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 Post subject: punk'd!Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 7:25 am 
Stain seen as Virgin Mary draws Chicago crowds 
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A wall stain that some believe depicts the Virgin Mary drew scores of faithful on Thursday to a gritty highway underpass that has become a shrine with flowers, candles and prayers. The image, which highway engineers said was probably formed by leaking water and winter road salt from the highway above, first began drawing visitors last week. Their numbers grew daily, causing traffic tie-ups in the vicinity and police later blocked-off part of the area. Some visitors said the yellow, white and gray mark resembles Mexico's Virgin of Guadalupe, a figure popular in the neighborhood northwest of downtown Chicago where the Kennedy Expressway crosses Fullerton Avenue. "It's a miracle," said one woman, claiming she could see the face of the woman many Christians revere as the mother of Jesus Christ. Some knelt in prayer, others touched the image on the wall and many took pictures using cellular phones. The Virgin of Guadalupe has been venerated by successive generations of devout Mexicans since she is said to have first appeared to a shepherd in 1531. She is generally depicted in a gown fringed by rays of light. Highway officials said they planned to leave the wall as it is. ...................................................................... .................................. PS...the title was the first that came to my mind. as i am sceptical about these sorts of things. if Mr. J. and co. didn't spend so much time appearing as dirty stains...and perhaps....you know...solved hunger problems...war...appeared and told everyone to stop killing the world.....you know...i just think....maybe that would be better. THAT IS JUST MY OPINION. |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 7:27 am
I'm not sure what to think... _________________ Power is only pain It’s probably better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in. "Can we get control of an individual to the point where he will do our bidding against his will and even against fundamental laws of nature, such as self preservation?" -memo from 1952 Project ARTICHOKE 
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 7:28 am
people are stupid -ben PS™ ...mainly catholics _________________ 
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 7:31 am
Pantheon4 wrote: I'm not sure what to think... what does your heart say? and your rational mind? |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 1:18 am
Dude I love this kind of thing...I'm not sure if it's "real" but it's still nifty...like crying statues _________________ Someone peed in my Wheaties Nifty is officially MY word, like Donald Trump has "You're Fired" |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 5:48 am
Oh, I see! It definitely looks like a.... ...water stain 
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 5:55 am
people are always looking for stuff to affirm their beliefs. or whatever. I think they are just crazy. EVERYONE IS CRAZY!!!! _________________ Jamie (the female version) |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 8:25 am
jamiga wrote: people are always looking for stuff to affirm their beliefs.
or whatever. I think they are just crazy. EVERYONE IS CRAZY!!!! I second that. _________________ www.myspace.com/benjones www.xanga.com/benjones70 |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 9:07 am
wouldn't it be funny if the duprees and jonathan got punk'd? anddd boyd could be the accomplice. ahhhha. that would be great. |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 10:00 am
Nature punk'd everyone by bringing a stain to that concrete. Hehe. _________________ Thistledown |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 10:51 am
Ehh. It kinda does look like the Virgin Mary. Cool. |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:14 am
*waits for a 13 year old punk to write "Mary wuz herre" in sharpie next to the stain* _________________ Coprophiliacs make sh*tty lovers. Flickr Transvaal IV - Myspace : Virb Deep Thoughts About Shallow Subjects |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:31 am
i love when people think they see the Virgin Mary. because it never actually looks like a person. apparently this month she's going as a water stain. last month she was a pretzel. i don't know about you, but i'm hoping next month we see her face in a cactus or some other plant... _________________ Saellys wrote: Thank God for Arielle  all your kind, they're coming clean they shut their eyes their mess, their scene |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:33 am
wow, i guess people realy are incredibly desperate for attention. i mean, wow, are they serious? _________________ Dyslexics of the world untie. How do you shoot the devil in the back? What if you miss? -The Usual Suspects- The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. -The Usual Suspects- "What does it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul?" -The Picture of Dorian Gray |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:55 am
The_Sympt0m wrote: people are stupid
-ben PS™ ...mainly catholics gee thanks. oh, and it's sily comparing it to the guadeloupe thing, because if io remember correctly lot's of other stuff happened besides the whole image thing. and wasn't there something in australia with the virgin mary on some stained bedsheets? _________________ http://thegirlinthebearhat.tumblr.com/ |
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