Stuff That Looks Like Jesus

Guitar v3

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:51:20 -0700

Another man has seen Jesus in his guitar, and was so moved that he made a website for it called Guitar With a Face (with more pics). Catchy, but it's no Stuff That Looks Like Jesus.

Pareidolia Roundup

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 13:34:13 -0700

Happy Easter, aka Zombie Jesus Day! I hope all our readers are eating their full of chocolate bunny brains. In the meantime, have some links.

Elephant face on Mars.

The strangest things show up in testicles these days.

From the "what will they think of next?" department: Turtles that look like Mitch McConnell.

Demon behind the sofa! It's definitely a creepy picture once you see the face, but possibly doctored.

Potato chips are common sources of pareidolia, and people find the strangest things in them.

Apple

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 14:24:45 -0700

Reader Jennifer submitted this finding of crucified Jesus on an apple that her grandparents were going to cut up to make applesauce. I can only sort of make out a head and torso, so now I am picturing a legless Jesus on a crucifix singing Life of Brian's "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life."

Shadow

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:12:41 -0700

People are apparently going nuts over this shadowy Jesus image which appeared in a New Orleans chapel, as thousands have visited there in the past week. Apparently a student recently prayed for a sign and then noticed the shadow... which had always been there, cast by a chandelier. But The Lord has never been concerned with such minor details like facts.

Stingray

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:34:39 -0700

Earlier today it was reported that a South Carolina woman discovered Jesus on the back of a dead stingray that washed ashore. The woman, Erica Scheldt, took pictures because she originally thought the image just looked like a "bearded homeless man." She had yet to learn that any apparent body or face is obviously Jesus!

Hat tip: MountPleasantPatch (which includes a poll)

UPDATE: I only noticed after posting that this is STLLJ's 200th sighting! May Jesus continue to bless us with his barely discernible images.

Cloud Image

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 16:18:47 -0700

Jesus decided to appear as a shadow on some clouds in one of his traditional poses. The pose is necessary because we couldn't know it was really him otherwise; Jesus never did learn to have an eye for detail.

Window #6

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:43:35 -0700

Kara Small submitted this finding of Jesus hiding in a window, which she discovered in a picture she took of an obviously blessed house. She even helpfully circled the ghostly apparition and added a Jesus face for comparison. I'm convinced!

Another Cat

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:01:23 -0700

Reader Richard from the UK sent in this picture of an old cat, showing that Jesus makes his way everywhere. Unfortunately the cute kitty is now dead, but he will be forever remembered as having a blessed belly!

Door #14

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:47:01 -0700

Reader Richard Gonzales discovered Jesus hiding in yet another door. This image is so clear and so miraculous that Richard claims it caused him to convert to Christianity from being an atheist.

I suppose a door is about as rational a reason as any to find religion.

Pareidolia Roundup

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:39:29 -0700

Earlier this year, a piece of dried glue that looks like Homer Simpson sold for... 152,000 pounds??? That's something like $240,000. I think Mary is now a little pissed off that she was so undervalued!

Additionally, a George Washington chicken nugget was sold for $8,100. That money apparently went to charity, which makes it seem a little less obscene.

More pareidolia: Garfield popcorn, angry lunar rock, and baby Venom. I can't decide whether that last one is awesome or horrifying.

Someone who is awesome decided to check whether facial recognition software is also susceptible to pareidolia. The answer: yes! Though the computer will sometimes register different things as the eyes or mouth and miss others that a human would consider obvious.

Bachelorette's Face

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:06:20 -0700

Also in Florida, another woman saw a white streak in her cell phone pic of the TV screen when The Bachelor was on. The streak appeared in front of one of the bachelorette's faces and is obviously a warning from Jesus about vanity.

In other news, STLLJ may have to go the way of Fark and start a "Florida" tag.

Power Meter

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:56:59 -0700

A Florida woman is claiming that Jesus magically appeared on a nearby power box while she was praying. She said that Jesus appears "in many places at many times"... just like Santa Claus!

