So if a very very tall Jesus appears in a Polish cabbage field (by which I mean a cabbage field in Poland, not a field in which Polish cabbage grows, which I don’t know if there is such a thing), is that reason enough for you to believe in god? Or would you be hesitant to believe because of the news reports that the tall Jesus is the brainchild of a Polish priest and was built by some people?
I think I would, at least at first, until we knew more, find the report of the Polish priest deciding to build the statue out of material more convincing than the possibility that the statue actually only appears to be a statue and is really a Jesus 108 feet tall, or even more if you count the bump he is standing on. I know this is very dogmatic and stubborn and fundamentalist of me, but I can’t seem to ignore the news reports. I try to be open-minded, but there they are, talking of construction teams and Polish people who think the statue is tacky.
After many delays, a crane on Saturday morning lifted the arms and shoulders and slowly placed them onto the figure’s lower body. Hours later, workers hoisted on the head, which is crowned with a golden king’s crown — rather than the crown of thorns favored in Christian iconography.
See what I mean? It just sounds as if somebody built it. I can’t help it; it does.
Workers in safety helmets and neon vests gathered at the base of the statue for a group photo, and Rev. Sylwester Zawadzki, the 78-year-old priest who created the statue, waded into an adoring crowd.
Safety helmets and neon vests – that’s a realistic touch. No, sorry, I’m going to have to wait and see what happens. If it starts to wander around, then maybe we can start to talk supernatural.
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LOL, I understand that the Cadillac they are building will be more impressive for this statue to sit on the dashboard.
No, in all seriousness the statue growing out of the ground would not give me enough evidence to believein a god. It would be in the same league as crop circles which were eventually admitted by the participants as a hoax.
He waded into the adoring crowd? Had they turned into water — or, maybe, jelly?
Next time, the Rev. should walk on the crowd. As did Jesus.
How about a bobble-head Jesus for the giant Cadillac? With a golden crown of course.
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The very first thing I saw when I saw the picture: “OMG Lol – they put a Burger King crown on him!”
Seems to me that if there’s a cabbage field in Poland, by definition it is a field in which Polish cabbage grows. Cabbage grown in Swiebodzin can’t really be Malaysian cabbage, it seems to me.
Cabbage grown in Swiebodzin can’t really be Malaysian cabbage, it seems to me.
Racist! It is well known that there are cabbages in Poland that are ethnically not Polish.
He doesn’t quite look like the Prince of Peace. Reminds me of the Argonath.
They should put a sign underneath that says – “All your sins have been paid for. Go fuck around.”
They grow Brussell sprouts and swedes in the UK so no reason all cabbages from Poland are ‘Polish cabbages’.
And I’d be more impressed if the Priests walked ON the crowd rather than wading through them. Even the crowd parting before them like the Red Sea would be better.
Looks like the tacky prince of bling, horridly cheap and nasty.
He has a cape. Bad mistake (didn’t anyone in Poland see ‘The Incredibles’?)
As Josh Slocum says, it’s the burger King. I don’t find this nearly as convincing as the appearance of the BVM on a tree stump in Ireland. Now there was proof of the divine! Still, as long as it’s not a hazard to birds or aerial navigation….
Darn, I was going to say “so Brussels sprouts grown in Poland are Polish sprouts?” but Shatterface beat me to it.
I wonder why they used a crane instead of a skyhook.
“…local officials hope it will become a beacon for tourists.”
sounds real
Yes! “Brussels” ain’t no adjective!
“Polish Brussels sprouts” sounds like a perfectly cromulent formulation to me.
Ah but the question was whether Brussels sprouts should be called Polish sprouts! Not Polish Brussels sprouts.
[pandemonium in court]
Indeed! Sure, you can call them “Polish sprouts.” It just doesn’t differentiate the Brussels variety of Polish sprouts from other kinds of Polish sprouts.