Orac is the nom de blog of a (not so) humble pseudonymous surgeon/scientist with an ego just big enough to delude himself that someone, somewhere might actually give a rodent's posterior about his miscellaneous verbal meanderings, but just barely small enough to admit to himself that few will. (Continued 
We've had Jesus, Mary, and a variety of others make their holy presence known on blessed pieces of toast. Now it looks as though we have a new sacred image:
That's right, Sarah Palin has proven her most sacred presence by appearing on a piece of toast! What more evidence do you need that her being elected Vice President is ordained by God Himself and that God Himself will smite John McCain shortly after he takes office in order to usher in a Palin administration that will lead straight to The Rapture? And what did the owner of this most holy miracle do?
He's auctioning it on E-bay, of course.
Most amusingly, apparently some rogues drove the bidding up to $12,000, but, sadly for the discoverer of this most holy sign of the impending Republican rapture, it was not to be:
Sadly, there were several rogue bidders for the toast who set up bogus eBay accounts, and after making every attempt to contact them with no response, I had to cancel their bids. Hopefully now the toast will go to a home that really wants and appreciates it.This is a legitimate auction. Serious bidders only - future bidders with no feedback must contact me to show they truly intend to buy the toast, or those bids will be cancelled as well.
As of now, the current bid is $31.00, and you have less than three hours to get your bids in if you want this miracle for your very own. What are you waiting for?
I do so love a good bit of pareidolia, although this one looks more like something out of a Doctor Who story to me.
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Comments
Looks like Peggy Hill to me. Hoooyeah!
Posted by: peaches | September 20, 2008 4:24 PM
Looks like Tina Fey to me.
Actually it looks like someone took a butter knife and etched the outline of Fey's - sorry Palin's - face and glasses onto a piece of toast. Instant relic. A perfect slave labour industry for China.
People are so gullible!
Posted by: Brent McKee | September 20, 2008 4:25 PM
It looks like dry toast. If I proclaimed an urge to butter it, would I be labeled as a pervert?
Posted by: Dean | September 20, 2008 4:57 PM
Yeah, I'm inclined to agree with Brent. I'm just not getting that "miracle vibe" from that piece of toast. It needs to be verified by a qualified expert, like a miraclologist. Or would that be a miraclist? The syllabication doesn't work very well, does it?
Posted by: Zeno | September 20, 2008 4:59 PM
Amazing.
Here's what happened to me:
Mindys Sarah Obsession
Posted by: Mindy | September 20, 2008 5:01 PM
This story deserves much more coverage, and a new headline:
SARAH PALIN IS TOAST
Posted by: Pierce R. Butler | September 20, 2008 5:21 PM
She's so white bread.
Posted by: notmercury | September 20, 2008 6:08 PM
Would that it were true!
Posted by: Orac | September 20, 2008 6:13 PM
Am I the only one who sees Zippy the Pinhead?
Posted by: noncarborundum | September 20, 2008 7:47 PM
IF we had to have a VP named Palin, I could wish it were Michael. Too bad he's a Brit, and not eligible.
Posted by: DLC | September 21, 2008 12:24 AM
And on that note..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf1y9s73Nos
Posted by: Clare | September 21, 2008 9:42 AM
It looks like Godzilla's son. Minya I think his name was.
Posted by: tim gueguen | September 21, 2008 8:55 PM
I don't think this is even authentic pareidolia. The toast looks like someone drew on it with a knife.
Posted by: Nathaniel | September 22, 2008 7:13 PM
It looks etched in. I smell a phony.. and delicious toast.
Posted by: Jared at the Doctor Job | September 23, 2008 12:47 PM
It looks etched, not natural. And it looks like Zippy the Pinhead, not Sarah Palin.
Posted by: llewelly | September 23, 2008 4:01 PM
Orac, no, it actually means that Palin, and McCain, are TOAST on Nov. 4!
Posted by: SocraticGadfly | October 4, 2008 3:26 AM