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	<title>Comments on: Ironic icon</title>
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	<description>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.</description>
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		<title>By: ‘Allah’ Inscription Found, This Time on Sacrificed Meat — Unscientific Malaysia</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/28/ironic-icon/comment-page-3/#comment-282995</link>
		<dc:creator>‘Allah’ Inscription Found, This Time on Sacrificed Meat — Unscientific Malaysia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Compare this to the woman who saw Jesus on her iron: [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Pender</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/28/ironic-icon/comment-page-3/#comment-231485</link>
		<dc:creator>Pender</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Holy crap, it&#039;s michael bolton!

http://www.soundproofmagazine.com/images/Art_on_our_sleeves_MANTHERS/Michael-bolton-album-cover-onething.jpg</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Holy crap, it&#8217;s michael bolton!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.soundproofmagazine.com/images/Art_on_our_sleeves_MANTHERS/Michael-bolton-album-cover-onething.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.soundproofmagazine.com/images/Art_on_our_sleeves_MANTHERS/Michael-bolton-album-cover-onething.jpg</a></p>
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		<title>By: Nes</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/28/ironic-icon/comment-page-3/#comment-230520</link>
		<dc:creator>Nes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I saw a nun in a straight jacket, though after reading the comments I can see the Mona Lisa as well.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I saw a nun in a straight jacket, though after reading the comments I can see the Mona Lisa as well.</p>
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		<title>By: Tim</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/28/ironic-icon/comment-page-3/#comment-229467</link>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Here&#039;s another one -- 

www.azfamily.com/video/featured-videos/Our-Lady-of-Guadalupe-on-a-pancake-78263562.html

I must say, the pancake looks pretty good. I&#039;d have eaten it without a second glance. Who knows what would have happened to me...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s another one &#8212; </p>
<p><a href="http://www.azfamily.com/video/featured-videos/Our-Lady-of-Guadalupe-on-a-pancake-78263562.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.azfamily.com/video/featured-videos/Our-Lady-of-Guadalupe-on-a-pancake-78263562.html</a></p>
<p>I must say, the pancake looks pretty good. I&#8217;d have eaten it without a second glance. Who knows what would have happened to me&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: ‘Allah’ Inscription Found, This Time on Sacrificed Meat &#171; Unscientific Malaysia</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/28/ironic-icon/comment-page-3/#comment-229096</link>
		<dc:creator>‘Allah’ Inscription Found, This Time on Sacrificed Meat &#171; Unscientific Malaysia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Compare this to the woman who saw Jesus on her iron: [...]</description>
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		<title>By: zamia</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/28/ironic-icon/comment-page-3/#comment-228761</link>
		<dc:creator>zamia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jesus in a Mud Puddle!
When I was a kid, a long time ago, a photographer took a picture of a mud puddle in Japan. He was guided by a mysterious urge to do so, and lo! when he processed the photo, there was Jesus. Not everybody could find Jesus in the pic, if you couldn&#039;t, that meant you weren&#039;t a good Christian.
I couldn&#039;t. I gave up on the idea of being a Christian. So much for divine revelation in a mud puddle.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jesus in a Mud Puddle!<br />
When I was a kid, a long time ago, a photographer took a picture of a mud puddle in Japan. He was guided by a mysterious urge to do so, and lo! when he processed the photo, there was Jesus. Not everybody could find Jesus in the pic, if you couldn&#8217;t, that meant you weren&#8217;t a good Christian.<br />
I couldn&#8217;t. I gave up on the idea of being a Christian. So much for divine revelation in a mud puddle.</p>
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		<title>By: Breklor</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/28/ironic-icon/comment-page-3/#comment-228754</link>
		<dc:creator>Breklor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s DEFINITELY a Klingon.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s DEFINITELY a Klingon.</p>
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		<title>By: charles j.slavis, jr.</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/28/ironic-icon/comment-page-3/#comment-228720</link>
		<dc:creator>charles j.slavis, jr.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Who pulled it&#039;s teeth?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who pulled it&#8217;s teeth?</p>
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		<title>By: charles j.slavis, jr.</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/28/ironic-icon/comment-page-3/#comment-228717</link>
		<dc:creator>charles j.slavis, jr.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dun! Dun!  Dun! Dun!  Dun! Dun!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dun! Dun!  Dun! Dun!  Dun! Dun!</p>
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		<title>By: charles j.slavis, jr.</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/28/ironic-icon/comment-page-3/#comment-228716</link>
		<dc:creator>charles j.slavis, jr.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh! My Gosh! You got it!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh! My Gosh! You got it!</p>
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		<title>By: Ibid</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/28/ironic-icon/comment-page-3/#comment-228709</link>
		<dc:creator>Ibid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I thought it looked like the &quot;Jaws&quot; movie poster.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I thought it looked like the &#8220;Jaws&#8221; movie poster.</p>
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		<title>By: charles j.slavis, jr.</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/28/ironic-icon/comment-page-3/#comment-228703</link>
		<dc:creator>charles j.slavis, jr.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>To hell with everybody!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To hell with everybody!</p>
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		<title>By: charles j.slavis, jr.</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/28/ironic-icon/comment-page-3/#comment-228701</link>
		<dc:creator>charles j.slavis, jr.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s a desperate house wife.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s a desperate house wife.</p>
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		<title>By: charles j.slavis, jr.</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/28/ironic-icon/comment-page-3/#comment-228700</link>
		<dc:creator>charles j.slavis, jr.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Is this a picture of a knife throwing act?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is this a picture of a knife throwing act?</p>
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		<title>By: charles j.slavis, jr.</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/28/ironic-icon/comment-page-3/#comment-228696</link>
		<dc:creator>charles j.slavis, jr.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The nose on the face looking to the left reminds me of jug head.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The nose on the face looking to the left reminds me of jug head.</p>
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		<title>By: Revyloution</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/28/ironic-icon/comment-page-3/#comment-228684</link>
		<dc:creator>Revyloution</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I hope she wasnt ironing fabric blended of wool and linen.

