Pagans upset over 180-ft. Homer

UPI ^ | July 19, 2007

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CERNE ABBAS, England, July 19 (UPI) -- A 180-foot-long drawing of Homer Simpson next to an enormous, sacred carving in Dorset, England, has angered pagans, Sky News reported Wednesday.

The group has vowed to do a little "rain magic" to wash away the cartoon character, which was rendered with biodegradable paint on a hillside next to the famous 17th Century fertility symbol, the Cerne Abbas giant.

The picture of Homer Simpson eating a doughnut was etched alongside the chalk outline of the naked, club-wielding giant as a publicity stunt to promote the upcoming release of "The Simpsons Movie."

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Hey Pagans:

[AbeKrieger]

Here comes the motorcycle gang.

[BallyBill]

Saw Ryan Howard get a 500’ Homer once.

[Alter Kaker]

[Red Badger]

They’ll be really upset when it rains and the grass has yellowed from being covered in paint..............

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CERNE ABBAS, England, July 19 (UPI) -- A 180-foot-long drawing of Homer Simpson next to an enormous, sacred carving in Dorset, England, has angered pagans, Sky News reported Wednesday.

So, UPI has decided that pagen icons are "sacred"? How much you want to bet the refer to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlahem as "regarded as sacred by many Christians" or some such qualified nonsense.

[Waverunner]

I want to know - How big is the donut - dohh

Now the pagans will probably curse the movie.

[Red Badger]

Check THIS out!...Courtesy of Tiredoflaundry........

http://www.b3ta.com/

[Fester Chugabrew]

Since the pagans have started “praying” for rain over there the Lord has blessed us with a nice rain over here in Indiana.

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The only reason the Cerne Abbas Giant is still there is because the government goes out from time to time and re-chalks the lines. It would be funny as heck if somebody re-chalked the Giant Homer every six months or so. Then after 100 years, nobody could remove it because it would be sufficiently old.

[Tribune7]

I’m glad to see them not taking those bozos seriously.

[Red Badger]

17th Century? who painted it Henry VIII?........

[monkapotamus]

ping

[Red Badger]

Check Link @ #8.................

[MrB]

Notice the “Homer” has his privates covered, and the giant does not.

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Ringer!

[DManA]

Thank you for finding that. How can AP run a story like that with out a picture? Almost cruel.

[OB1kNOb]

Pagans upset over 180-ft. Homer

DOH!

[DManA]

Sorry - UPI.

[MrB]

Hillarious -

first I didn’t know what to look for and was reading the inane juvenile posts.

Lower left folks - animated GIF of Homer tossing the donut over the phallus of the giant and raising his arms in a hearty “Woo hoo!”.