The Virgin Mary tree stump

[underpants]

Tree stump said to have the form of the Virgin Mary in Passaic, New Jersey, October 24, 2003. Believers are flocking to a rundown street in Passaic to see this tree stump they say is a divine sign of hope for the impoverished neighborhood, October 24, 2003. The piece of wood, whose shape believers say resembles a veiled Virgin Mary with a bowed head, was noticed by passers-by over the weekend on state-owned land alongside a street that residents say is a hangout for illegal drug users. REUTERS/Chip East R

[RebelOne]

1. I don't see anything that resembles a virgin Mary

it looks like a tree stump to me.

[underpants]

2. Me either

I think some people are looking with their heart and not their eyes.

[arwalden]

3. I Liked The Jesus Face In The Potato Chip Better

[Blue_Chill]

4. I don't see it

But I won't make fun of people for it.

[GOPisEvil]

5. I sorta see it...

It kinds of resembles the Virgin of Guadalupe in shape.

Hey - whatever floats your boats...

[bif]

6. ?

n/t

[Bertha Venation]

7. I see

the generic shape of the madonna. What surprises me about this ad hoc shrine is that folks have draped crucifixes around the stump. Imagine a woman whose son was murdered wearing a replica of the weapon that killed him as jewelry. I've never understood this Mary stuff.

An on-line acquaintance writes a series of satirical short stories called "The Gaps" (as in, "God is in the"). He has a great line about Mary, while Jesus & God argued in the family living room, sitting in the corner practicing her tortilla face. When I find the link to the series I'll post it.

[dwckabal]

8. Just another example

of people finding recognizable form in random objects.

Happens every day. "What does that cloud look like to you?"

Nothing miraculous in pattern recognition.