Old Picture

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:29:19 -0700

Two decades ago, our savior decided to appear as a barely discernible shade in this old, poorly developed photo of clouds from 1990 (upper-right corner). The owner kept such a priceless artifact without telling anyone for years, but now he has decided to share Jesus's blessing with everyone (oh, and he needs money). Starting bid's only about $10,000!

Handmade Cross

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:38:11 -0700

A woodcarver made a cross for his recently baptized nephew, but his old minister grandfather realized that Jesus had blessed the cross with an image of his face! Rev. Bloodworth likened the image to the Shroud of Turin, but, unlike all of the images on this website, that is a well-established fraud.

Pareidolia Roundup

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:33:58 -0700

Recently, I've stumbled across a couple of amusing non-religious pareidolia roundups. I think this one is my favorite.

Another one for the "pareidolia or pareidolia?" file.

FedEx pareidolia.

A woman named Maya Erdelyi is raising money on Kickstart for a cool looking animated film about pareidolia, albeit in a bit of an artsy-fartsy way. Still, she does send gifts to donors of $5 or more.

Looking for more regular doses of pareidolia? There's a pareidolia twitter feed as well as a reddit tab.

Countertop

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:34:53 -0700

Readers Brad and Beverly from California recently discovered a "crystal clear" image of Jesus in their new kitchen countertop. I can only guess that Jesus is there to make sure they don't eat any figs.

Pen

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:37:19 -0700

In his most convincing appearance yet, Jesus made his image appear on a homemade pen, which is now up for sale on ebay. Seriously, I'm convinced. It looks just like the LORD. Praise Jesus!

Shirt #2

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:10:41 -0700

Earlier this year, reader Joey G made a tie dye shirt in chemistry class, and after washing it, discovered that Jesus had blessed the shirt with an image of his face. Maybe Jesus is trying to tell him to become a hippie.

Pizza

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:00:47 -0700

Jesus took a trip Down Under when he appeared in this pizza at a pizza shop in Australia. This image may be one of Jesus's creepiest. The restaurant made the only logical choice and put the pizza on ebay where it was sold for $153 Australian, which, from my understanding, is something like $6 American.

Chair #2

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:50:20 -0700

After ten years of owning this rocking chair, Lou Balducci of California finally discovered what is "clearly" an image of Jesus on it. His family and friends call it a blessing. I don't know about that, but Jesus clearly doesn't look pleased about where he ended up.

Update: Balducci ended up putting the chair on ebay for a mere $25,000. Strangely, there were no bids.

Petrified Wood

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:21:25 -0700

Jesus decided to make his face appear in a piece of petrified wood allegedly over 178 million years old. Maybe he wanted to show off for the dinosaurs. The image is so blatant that it only took the current owner a few years to see it!

Of course, such a valuable image had to end up on ebay. It's only $9,800, so what are you waiting for?

More Clouds

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:23:19 -0700

On Sunday night, Carlos McDaniel looked up into the sky, and saw the face of the LORD. And by that I mean he saw Jesus appear in some clouds in his usual indecipherable form.

The article's comments have some other helpful suggestions for what the image looks like, ranging from Yoda to Osama bin Laden.

Pareidolia Roundup

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:06:20 -0700

Last week, some Catholics in Poland were convinced that a piece of Jesus's heart appeared in a cracker. Apparently this brown spot was identified by two doctors as heart tissue, which makes one wonder about Jesus's anatomy if tiny bits of heart can just appear in his flesh like that. Hat tip: Ed Brayton.

I somehow managed to stumble across two odd articles asking whether certain "sightings" were paranormal or just pareidolia. Which strikes me as a weird way of asking "is this pareidolia... or is it pareidolia?"

A spooky face appeared in Canadian clouds. If it's god, then he has big ears. Update: There's a pretty cool movie of this cloud formation.

Speaking of cloud images.

Cheeto #2

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 21:14:47 -0700

Reader Jacob Ruwitch found another example of Jesus wanting to play baby again, this time in another cheeto. I'm not sure I want to know what that knob sticking out of it is.

Banana Chip

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 21:12:34 -0700

Reader Macayla Graham discovered Jesus being crucified in a banana chip. For someone who was brutally tortured, Jesus sure seems eager to remind himself and everyone else about the incident.