Comments on: Grain God http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:00:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: GK http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/comment-page-2/#comment-45980 GK Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:25:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/#comment-45980 OmG! Now im really a beliver....some dude made a special wooden thingy that resembles a dude that lived over 2000 years ago, and its not even proven that he did live! ZOMG im gonna convert from the peacefull religion of buddha to the war believing religion of christ!Just because of this! OmG! Now im really a beliver….some dude made a special wooden thingy that resembles a dude that lived over 2000 years ago, and its not even proven that he did live! ZOMG im gonna convert from the peacefull religion of buddha to the war believing religion of christ!Just because of this!

]]> By: Lyle Gaulding http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/comment-page-2/#comment-45979 Lyle Gaulding Fri, 17 Aug 2007 02:42:45 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/#comment-45979 Several years ago, I was working security at a local McDonald's. The floor was wood grain tiles. While wandering around in boredom, I noticed a tile pattern that looked like Budda. I called a regional newspaper. The staff was highly amused (this is the same part of the country that saw 'Jesus on the screendoor') but didn't follow up. My hopes that the McD's might become a world spiritual shrine were dashed when the building was destroyed by termites. Several years ago, I was working security at a local McDonald’s. The floor was wood grain tiles. While wandering around in boredom, I noticed a tile pattern that looked like Budda. I called a regional newspaper. The staff was highly amused (this is the same part of the country that saw ‘Jesus on the screendoor’) but didn’t follow up. My hopes that the McD’s might become a world spiritual shrine were dashed when the building was destroyed by termites.

]]> By: ABR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/comment-page-1/#comment-45978 ABR Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:01:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/#comment-45978 Nah, it can't be King Tut. Now, if the substrate had been made of stone-a instead of wood, then maybe... Nah, it can’t be King Tut. Now, if the substrate had been made of stone-a instead of wood, then maybe…

]]> By: Bolo http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/comment-page-1/#comment-45977 Bolo Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:52:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/#comment-45977 I see King Tut. I see King Tut.

]]> By: KaiYeves http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/comment-page-1/#comment-45976 KaiYeves Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:41:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/#comment-45976 It's Oppo Rancis from the Jedi Council! Pretend to understand the ways of the Force I do not. It’s Oppo Rancis from the Jedi Council! Pretend to understand the ways of the Force I do not.

]]> By: Neil http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/comment-page-1/#comment-45975 Neil Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:27:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/#comment-45975 The only god involved in this picture is one of the gods of illustration and satirical portraits. This is clearly a portrait of a very high Duane Allman circa 1973 as drawn by Mad Magazine great George Woodbridge. No links, sorry, but look up his work and tell me it isn't his! Of course, Woodbridge died in '04, so depending on when this door was made, it could be his ghost. The only god involved in this picture is one of the gods of illustration and satirical portraits. This is clearly a portrait of a very high Duane Allman circa 1973 as drawn by Mad Magazine great George Woodbridge. No links, sorry, but look up his work and tell me it isn’t his! Of course, Woodbridge died in ’04, so depending on when this door was made, it could be his ghost.

]]> By: Steve http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/comment-page-1/#comment-45974 Steve Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:09:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/#comment-45974 It's Dargo from Farscape. It’s Dargo from Farscape.

]]> By: Michelle http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/comment-page-1/#comment-45973 Michelle Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:45:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/#comment-45973 Looks like a woman to me. Jesus is a chick? Looks like a woman to me. Jesus is a chick?

]]> By: Robert Alexander http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/comment-page-1/#comment-45972 Robert Alexander Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:17:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/#comment-45972 It looks like Poseidon to me. It looks like Poseidon to me.

]]> By: ABR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/comment-page-1/#comment-45942 ABR Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:37:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/#comment-45942 RayCeeYa, Cthulhu is like the Highlander (in the sense that there can be only one). At that, were Cthulhu to exist, it would be one too many! Speaking of which, I just ran across cthulhuthemovie.com. Looking at the cast, I suspect no good can come of this. RayCeeYa,

Cthulhu is like the Highlander (in the sense that there can be only one). At that, were Cthulhu to exist, it would be one too many! Speaking of which, I just ran across cthulhuthemovie.com. Looking at the cast, I suspect no good can come of this.

]]> By: Erik http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/comment-page-1/#comment-45944 Erik Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:17:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/#comment-45944 It's obviously Chewbacca. Clearly this means that Jedi is the one true religion. Is the name Jediism or Jedism? It’s obviously Chewbacca. Clearly this means that Jedi is the one true religion. Is the name Jediism or Jedism?

]]> By: RayCeeYa http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/comment-page-1/#comment-45947 RayCeeYa Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:51:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/#comment-45947 Looks a but like a cthulhu to me. Could this be a sign of their return? Looks a but like a cthulhu to me. Could this be a sign of their return?

