# Would you eat a chocolate Jesus? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 24, 2003, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-chocolate-jesus/170802 "2003-04-24T06:11:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-chocolate-jesus/170802/1 "2003-04-24T06:11:45Z")
The local talk radio dude had this as a topic this morning. No cite, but apparently some group was down on chocolate religious figures being consumed. The radio guy mentioned chocolate Jesus, crosses and something called a “Last Supper Bar” which is a chocolate bar embossed with a rendering of the last supper. I am not a religious person but it got me to thinking. I would feel strange chowing down on a chocolate Jesus I think. I don’t know. Opinions? ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-chocolate-jesus/170802/2 "2003-04-24T06:15:19Z")
Sure, why not? I’m not a big fan of chocolate but when I want a piece, I don’t care how it’s shaped. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-chocolate-jesus/170802/3 "2003-04-24T06:16:36Z")
I can’t really think of anything chocolate that I would not eat. ---
**Author:** ![Lyllyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@Lyllyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lyllyan)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-chocolate-jesus/170802/4 "2003-04-24T06:17:31Z")
What makes it any different than devouring chocolate bunnies, or marshmellow peeps (besides the religous aspect). I don’t really agree with the Last Supper being used to promote a product, but it is just chocolate, after all. It’s not like it’s the body of Christ, or anything. What’s next? The “Buddah Bar”? ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-chocolate-jesus/170802/5 "2003-04-24T06:32:20Z")
Only if it had a cherry liqueur filling. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-chocolate-jesus/170802/6 "2003-04-24T06:32:51Z")
In a blasphemous New York minute! ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-chocolate-jesus/170802/7 "2003-04-24T06:40:26Z")
Certainly. And I’d chase it with a chocolate Mary. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-chocolate-jesus/170802/8 "2003-04-24T06:46:15Z")
Chocolate is a religious experience no matter WHAT it’s shaped like. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-chocolate-jesus/170802/9 "2003-04-24T07:07:05Z")
How about a chocolate ass-covered-with-huge-boils? The boils would be made of caramel. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-chocolate-jesus/170802/10 "2003-04-24T07:22:42Z")
Hell YES! ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-chocolate-jesus/170802/11 "2003-04-24T07:40:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Snooooopy \* > \*\*How about a chocolate ass-covered-with-huge-boils? > > The boils would be made of caramel. \*\* LTIC!!!\* ESPECIALLY the last line! _laughing till I’m crying_ ---
**Author:** ![S.Mussberger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@S.Mussberger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/S.Mussberger)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-chocolate-jesus/170802/12 "2003-04-24T07:50:48Z")
Well I don’t want no Anna Zabba Don’t want no Almond Joy There ain’t nothing better Suitable for this boy Well it’s the only thing That can pick me up Better than a cup of gold See only a chocolate Jesus Can satisfy my soul When the weather gets rough And it’s whiskey in the shade It’s best to wrap your savior Up in cellophane He flows like the big muddy But that’s ok Pour him over ice cream For a nice parfait Tom Waits - “Chocolate Jesus” ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-chocolate-jesus/170802/13 "2003-04-24T08:02:54Z")
Christian sects, such as Roman Catholicism, which believe in the doctrine of transubstantiation, effectively hold that the eucharistic wafer consumed during communion _literally becomes_ the flesh of Jesus. For those theophagous adherents of these religions, it’s difficult to see how they could possibly be squeamish about munching on a chocolate Jesus. ---
**Author:** ![Kayeby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kayeby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kayeby)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-chocolate-jesus/170802/14 "2003-04-24T08:14:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lyllyan \* > \*\*What’s next? The “Buddah Bar”? \*\* On Sunday I’m going to a restaurant called Chocolate Buddha. It had better live up to its name or else I will not be a happy chappy. ---
**Author:** ![Honeydew\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e19b73/32.png) [@Honeydew\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honeydew_1)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-chocolate-jesus/170802/15 "2003-04-24T10:38:08Z")
Chocolate anything for sure… and boils of caramel? Extra yummy… But would you bite off the chocoalte Jesus’s head first??? lol… ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-chocolate-jesus/170802/16 "2003-04-24T10:44:32Z")
Would you eat a _crucified_ chocolate Jesus though? Singing: I don’t care if it rains or freezes As long as I’ve got my chocolate Jesus Sittin’ on the top shelf of my fridge… ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-chocolate-jesus/170802/17 "2003-04-24T10:53:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Aesiron \* > \*\*…when I want a piece, I don’t care how it’s shaped. \*\* BTDT. Oh, we’re still talking about chocolate here? :smack: To the OP: Nope. Tacky, tacky, tacky. ---
**Author:** ![Honeydew\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e19b73/32.png) [@Honeydew\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honeydew_1)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-chocolate-jesus/170802/18 "2003-04-24T10:54:16Z")
If its chocolate, I’d eat it… Weightwatchers tomorrow, I swear!! ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-chocolate-jesus/170802/19 "2003-04-24T11:04:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rhino’sHoney \* > **If its chocolate, I’d eat it…** Is there a limit to the shape of chocolate one would eat? If the chocolate was in the shape of, say, a pile of vomit, or a dismembered child? Yuck ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-chocolate-jesus/170802/20 "2003-04-24T11:22:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lyllyan \* > What’s next? The “Buddah Bar”? There’s a Buddha bar in Dublin. It’s a bar that’s part of the Blanchardtown shopping center. It’s got a huge Buddha in the center of the bar and does really nice food during the day. Good pint as well. I pulled one night while in there. Quite fond of the place actually 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-chocolate-jesus/170802.md?page=2)