Posted on 11/23/2004 8:29:50 AM PST by presidio9
- An online casino won the eBay bidding for a decade-old cheese sandwich bearing what some people consider a likeness of the Virgin Mary and immediately began hawking Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese T-shirts.
GoldenPalace.com's bid of $28,000 was the highest offer for the sandwich when bidding closed late on Monday, the Internet casino's Web site said.
The seller, Fort Lauderdale, Florida resident Diana Duyser, says she made the cheese sandwich 10 years ago and after taking a bite, saw "the Virgin Mary staring back at me."
In her eBay ad, Duyser said the sandwich has been kept in a plastic case for a decade and has developed no mold or bacteria. "It is like a miracle," she said.
"I would like all people to know that I do believe that this is the Virgin Mary Mother Of God," the ad said. "That is my solemn belief, but you are free to believe that she is whomever you like, I am not scamming anyone."
GoldenPalace.com said on its Web site that the "sacred sandwich" had received more than 1.7 million hits since being posted on eBay. The company's chief executive, Richard Rowe, said the sandwich would be used to raise money for charity.
The T-shirts, in various styles bearing a picture of the sandwich and a GoldenPalace.com logo, sell for $19.99.
"We believe that everyone should be able to see it and learn of its mystical power for themselves," Rowe said.
and they say this isn't a religious nation ?
How many of those bidders were from red states?
Hillary is behind it. She hopes it will give her evangelical street cred for 2008.
already posted here
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1286647/posts
(1) The woman makes miraculous claims for the sandwich and then attests as proof her success in gambling.
(2) An online casino purchases it.
"Get your onion rings in the shape of John the Baptist -- only $500 bucks. Fish sticks that resemble budda only one grand. And Billy Graham crackers one hundred bucks!"
Fools and their money...
Just silliness.
"cheese sandwich= miracle"
"Mother of God"
"its mystical power"
The 'world' will worship anyone and anything but Jesus.
The snadwich is Greta Garbo. I can make more copies made in my George Foreman Greta Grilla.
I just picked up from the store 10 loaves of bread, cheese, some butter and two new skillets.
Get a load o' this.
"The 'world' will worship anyone and anything but Jesus."
Don't you know it!
Holy Cheese Sandwich Batman.. some people have more money than they have brain cells.
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