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Proxima Centauri · 07-23-2008, 01:46 AM

I can’t read anything in it. I don’t read Arabic. If the resemblance is genuine 3 in one restaurant is a bit of a coincidence. Improbable events happen. There are easily 100,000 restaurants in the world where the name of a god has not appeared. Since there were 3 cases simultaneously I would also wonder. Could this have been faked by tying the meat to a mould before boiling it? The restaurant owner has certainly gained from the publicity surrounding the case. It’s a bit like cases when an owner pretends a place is haunted.

Proxima Centauri · 07-23-2008, 04:51 AM

Could the restaurant staff have cut out some of the gristle from the meat, rearranged it and fixed it back in? If that is so the diner may have been in on the trick. He would have known not to eat whatever glue was used.

Joan of Bark · 07-23-2008, 04:56 AM

I once had three yams on my plate that spelled out Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma. I figure they were re-born right after I took a crap the next day.

steve · 07-23-2008, 05:00 AM

Think of the planning and work that Allah had to do to acheive that miracle!! Grow the muscles of that animal in that fashion and make sure that it was cut just right. An injury or illness within that animals life or one little slip of the knife of the butcher or cook and all that work would be useless.

Thats why I prefer meatballs with spaghetti. Not only are the meatballs incapable of spelling anything but the entire meal reminds me of His Noodly Goodness.

RAmen!

Steve
(...we've got more Allah stuff over here than you can believe....)

steve · 07-23-2008, 05:07 AM

HEY ..... WAIT A MINUTE!!

Why are there no Virgin Mary doodahs seen in Islamic countries?

Why do Christians never see the name for Allah in their food?

Has anyone seen an image of Thor on a hammer in any hardware store?

Does my cat Yahoo bear a resemblance to the Egyptian god Bast?

All this is making my head hurt. Surely there has to be some meaning in all this Jesus Burrito, Virgin Mary Cinnamon rolls, Allah porterhouses or that resemblance to most of the popes that I saw in the porta-john at 5 this morning!

Help me to understand.

Steve
(.... who never really sees nothing .....)

Proxima Centauri · 07-23-2008, 07:18 AM

Here’s the meaning. The meaning is to do with the viewer’s beliefs, expectations and psychology. Meanwhile I’ve got to do something. Someone called me a silly star.

steve · 07-23-2008, 08:03 AM

B.Shack ... I don't think you are a silly star. (Whatever that is) Sometimes people have a funny way of referring to someone else. Don't worry about it.

Thanks for the link to religious pareidolia (the really fuzzy thinking that makes us see only what we want to). I've never suffered from that. I did have a period where most people I saw looked like members of Monty Python. But then during the 70's a lot of people wore beards and did look like the troupe while acting funny.

I really do have trouble understanding how someone can believe that that is a sign of some sorts. Really, if you were to take a grilled cheese sandwich and stomp it into the ground with a handful of olives it would look like most if not all of the religious figures of the world (even though no one knows what they look like anyway).

The only exception is the Flying Spaghetti Monster. It always looks like noodles and sauce and/or cheese with meatballs.

That reminds me .... its suppertime and I have to walk over for supper.

To paraphrase the Colonel in Apocalypse Now: "I love the smell of spaghetti in the evening; it smells like ......... Supper".

Enough of my drivel.

Steve

Reason · 07-23-2008, 08:24 AM

Nigeria. Land of the credulous, the 419 scam, and penis snatchers. No surprises that they would fall for this.

dimbulb · 07-23-2008, 08:39 AM

I'll bet I've been wolfing down holy names for years and never knew it.

You know that just might be the cause of those mysterious bouts of diarrhea that we all get from time to time.

Don't know about you but I get a little queasy just thinking of eating Jeebus in Aramaic.

juergen · 07-23-2008, 11:33 PM

For some reason I doubt Islamic scholars were actually looking for a scientific explanation that would explain it.

Two days ago I found a picture of a guy on facebook that looks incredibly similar to myself, if I were about 20 years older. I showed it to my brother, and he agreed.

This must be proof that a future me exists in the present.

