How come you never see this sort of news story?

Posted by Les on Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 12:46 PM. Read 1431 times. Tags: , , , ,
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SEB regular Lordklegg sends along a link to a satirical news item about an atheist who sees an image of the big bang in a piece of toast. It’s damned amusing, but my favorite bit has to be this one:

Ever since news of the discovery made national headlines, local hoteliers have been overwhelmed by an influx of atheists from all over the country who have flocked to Huddlesfield to catch a glimpse of the scientific relic. “I have always been an Atheist and to see my life choices validated on a piece of toast is truly astounding” said one guest at the Huddlesfield arms hotel.

Sounds absolutely ludicrous doesn’t it? And yet newspapers around the world are filled with similarly ridiculous stories about True Believers™ finding images of Jesus or the Virgin Mary in various random inanimate objects and ascribing all manner of improbable benefits to the discovery and it seems no one bats an eyelash.

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Webs United States Posted on 02/14/2008 at 02:12 PM

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Here’s the mirror since the other link is broken due to being dugg:
Big Bang Toast Mirror...

P.S. I loved this news story, too funny!

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Last_Hussar Great Britain (UK) Posted on 02/14/2008 at 02:45 PM

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Huddersfield.  I think you’ll find Huddersfield.  Went there for the national Student Fencing Championship in ‘89.  Sold 2 dozen Betamax Tapes anda case of water damaged washing powder.

Actually, the team stayed in a little private hotel run by a gay couple in their 60s who were every stereotype about old gay couples going, but were a great laugh in the bar.  I didn’t look too closely at the toast.  I did see life spontaneously form in the peanut butter though…

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Timmah! United States Posted on 02/15/2008 at 04:36 AM

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You shut your bloghole Les Jenkins or I will beat you with a Jesus stick so hard that Madeline Murray O’ Hare will feel it!  Ha, ha!

zilch Sweden Posted on 02/15/2008 at 06:05 AM

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Now that’s a funny story.  Too bad the joke is likely to be lost on the True Believers™ who could most profit from it…

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