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God's face appears on Google Maps

News Type: none — Seeded on Thu Feb 2, 2006 7:09 PM EST
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Face of almighty appears in cartographical image app.

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{"commentId":20497,"authorDomain":"BitterOldPunk"}
BitterOldPunk

That's not God. It's Kenny Rogers.

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    Reply#1 - Thu Feb 2, 2006 7:45 PM EST
    {"commentId":20539,"authorDomain":"shagybones"}
    shagybones

    totally stole that from digg

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      Reply#2 - Thu Feb 2, 2006 8:30 PM EST
      {"commentId":20812,"authorDomain":"megancaldwell"}
      Megan Caldwell

      I want to know how they can prove that it's God. Who's got the proof that really is his face? Just looks like another old guy to me.

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        Reply#3 - Fri Feb 3, 2006 6:21 AM EST
        {"commentId":20817,"authorDomain":"denniswright"}
        Dennis M Wright

        It's Slartibartfast's signature! - um, not a fjord though, is it?

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          Reply#4 - Fri Feb 3, 2006 6:41 AM EST
          {"commentId":20846,"authorDomain":"aphex"}
          exit

          thats not kenny rogers, its ted nugent!

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            Reply#5 - Fri Feb 3, 2006 8:02 AM EST
            {"commentId":20847,"authorDomain":"dannywsu"}
            dannywsu

            I agree with BitterOldPunk. There's too close of a resemblance to deny Kenny the spotlight.

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              Reply#6 - Fri Feb 3, 2006 8:04 AM EST
              {"commentId":20860,"authorDomain":"oftcrash"}
              Oftcrash

              I'm pretty sure its Chuck Norris.

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                Reply#7 - Fri Feb 3, 2006 8:32 AM EST
                {"commentId":20862,"authorDomain":"mrsharkattack"}
                Mr. Shark Attack

                it's not a news story.

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                  Reply#8 - Fri Feb 3, 2006 8:34 AM EST
                  {"commentId":20878,"authorDomain":"wireman"}
                  Wireman

                  I disagree. It is absolutely a news story.

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                    Reply#9 - Fri Feb 3, 2006 8:51 AM EST
                    {"commentId":20881,"authorDomain":"denniswright"}
                    Dennis M Wright

                    It is under "odd news" and as such qualifies, in much the same way as the mainstream news sites sometimes carry articles on pieces of toast that appear to have the face of Jesus on them etc etc.

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                      Reply#10 - Fri Feb 3, 2006 9:04 AM EST
                      {"commentId":20891,"authorDomain":"gordo"}
                      Gordo88

                      hahahahhahahah that is so stupid. And the moon face is the God's Brother???? don't be fool with god!!! There's no god so they're is no god face in the earth!!!! Ho no, it was really the devil in the smoke of the burning WTC... c'mon!

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                        Reply#11 - Fri Feb 3, 2006 9:18 AM EST
                        {"commentId":20892,"authorDomain":"thaxter"}
                        Thaxter

                        Looks like the virigin mary to be. Truth be told, she was kind of butchy.

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                          Reply#12 - Fri Feb 3, 2006 9:21 AM EST
                          {"commentId":20893,"authorDomain":"freg5"}
                          freg5

                          completely stupid

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                            Reply#13 - Fri Feb 3, 2006 9:21 AM EST
                            {"commentId":20896,"authorDomain":"fennec"}
                            Fennec

                            The comments are worth it, though.

                            {"commentId":20896,"threadId":"16000","contentId":"80912","authorDomain":"fennec"}
                              Reply#14 - Fri Feb 3, 2006 9:26 AM EST
                              {"commentId":20905,"authorDomain":"lankafool"}
                              LankaFool

                              I think it looks like Sean Connery.

                              {"commentId":20905,"threadId":"16000","contentId":"80912","authorDomain":"lankafool"}
                                Reply#15 - Fri Feb 3, 2006 9:40 AM EST
                                {"commentId":20911,"authorDomain":"kajsidog"}
                                kajsidog

                                Kenny Rogers is God?

                                {"commentId":20911,"threadId":"16000","contentId":"80912","authorDomain":"kajsidog"}
                                  Reply#16 - Fri Feb 3, 2006 9:49 AM EST
                                  {"commentId":20930,"authorDomain":"jaawalla"}
                                  Jace

                                  any chance it could be Willie Nelson? It looks like he might have braids...

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                                    Reply#17 - Fri Feb 3, 2006 10:11 AM EST
                                    {"commentId":20932,"authorDomain":"colins"}
                                    Colin Dubport

                                    Yes i totally 'stole' that from Digg. Isn't that what seeding is? It slipped through there and I brought it here for our delectation.
                                    Please, Mr Shark Attack, define 'news' for so that I can understand why this item doesn't qualify.
                                    Maybe God returned as Kenny and this is the sign?

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                                      Reply#18 - Fri Feb 3, 2006 10:13 AM EST
                                      {"commentId":21251,"authorDomain":"wolfger"}
                                      wolfger

                                      It's obviously a "Killroy was here" sign from our alien overlords...

                                      ...and so Newsvine starts down the slippery slope towards Diggdom, with front page "news" stories that aren't.

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                                        Reply#19 - Fri Feb 3, 2006 3:25 PM EST
                                        {"commentId":21298,"authorDomain":"randomyak"}
                                        The Random Yak

                                        Have to go with Fennec on this one. Although I do agree that this is "news" (at least as much as what appears regularly in the New York Times - half of which seems to be closer to fiction) - the comments absolutely made this story.

                                        {"commentId":21298,"threadId":"16000","contentId":"80912","authorDomain":"randomyak"}
                                          Reply#20 - Fri Feb 3, 2006 3:54 PM EST
                                          {"commentId":21304,"authorDomain":"merrydeath"}
                                          merrydeath

                                          god has a face? maybe it could be 'A' face of God but it's a bit presumptious to assume it is 'The' face of God.

                                          {"commentId":21304,"threadId":"16000","contentId":"80912","authorDomain":"merrydeath"}
                                            Reply#21 - Fri Feb 3, 2006 3:58 PM EST
                                            {"commentId":21315,"authorDomain":"gahgah"}
                                            Gahgah
                                            ...and so Newsvine starts down the slippery slope towards Diggdom, with front page "news" stories that aren't.

                                            Oh please stop with the elitist BS. This is still a human interest news story. Every major traditional news outlet has stories like these in their pages.

                                            {"commentId":21315,"threadId":"16000","contentId":"80912","authorDomain":"gahgah"}
                                              Reply#22 - Fri Feb 3, 2006 4:11 PM EST
                                              {"commentId":21350,"authorDomain":"inquisition"}
                                              Cardinal Biggles

                                              Heh, I bet a Google programmer stuck that in there as a gag.

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                                                Reply#23 - Fri Feb 3, 2006 4:48 PM EST
                                                {"commentId":21434,"authorDomain":"dhargraves"}
                                                Damonius

                                                That's what I was thinking. It looks like it was Photoshopped.

                                                {"commentId":21434,"threadId":"16000","contentId":"80912","authorDomain":"dhargraves"}
                                                  Reply#24 - Fri Feb 3, 2006 6:39 PM EST
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