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What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, especially when it's Jesus on a toilet
Category: Humor • Pareidolia • Religion • Skepticism/critical thinking
Posted on: September 5, 2009 10:00 AM, by Orac
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Wow, she's smart.
Posted by: JD | September 5, 2009 10:14 AM
Eh? It's either Roy Harper, or someone from Hawkwind. Or me.
Oh well.
Posted by: Bob O'H | September 5, 2009 10:20 AM
The bathroom will now be known as "The Cistern Chapel." She is also installing a skeptic tank for non-believers.
Posted by: Mike Stanton | September 5, 2009 10:34 AM
"Cue toilet and bathroom jokes...with Jesus!"
A bit of poetry, perhaps? (warning: not for the easily offended) ;)
http://www.skepticfiles.org/moretext/jshit.htm
Posted by: Jen | September 5, 2009 11:13 AM
I believe that he is not feeling well. He looks flushed.
Posted by: Jim C | September 5, 2009 1:10 PM
Don't be ridiculous. Jesus wouldn't appear in a Las Vegas toilet. That's Elvis' turf.
Posted by: Romeo Vitelli | September 5, 2009 1:32 PM
Looks more like the mask from "phantom of the opera" to me. (1:15 into the video)
Posted by: Sullivan | September 5, 2009 1:35 PM
As Richard Swinburne would be quick to point out, this event only adds to the probability of God's existence if and only if we have considerable background evidence to think than this face would appear on this toilet.
Since no such background evidence is forthcoming, and since the appearance has little explanatory value otherwise, I am not especially impressed with this story.
NS
Posted by: notedscholar | September 5, 2009 3:11 PM
As far as these appearances go, this is pretty lame. You really need to use imagination to see even a vague face there.
Posted by: Laura | September 5, 2009 3:23 PM
Indeed, lame. I think it looks closer to Darwin.
My favorite is the dog butt.
Posted by: Uncle Glenny | September 5, 2009 7:37 PM
I saw sort of a conehead vampire....
I guess I must stop watching those SNL reruns....
Posted by: BGT | September 6, 2009 12:28 AM
I don't really see much of anything really. Could be any face. It could be a robot face or something...
Posted by: IBY | September 6, 2009 6:21 PM
If I was a deity, this is the way I would reveal myself to the world.
I once heard someone refer to going to the bathroom as "doing God's work". Well.....
Posted by: The Blind Watchmaker | September 6, 2009 9:20 PM
The look on the boyfriend's face is fantastic.
Posted by: Ramel | September 6, 2009 11:53 PM
I say it's Manson, and I don't mean Marylin.
Posted by: pareidolius | September 7, 2009 1:52 AM
My thought was also Phantom of the Opera.
Posted by: Carlie | September 7, 2009 12:12 PM
Holy crap....
Posted by: Sigmund | September 8, 2009 7:14 AM
Maybe I'm dating myself, but it looks to me like it's the dude from Zig Zag rolling papers.
Posted by: JoyDad | September 8, 2009 1:25 PM