El Rey Ray

     


     Pareidolia is a word often used when reporting on such stories.  The word was first used by Goldstein in 1994 despite other vocabulary words existing such as apophenia synchronicity & simulacra and is limited in scope when discussing Resemblances.

 Title: El Rey Ray

 Resemblance: Jesus

 Extractionist: Erica Scheldt

 Matrix: Cownose Stingray

 Location: Sullivan's Island - Charleston, South Carolina

 Date: 2 Apr 2012

 Links: http://www.islandpacket.com/2012/04/02/2022960/charleston-woman-sees-jesus-on.html

http://www.thestate.com/2012/04/02/2218831/woman-sees-jesus-face-on-dead.html

A Cross Off The Old Chip

     By looking at Resemblances from a standpoint that they exist as opposed to why they exist, the power of Extractionism can be very useful.

     In this particular case, a family from Missouri has found it to be a comforting sign that aids them in the passing of their patriarch - James Hosterman.   Hosterman’s daughter Sharon Courtney- Hosterman was eating a snack a few days after the passing of her father when she noticed her chip had a cross in the center of it.  For Sharon it was a sign that "he went to the light".  For another family member it was James' way of getting the family to smile once again!

Pareidolia is a word often used when reporting on such stories.  The word was first used by Goldstein in 1994 despite other vocabulary words existing such as apophenia synchronicity & simulacra and is limited in scope when discussing Resemblances.

 Title: A Cross Off the Old Chip

 Resemblance: Cross

 Extractionist: Sharon Courtney- Hosterman

 Matrix: HyVee Potato Chip

 Location: Missouri

 Date: 19 Mar 2012

 Links:  http://fox4kc.com/2012/03/19/family-says-cross-on-potato-chip-is-a-sign-from-lost-loved-one/

The Saviour Not Saved

     The most remarkable element of this latest Extraction is that the Resemblance was covered up by paint!  If you consider that a grilled cheese sandwich sold for $28,000 because of a Resemblance to the Virgin Mary and a chicken nugget sold for $8,100 because of its Resemblance to George Washington, it makes hearing this news even more strange.  Perhaps if the owners that contracted Sam Dalby, a 37 year old self employed interior decorator, had discovered it and not Sam himself, they would have been more inclined to save it - maybe even framing it off as I instruct my students to do when they find a Resemblance at their homes.  This Resemblance appears on a Type II Matrix - man made but inadvertant or unintentional.

     Pareidolia is a word often used when reporting on such stories.  The word was first used by Goldstein in 1994 despite other vocabulary words existing such as apophenia synchronicity & simulacra and is limited in scope when discussing Resemblances.

 Title: The Saviour Not Saved

 Resemblance: Jesus Christ

 Extractionist: Sam Dalby

 Matrix: Painted Wall (Type II)

 Location: Eldroth, near Austwick, North Yorkshire

 Date: 16 Mar 2012

 Links:   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9147524/Decorator-uncovers-face-of-Jesus-on-wall-of-barn-conversion.html

http://www.christianpost.com/news/painter-finds-jesus-face-on-barn-wall-in-england-71571/

Chicken McNugget More Expensive than Gold Nugget

Here's Rebekah Speight's story in her own words:

"Approximately 3 years ago, I treated my children to “99 cent McNugget Tuesday” and play time at our local McDonald’s. As I was cleaning up, I noticed one particular nugget and began to laugh. I picked it up for a closer look, and sure enough it was in the likeness of President George Washington. I decided to take it home and show my husband this hysterical find.

When he arrived home, I pulled it out of the freezer and he could not believe his eyes. We shared a moment of laughter as we joked about putting it on Ebay. Then back in the freezer it went.

This “President George Washington Chicken McNugget” became a show and tell item for friends and family who came to visit, and all have responded with awe and laughter over this remarkable find. We have shared many laughs over this “President George Washington Chicken McNugget”, but now he has been called to a higher purpose.

The students of Family Worship Center in Sioux City, Iowa are in the process of trying to raise $15,000 for Church Camp this summer. My husband and I felt led to auction this “President George Washington Chicken McNugget”as part of our fundraising effort. 100% of the money raised will go to Family Worship Center in Sioux City, Iowa.  

By bidding on this rare “President George Washington Chicken McNugget”… not only will you have an opportunity to be the new owner of this rare find, but you will be investing in the lives of children."

     The bidding closed today at a whopping $8,100 and is more expensive than a nugget of gold the same size - all because of it's Resemblance!

Link to the video.

