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Leslie Danks - 28 May 2009 18:01 GMT

Couldn't resist this:

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Family see Jesus image in Marmite
It may not be immediately obvious to everyone, but one family are
convinced they can see the face of Jesus on the lid of a jar of Marmite.
[endquote]

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8071865.stm>

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Mark Brader - 28 May 2009 20:10 GMT

Leslie Danks quotes (emphasis added):

> Family see Jesus image *in Marmite*
> It may not be immediately obvious to everyone, but one family are
> convinced they can see the face of Jesus *on the lid *of a jar of Marmite.

Hmm. They've gotten some Marmite onto the lid of the jar? Now there's
a waste of perfectly good Marmite.

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Roland Hutchinson - 28 May 2009 21:24 GMT

> Couldn't resist this:
>
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> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8071865.stm>

They're full of beans.

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Don Phillipson - 28 May 2009 21:53 GMT

> Family see Jesus image in Marmite
> It may not be immediately obvious to everyone, but one family are
> convinced they can see the face of Jesus on the lid of a jar of Marmite.
> [endquote]
>
> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8071865.stm>

It would be kind to hide from the family that this is really Bob, celebrated
in
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Jesus'-Brother-Bob-lyrics-The-Arrogant-Wo
rms/2206F065EE6C70E948256B260026C11E

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Peter Duncanson (BrE) - 28 May 2009 22:13 GMT

>Couldn't resist this:
>
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><http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8071865.stm>

There isn't an image of Jesus to compare it with. Even Wikipedia hasn't
one.

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Robin Bignall - 28 May 2009 22:45 GMT

>>Couldn't resist this:
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>There isn't an image of Jesus to compare it with. Even Wikipedia hasn't
>one.

I suppose that when Jesus spoke they had to turn their camera-phones
off.