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XaviusSabor de Soledad
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Virgin Mary found underneath chocolatier vat Workers discover chocolate Virgin MaryDrippings beneath vat at chocolatier bear resemblance to mother of Jesus  FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. - As a chocolatier to the rich and famous, Martucci Angiano has posed with many celebrities — but on Thursday she held in her hand a figure that dazzles her more than any Hollywood star. Workers at Angiano's gourmet chocolate company, Bodega Chocolates, discovered under a vat a 2-inch-tall column of chocolate drippings that they believe bears a striking resemblance to the Virgin Mary. Since the discovery Monday, Angiano's employees have spent much of their time hovering over the tiny figure, praying and placing rose petals and candles around it. Story continues below ↓ advertisement "I was raised to believe in the Virgin Mary, but this still gives me the chills," Angiano said as she balanced the dark brown figure in her hand. "Everyone should see this." Kitchen worker Cruz Jacinto was the first to spot the lump of melted chocolate when she began her shift Monday cleaning up drippings that had accumulated under a large vat of dark chocolate. Chocolate drippings usually harden in thin, flat strips on wax paper, but Jacinto said she froze when she noticed the unusual shape of this cast-off: It looked just like the Virgin Mary on the prayer card she always carries in her right pocket. ‘My eyes went directly to the chocolate' "When I come in, the first thing I do is look at the clock, but this time I didn't look at the clock. My eyes went directly to the chocolate," said Jacinto, dressed in a hair net and apron as she paused from her work. "I thought, 'Am I the only one who can see this? I picked it up and I felt emotion just come over me. For me, it was a sign." IMAGE: Cruz Jacinto and chocolate Nick Ut / AP Cruz Jacinto, an employee at Bodega Chocolates, holds a piece of chocolate believed to bear the likeness of the Virgin Mary and the prayer card she carries with a portrait of the Virgin Mary in Fountain Valley on Thursday. The chocolate, on display for most of the week in the front of the company gift shop, now rests in a plastic case in a back room and is brought out only for curious visitors. The stack of hardened confection has a wide base and tapers gently toward a rounded top, giving the appearance of a female figure with her head tilted slightly to the right. The dark brown melting chocolate hardened into subtle layers that resemble the folds of a gown and a flowing veil. A tiny white circle, about the size of a pencil eraser, sits in the upper center of the creation, just above a slight ridge that runs across it. Cruz says the white speck is the head of the Baby Jesus as he is held in Mary's folded arms. For Jacinto, the discovery came just in time. The single mother has struggled with marital problems for months and says she was about to lose her faith. ‘This has given me renewed faith' "I have big problems right now, personally, and lately I've been saying that God doesn't exist," she said, pulling the dog-eared prayer card out of her pocket. "This has given me renewed faith." Angiano, who co-owns the 10-year-old company with her sister, has rubbed shoulders with plenty of stars in her job. The gourmet boutique runs booths at all the big awards shows, including the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Oscars, the Country Music Awards and the Latin Grammys. Pictures of Angiano with top celebrities — and her chocolates — line the office walls. But this week's brush with the image of a 2,000-year-old idol has left even Angiano star-struck. "That's our Oscar right there," she said.  http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1685963/posts#comment?q=1 _________ If I found my workers putting flower petals and candles around a piece of chocolate and praying to it I would immediately fire them all and replace them. J/k they're working for 2.50/hr. ___________________  I was young and confused and your mom didn't want me around no more. Now pass me dem damn collard greens! |
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Caster13Meow =^_^=
Posts: 4,808 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
I don't see it... ___________________ "I have captured the enemy for meat testing! Praise me! PRAISE ME!!!" -GIR Wi-Fi ID: 1627 8934 4983 8539 |
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AipotubeN-Philes
Posts: 8,933 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ottawa, Ontario |
looks more like an owl to me. hoot, hoot!
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Drunken SaviorJeffersonian
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Jesus WAS a black man! 
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BEanMicrosoft certified
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It has the same outside shape (sillouette) as the pic they compare it too , but there is no face, arms, or anything else in the chocolate. ___________________ The sounds of DKL screaming and yelling in agony is magical and relaxing. 
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kinopioPunk's Not Dead
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XaviusSabor de Soledad
Posts: 32,290 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: NM |
  ___________________ I was young and confused and your mom didn't want me around no more. Now pass me dem damn collard greens! |
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Fake_BrasilianRistar! "Come on!"
