'Fick sUCKERS' these are...
Posted on 11/22/2004 7:24:19 PM PST by Orange1998
Monday November 22, 9:17 pm ET
GoldenPalace.com Wins eBay Auction For One-of-a-Kind Religious Icon
ST. JOHNS, Antigua, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- In a perfect example of Americana pop culture phenomenon, a grilled cheese sandwich that bears the image of the Virgin Mary has been sold on eBay to Internet casino GoldenPalace.com for an eye-opening $28,000.
Seller Diana Duyser made the sandwich ten years ago, and after taking one bite out of it, noticed the Virgin Mary's face staring back at her. She put the sandwich in a clear plastic box with cotton balls and kept it on her night stand. Duyser, 52, believes the sandwich has brought her luck over the years and is truly convinced of its divinity.
"I would like all people to know that I do believe that this is the Virgin Mary Mother of God," says Duyser, a work-from-home jewelry designer. "That is my solemn belief. People ask me if I have had blessings since she has been in my home. I do feel I have, I have won $70,000 on different occasions at the casino near my house."
Duyser has received widespread media attention and maintains that her good luck is attributed to the iconic image in the bread. The paranormal nature of the sandwich is mainly due to the fact that millions of people are able to see the same holy icon on the bread, not to mention that a ten-year-old sandwich has remained remarkably free of mold. Oddly, no special care has been taken to preserve the sandwich. Duyser claims that she has placed the sandwich in a simple plastic case, not "a special one that seals out air or potential mold or bacteria."
Given Duyser's success at her local casino, it is fitting that a casino ended up with the good luck charm that helped Duyser win big. GoldenPalace.com has become familiar with eBay auctions, having recently purchased several items and using them to raise over $200,000 for various charities. Since this "slice of heaven" has affected so many people worldwide, Golden Palace intends to do the same with the sandwich by taking it on tour around the world and allowing people to see the icon, hear Duyser's story, and share in the good luck that it brings.
The sacred sandwich has received over 1,700,000 visitors since being posted on eBay. A Google search on the sandwich returns an incredible 89,000- plus matches, and a search on Diana Duyser's name alone returns over 3000 matches.
"We will definitely use the sandwich to raise money for charity, and we hope it will raise people's spirits as well," says Richard Rowe, CEO of GoldenPalace.com. "With the massive amount of hits on the eBay site and thousands of search engine queries, it is obvious that this is something people want to know more about...and Golden Palace will help spread the word. We believe that everyone should be able to see it and learn of its mystical power for themselves."
For more information and pictures of the Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese Sandwich, go to http://www.GoldenPalace.com.
Stories like this always remind me of when Johnny Carson ate a bowl of potato chips while his guest, a lady who collected "chips with faces on them," had her head turned.
Michael Moore probably bought it, now he sees Mary staring at him from his toilet.
'Fick sUCKERS' these are...
Uh... yeah, the Holy Mother appeared just so she could score at the casinos and then sell the blessing on ebay.
I once saw Susan Serandon in my french toast.
the sandwich looks like Benedette Peters.
So.... what did you did you do with it? :)
The bid started @ 3,000 dollars. The seller last two auctions, a t-shirt and a boxing glove. Both items were paid for but not delivered. I don't believe the sandwich sat around for 10 years with no mold. But then again.........
...saying "Putteth this, mine holy[-wheat] and partially-eaten image in a box and pack it 'round with cotton balls - and I shall be a reminder unto thee to keepeth away from the carbs, never play 23 on the roulette wheel, 'stand' on a 19 at blackjack, and sell me on eBay in ten years - else ye be taken as a loony for praying to a piece of bread".
So, was the sandwich made with Wonder Bread and Miracle Whip?
Duyser, 52, believes the sandwich has brought her luck over the years and is truly convinced of its divinity.
"I would like all people to know that I do believe that this is the Virgin Mary Mother of God," says Duyser, a work-from-home jewelry designer. "That is my solemn belief. People ask me if I have had blessings since she has been in my home. I do feel I have, I have won $70,000 on different occasions at the casino near my house."
Ah, hell - time to screw good fortune and lead a crappy life like everyone else.
She sold something $28,000, which presumably was giving her $70,000 per casino visit or a combined total of $70,000 for all casino visits so far. Not sure which. Now, you could argue that selling the sandwich was not a good business decision. However, a counter argument could be that the sandwich obviously didn't give her any sense on how to handle money properly, and therefore it was a good decision to sell the sandwich. However, you can counter that argument by saying if she had the judgement to sell the sandwich that was making her a lot of money, then it was really cursed because it caused her to sell the money-making sandwich. But then you could say that money in and of itself is a curse, and that the sandwich was evil because money is its root. And then you could come back by saying that selling the sandwich for $28,000 would still give you evil, because that's a lot of money for an old sandwich.
At this point, I think you can make a good case that the sandwich was a false prophet and, in fact, really evil.
Did sinkspur buy it?
ebay ping
Dunno about luck, but it brought her $28,000 and fifteen minutes of fame, whether it is the Blessed Virgin or not.
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