Jesus Shows His Face On Sheet Metal! Man Auctioning Jesus On eBay

[matcom]

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MANCHESTER, Conn. --Thomas Haley was unloading supplies for his job at Hardy's Hardware when he said something odd caught his eye: the face of Jesus Christ on a piece of sheet metal.

Now, Haley and a co-worker are hawking the holy hardware on eBay, hoping potential bidders will agree that the blurry oil stain on the sheet metal does, indeed, resemble Jesus.

"I mean, it hasn't done anything miraculous as of yet, but seeing it is kind of groovy," said Haley, 23. "Just seeing it brightens people's day."

Haley said he was unloading a supply truck two weeks ago at the Manchester hardware store when he turned a corner and was awe-struck by the holy likeness gazing back at him from the $15.49 piece of sheet metal.

Since then, Haley and 18-year-old co-worker Jonathan Jackson have shown the piece to a few other workers and customers, and even took it on a short pilgrimage to a nearby hair salon. They say several people agreed with their assessment, although a few suggested it looks more like legendary rock singer Jim Morrison of The Doors.

"Some people said, 'Are you sure it's Jesus?' and I think, 'Who else would come to give us a sign, Groucho Marx?' " Jackson said. "I think it's a good thing. Maybe it's trying to give some people hope."

The online eBay auction for the potentially pious sheet of metal started Wednesday, but no potential buyers had placed the minimum $19.95 bid as of Saturday afternoon.

The auction is scheduled to end March 1 unless someone pays the "buy it now" price: $10,000.

Haley said that whatever money is raised will be split between him, Jackson, another worker, and two customers. But he's still a little ambivalent about the sale.

"I feel kind of bad just pawning off Christ," Haley said. :rofl:

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2006/02/26/conn_man_sells_holy_hardware_on_ebay?mode=PF

[DainBramaged]

1. "I feel kind of bad just pawning off Christ," Haley said

The Reich wing doesen't, why should he?

:puke:

[gollygee]

2. Doesn't look like Jesus to me

[Robb]

4. Dude.

It's Burt Reynolds! :rofl:

[sakabatou]

8. That's not Jesus

That's a young Al Pacino!

[Callalily]

3. OMG! May he

rot in hell!

"Some people said, 'Are you sure it's Jesus?' and I think, 'Who else would come to give us a sign, Groucho Marx?' " Jackson said. "I think it's a good thing. Maybe it's trying to give some people hope."

Yes the "bring people hope" line would be the clincher for me.

[Misunderestimator]

5. Jesus Christ on a Sheet Metal Shard!

[matcom]

6. its the SHARD of MANCHESTER!

:rofl:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

7. Fools.

:eyes:

:rofl::rofl:

[Richard Steele]

9. I think this Haley chap may have a point.

So he probably NEEDS the eBay money
to buy special orthopedic hats.

[matcom]

10. kick for the evening crowd

:kick:

[Lisa]

11. strangely enough, I've been looking for 16- or 18-gauge

(and according to the info on this other thread, it's close to that).

But I confess that, being an agnostic, I would probably say, "that's interesting", then snip it up with my bench shear, to make medieval armor.

[TheMightyFavog]

12. That looks more like Frank Zappa, IMHO.

End of Line.

[JohnnyCougar]

13. It looks like Che Guevara to me!

Viva la Revolucion!

[matcom]

14. i'm seeing Abe Vigoda

but i see him everywhere :shrug: