'Touchdown Jesus' struck by lightning, melts

[The Interpreter]

First:

http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/c ... 62245.html

What it looks like now:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4 ... =699901594

Don't miss the youtube for the before:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq01UYiMyHg

(it is a bit sacrilegious)

One has to wonder about the religious implications of this lightning strike..

[herdgirl72]

Sniff...and he had just been powerwashed too...I guess it was his time...sniff

RIP Big Butter..Touchdown...Jesus..

[The Interpreter]

This was the second time in the last three years it had been struck by lightning...

[cgarison]

In my opinion, we only have room for one "Touchdown Jesus" in the midwest.



[doing the sign of the cross while genuflecting in the direction of South Bend, IN]

[That 70's Employee]

Don't worry. I hear he rebuilds himself in three days

[The Interpreter]

ONLY in Ohio:

...Police are there today, June 15, to make sure traffic and safety is maintained. They have written citations this morning to motorists who stopped on the berm of I-75 to take pictures of what is left of the statue. Dispatchers said stopping on the interstate is for emergencies only and violators are subject to a ticket.

The large iconic Jesus statue was destroyed after catching on fire. The lightning occurred during a thunderstorm late Monday night....

http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilt ... 62977.html

Ohio's finest never miss an opportunity to raise reven...er...assist in public safety.

[Bar Rat]

In my opinion, we only have room for one "Touchdown Jesus" in the midwest.



[doing the sign of the cross while genuflecting in the direction of South Bend, IN]

And here I was thinking this was a sign to Notre Dame to make doubly sure they don't think about joining the Big Ten.

[Cameron]

The "Touchdown Jesus," a six-story tall statue (also known as "Big Butter Jesus") outside an Ohio church, was torched by a lightning bolt late Monday night and completely incinerated. In a demonstration of God's keen sense of irony, the "Hollywood Hustler" sign at a nearby porn shop was left unscathed.

[David Paleg]

Also untouched, The Fonz statue (from TV Land) in Milwaukee. Ayyyyyyyy!