There is a God
I take it all back.
I think there must be a God after all, having just read this hilarious article in The Telegraph which shows the face of Jesus Christ turning up in all kinds of unlikely places - a pancake, a nan bread, a Kit Kat and some chap's frying pan.
Now if you ask me the chap in the pancake looks a bit like Charles Manson, but let's not quibble over details as this can only be a sign or, perhaps, even a miracle.
Jesus Christ's face shows up in a California pancake
The latest of many appearances by Jesus Christ's face in food has turned up in a Good Friday pancake
The face of Jesus has been spotted on a pancake, the biblical breakfast snack was made at Cowgirl Café in Norco Photo: Rex, Alamy
By Valerie Siebert - The Telegraph
A café manager in California spotted a Good Friday miracle in that morning’s breakfast orders when a face that resembled Jesus Christ turned up on a pancake.
Manager Karen Hendrickson said she was “excited and emotional” to see the face after praying to God to look after her restaurant the day prior.
Manager Karen Hendrickson and Raphael the cook (Rex)
The discovery was brought to her attention by one of her employees at the Cowgirl Cafe, in Norco, California, who walked into her office with a camera-phone at the ready, saying that a pancake had just been made to order with the face of Jesus on it.
“My first words to her before seeing the picture was, ‘You've got to be kidding me’, because I thought she was joking,” said Hendrickson. “But when she showed me the picture, I was totally amazed.”
The discovery was brought to her attention by one of her employees at the Cowgirl Cafe, in Norco, California, who walked into her office with a camera-phone at the ready, saying that a pancake had just been made to order with the face of Jesus on it.
“My first words to her before seeing the picture was, ‘You've got to be kidding me’, because I thought she was joking,” said Hendrickson. “But when she showed me the picture, I was totally amazed.”
The employees who were working the day of the discovery (Rex)
The holy pancake is only the latest in a very long line of food stuffs that the face of Jesus has turned up on.
In 2010, a curry house in Esher, Surrey received a bit of media attention after they served a customer a rogan josh and nan which the diner, David Howlett spotted Christ’s face peeking out of.
The holy pancake is only the latest in a very long line of food stuffs that the face of Jesus has turned up on.
In 2010, a curry house in Esher, Surrey received a bit of media attention after they served a customer a rogan josh and nan which the diner, David Howlett spotted Christ’s face peeking out of.
The holy nan (SWNS)
Mr Howlett said: ''My wife and I were about to tuck into our food when I spotted Jesus looking right back at me. ''Needless to say I chose not to take a bite, and photograph it instead.''
Another Good Friday find, and perhaps one of the stranger examples was discovered in the centre of a Kit-Kat bar in 2009. "I was amazed. I just took a bite and then I saw the face of Christ in it," the finder told Dutch website NU.nl. Not everyone agreed however, with one witness observing: "It looks more like Darth Vader”.
Mr Howlett said: ''My wife and I were about to tuck into our food when I spotted Jesus looking right back at me. ''Needless to say I chose not to take a bite, and photograph it instead.''
Another Good Friday find, and perhaps one of the stranger examples was discovered in the centre of a Kit-Kat bar in 2009. "I was amazed. I just took a bite and then I saw the face of Christ in it," the finder told Dutch website NU.nl. Not everyone agreed however, with one witness observing: "It looks more like Darth Vader”.
Christ in a Kit-Kat (EUROPICS)
Jesus Christ also made an appearance in a three cheese pizza at a Brisbane, Australia pizza parlour, which the staff promptly vacuum-packed and sold on eBay. The ad description said the pizza had already proven itself to be a lucky charm. "After discovering it, the owner of the store parked in a loading zone and didn't get a parking ticket,” they wrote. The cheesy manifestation subsequently sold for £98.
Jesus Christ also made an appearance in a three cheese pizza at a Brisbane, Australia pizza parlour, which the staff promptly vacuum-packed and sold on eBay. The ad description said the pizza had already proven itself to be a lucky charm. "After discovering it, the owner of the store parked in a loading zone and didn't get a parking ticket,” they wrote. The cheesy manifestation subsequently sold for £98.
