It’s happened again – this time someone has seen Jesus in a pancake, according to this report by KTVU TV:
Mike Thompson was making pancakes last weekend for his family when the pattern on one of the flapjacks caught his eye.
Upon closer inspection, he saw what he thought was the face of Jesus. He showed his wife, and she agreed.
That's when the couple decided to do what anyone who discovers such an edible artifact does these days -- they put it up for sale on eBay.
I don’t know. To me it looks more like Captain Pugwash:
But then I guess Captain Pugwash wouldn’t sell too well on eBay. Even if they really did have the characters Master Bates, Seaman Staines, and Roger the Cabin Boy (which they didn’t).
At least they didn’t say it looked like Mohammad!
Feb 12 – Edited to add:
Currently bidding at $16K on eBay:
Feb 15 – Edited to add:
It has now been removed by eBay.
Why does Jesus have no lips? A local man around my neck of the woods in Nashville was on the news recently because his beard was supposedly growing in with a patch that looked like a cross. He said it was a miracle and that he wouldn't shave until the cross was gone. Despite an exhaustive search I could not find a picture unfortunately. It was painfully obvious that this hillbilly had shaved it himself into a weeks worth of growth. There was even obvious stubble around the cross and what I thought was a nick on his cheek. As expected the reporter and anchors were impressed and I'm sure that many Nashvillians thanked god for this wonderous miracle. Frankly I wasn't impressed. I mean we've all seen his handywork right? The nun bun, the grilled cheese Mary, the Jesus tortilla, pancake pirate(In an odd coincidence my last post featured the picture of a pirate as well) etc, etc. I think god was just phoning this one in. I want to see the Last Supper on an eggroll next time or I'm going atheist. Oh wait, too late.
Posted by: Clark Bartram | February 09, 2006 at 05:18 PM
Funny, to me it looks like a chameleon with a very, very, very naughty mouth... I hope that doesn't say anything about me.
Anyway, what's with these culinary miracles? Why can't the deities try something along the lines of curing inoperable cancers in front of Randi? (Under proper viewing conditions, and after he recovers, of course)
Posted by: BronzeDog | February 09, 2006 at 06:58 PM
Is it just me, or does it have a kind of O'Keeffe-esqe vaginal look? Is that sacriligeous?
Posted by: Xerxes1729 | February 09, 2006 at 09:42 PM
Hey Clark
Even spookier you guys both have pictures of pirates on your last posts oooooeeeeooooo.
Or did you guys set this up ???
No wait it was the FSM you have been touched by his noodly appendage !!!
A miracle !!!!
Posted by: George Sime | February 10, 2006 at 01:53 AM
That's a very aquatic looking Jesus. It looks more like a swamp thing with a beard.
Posted by: Meri | February 10, 2006 at 04:43 AM
Good to see God and Jesus are using their mighty powers to transform pancakes into their likenesses, instead of healing the sick of the world and feeding the poor children. Thankfully we can be reminded that He cares about us and loves us enough to appear in food!
Seriously, in a strange juxtaposition, I worship Burnt Pancakes, and recently I found the image of a Holy Pancake on Jesus Christ's buttcheek! Anyone interested email me at [email protected].
Posted by: Terragen | February 10, 2006 at 09:20 AM
Thing I sometimes bring up when dealing with pareidolia: One day, I saw a cloud that looked EXACTLY like Evangelion Unit 02. Does that mean Gainax Studios manufactured the cloud?
Posted by: BronzeDog | February 10, 2006 at 09:32 AM
Here's something I've noticed about my own pareidolia experiences:
While I'm staring at an image with enough "texture" and think about some specific object, or class of objects (e.g. buildings, fruit, office supplies, etc.) I will start seeing them. Some things are easier (e.g. faces, animals) but I've been successful at "forcing" the pareidolic images even for things like snowflakes, boxes, and toothbrushes.
If my experience is any indicator, then perhaps some people see Mary, Jesus, Cptn Pugwash, etc. in clouds, water stains, or pancakes because they litterally have such "people" on the brain.
Posted by: Stevel | February 10, 2006 at 01:33 PM
It's taken me a while to figure out the blond, curly balaclava and the pubic hair all the way up to the nose. But it's just come to me in a flash, as revelations and migraines tend to. Why, it's none other than old Captain Pugwash's nephew - Harpo (Vagina Face) Pugwash.
Posted by: pvandck | February 11, 2006 at 02:30 PM
This is a favorite of mine:
http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/lenin.html
Posted by: Gene | February 11, 2006 at 09:29 PM
You can make one too!
http://www.jesuspan.com
Posted by: piper01 | February 13, 2006 at 06:26 AM
Looks like eBay deleted the auction. I'm sure the high bids were joke bids anyway.
Posted by: Martin Wagner | February 14, 2006 at 03:10 AM
Dont' be too sure. I've been pinching pennys. Hmmmmmmmm Jesus pancake.
Posted by: Clark Bartram | February 14, 2006 at 04:45 AM
How about angel in a tomato???
http://thoughtsfortheopenminded.blogspot.com/
Posted by: stardust1954 | February 18, 2006 at 03:37 PM
If it's a pancake, it must be Jesus. It's a well known fact that images of Captain Pugwash only appear on toasted rye bread. I have also had limited success observing Marilu Henner in coffee dregs.
Posted by: Frank | February 22, 2006 at 03:52 PM
Is it just me or does Captain Pugwash resemble...you know...bits and pieces? A twig and berries? A...nevermind...
Posted by: Rockstar | February 23, 2006 at 06:34 PM