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I JUST SAW THE O RLY OWL IN MY TOILET. ___________________ 
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unkwonMiss Round and Plump!
Posts: 5,145 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Texas |
I don't see what the catholics have with Mary?! ___________________ Now if only I could change to Mr Fat instead of Miss round and plump. |
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Pelican Samvs. The World
Posts: 8,336 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: United Kingdom |
Pelican Sam you know better than that. - Moderator ___________________  |
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AssmanCTU agent
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Nasty bastards. I thought I saw a woman poking around in the men's room after I took a huge dump, and didn't bother flushing. ___________________ The secular progressive movement(liberals)are ruining this country.  
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CanBlindBirdsFly?Banned
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Looks like a deformed black penis....is it only me or do I see a phallic head on it? |
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| NerdSaturday, August 19th 2006. | |
XaviusSabor de Soledad
Posts: 32,290 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: NM |
Well I guess we all now know whose dick is deformed. ___________________ I was young and confused and your mom didn't want me around no more. Now pass me dem damn collard greens! |
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DaisyHello!
Posts: 31,788 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Nowhere |
I can understand how Catholics could imagine seeing the image of the Virgin Mary, particularly the Our Lady of Guadalupe form that is so often associated with Mary. When I saw the chocolate image this morning, I connected it to her as well, but not in a "OMG LETS WORSHIP THIS CANDY!" type way, but more like a "hey, that kinda looks like her!" type way. As crazy as it is to outsiders, it gives these people renewed faith because the majority of religious people are always searching for signs of guidance and when something comes along that one can squint at and envision some holy spectre, then that's all that they need. |
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Robjomakstill going strong
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Personally I thought it looked more like an owl too. Maybe if they found it a little earlier it would've looked more like Mary. |
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Crunchyto jue
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Its a miracle! and all that bull****. |
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GoemonBoom Boom
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JayThe Pinnacle of Manliness
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ZGMF-X20AI'm a white Jamaican
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that is sad ___________________  Brawl code: 4511-0151-6840 |
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BEanMicrosoft certified
Posts: 10,871 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: On a rooftop with a bullhorn. |
Next time I am at the super market, I am going to let one of the freezer doors fog up so that I can draw the virgin mary with my finger. I would like to see what happens. ___________________ The sounds of DKL screaming and yelling in agony is magical and relaxing.
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MrSnugglesBanned
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come on bean, wheres that tolerance libs are so famous for? ___________________ JFK: Ich bin ein Berliner BHO: Ich bin ein beginner |
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Caster13Meow =^_^=
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MrSnugglesBanned
Posts: 8,229 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Land of the free, home of the brave |
heh, he wasnt "making fun", he said he was going to draw the virgin mary on a freezer door to see how "them silly catholics" would respond. but yet, just a little bit ago he was OUTRAGED that i dared to post a picture of mohammed. OUTRAGED! ___________________ JFK: Ich bin ein Berliner BHO: Ich bin ein beginner |
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BEanMicrosoft certified
Posts: 10,871 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: On a rooftop with a bullhorn. |
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chowdywat
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I wonder how it tastes  ___________________ steamid: chowdy |
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BatistGod
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I'd eat it. ___________________ The Dragons are Gone! |
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DawsonMr. Tambourine Man
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I prefer white chocolate. ___________________ 
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BatistGod
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white chocolate really isn't chocolate at all. it's just butter. ___________________ The Dragons are Gone! |
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Caster13Meow =^_^=
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BEanMicrosoft certified
Posts: 10,871 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: On a rooftop with a bullhorn. |
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Pelican Samvs. The World
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Caster13Meow =^_^=
Posts: 4,808 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
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unkwonMiss Round and Plump!
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Joey Numbers45 RPM FURY
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I see a small bronze turd |
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BatistGod
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Caster13Meow =^_^=
Posts: 4,808 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
Oooooooooooooooooo. ___________________ "I have captured the enemy for meat testing! Praise me! PRAISE ME!!!" -GIR Wi-Fi ID: 1627 8934 4983 8539 |
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BEanMicrosoft certified
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Knight of CydoniaThe Real Lakitu
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He weaseled out... he does that in other discussions too.
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BEanMicrosoft certified
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AssmanCTU agent
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BatistGod
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