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`Virgin' roasting pan serves up its last supper
Boston Herald ^
| Wednesday, March 16, 2005
| Marie Szaniszlo
Posted on 03/16/2005 12:12:51 PM PST by Radix
`Virgin' roasting pan serves up its last supper
Susan McGuinness holds her pot roast pan showing off the pan's curious marking which resembles an image of the Virgin Mary.
From a certain angle, it looks like a charred map of Europe, surrounded by a vast constellation of stars.
But to Susan McGuinness, the rusted remains of the label on her roasting pan are nothing less than the image of the Madonna cuddling the baby Jesus in her arms - or fresh meat for the auction block.
McGuinness' fiance, Michael McDonough, first noticed it Sunday after he cooked a pot roast and went to put the pan in the dishwasher at their Dorchester home. ``I could see it right away,'' McGuinness said yesterday as her newfound relic perched on the kitchen stove. ``It's not going in the dishwasher; I'll tell you that.''
Instead, the 36-year-old accounts-payable clerk Windexed the inside of the pan, called in the press and debated how much her Madonna might fetch on eBay.
About four years ago, when McGuinness bought her house, she had the floors done and arrived home to find what she thought was a penny on the foyer floor. It turned out to be a medal of the Blessed Virgin. McGuinness put it away in a drawer. But when she went to take it out a few days later to show her mother, she said, it was gone. ``Now here she is again,'' McGuinness mused. ``I'll tell you one thing: I won't be putting her in the oven any more.''
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: cookware; ebay; miracles
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posted on
03/16/2005 12:12:52 PM PST
by
Radix
To: Radix
" a charred map of Europe, surrounded by a vast constellation of stars. "We should be so lucky.
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posted on
03/16/2005 12:14:06 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
To: Radix
Oh good grief people. Get a GRIP.
3
posted on
03/16/2005 12:15:28 PM PST
by
eyespysomething
(Vous pouvez vous rendre au garde de securite!)
To: Radix
PUH-Leeez.
Don't these people have ANY common sense?
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posted on
03/16/2005 12:17:35 PM PST
by
Just another Joe
(Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
To: Radix
I see the virgin Mary, but if you look again you can also see the devil wearing a cape with a big nose and horns. No pitch fork though.
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posted on
03/16/2005 12:18:19 PM PST
by
TBall
To: Radix
I've seen more interesting things in the litter box.
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posted on
03/16/2005 12:18:34 PM PST
by
RushCrush
(Hitler was a gun-banning, abortion-supporting, business-regulating, Christmas-hating, vegetarian.)
To: RushCrush
I've seen more interesting things in the litter box. And just think what that would fetch on Ebay! After all, if people are willing to believe this sh*t, why not believe your cat's sh*t too? LOL
To: Radix
Uh, yeah...right lady...still having those hot flashes eh?
8
posted on
03/16/2005 12:20:06 PM PST
by
Lee Heggy
(Sorry, I don't do Windows.)
To: TBall
What I see is Alfred Hitchcock.
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posted on
03/16/2005 12:21:59 PM PST
by
3AngelaD
The next Google, the next great investment: supposed Virgin Mary sightings.
To: Radix
The title to this post was just wrong.
To: Just another Joe
There used to be moulds and cookie cutters with [rather primitive] figurines cut into them. The concept could be expanded. I see a market opportunity in kitchenware with suitable subjects taken from scriptures or lives of saints.
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posted on
03/16/2005 12:22:40 PM PST
by
GSlob
To: Radix
some downtrodden type pathetically looking for some way to be special. poor thing. she needs a life.
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posted on
03/16/2005 12:23:23 PM PST
by
camle
(keep your mind open and somebody will fill it with something for you))
To: Radix
Saints be praised! 'Tis a miracle for sure! And so close to Saint Paddy's Day!
I swear the MSM loves these stories because it makes religious folk look like gullible fools.
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posted on
03/16/2005 12:25:05 PM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(The fourth estate is a fifth column.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
03/16/2005 12:26:43 PM PST
by
Radix
(Lost: Decent Tag Line; Reward offered.)
To: Radix
Reads like something from the Onion, especially with that picture thrown in there, lol!
To: Radix
All I could see was a lady holding a roasting pan. I would also like to mention that the lady is ugly as home made soup.
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posted on
03/16/2005 12:29:30 PM PST
by
sierrahome
(I live in my own little world...but its okay, they know me here!)
To: Radix
Question: Why do these lunatics get air time?
Answer: Because other lunatics like it.
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posted on
03/16/2005 12:29:31 PM PST
by
G.Mason
("People lose teeth talking like that. If you want to hang around, you'll be polite" : Sam Spade)
To: GSlob
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posted on
03/16/2005 12:32:18 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
To: camle
"some downtrodden type pathetically looking for some way to be special. poor thing. she needs a life."Oh ... she's special alright!
I'm not sure about downtrodden, but pathetically looking?
No doubt about it.
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posted on
03/16/2005 12:32:44 PM PST
by
G.Mason
("People lose teeth talking like that. If you want to hang around, you'll be polite" : Sam Spade)
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