Jesus ate my grilled cheese!
2004-11-17, 9:57 a.m.

MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- The people at eBay were no believers in this cheesy miracle: half of a 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich whose owner claimed it bore the image of the Virgin Mary.


Diana Duyser put the sandwich up for sale last week, drawing bids as high as $22,000 before eBay pulled the item Sunday night. The page was viewed nearly 100,000 times before being taken down.
An e-mail Duyser received from eBay said the sandwich broke its policy, which "does not allow listings that are intended as jokes."
But, Duyser, a jewelry designer who has bought and sold items on eBay for two years, insisted this was not a laughing matter.
On Tuesday, the Web site allowed bidding to resume, with the top offer reaching over $16,000. Bidding is scheduled to end Monday.
Company spokesman Hani Durzy said the listing was mistakenly removed because officials doubted whether Duyser could deliver the product.
"After looking at it a second time, there's nothing to indicate that the seller isn't willing to give up this cheese sandwich to the highest bidder," he said. "We're going to allow it to stay up."
Duyser, 52, said she took a bite after making it 10 years ago and saw a face staring back at her from the bread. She put the sandwich in a clear plastic box with cotton balls and kept it on her night stand.
At first, she was scared by the image, "but now that I realize how unique it is, I wanted to share it with the world," Duyser said.
The sandwich, she added, has never sprouted a spore of mold.

Where to begin? I don�t know what I find more comical- that there is someone out there stupid enough to think that the Virgin Mary appeared in a grilled cheese sandwich, or that there is someone out there willing to fork out 16,000 dollars for it. You know, that isn�t a bad idea. Maybe I should take a day off and construct a sculpture of the crucifixion out of gummy bears, sell it on eBay, and retire. How do these people manage to function in every day life with so few brain cells? I would like to imagine that the person with the winning bid more than likely won�t pay up, but knowing how fucking crazy some people are in this country, I�m sure they will. 16,000 dollars for a slice of bread and a piece of cheese- what a bargain!
Meanwhile, roomate frustrations continue. I had dinner over at my friend Amy's last night and got stoned out of my gourd. Now, usually when I'm high, I tend to get a little randy. However, when I got home, Jesse was up doing homework on my computer. So I had to go to bed without. Luckily her classes will be over with in a few days so I can get back to using my computer for what I bought it for- internet porn.

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