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07-23-2008, 01:46 AM	#11
Proxima Centauri Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: England, the EU. Posts: 2,403	I can’t read anything in it. I don’t read Arabic. If the resemblance is genuine 3 in one restaurant is a bit of a coincidence. Improbable events happen. There are easily 100,000 restaurants in the world where the name of a god has not appeared. Since there were 3 cases simultaneously I would also wonder. Could this have been faked by tying the meat to a mould before boiling it? The restaurant owner has certainly gained from the publicity surrounding the case. It’s a bit like cases when an owner pretends a place is haunted.

07-23-2008, 04:51 AM	#12
Proxima Centauri Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: England, the EU. Posts: 2,403	Could the restaurant staff have cut out some of the gristle from the meat, rearranged it and fixed it back in? If that is so the diner may have been in on the trick. He would have known not to eat whatever glue was used.

07-23-2008, 04:56 AM	#13
Joan of Bark Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pua, in northern Thailand Posts: 2,823	I once had three yams on my plate that spelled out Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma. I figure they were re-born right after I took a crap the next day.

07-23-2008, 05:00 AM	#14
steve Regular Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southwest Oklahoma Posts: 119	Think of the planning and work that Allah had to do to acheive that miracle!! Grow the muscles of that animal in that fashion and make sure that it was cut just right. An injury or illness within that animals life or one little slip of the knife of the butcher or cook and all that work would be useless. Thats why I prefer meatballs with spaghetti. Not only are the meatballs incapable of spelling anything but the entire meal reminds me of His Noodly Goodness. RAmen! Steve (...we've got more Allah stuff over here than you can believe....)

07-23-2008, 05:07 AM	#15
steve Regular Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southwest Oklahoma Posts: 119	HEY ..... WAIT A MINUTE!! Why are there no Virgin Mary doodahs seen in Islamic countries? Why do Christians never see the name for Allah in their food? Has anyone seen an image of Thor on a hammer in any hardware store? Does my cat Yahoo bear a resemblance to the Egyptian god Bast? All this is making my head hurt. Surely there has to be some meaning in all this Jesus Burrito, Virgin Mary Cinnamon rolls, Allah porterhouses or that resemblance to most of the popes that I saw in the porta-john at 5 this morning! Help me to understand. Steve (.... who never really sees nothing .....)

07-23-2008, 07:18 AM	#16
Proxima Centauri Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: England, the EU. Posts: 2,403	Here’s the meaning. The meaning is to do with the viewer’s beliefs, expectations and psychology. Meanwhile I’ve got to do something. Someone called me a silly star.

07-23-2008, 08:03 AM	#17
steve Regular Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southwest Oklahoma Posts: 119	B.Shack ... I don't think you are a silly star. (Whatever that is) Sometimes people have a funny way of referring to someone else. Don't worry about it. Thanks for the link to religious pareidolia (the really fuzzy thinking that makes us see only what we want to). I've never suffered from that. I did have a period where most people I saw looked like members of Monty Python. But then during the 70's a lot of people wore beards and did look like the troupe while acting funny. I really do have trouble understanding how someone can believe that that is a sign of some sorts. Really, if you were to take a grilled cheese sandwich and stomp it into the ground with a handful of olives it would look like most if not all of the religious figures of the world (even though no one knows what they look like anyway). The only exception is the Flying Spaghetti Monster. It always looks like noodles and sauce and/or cheese with meatballs. That reminds me .... its suppertime and I have to walk over for supper. To paraphrase the Colonel in Apocalypse Now: "I love the smell of spaghetti in the evening; it smells like ......... Supper". Enough of my drivel. Steve

07-23-2008, 08:24 AM	#18
Reason Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southwest USA Posts: 879	Nigeria. Land of the credulous, the 419 scam, and penis snatchers. No surprises that they would fall for this.

07-23-2008, 08:39 AM	#19
dimbulb Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: SE U.S. Posts: 1,981	I'll bet I've been wolfing down holy names for years and never knew it. You know that just might be the cause of those mysterious bouts of diarrhea that we all get from time to time. Don't know about you but I get a little queasy just thinking of eating Jeebus in Aramaic.

07-23-2008, 11:33 PM	#20
juergen Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: South America Posts: 1,856	For some reason I doubt Islamic scholars were actually looking for a scientific explanation that would explain it. Two days ago I found a picture of a guy on facebook that looks incredibly similar to myself, if I were about 20 years older. I showed it to my brother, and he agreed. This must be proof that a future me exists in the present.

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