A few years ago I was walking past a Judaica store. I stopped, backed up and checked to be sure I had actually seen it.
Among the display of menorahs(a 9 pronged candelabra used in the celebration of Hannukah) one stood out. Scattered around the base were Minnie, Mickey, Goofy and the rest. After years of the big corporations ignoring Hannukah, here was recognition. For a brief moment, I was very happy. Then, I was deeply sad. That gave way to a kind of fear. What would be next and where would it end?
Sponge Bob Squarepants mezuzahs?
The Yu Gi Oh Hagaddah?
The Talmud on tape-read by Krusty the Klown?
A Disney menorah! We need this like we need a luch in kupp!
Tacky Jesus Wall! I love it! I’ve seen so many possible submissions.
Once, in a little diner I saw a picture of Jesus printed with that 'Magic Motion" plastic, so you’d see a different image depending on which angle you viewed it from. This thing was a classic 1970’s “Grizzly Addams” Jesus that went from “eyes upward, asking ‘why me, Lord?’”, to “eyes downcast, resigned to his fate” and finally “eyes closed, single tear falling down his cheek”. Classy.
Jesus, the Weather Predictor guy! This was a plastic Jesus figurine who’s cloak was covered in some fuzzy substance that changed from blue to pink to purple depending on the humidity.
Jesus Christ, Hockey Star! My neighbor has this little porcelain statue of Jesus playing hockey with a group of children. It’s actually pretty nice, but all I can think when I see it is “really, who’s going to bodycheck Jesus”?
And to think that religion has inspired some of the greatest art in western civilization!
Note the typo in “JESUS CHIRST GOLD STRETCH RING Watch.” I know that “Jesus wept” is in the Bible – but Jesus cursed?
If I were taking a picture of that watch, I think I would have positioned the hands so that they were not over His face. As it is, the hour hand is directly between His eyes, and it almost looks like He is going cross-eyed looking at the thing between his eyes.
