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Our Lady of the Underpass
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You have a point. "Deserve" might be too strong a word but it certainly would be their own fault. Do we really need police to stop people from hurting themselves? Wouldn't the police be better utilized in stopping people from hurting other, innocent people?Lacero said:Wow. That is why they are Catholics and you are not!
This stuff happens all the time, nothing wrong with a little chlorine in the gene pool. It's not mean, it's nature. Check it out: Darwin Awards
jayscheuerle
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Lacero said:
No, these are idiots who practice Catholicism. Let's not drag down the whole Papally sanctified load of em...
Good thing they have the lane blocked off, I'd be tempted to rent an H2 and drive up there and run them over. Idiots. Really, anyone dumb enough to a) believe a water stain on an underpass is the virgin mary and b) stand in rush hour traffic to worship the damn thing are wasting oxygen for those of us who have some common sense.
im sure glad that im not driving on the Kennedy right now, what exit is this at, or what underpass? the Kennedy is pretty big.....if its anywhere near the Kennedy-Edens merger than it must be hell
how did someone find this anyway?!
how did someone find this anyway?!
The most annoying thing about all these people praying/staring at a water stain------I now have to go find another out of the way spot to go pee.
Metatron said:
But for the Faithful, should it matter how the image got there?
Not to you directly. But I find it odd the intolerance of some in these peoples beliefs. Is it any different than the posts I see here that people "find" HTML references to non-exsistant products?
Chip NoVaMac said:
Nope. It's no different. Both are just as stupid. Sorry Chip-gotta tell you, this is not intolerance, it's pointing out stupidity. It's a water/salt stain! Give me a break!
Respecting people's beliefs is one thing, but this is ridiculous. BTW- a reporter out there observed a homeless guy not too far from the site. None of the "faithful" would give him the time of day-not one. They just walked right by him.
jayscheuerle
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leekohler said:Nope. It's no different. Both are just as stupid. Sorry Chip-gotta tell you, this is not intolerance, it's pointing out stupidity. It's a water/salt stain! Give me a break!
Who's to say the Lord didn't direct the water and salt to create this haunting image? Such are HIS mysterious ways...
Am I the only perv that sees a connection between this hooded "Virgin Mary is EVERYWHERE" shape and female genitalia? I'm betting the internet is FULL of little pink Virgin Marys and yet not ONE of them has made the news or is up on Ebay! Maybe diehard Christians never get close enough to notice the resemblance, but my own epiphanies at such moments are often closely followed by shouting of the Lord's name.
jayscheuerle said:Who's to say the Lord didn't direct the water and salt to create this haunting image? Such are HIS mysterious ways...
Am I the only perv that sees a connection between this hooded "Virgin Mary is EVERYWHERE" shape and female genitalia? I'm betting the internet is FULL of little pink Virgin Marys and yet not ONE of them has made the news or is up on Ebay! Maybe diehard Christians never get close enough to notice the resemblance, but my own epiphanies at such moments are often closely followed by shouting of the Lord's name.
Umm-yeah, I noticed. I thought "well it doesn't look like Mary, but it does look like something else."
mad jew said:This has got to be the Best Thread Title Of The Day!
Crazy Americans.
Unfortunately, I can't take credit for the title. The Chicago Sun-Times did it first.
jayscheuerle
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leekohler said:Umm-yeah, I noticed. I thought "well it doesn't look like Mary, but it does look like something else."
We're not the only ones:
Vagin Mary
Lady of the Underpants
HOLEy Mother
jayscheuerle
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I'm Catholic, and I don't think it looks like Mary. It looks like a stain. In fact, most stains made by water running out of joints in concrete look roughly like that. You have to remember that this is grassroots stuff, the Vatican usually doesn't acknowledge this sort of thing, so one can hardly attribute this to a "Catholic" behavior.
The only reason that this incident is dumber than the grilled cheese thing is that in this case people have built a shrine in a freeway underpass and stand there staring.
And jayscheurle, yes I see the resemblence (sort of I guess) but I'll say no more. Its just a stain.
The only reason that this incident is dumber than the grilled cheese thing is that in this case people have built a shrine in a freeway underpass and stand there staring.
And jayscheurle, yes I see the resemblence (sort of I guess) but I'll say no more. Its just a stain.
Lord Blackadder said:
Thank you! As I said earlier, I don't think anyone here is out to bash Catholics.
Many studies have been done showing it's human nature to see the human form in an unfamiliar object. Catholics just happen to have their focus on the Virgin Mary, so that may explain why this occurs so often. Not too long ago this happened in the Boston area. It was on window of a hospital, crowds flocked there and took of part of the parking lot.