]]> By: Melissa G http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/comment-page-1/#comment-45949 Melissa G Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:40:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/#comment-45949 It is *clearly* God, exactly as He appeared to King Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. http://mydivx.lihoman.ru/order/direct/monty/gilliam.holy.grail2.jpg It is *clearly* God, exactly as He appeared to King Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

http://mydivx.lihoman.ru/order/direct/monty/gilliam.holy.grail2.jpg

]]> By: Elliott http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/comment-page-1/#comment-45971 Elliott Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:32:45 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/#comment-45971 It's obviously Treebeard; I mean, it is wood and all that! It’s obviously Treebeard; I mean, it is wood and all that!

]]> By: Gary Ansorge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/comment-page-1/#comment-45970 Gary Ansorge Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:29:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/#comment-45970 I thought at first someone had snuck in and took a pic of me but then I realized, it is definitely Chewbacca. I wonder if George Lucas can sue them for displaying his creation w/o recompense? GAry 7 I thought at first someone had snuck in and took a pic of me but then I realized, it is definitely Chewbacca. I wonder if George Lucas can sue them for displaying his creation w/o recompense?

GAry 7

]]> By: Miranda http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/comment-page-1/#comment-45969 Miranda Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:18:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/#comment-45969 At first I thought Chewbacca, but now I'm thinking it's the Cowardly Lion, here to bring a message from Oz. Just don't look behind the curtain. At first I thought Chewbacca, but now I’m thinking it’s the Cowardly Lion, here to bring a message from Oz. Just don’t look behind the curtain.

]]> By: Richard Wolford http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/comment-page-1/#comment-45968 Richard Wolford Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:35:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/#comment-45968 FYI, the Jesus Oil Smudge is up for auction again at eBay by the people who bought it, something like that. Jesus is such a commodity! FYI, the Jesus Oil Smudge is up for auction again at eBay by the people who bought it, something like that.

Jesus is such a commodity!

]]> By: writerdd http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/comment-page-1/#comment-45967 writerdd Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:27:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/#comment-45967 I think it looks like Chewbacca. I think it looks like Chewbacca.

]]> By: CafeenMan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/comment-page-1/#comment-45966 CafeenMan Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:15:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/#comment-45966 I dropped hot fudge on the kitchen floor. I swear it looks exactly like jesus waste by-product as depicted in the picture bible. I dropped hot fudge on the kitchen floor. I swear it looks exactly like jesus waste by-product as depicted in the picture bible.

]]> By: Scotty B http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/comment-page-1/#comment-45965 Scotty B Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:15:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/#comment-45965 Kevin F beat me to it, so I second his vote for Dumbledore. ...somebody go get Harry! Kevin F beat me to it, so I second his vote for Dumbledore.

…somebody go get Harry!

]]> By: Encolpius http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/comment-page-1/#comment-45964 Encolpius Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:36:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/#comment-45964 Rick said, "I see an aging hippy-looking dude." Actually, that's me. It looks dead like me. I always thought I might be a god. Now there's incontrovertable proof. Rick said, “I see an aging hippy-looking dude.”

Actually, that’s me. It looks dead like me.

I always thought I might be a god. Now there’s incontrovertable proof.

]]> By: phunk http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/comment-page-1/#comment-45963 phunk Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:34:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/#comment-45963 Definately a wookie. Definately a wookie.

]]> By: mln84 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/comment-page-1/#comment-45962 mln84 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:33:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/#comment-45962 >Mighty Favogon 14 Aug 2007 at 10:49 pm >Does anyone else see Odin wearing a crown? My first thought was a viking, then I noticed one eye was a little different and thought of Odin. >Mighty Favogon 14 Aug 2007 at 10:49 pm
>Does anyone else see Odin wearing a crown?

My first thought was a viking, then I noticed one eye was a little different and thought of Odin.

]]> By: MarshallDog http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/comment-page-1/#comment-45961 MarshallDog Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:23:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/#comment-45961 Why is it that the media has to report on every one of these things that shows up? If this family had sent in a picture and said, "Look at this! Marilyn Manson appeared on our wood cabinet!" would it have made the news? Of course not. But the family "saw" Jesus Christ, so it must be special and more newsworthy than something else that happened in the world. I'm not sure what else, but that's only because it wasn't reported on because we just HAD to see that Jesus image. Why is it that the media has to report on every one of these things that shows up? If this family had sent in a picture and said, “Look at this! Marilyn Manson appeared on our wood cabinet!” would it have made the news? Of course not. But the family “saw” Jesus Christ, so it must be special and more newsworthy than something else that happened in the world. I’m not sure what else, but that’s only because it wasn’t reported on because we just HAD to see that Jesus image.

]]> By: Berlzebub http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/comment-page-1/#comment-45960 Berlzebub Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:56:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/14/grain-god/#comment-45960 It looks like a wookie, with the Harry Potter hairstyle. Wait... Never mind. It looks like the wood grain of a kitchen cabinet, now. It looks like a wookie, with the Harry Potter hairstyle.

Wait… Never mind. It looks like the wood grain of a kitchen cabinet, now.

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