Tag Archives: optical illusions

Friday funny: another Jesus sighting (but with a twist)

Posted on October 3, 2014 by 1minionsopinion

A twist of Japanese roll cake: Usually, Jesus limits his food-based appearances to grilled cheese and Cheetos in certain—shall we say—conservative areas of North America, but it seems like he is making inroads to Asian pastries with an appearance in … Continue reading →

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Okay, so it isn’t always Jesus in the trees

Posted on November 18, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

Sometimes it’s Bert, from Sesame Street. Awesome.

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Jealous of pizza tray jesus, other family claims he’s really in a tree

Posted on March 11, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

I make that up. Oh, not the pizza tray part, or the tree part. Just the jealous part. I doubt they announced their “discovery” just because the bar guy is getting lots of attention right now. (Even I wound up … Continue reading →

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It’s no Jesus in the clouds, but…

Posted on February 14, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

A 56 year old man dying of liver cancer claims he snapped a shot of God in the sky over his home in Picton, New Zealand recently. Terry Bowen describes the feeling: Mr Bowen, who is suffering from terminal liver … Continue reading →

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Yet another believing is seeing moment

Posted on October 31, 2008 by 1minionsopinion

Why does the media report these things? A while back I mentioned a woman who claimed she’d found shells on the beach looking like Jesus and Mary. This time around, it’s a lump of what might be bone or shell … Continue reading →

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People see what they want to see – Jesus in the clouds, for example

Posted on October 29, 2008 by 1minionsopinion

“Unbelievable!” says the voice in the video. Yes, it certainly is unbelievable that anyone would stare at a cloud and start filming because he thought he saw Jesus. But, some good news that they aren’t all dummies “down under” — … Continue reading →

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Ganesh, the new god of gardening?

Posted on October 24, 2008 by 1minionsopinion

I love the stories of people seeing things in things so it’s a nice switch to have a story not based on Catholic delusions. This time it’s a Hindu man’s fervent belief that Ganesh has healed him, thanks to the … Continue reading →

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Trapped in a world that’s a distorted reality

Posted on October 1, 2008 by 1minionsopinion

Crowds gather to reflect on a reflection, yet again. This time, it’s in Springfield, Massachusetts and everyone’s convinced that the Virgin Mary is making herself obvious, including the voice on the video documenting the so-called “apparition”. Why, oh why, do … Continue reading →

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Shell shock of another kind.

Posted on September 24, 2008 by 1minionsopinion

This is not a well written piece of journalism. It’s the written word form of a 5 second sound bite, which is what it might have been. It looks like WESH is a television station in Orlando, Florida and affiliated … Continue reading →

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Believing is believing, regardless of what you see?

Posted on September 20, 2008 by 1minionsopinion

From Arkansas City, Kansas: The image appeared at the One Stop Body Shoppe, a low-impact weight loss clinic for women, after a rain storm. “A client was laying here looking up and told me, Michelle, you have Jesus on your … Continue reading →

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