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Faith as small as a mustard seed

Discover the symbolism behind eggplant, its connection to Christ, and clever interpretations in our fascinating article.

Written byPhil Plait
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... or eggplant, in this case.

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Looking at this one, at first it appears to pretty good! But then I looked at it more, and realized the G is actually more like a C. The bottom part curls in to make it G-like, but the top curls in too, thus rendering it categorically not-G. Of course, cod is a fish, and a fish is a symbol of Christ. See? Even I can connect the dots seeds. Also, in the video on the site linked, she flips the slice over, and a horned head is clearly seen. The flip side of God? Or a martian invader? And what's with the second O above the middle O? COOD? GOOD? Are eggplants GOOD? I actually don't like them, so that interpretation is obviously wrong. The last letter looks like a D, but could also easily be a P... OH NOES! It spells GOP. Eggplants:

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Via Fark, of course.

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