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Victoria J
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I hope this is the right place for this story -

Holy Alligator :

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SALEM, Wis. -- Michael Wilk was tossing back a few beers with friends when he saw God on the side of his 4-foot-long pet alligator.

Without even squinting, Wilk noticed white markings pop out against a backdrop of black scales to form the letters G-O-D.
Unfortunately the article doesn't have a picture. I found some pictures but none that show the markings. I sawit in the paper this morning and was hoping other people had (or someone can search out an online picture).

Does anyone else read it as GUS not GOD ?

I'd ask whether this made me an evil atheist, but I KNOW I'm an evil atheist so I won't bother.

Victoria-it still beats the name of Allah in aubergines-J.

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The Pikey Snow Queen
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There you go

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Ladycrissdean
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I can make out G-O-D, but it looks more like G-U-N to me. [Smile]

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I don't think it says anywhere in the bible that the next coming of the son-of-God will be as a human. I'm just waiting for the miracles.
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Methuselah
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I think it actually says "Goa". I think the alligator wants to visit India's resort region. [Razz]

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Richard W
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"When I first saw it, my jaw dropped," said Wilk, 25. "It's just sort of like a phenomenon on it."
"My alligator's got a phenomenon on it!"
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Geez, the church will advertise anywhere these days.

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Victoria J
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quote:
Originally posted by Pikey Queen:
There you go
Thanks Pikey Queen (You start a bad film thread AND you can locate alligator pictures - I am impressed).

I may actually have seen that one when I was searching, and completely missed the writing on it. It isn't exactly clear in the picture (but then it isn't clear on the alligator).

Victoria J.

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Victoria J
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I have just alligator-a-chowed Random Dan in the Photo and Video Gallery - and he had a link to the picture I first saw - which I think is a bit clearer.

Yep, it DEFINITELY says GUS.

Victoria J.

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Shouldn't he have signed it Jehovah or Yahweh? The term God is a bit universal. Shouldn't He know that? [Cool]
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Victoria J
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quote:
Originally posted by TuFurg:
Shouldn't he have signed it Jehovah or Yahweh? The term God is a bit universal. Shouldn't He know that? [Cool]
Hmm. That made me think - if it is like an artists signature shouldn't EVERYTHING say God ? Or should we think God was particularly proud of this alligator ?

It's a nice alligator, but I'm not sure I would consider it to be the best work of a (hypothetical) creator.

Victoria J.

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jessboo
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Yep- GUS. Maybe God was watching eastenders and got distracted.

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My sister once got a chicken strip that looked like Jesus. To this day she's sorry she fed it to the dog. The dog, however, has led a very charmed life.
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