# Jesus: "I am the true vine."

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-i-am-the-true-vine/587336>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 30, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-i-am-the-true-vine/587336 "2011-06-30T00:54:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-i-am-the-true-vine/587336/1 "2011-06-30T00:54:36Z")

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[I didn’t know he meant it literally.](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43580914/ns/us_news-life/t/holy-kudzu-vine-believed-resemble-jesus/from/toolbar)

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**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-i-am-the-true-vine/587336/2 "2011-06-30T00:58:07Z")

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“You can’t spray Jesus with RoundUp.”

Well, why the hell not? He’s not actually a broad leafed, photosynthesizing plant. It’s not like the Son of God is going to be sensitive to glyphosate.

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-i-am-the-true-vine/587336/3 "2011-06-30T02:01:05Z")

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> [@phouka](#):
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> “You can’t spray Jesus with RoundUp.”
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> Well, why the hell not? He’s not actually a broad leafed, photosynthesizing plant. It’s not like the Son of God is going to be sensitive to glyphosate.

Still, what’s the harm? He’ll grow back three days later.

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**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-i-am-the-true-vine/587336/4 "2011-06-30T15:56:47Z")

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So will any kudzu, really! 😃