Straight ticket to hell, that is. Perhaps that’s what Jesus was trying to tell her.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hope she wasnt ironing fabric blended of wool and linen.</p>
<p>Straight ticket to hell, that is. Perhaps that’s what Jesus was trying to tell her.</p>
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		<title>By: charles j.slavis, jr.</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/28/ironic-icon/comment-page-3/#comment-228678</link>
		<dc:creator>charles j.slavis, jr.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jesus was a Catholic! Ask my grandmother.</description>
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		<title>By: charles j.slavis, jr.</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/28/ironic-icon/comment-page-3/#comment-228673</link>
		<dc:creator>charles j.slavis, jr.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s True! It&#039;s True!  The two nail holes are over her head! And I can see where she was outlined by sub machine gun bullets. Oh! That&#039;s right. Jesus was male.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s True! It&#8217;s True!  The two nail holes are over her head! And I can see where she was outlined by sub machine gun bullets. Oh! That&#8217;s right. Jesus was male.</p>
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		<title>By: DanO</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/28/ironic-icon/comment-page-3/#comment-228638</link>
		<dc:creator>DanO</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I didn&#039;t know jesus had a receding hairline.</description>
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		<title>By: Nigel Depledge</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/28/ironic-icon/comment-page-3/#comment-228631</link>
		<dc:creator>Nigel Depledge</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ Just me (93) -

Hmmm ... I think there is a difference between the image of Phil on your computer screen ands this splodge on the iron that you have overlooked.  One of them is recogniseably Phil and couldn&#039;t really be anything else.  The other is so vague that it could be absolutely anything.

I think that&#039;s what I was getting at earlier, that even though your brain is performing the same pattern-recognition procedure in each case, the difference is that, in the case of the photo of Phil, the tiger (so to speak) really is a tiger; whereas in the splodge on the iron, there is no tiger.

In the image of Phil, there is a genuine pattern.  On the iron, our minds infer a pattern where there is merely a random arrangement of charred stuff.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Just me (93) -</p>
<p>Hmmm &#8230; I think there is a difference between the image of Phil on your computer screen ands this splodge on the iron that you have overlooked.  One of them is recogniseably Phil and couldn&#8217;t really be anything else.  The other is so vague that it could be absolutely anything.</p>
<p>I think that&#8217;s what I was getting at earlier, that even though your brain is performing the same pattern-recognition procedure in each case, the difference is that, in the case of the photo of Phil, the tiger (so to speak) really is a tiger; whereas in the splodge on the iron, there is no tiger.</p>
<p>In the image of Phil, there is a genuine pattern.  On the iron, our minds infer a pattern where there is merely a random arrangement of charred stuff.</p>
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		<title>By: Blondin</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/28/ironic-icon/comment-page-3/#comment-228613</link>
		<dc:creator>Blondin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s entirely appropriate for Jesus to appear on that part of an iron - the sole (soul) plate.</description>
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		<title>By: fernando</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/28/ironic-icon/comment-page-3/#comment-228609</link>
		<dc:creator>fernando</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i saw jesus in my crap from just some minutes ago... wanna see the picture ?

...by the way, i also wan&#039;t to see the picture of the shirt this lady burnt... probably she shit herself and facing her husband&#039;s face came up quickly with the... &#039;look, it&#039;s jesus!&#039; excuse</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i saw jesus in my crap from just some minutes ago&#8230; wanna see the picture ?</p>
<p>&#8230;by the way, i also wan&#8217;t to see the picture of the shirt this lady burnt&#8230; probably she shit herself and facing her husband&#8217;s face came up quickly with the&#8230; &#8216;look, it&#8217;s jesus!&#8217; excuse</p>
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		<title>By: DeepField</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/28/ironic-icon/comment-page-2/#comment-228608</link>
		<dc:creator>DeepField</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It is NOT the sphinx: almost al the pictures of the sphinx are taken from the right side...</description>
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		<title>By: Greg</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/28/ironic-icon/comment-page-2/#comment-228598</link>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Darth Vader&#039;s helmet, ripped open, revealing his crusty old-man face.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Darth Vader&#8217;s helmet, ripped open, revealing his crusty old-man face.</p>
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		<title>By: Andrej</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/28/ironic-icon/comment-page-2/#comment-228594</link>
		<dc:creator>Andrej</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just lower the temperature setting when you are ironing your cheap Jesus  T-shirts and this issue will sort itself out.  Really.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just lower the temperature setting when you are ironing your cheap Jesus  T-shirts and this issue will sort itself out.  Really.</p>
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