To commemorate this 150th entry into the STTLJ pareidolia database, I am adding one of the oldest instances of Jesus pareidolia that I could find a picture for (the Shroud of Turin doesn't count as it was forged). In 1986, some Ohioans saw Jesus on the side of a soybean oil tank, and hundreds of people flocked to see the image. True to modern pareidolia, no one else can see a thing.
Yesterday, it was reported that Jesus appeared on some vines on a utility pole. Which is obviously true; look how cross-like that pole is! Wait, all utility poles are shaped like that? Well obviously Jesus chose to appear as a random blob of vines just there because it's cross-shaped.
Unfortunately, earlier today the Jesus-haters at the local administration office deemed the vines a safety hazard and ordered them removed. The Jesus vines died for our sins of bureaucracy.
Jesus recently appeared on a family's glass patio door, right before they were going to change the door. Now of course they're still going to change the door -- by selling the Jesus one on craigslist. Based on the craigslist address, the family is from Canada, so the door can probably be picked up for about $2 American.
Jesus decided to appear on a fence, and quickly ended up on ebay, for the low low price of $1,000. No one has bid on it yet, but there's less than two days left, so bid quickly! In fact, surely the bidding will skyrocket soon, so if you don't want to leave it up to chance, you can "buy it now" for the measly cost of $30,000!
There’s been some more non-Jesus pareidolia in the news. An angel appeared in some clouds, and Buddha appeared in the sky over China.
Dear God, sorry I ate you. Isn’t it a sin to eat divine messages?
Pareidolia isn’t just for faces, v2.
One of my favorite instances of pareidolia.
Reader Glen Morris sent in this picture of a strange alien creature that has infested his office’s door.
Renee Sperka spotted this undeniable image of Jesus on some wood paneling in her basement. Time in prayer revealed to her that Jesus's message to her was "love one another." I am disappointed in Jesus's triteness.
Jason Amaya, an Indiana resident, was innocently eating Cheetos when he was shocked at seeing a Cheeto which was the spitting image of the Virgin Mary. It certainly does not look at all like a deformed and mangled bottle.
A few years ago, Gregorio Gomez was told in a dream that he would find an image of Jesus on a rock. Shortly thereafter (when he certainly wasn't looking for it), Jesus appeared on a rock right where Gomez could find it. What a miracle!
Reader Leah Ropp discovered for herself that Jesus can be a little perverse when he decided to turn up in a piece of candy she was sucking on. When she took the Jesus candy out of her mouth, she saw the image, which does in fact look just like Jesus. That is some prime ebay material right there, Leah; I hope you saved it!
Jesus appeared in the Marmite goo on a lid. I have no idea what Marmite is, but it does not look overly pleasant. The family has kept the lid and considers it a sign of Jesus looking out for them. Or maybe he just really likes Marmite.