The three-cheese wonder Down Under(Rex)
A young man from Lancaster who fell asleep with bacon cooking on the stove in March 2010 was amazed upon waking up that not only had he been lucky enough to not cause a fire, but also discovered a holy face peering out of the charred bacon grease in the pan.
A young man from Lancaster who fell asleep with bacon cooking on the stove in March 2010 was amazed upon waking up that not only had he been lucky enough to not cause a fire, but also discovered a holy face peering out of the charred bacon grease in the pan.
Tony Elles poses proudly with his pan(CATERS NEWS)
"My housemates and I had a few beers earlier in the evening I thought I would snack before going to bed and as it was cooking I decided to take a rest on the couch,” Tony Elles explained. “When I woke up about an hour later the room was full of smoke. It's some kind of miracle. If it wasn't for the smoke of the bacon burning this onto the pan it could have been a very bad situation, perhaps someone's looking over me."
President Nicolas Maduro claims marks on a wall are the image of late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez
Stories of Chavez appearances draw mockery from the roughly half of Venezuelans who do not support Mr Maduro Photo: Reuters
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said an image of his political idol and predecessor, the late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, had appeared miraculously in the wall of an underground construction site.
Since his death from cancer earlier this year, Chavez has taken on mythical proportions for supporters, and Mr Maduro has spoken of seeing his former mentor's spirit several times, including in the shape of a bird.
In the latest incident, Mr Maduro said Chavez's face briefly appeared to workers building a subway line in Caracas in the middle of the night.
"My hair stands on end just telling you about it," Mr Maduro said on state TV late, showing a photo of a white-plaster wall with marks that appear like eyes and a nose.
"Who is that face? That gaze is the gaze of the fatherland that is everywhere around us, including in inexplicable phenomena," added Mr Maduro, who won an April election to replace Chavez after his 14-year presidency.
Mr Maduro's reverence for Chavez plays well with government supporters, who treat the charismatic former leader's memory with religious adoration. The 50-year-old Maduro, who mixes Catholic beliefs with a penchant for Asian spirituality, has been a devoted personal follower of Chavez since first meeting him at a jail in 1993.
Workers took the photo with a mobile phone during the image's brief appearance, the president added.
"Just as it appeared, so it disappeared. So you see, what you say is right, Chavez is everywhere, we are Chavez, you are Chavez," Mr Maduro said during an event on live TV.
Stories of Chavez appearances draw mockery, however, from the roughly half of Venezuelans who do not support Mr Maduro. Many of them regard him as a buffoon riding on Chavez's image and causing embarrassment for Venezuela's international standing.
Both sides are gearing up for local elections in December that will be a major test of Mr Maduro's standing in the OPEC nation of 29 million people. Rampant violent crime and economic problems are the main issues taxing voters.
The president's first six months in office have been characterized by dozens of accusations ranging from assassination and coup plots to sabotage of the power grid. Critics say that is a smokescreen to cover up domestic problems.
Edited by Bonnie Malkin
"My housemates and I had a few beers earlier in the evening I thought I would snack before going to bed and as it was cooking I decided to take a rest on the couch,” Tony Elles explained. “When I woke up about an hour later the room was full of smoke. It's some kind of miracle. If it wasn't for the smoke of the bacon burning this onto the pan it could have been a very bad situation, perhaps someone's looking over me."
Spitting Image (12 November 2013)
Anyone looking for confirmation that Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, is nothing more that a political snake-oil salesman should consider his latest crazy antics - his claim, for example, that a 'miraculous' image of Hugo Chavez (his mentor and predecessor) appeared on the wall of an underground construction site.
Now I've posted the 'miraculous' image with this post and have to say that I can't see this as the 'spitting image' of Hugo Chavez - no matter how hard I try.
In fact it looks at best to me like one of those misshapen vegetables that attract publicity from time-to-time as loosely resemble a human face - good for a laugh perhaps, but that's all.
