Poor touchdown Jesus! I wonder if my mom knows.

Poor touchdown Jesus!

Also known as Big Butter Jesus, because of the color it was painted (or possibly the color of the VERY FLAMMABLE material that it was made of).

My favorite news anchor says (via Facebook): Lightning scorches Jesus statue in Ohio but XXX video store across the street is unharmed.

All true. Now it's Nothing-But-Rebar Jesus (or, as one of my friends called it, Terminator Jesus).

The storm last night was seriously wicked. Between the tornado siren and watching the radar, we were ready to dash down to the basement with flashlights, weather radio, cell phones, and the dogs. (The cats, who are impossible to wrangle, we decided would have to be in God's hands. Fortunately God was busy striking down a graven image of His son.)

I even had a headlamp.

But we were passed over, due to the extreme lack of graven images on our lawn.

Also known as Big Butter Jesus, because of the color it was painted (or possibly the color of the VERY FLAMMABLE material that it was made of).

What was it made of? I don't think I've ever seen a statue burn down before.

According to this article, "the 62-foot tall statue of Jesus constructed out of styrofoam, wood and fiberglass resin caught on fire after being struck by lightning during the severe thunderstorms around 11:15 p.m. Monday evening.

"The only thing left of the 16,000 pound statue is the metal frame."

Next time? Big Concrete Jesus.

I shouldn't make light of it, and I'm sure it's upsetting to the people of that congregation, but on the other hand, the thing cost $250,000 to build, and I can't help thinking a lot of hungry and homeless people could have been better helped with that money.

the 62-foot tall statue of Jesus constructed out of styrofoam, wood and fiberglass resin

Am I the only one who went to a Leverage place with this?

mmm, Aldis

Here's what the thing originally looked like: [link] It always made me think "Can I get some HELP? I'm drowning, here!"

the thing cost $250,000 to build, and I can't help thinking a lot of hungry and homeless people could have been better helped with that money.

WORD.

Also, I was wondering what it was made out of that was so flammable. Resin. Makes sense.

Catching up on natter: flea - just how did your dh respond to Owen? (I laughed . . . and I'm afraid I might have laughed had I been in your husband's position.)

ION - 245 lb alligator found at lagoon on campus (here in Northern Illinois!) - kind of makes me happy that I haven't been walking to work.. .

(Also, watched River Monsters last night: had no idea there was such a thing as a fresh water sting ray much less a giant one ! )

My husband laughed. And then asked who had told him that, to which Dillo replied, "Mom" which is definitely not true. So I dunno. I'm treating it as a message from the universe.