Jesus Christ Utility Pole Vandalised
ANORAK’s Jesology expert, Ivor Bunsen, considers the utility pole in Alice, Texas, and considers that it does carry the image of Jesus.
Who can but agree that the pole features “a crown, two eyes, a nose, a mouth and the bottom of his face”.
As reported: “Believers have left candles and flowers at the site.”
But bad news: the image has been vandalized.
“Someone took a magic marker to the pole and drew a mustache on the image. The act brought some believers to tears.”
Sometimes all you can do is cry, but try not to get Jesus wet lest he electrocute you…
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Well at least they didn’t cut it down and sell it on Ebay…
July 23rd, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Why do people always think that such ‘images# are the face of Jesus?
It could just as easily be Jeremy Beadle FFS!
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:05 pm
I thought he only appeared on toast - is he spreading his options now..?
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:09 pm
John 11:35
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:09 pm
M&A Is there any way I can post my very own iconic image of Jesus that is on my dining room floor? I want to turn the room into a shrine and invite pilgrims…….. Really I do! though my daughter thinks it’s Shakespeare.
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:24 pm
My mate once painted ‘that’ iconic image of Che Guevara on the door of his mini.
It was dire, and looked like some random beardy bloke; loads of people gave him shit for having ‘got religion’.
It got painted over soon afterwards.
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Yampster, is that a bible ref. or are you referring to a post by John Blake made at 25 minutes to 12?
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:34 pm
C&C
I think have it as Jesus on Sundays High days and holidays, but on 23rdApril especially designate Will the floor.
You could maybe then be up for Poet laureate, I know it doesn’t pay much and you have to write a sodding poem annually, but you’ll get lots of invites
(don’t tell your daughter of my idea)
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Mic
It’s somewhat shorter than one of John’s posts
July 23rd, 2008 at 4:07 pm
I…see… lamp posts….
July 23rd, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Bloody philistine !!!
July 23rd, 2008 at 9:30 pm
O.K. I’ve drunk one bottle of Aussie Shiraz. I’ve turned the laptop on its side. I still can’t ’see’ anything.
Just opened another bottle. How many more do I have to drink before I ‘find Jesus’?
July 23rd, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Yampster,
Hallelujah! Praised be the Telegraph Pole!
(sorry John …..)
July 23rd, 2008 at 9:33 pm
D(r)uncan,
You’re drinking Aussie wine (notoriously ungodly lot, the Aussies); switch to something Italian (a good catholic country) and you might get somewhere.
July 23rd, 2008 at 9:38 pm
I see …… double ….. especially after a glass or two of South African wine.
July 23rd, 2008 at 9:50 pm
I’d heard that too !
July 23rd, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Images of Jesus, or the arabic for Allah - why doesn’t the ‘One’ God do something more useful to convince the ungodly of his existence? Like posting the winning numbers of Saturday’s Lottery Draw on the gatepost of my driveway?
July 23rd, 2008 at 10:03 pm
You have to work at it, Mrs T; a couple of glasses of wine is not going to get you into genuine vision mode.
On the other hand, a trip to Lourdes can be expensive; a compromise would be drinking a whole bottle of wine.
That way tomorrow morning you will be able to clutch your head and murmur ‘Oh God, oh God’ with real sincerity…
July 24th, 2008 at 12:30 am
I can honestly say, I live in Alice, Texas and I had no idea there was a Jesus pole up until a few days ago. I can also say (as a youth myself) the majority of the youth laugh about it and a friend of mine is planning on making a youtube parody of it.
August 5th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Well, definitively the largest «holy pole» ever.