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Mass. woman sees image of Jesus on her iron

Fri Nov 27, 2009 1:54 PM EST
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<p>In this photo taken Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 residue is seen on the bottom of an electric iron at the home of Mary Jo Coady, in Methuen, Mass.  Coady says an image of Jesus Christ that she sees in the pattern on the bottom of the iron, which she first noticed on Sunday, has reassured her that "life is going to be good." (AP Photo/The Eagle-Tribune, Grant Morris)  MANDATORY CREDIT</p>

In this photo taken Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 residue is seen on the bottom of an electric iron at the home of Mary Jo Coady, in Methuen, Mass. Coady says an image of Jesus Christ that she sees in the pattern on the bottom of the iron, which she first noticed on Sunday, has reassured her that "life is going to be good." (AP Photo/The Eagle-Tribune, Grant Morris) MANDATORY CREDIT

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METHUEN — A Massachusetts woman who recently separated from her husband and had her hours cut at work says an image of Jesus Christ she sees on her iron has reassured her that "life is going to be good."

Mary Jo Coady first noticed the image Sunday when she walked into her daughter's room.

The brownish residue on the bottom of the iron looks like the face of a man with long hair.

The 44-year-old Coady was raised Catholic. She and her two college-age daughters agree that the image looks like Jesus and is proof that "he's listening."

Coady tells The Eagle-Tribune she hopes her story will inspire others during the holidays. She says she plans to keep the iron in a closet and buy a new one.

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Information from: Eagle Tribune, http://www.eagletribune.com

© 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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joyjoy32

Pareidolia is the phenomena of seeing faces/figures/forms in patterns; as opposed to where one normally sees faces/figures/forms (on animals including people/landscapes etc.)
Pareidolia is seeing what appears to the individual to be a representation of a face, figure, or form in the clouds, wood grain, marble, smoke, shadows, or any non-homogeneous area. It can also be an auditory phenomenon as in hearing white noise or a record played backward that sounds to the individual like words or a melody that isn't actually there.

  • 6 votes
Reply#1 - Fri Nov 27, 2009 2:24 PM EST
Brandon-801865

How does she not that it is not Willie Nelson, or Kris Kristofferson?

  • 6 votes
#1.1 - Fri Nov 27, 2009 6:52 PM EST
Ida_SlapterDeleted
Onipupsac

I love the part about "...raised Catholic...." What a joke. Looks like a dirty iron to me.

  • 6 votes
#1.3 - Fri Nov 27, 2009 7:41 PM EST
* The Dead Head *

No wonder her husband left her...she sees things.........

  • 5 votes
#1.4 - Sat Nov 28, 2009 6:07 AM EST
NevadaDem-1274369

I see Jesus out on my lawn a couple of times a month.

Oh wait... That's Jesus, the guy that cuts my grass every two weeks.

  • 5 votes
#1.5 - Sat Nov 28, 2009 6:21 AM EST
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Tired of F'Ups

I bet the ex-husband is having the best Thanksgiving EVER!

  • 6 votes
Reply#2 - Fri Nov 27, 2009 2:30 PM EST
bonos_rama

That's not Jesus. It's Eddie Vedder.

  • 3 votes
#2.1 - Fri Nov 27, 2009 6:27 PM EST
Randilly

If she finds inspiration to have a good and happy life, then goody.

If her ex is happy to be rid of her, then even better.

But, I've always felt that if you've recieved a personal message from God, then it's personal. Showing off is just egotism.

  • 2 votes
#2.2 - Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:24 PM EST
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3sheets2thewind

Oh no god wants me to iron! :-(

Anyone who believes that they see an image of Mary or Christ on an iron, tree, potato chip, in a rock formation, etc, etc, are delusional and need to quit worrying about death and get busy with living.

Anyone who buys the above items has too much money and not enough common sense.

  • 6 votes
Reply#3 - Fri Nov 27, 2009 2:33 PM EST
Milwaukee Broad

This can only be a hoax. After years of use, now she notices? And the image is confined to the area between the two rows of steam holes. My twenty-year-old iron has signs of wear all across the plate.

  • 3 votes
Reply#4 - Fri Nov 27, 2009 2:33 PM EST
Jekazu

It looks more like the head of the Sphinx to me (with a shadow along the side of its head) more than anything else.

  • 4 votes
Reply#5 - Fri Nov 27, 2009 2:42 PM EST
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Jeff Jefferson-912478

I guess that's one way to never have to iron again. Hate to rub Jesus the wrong way.

  • 6 votes
Reply#7 - Fri Nov 27, 2009 3:18 PM EST
Bill Johneson

So what's next? A picture of Jesus on someone's behind?

Come on theists, grow up and think. It actually mightn't hurt to grow up, think, read your silly fable book, and then think.

Then maybe, and hope springs eternal, you will stop seeing a guy who never existed on irons, cheeseburgers and appliances.

  • 3 votes
Reply#8 - Fri Nov 27, 2009 4:35 PM EST
R. Donald Snyder

So what's next? A picture of Jesus on someone's behind?

I'd agree to have it done, if it would guarantee some worshiping from some of the fine ladies of Newsvine.

  • 4 votes
#8.1 - Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:26 PM EST
dkaz

So what's next? A picture of Jesus on someone's behind?

