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Touchdown Jesus blindsided by Mother Nature

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p4NDemik
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States13896 Posts
June 16 2010 09:40 GMT
#1
Mark this one down in the hilarious/weird news stories column.

The last few days there have just been huge summer thunderstorms rolling through the area, along with Tornado Warnings and all the stuff that comes along with such violent weather, but the highlight of the last few nights has been watching the tremendous volumes of lighting that has struck the area. Which brings us to our main attraction:

[image loading]
This thing burned down

If you've ever driven around/through Ohio headed north to Dayton/Chicago/etc or south to Cincinnati/Kentucky/farther this thing has been sure to grab your attention. Just about everyone I know affectionately calls it "Touchdown Jesus" for obvious reasons. Yesterday the heavens opened and burned it to the ground. No wonder it went up like dry tinder when you read what it was made of:

"The six-story statue was constructed of wood and styrofoam over a steel framework that was anchored in concrete and covered with a fiberglass mat and resin exterior, according to the church. It was slated to undergo renovations this summer."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAAj1OiH-WA

Thou shalt NOT .... no I won't go there, but L . O . L .

If you're from the midwest U.S. and remember Touchdown Jesus, please share your thoughts/condolences/ROFLs/etc here.

****
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prosatan
Profile Joined September 2009
Romania7890 Posts
June 16 2010 09:49 GMT
#2
Hmmmm - Touchdown Jesus
And my id is prosatan
I like this
Thx p4NDemik
Lee JaeDong Fighting! The only church that illuminates is the one that burns.
moopie
Profile Joined July 2009
12605 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-16 09:50:46
June 16 2010 09:50 GMT
#3
Yup, read about this yesterday. More here:

[image loading]



http://news.puggal.com/touchdown-jesus-destroyed-by-lightning-42354/

Zeus > Jesus.
I'm going to sleep, let me get some of that carpet.
minus_human
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
4784 Posts
June 16 2010 10:06 GMT
#4
Imo Zeus' ulti is overpowered
Licmyobelisk
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Philippines3682 Posts
June 16 2010 10:17 GMT
#5
well there goes the renovation.
I don't think I've ever wished my opponent good luck prior to a game. When I play, I play to win. I hope every opponent I ever have is cursed with fucking terrible luck. I hope they're stuck playing underneath a stepladder with a black cat in attendance a
flamewheel
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
FREEAGLELAND26781 Posts
June 16 2010 10:34 GMT
#6
Oh god, not even going to bother...
Ahahah.
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p4NDemik
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States13896 Posts
June 16 2010 10:57 GMT
#7
Touchdown Jesus may also be known as:

Big Butter Jesus
Giant Jesus
Super Jesus
8-Ball Jesus
Big J
Drowning Jesus
Quicksand Jesus
Swamp Jesus
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ZenDeX
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Philippines2916 Posts
June 16 2010 11:11 GMT
#8
On June 16 2010 19:17 Licmyobelisk wrote:
well there goes the renovation.

He'll be back in three days.
Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
June 16 2010 11:28 GMT
#9
Actually, this was just on BBC news.
"If I had to take a drug in order to be free, I'm screwed. Freedom exists in the mind, otherwise it doesn't exist."
Subversive
Profile Joined October 2009
Australia2229 Posts
June 16 2010 12:48 GMT
#10
On June 16 2010 18:50 moopie wrote:
Zeus > Jesus.

So true. Real Gods throw lightning and sleep with everything they can get their almighty hands on.

On June 16 2010 20:11 lolaloc wrote:
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On June 16 2010 19:17 Licmyobelisk wrote:
well there goes the renovation.

He'll be back in three days.

hahahahaha
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Hidden_MotiveS
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada2562 Posts
June 16 2010 13:38 GMT
#11
I love you guys. On the news forums they're saying it's because of one of the ten commandments that the jesus statue was destroyed. That's actually one of the more rational arguments. Another radicalist says that Mohammed was mentally ill and foamed at the mouth, and that the koran copied from the bible.

"No idolatry" was the commandment. I can't wait until the iconoclastic wars start! Christians smashing their own statues lol.

Iconoclasm is rather interesting, you see from wiki:
"Icon use for religious purposes was viewed as an innovation in the Church, a Satanic misleading of Christians to return to pagan practice.

"Satan misled men, so that they worshipped the creature instead of the Creator. The Law of Moses and the Prophets cooperated to remove this ruin...But the previously mentioned demiurge of evil...gradually brought back idolatry under the appearance of Christianity.""
goswser
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3519 Posts
June 16 2010 13:55 GMT
#12
I live like 15 minutes from touchdown Jesus and heard that it burned on npr on the way to work . How close do you live to it p4ndemik?
say you were born into a jungle indian tribe where food was scarce...would you run around from teepee to teepee stealing meat scraps after a day lazying around doing nothing except warming urself by a fire that you didn't even make yourself? -rekrul
p4NDemik
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States13896 Posts
June 16 2010 18:10 GMT
#13
On June 16 2010 22:55 Newguy wrote:
I live like 15 minutes from touchdown Jesus and heard that it burned on npr on the way to work . How close do you live to it p4ndemik?

About 30-40 minutes away just south of Cincinnati.
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zer0das
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States8519 Posts
June 16 2010 18:21 GMT
#14
Never been to this, but on the way through Illinois there's an 11 story cross that is made out of steel in Effinghman, Illinois. Driving through Illinois from Missouri, it's pretty much impossible to miss it.

I suppose the real lesson here is- if you're going to spend $250,000 erecting a giant statue, make sure it is metal or concrete. Cristo Rendentor for example... though I suppose by getting lit up, even more people hear about it.
Hesmyrr
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada5776 Posts
June 16 2010 18:31 GMT
#15
On June 16 2010 18:50 moopie wrote:
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I don't know, for some reason that bare bones metal statue look more awesome than the previous one.
"If watching the MSL finals makes you a progamer, then anyone in Korea can do it." - Ha Tae Ki
Lexpar
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
1813 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-16 18:46:37
June 16 2010 18:46 GMT
#16
That sucks. Poor jesus . The metal terminator frame looks horrifying.
AbyssV3
Profile Joined April 2010
United States172 Posts
June 16 2010 19:54 GMT
#17
IMHO someone should superfast start building a replacement to have it finished in the 3 day mark.

-THAT- would be epic.

I live in Indiana and had never heard of this, but now I wish I had. The before picture looks really cool - and me being a religious nut, I would have liked to see it in person.
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boesthius
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States11637 Posts
June 16 2010 20:40 GMT
#18
--- Nuked ---
PanN
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States2828 Posts
June 16 2010 20:44 GMT
#19
Get out of the way Jesus, Zeus is back!
We have multiple brackets generated in advance. Relax . (Kennigit) I just simply do not understand how it can be the time to play can be 22nd at 9:30 pm PST / midnight the 23rd at the same time. (GGzerg)
ella_guru
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada1741 Posts
June 16 2010 21:17 GMT
#20
God damnned it.
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