On the news last night one of the segments was about a couple who believe they see the face of the Virgin Mary in a place where a limb was sawed off a tree outside their window. They took a picture of it and the man was drawing the outline of what they saw. Ummm, yeah, right….

Where will this end? Trees and grilled cheese sandwiches and all sorts of things are popping up with people claiming they see Mary in them. I suppose, as long as they receive attention and money, it will continue.

A popular local radio show had a lighthearted discussion about why you would sell such a thing. Here the Virgin Mary chooses to appear to you and you SELL the object in question? They bring up a good point. What purpose would there be in such an appearance? Lourdes or Medjugorje I can buy but a grilled cheese sandwich? If it had been me I would have bitten her nose right off and never noticed a thing. There would have gone my five grand.

Wouldn’t a face on a wall or even etched into a window be more plausible? Something a bit more permanent makes more sense to me. Are we that desperate for a sign from above that we will grasp at these straws without question? Personally, if I were to put my face on anything, I would choose something like a blank canvas, a white porcelain plate or perhaps even a nice white mug. Something that is a bit more tasteful. (Excuse the pun.)

I have no doubt that, in the months ahead, now that the precedent has been set on eBay, we will be seeing Mary, Jesus or various presidents faces appear on such places as toilet paper, turkey and Swiss on whole wheat, used paper plates or a fake fingernail. As long as there is a market for such things and gullible fools willing to pay out good money for them, even as a novelty item, we continue to see them.

I think I will stick to more conventional images and leave the oddities to the rest of the world. However, should you happen to notice your lunch looks like more than just your lunch, give me a call.

I can sell it for you on eBay.