxx in New Orleans on Wed Oct 01, 2008 at 06:42 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Guido_Sarducci
We just had a sighting of the Virgin Mary in a hospital window here in MA: http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/09/hundreds_gather_to_view_what_t.html?category=Springfield
Posted by Elizabeth in Massachusetts on Wed Oct 01, 2008 at 08:02 AM
The coffee one looks like Juan Valdez without his donkey
Posted by Magnoire La Chouette on Wed Oct 01, 2008 at 01:27 PM
The funny thing about these Jesuses is that they're always the Bearded Jesuses with straight long hair.
Of course for the first 600 some years of Christian history Jesus was portrayed as a beardless young man with curly hair. For example:
or
You'd think such a conservative religion would know its own history.
Posted by Caio on Wed Oct 01, 2008 at 02:47 PM
Of course for the first 600 some years of Christian history Jesus was portrayed as a beardless young man with curly hair. For example:
or
You'd think such a conservative religion would know its own history.
The first one looks like a pirate. The others I can sort of see a face. The oyster shell, though, I can't recognize anything. I have a friend who gets all freaked out over this kind of thing. I try to give her a kick in the reality pants but nothing works.
Posted by RainOubliette in Pennsylvania on Wed Oct 01, 2008 at 03:52 PM
I agree that the first one looks like a pirate. I do see the picture in the oyster shell, I think. It looks like Mary with her hands prayer folded in front of her.
Posted by Sakano in Ohio on Wed Oct 01, 2008 at 04:36 PM
The first one reminds me of a cross between Hemingway and van Gogh. Which is about as far from Jesus as it's possible to get, I believe.
Posted by Charybdis in Hell on Wed Oct 01, 2008 at 06:43 PM
With the coffee one...since when does Jesus wear a hat?
Posted by mynameisnotimportant on Wed Oct 01, 2008 at 07:32 PM
Cup is a Pirate
Drywall looks like a fat guy
Grape looks more like one of the wirdo ladys at the Renn Fest
Shell looks like a scream mask
and the water stain almost looks looks pornographic in nautre heh
heres a local face on a wall: http://www.halloweensunseen.com/faceutmb.html
Posted by Tim on Wed Oct 01, 2008 at 08:07 PM
Drywall looks like a fat guy
Grape looks more like one of the wirdo ladys at the Renn Fest
Shell looks like a scream mask
and the water stain almost looks looks pornographic in nautre heh
heres a local face on a wall: http://www.halloweensunseen.com/faceutmb.html
The first one is clearly coffeeshopped.
Posted by Unfairly Balanced in Earth on Thu Oct 02, 2008 at 05:07 AM
Snortle @ Beasjt
Posted by outeast on Thu Oct 02, 2008 at 05:59 AM
Dude, anyone can clearly see that the face in the coffee cup is singer/songwriter Kenny Loggins, seriously, look again.
Posted by Carl in Canada on Thu Oct 02, 2008 at 06:34 AM
And a new crowdpleaser in a hospital window.
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/10/crowd_again_gathers_where_some.html?category=Springfield
Posted by Unfairly Balanced in Earth on Thu Oct 02, 2008 at 06:36 AM
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/10/crowd_again_gathers_where_some.html?category=Springfield
We have a water-stain Jesus at work, complete with the Halo and beard.
It's just a stain.
And that cup looks more like Osama Bin Laden, not Jesus.
OMG. Osama is Jesus!
Posted by Dan Sz. in MI on Thu Oct 02, 2008 at 11:20 AM
It's just a stain.
And that cup looks more like Osama Bin Laden, not Jesus.
OMG. Osama is Jesus!
Geez, obviously the coffee stain figure is Cyrano De Bergerac!
Compare:
The drywall, I'll go with Marlon Brando, since it is in a kitchen, and Brando was fond of the food.
The grape, looks like somebody needs TP?
The oyster shell, C'thulu!
And the ceiling tile? Seen that a thousand times. It's a leak, fix your roof!
Posted by Captain DaFt on Thu Oct 02, 2008 at 06:40 PM
Compare:
The drywall, I'll go with Marlon Brando, since it is in a kitchen, and Brando was fond of the food.
The grape, looks like somebody needs TP?
The oyster shell, C'thulu!
And the ceiling tile? Seen that a thousand times. It's a leak, fix your roof!
the coffee-stain one looks like he's wearing a cowboy hat...
Posted by mangabottle on Fri Oct 03, 2008 at 06:59 AM
I have NEVER had a coffee cup look like that when i was done lol what the hell
Posted by Tim on Fri Oct 03, 2008 at 12:51 PM
Hmm. The first one reminds me of Lenin, the second of E.A. Poe.
The grape is probably one of the better examples of pareidolia that I can remember seeing, not that it looks at all like any particular person to me. But it does look like a fairly detailed humanoid image.
I don't see anything humanoid in the last two, though.
Posted by Accipiter on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 01:33 PM
The grape is probably one of the better examples of pareidolia that I can remember seeing, not that it looks at all like any particular person to me. But it does look like a fairly detailed humanoid image.
I don't see anything humanoid in the last two, though.
The first one looks like Chuck Norris with a cowboy hat.
The second looks like David Crosby.
The third just looks like something off the cover of a Led Zeppelin album.
Number four looks like Luke Skywalker as a young child.
And finally, the fifth looks like a water stain. Nothing more, just a water stain.
Posted by Sadara in On the couch on Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 04:05 PM
The second looks like David Crosby.
The third just looks like something off the cover of a Led Zeppelin album.
Number four looks like Luke Skywalker as a young child.
And finally, the fifth looks like a water stain. Nothing more, just a water stain.
I'm trying to relay this, I AM THAT STAIN ON THAT DRYWALL
Posted by Michael J Goodale on Fri Oct 10, 2008 at 12:50 PM
Listen, Im worried, I am there and it freaks me out ... see my pics at .... what is the name of that website?
Posted by Michael J Goodale on Fri Oct 10, 2008 at 12:53 PM
NOW LOOK AT THESE PICTURE ... DAMN IT THATS ME
Posted by Michael J Goodale in http://www.flickr.com/photos/maya2012theend/ on Fri Oct 10, 2008 at 01:05 PM
Now letsa get sum commentz on dat
Posted by Michael J Goodale in http://www.flickr.com/photos/maya2012theend/ on Fri Oct 10, 2008 at 01:06 PM
Okay, we get it. It was oh so hilarious the first time you said it, but you don't need to drive it into the ground, Michael.
Posted by Sakano in Ohio on Fri Oct 10, 2008 at 01:06 PM
It freaks me out , thats all
Posted by Michael J Goodale in http://www.flickr.com/photos/maya2012theend/ on Fri Oct 10, 2008 at 01:08 PM
The grape is a 1950s housewife with a Jello mold on a tray.
Posted by Meringue on Thu May 10, 2012 at 10:19 PM
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