Damn...I ate a tortilla chip

November 18, 2004 1:19 PM

10-year old "miracle" toasted cheese sandwich with image of "Virgin Mary" back up on Ebay, a bargain at $16,000
posted by troutfishing (17 comments total)

Somebody had to do it. But, you know - this gives me ideas. See, I've got this hangnail that looks like........

Do you think if I made a little shrine for it, and took a picture with nice lighting.....
posted by troutfishing at 1:22 PM on November 18, 2004

Looks more like Juan Valdez to me.
posted by jonmc at 1:28 PM on November 18, 2004

At first, she was scared by the image, "but now that I realize how unique it is, I wanted to share it with the world," Duyser said.

They forgot to add "for a price" to the end of that sentence.

This story makes baby Jesus cry.
posted by a3matrix at 1:28 PM on November 18, 2004

This meme is now officially staler than the sandwich itself. Sorry troutfishing, you're a little late. :)

You want chips with that?
posted by loquacious at 1:30 PM on November 18, 2004

Old cheese.
posted by brownpau at 1:31 PM on November 18, 2004

(If that link doesn't work for whatever cookie-snarfin reasons, go to the mefi link I included, jump up to "psychic and paranormal" and search "sandwich")
posted by loquacious at 1:31 PM on November 18, 2004

Somebody had to do it.

No they didn't.
posted by jpoulos at 1:33 PM on November 18, 2004

HAH. Take that, brownpau! Too slow!
posted by loquacious at 1:37 PM on November 18, 2004

Here's my question, and sorry for the vehemence and swearing in advance:

How could anyone think they saw an image of the Virgin Mary in anything when no one has any fucking clue what she looked like?!

I have just always wondered that.

Is swearing allowed? If not, please accept my apologies.
posted by Yellowbeard at 1:37 PM on November 18, 2004

It looks like Mary had a bit too much to drink.
posted by dirigibleman at 1:39 PM on November 18, 2004

You want chips with that?

Priceless update loquacious. Thanks.
posted by NewBornHippy at 1:42 PM on November 18, 2004

This has all the set up of a good Simpsons episode where Homer Simpson inadvertently eats the prized sandwich.
posted by Dukebloo at 1:46 PM on November 18, 2004

The gummy Venus de Milo!
posted by rafter at 1:50 PM on November 18, 2004

The soul of George fuckWad Bush, in a tortilla.
posted by eyeballkid at 1:52 PM on November 18, 2004

Pretty lame. Original still on front page. Not what I expect from troutfishing.
posted by soyjoy at 1:58 PM on November 18, 2004

If you look closely it looks like Madonna the singer, not Madonna the Mother o' Jesus. I think that may have been what the seller meant.
posted by zorro astor at 1:59 PM on November 18, 2004

loquacious - The meme's ancient. But it's always good. Especially with cheese.

Everything's better with cheese.

jonmc - you must be yearning for a cuppa joe. Anyone, weren't you raised Catholic ? Whassup ?

Does anybody remember the "ghost in a jar" on Ebay ?

There was a tagalong auction that followed that one - some art student was selling "Toast in a jar". No spirits or nuthin' . Just....toast ! Last time I viewed the auction it was over $40.
posted by troutfishing at 2:03 PM on November 18, 2004