Fly with Golden Booty Resembles Beyonce's Prominent Butt

Bryan Lessard is a 24-year-old researcher at Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization who is working on his PhD studying the who, what and where of horse flies, or scientifically speaking, the taxonomy, systematics and biogeography of the Tabanidae.      While studying un-named species that had been sitting in a fly collection of CSIRO, Lessard's interest was piqued by one particular fly, one with dense golden hairs at the fly's rear end.      It was then that Lessard was reminded of another prominent rear, that of pop star Beyoncé, a singer who boasts about it in a song entitled Bootylicious.     So while the world is full of talented singer/performers just as the world is full of important pollinating horse flies, it is those with special assets that get a distinction.  It was this Similarity that Lessard Recognized and ran with, naming the insect Scaptia (Plinthina) beyonceae.  Never mind that this fly was first captured in 1981 - the same year the former Destiny's Child singer was born!      Lessard says the fly's spectacular gold color makes it the "...all-time diva of flies.  It was the unique dense golden hairs on the fly's abdomen that led me to name this fly in honor of the performer Beyonce as well as giving me the chance to demonstrate the fun side of taxonomy - the naming of species."      The rare Scaptia (Plinthina) beyonceae horse fly was collected in 1981 from the Atherton Tablelands.  "Most Australian Scaptia species have been described. However, these five new species of a sub-group [Plinthina] have been housed in Australian collections since the group was last studied in the 1960s," Mr Lessard said.   It's unknown if the rare species is a bloodsucker like many female horse flies.  The description of the fly was earlier published in the Australian Journal of Entomology, but the results were announced two weeks ago. "It's extremely important to name all the undescribed species so we can measure our human impact on the environment and hopefully protect it for future generations to enjoy.  Here is a video of Lessard talking about the Resemblance he has Extracted:  Title: Fly with Golden Booty Resembles Beyoncé's Prominent Butt   Resemblance: Beyoncé Giselle Knowles' Prominent Rear End  Extractionist: Bryan Lessard  Matrix: Horse Fly's Rear Abdomen  Location: Atherton tablelands in Queensland, Australia  Date: 13 Jan 2012  Links:  http://www.abc.net.au/rural/qld/content/2012/01/s3407573.htm http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/weird/fly-named-after-singer-beyonce-because-of-butt/story-e6frep26-1226243518546

Virgin Mary Visits Hamburger Mary

     It took ten days but the first religious Resemblance of 2012 has shown up in Tampa, Florida.  Ybor City is a historic part of town with a hamburger joint by the name of Hamburger Mary's Bar & Grille.  It is here that, over the past weekend, a couple of customers Recognized a stainless steel plate on the wall near the kitchen had a Resemblance on it - one of the Virgin Mary.  And while this Resemblance is more a Similar than a Replica, it makes the grade for the Replica Report as it has been covered by Christopher Collette of News 10 WTSP.  This Resemblance appears on a Type II Matrix - man made but inadvertant or unintentional.
     Pareidolia is a word often used when reporting on such stories.  The word was first used by Goldstein in 1994 despite other vocabulary words existing such as apophenia synchronicity & simulacra and is limited in scope when discussing Resemblances.

 Title: Virgin Mary Visits Hamburger Mary

 Resemblance: Virgin Mary

 Extractionist: Customers of Hamburger Mary's

 Matrix: Stainless Steel Plate (Type II)

 Location: Ybor City - Tampa, Florida

 Date: 10 Jan 2012

 Links:   http://ybor.wtsp.com/photo-gallery/news/99506-virgin-mary-spotted-restaurant?page=5

http://www2.tbo.com/lifestyles/life/2012/jan/10/1/memeto3-image-of-virgin-mary-seen-by-some-at-drag--ar-345568/

If It Walks & Talks Like a Duck, Then It Is a Potato!

     What a great way to start the year in the world of Resemblances as a Replica raises its head (and it's not a Jesus nor a Mary) in Cardiff, Wales.   This Resemblance was given life by Extractionist Emily Gaffney when she decided not to cook and eat a potato she found to resemble a duck!  It wasn't easy for Gaffney to decide on the exact Resemblance as she fluttered between puffin and duck.  Once she decided it wasn't long before he had a name - Bill.
     Gaffney Recognizes three points of reference on Bill - wings, a breast, and beak and I might add there is an eye, tucked-neck, and tail.  If one argues that his missing webbed feet are tucked into his body, he is a complete Replica!  It will be difficult to top this non man-made Replica this year.
     Pareidolia is a word often used when reporting on such stories.  The word was first used by Goldstein in 1994 despite other vocabulary words existing such as apophenia synchronicity & simulacra and is limited in scope when discussing Resemblances.

 Title: If It Walks Like a Duck and Talks Like a Duck, then it's a Potato!
 Resemblance: Duck
 Extractionist: Emily Gaffney
 Matrix: Potato (Type I - not man-made)
 Location: Cathays Cardiff, Wales
 Date: 5 Jan 2012
 Links: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2082745/Student-finds-duck-shaped-potato-local-shop-names-Bill.html

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/cardiffonline/cardiff-news/2012/01/06/student-finds-vegetable-shaped-like-a-duck-91466-30068315/