I have an Angel on mine. Care to pray, RD?

;-)

Hey! I just scanned up to the article and saw the iron. I had one like that. I threw it in the garbage and bought a new one. Damn thing was leaving brown marks on my clothes.

  • 6 votes
#8.2 - Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:30 PM EST
Karl_

So what's next? A picture of Jesus on someone's behind?

R. Donald Snyder, be careful what you wish for.

  • 2 votes
#8.3 - Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:46 PM EST
R. Donald Snyder

I have an Angel on mine.

I already knew that luv and a pretty one at that.

  • 2 votes
#8.4 - Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:29 PM EST
dkaz

You're not suppose to tell. By the way, do you still kiss it at night before going to bed? It'll bring you good luck, you know. It'll keep you safe from harm.

  • 5 votes
#8.5 - Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:57 PM EST
R. Donald Snyder

Kissing it is not exactly what I do to it.

;-)

  • 2 votes
#8.6 - Fri Nov 27, 2009 11:23 PM EST
dkaz

Aim in another direction please. You're not getting another copy.

  • 5 votes
#8.7 - Sat Nov 28, 2009 9:06 AM EST
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A. Macarthur

I say "Press -on."

The oxymoron known as "religious thought" is alive and ...

Un-well.

A. Macarthur

Thus invoking memories of the ancient maxim ...

"We can iron out all of our problems using religion."

Ever wonder, do nuns have any dirty habits?

  • 6 votes
Reply#9 - Fri Nov 27, 2009 5:35 PM EST
Stone5150

Maybe she shouldn't have ironed her fancy bible cover.

  • 4 votes
Reply#10 - Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:35 PM EST
Independent Ed

Let's see, she is separated from her husband and her hours have been cut at work. Bet that iron will be on eBay next week.

  • 5 votes
Reply#11 - Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:51 PM EST
LV Mom

It looks like she needs to buy some iron-cleaner. This woman is going through a rough spot in her life right now, and if seeing Jesus on her iron makes her feel better, who am I to burst her bubble? Whatever helps you get the day is ok with me.

  • 4 votes
Reply#12 - Sat Nov 28, 2009 12:20 AM EST
bonos_rama

True. But odd that she'd think Jesus would appear on her iron, but not help her out of her predicament!

  • 1 vote
#12.1 - Sun Nov 29, 2009 8:06 PM EST
Stone5150

Jesus doesn't have time to help people anymore, he is too busy appearing on other things like potato chips and tortillas.

  • 3 votes
#12.2 - Mon Nov 30, 2009 9:50 AM EST
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Dennis Kemmerer

Silly woman.

Doesn't she know that the *real* Jeebuz images appear only in bags of Doritos?

  • 3 votes
Reply#13 - Sat Nov 28, 2009 1:53 AM EST
Super_D

Yeah, your life will all be better with that image on the iron. Just let the image feed, provide clothing and shelter for you. Your putting too much into an empty abyss of nothing! You can always sell the iron on E-Bay, because there is more than one sap looking to buy this stuff.

  • 2 votes
Reply#14 - Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:29 AM EST
scar_tissue

Hmmm....could be Charles II. Maybe that means she should just go out & have indiscriminate sex? :P

  • 1 vote
Reply#15 - Sat Nov 28, 2009 1:33 PM EST
Truth be told-1349420

Her husband's name is Christ-opher whom she pet-named Christ. As she looked under the rusted iron, she saw Christ's face in her delusion and she yelled Jesus!. Putting it together in a phrase, she said: Jesus!, Christ's face. And seeing Jesus Christ's face under a hot iron would rather means that life is going to be too HOT to bear.

  • 2 votes
Reply#16 - Sat Nov 28, 2009 1:42 PM EST
SheepleOf1

I see image of Jeebus on frigerator ebevry day, what the big deal?

  • 2 votes
Reply#17 - Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:13 PM EST
hsquared-1401940

Whether it is Jesus or not, I hope they get this quickly ironed out , as there are more pressing issues to deal with.

  • 6 votes
Reply#18 - Sun Nov 29, 2009 4:49 PM EST
Dennis Kemmerer

Thanks for the chuckle. :)

  • 5 votes
#18.1 - Sun Nov 29, 2009 5:26 PM EST
hsquared-1401940

Glad to help. One question I had, however...... it being a steam iron and all..... had she been using holy water??

  • 5 votes
#18.2 - Sun Nov 29, 2009 5:35 PM EST
Dennis Kemmerer

I suppose if one were to condense the steam coming from the iron, it could be considered holy water.

I'm sure there's be a market for it on eBay.

  • 5 votes
#18.3 - Sun Nov 29, 2009 5:37 PM EST
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Scuromondo

Neglecting for a moment the relevant detail that (since no image of Jesus exists) there's no way to verify whether the image on the bottom of the iron resembles Jesus or not...

if we nevertheless decide to go ahead and agree that it is Jesus' image, what purpose could God possibly have in putting it there? --i.e. given that Jesus' message to the world was more substantially concerned with commanding people to love God and neighbor (ethics) rather than magic tricks, how does the existence of Jesus' image on an iron, arguably for the benefit of a single individual, advance that message in any meaningful way?

  • 4 votes
Reply#19 - Mon Nov 30, 2009 3:35 PM EST
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