Lava Madonna and Cheeses of Nazareth

Bad Astronomy
By Phil Plait
Jun 26, 2008 9:30 PMNov 5, 2019 7:07 AM

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A couple of pareidolisms for you today.

One is this cartoon from the very oddly named blog Greasy Belches. It's funny and to the point. Awesome.

The other is the Virgin Mary, who apparently is a hippie! Why else would she appear in a lava lamp? That should make James Dobson's head explode. A good thing, too. This picture was sent to me by BABloggee Sean Specht, who was himself visited unto by the groovy Mary. Gnarly.

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