Yet Nicolas is keen on interpreting this as another miracle, a sign that Hugo Chavez is somehow watching over his country and giving his blessing from beyond the grave to the increasingly wacky Maduro administration - which has price inflation running at an astonishing 50%.
Now Nicolas is a 'socialist' politician of course, but he seems more than happy to inject a little voodoo into his pitch to the voters - many of whom are deeply religious.
Which is a load of old bollix, if you ask me - and while you would think that no socialist worth their salt would indulge in this kind of mumbo jumbo, President Maduro appears unabashed.
So, I would not be in the least surprised if he is carted off by men in white coats any day now - or perhaps even the military - because there seems little doubt that the President is losing the plot.
Here's a report on the 'Chavez is everywhere' story from the Telegraph newspaper - which made me laugh out loud.
Hugo Chavez 'appears' on construction site wallNow I've posted the 'miraculous' image with this post and have to say that I can't see this as the 'spitting image' of Hugo Chavez - no matter how hard I try.
In fact it looks at best to me like one of those misshapen vegetables that attract publicity from time-to-time as loosely resemble a human face - good for a laugh perhaps, but that's all.
Yet Nicolas is keen on interpreting this as another miracle, a sign that Hugo Chavez is somehow watching over his country and giving his blessing from beyond the grave to the increasingly wacky Maduro administration - which has price inflation running at an astonishing 50%.
Now Nicolas is a 'socialist' politician of course, but he seems more than happy to inject a little voodoo into his pitch to the voters - many of whom are deeply religious.
Which is a load of old bollix, if you ask me - and while you would think that no socialist worth their salt would indulge in this kind of mumbo jumbo, President Maduro appears unabashed.
So, I would not be in the least surprised if he is carted off by men in white coats any day now - or perhaps even the military - because there seems little doubt that the President is losing the plot.
Here's a report on the 'Chavez is everywhere' story from the Telegraph newspaper - which made me laugh out loud.
President Nicolas Maduro claims marks on a wall are the image of late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez
Stories of Chavez appearances draw mockery from the roughly half of Venezuelans who do not support Mr Maduro Photo: Reuters
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said an image of his political idol and predecessor, the late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, had appeared miraculously in the wall of an underground construction site.
Since his death from cancer earlier this year, Chavez has taken on mythical proportions for supporters, and Mr Maduro has spoken of seeing his former mentor's spirit several times, including in the shape of a bird.
In the latest incident, Mr Maduro said Chavez's face briefly appeared to workers building a subway line in Caracas in the middle of the night.
"My hair stands on end just telling you about it," Mr Maduro said on state TV late, showing a photo of a white-plaster wall with marks that appear like eyes and a nose.
"Who is that face? That gaze is the gaze of the fatherland that is everywhere around us, including in inexplicable phenomena," added Mr Maduro, who won an April election to replace Chavez after his 14-year presidency.
Mr Maduro's reverence for Chavez plays well with government supporters, who treat the charismatic former leader's memory with religious adoration. The 50-year-old Maduro, who mixes Catholic beliefs with a penchant for Asian spirituality, has been a devoted personal follower of Chavez since first meeting him at a jail in 1993.
Workers took the photo with a mobile phone during the image's brief appearance, the president added.
"Just as it appeared, so it disappeared. So you see, what you say is right, Chavez is everywhere, we are Chavez, you are Chavez," Mr Maduro said during an event on live TV.
Stories of Chavez appearances draw mockery, however, from the roughly half of Venezuelans who do not support Mr Maduro. Many of them regard him as a buffoon riding on Chavez's image and causing embarrassment for Venezuela's international standing.
Both sides are gearing up for local elections in December that will be a major test of Mr Maduro's standing in the OPEC nation of 29 million people. Rampant violent crime and economic problems are the main issues taxing voters.
The president's first six months in office have been characterized by dozens of accusations ranging from assassination and coup plots to sabotage of the power grid. Critics say that is a smokescreen to cover up domestic problems.
Edited by Bonnie Malkin
