Touchdown jesus struck by lightning

[Mr. Flippy]

Thought i would share

MONROE, OHIO (BNO NEWS) — The famous ‘Touchdown Jesus’ statue in Ohio was engulfed in flames after a lightning strike on late Monday, police said on early Tuesday.

The statue, officially called “King of Kings” but known to Ohioan natives as “Touchdown Jesus,” is a 62-foot (19 meters)-tall statue of Jesus located along I-75 near Monroe, a city in southwest Ohio. It depicts Jesus from the chest up, with his arms and head raised to the sky.

A dispatcher with the Monroe Department of Police said the statue was fully engulfed in flames after a lightning strike. “I got the call at about a quarter after eleven,” she said.

The statue was designed by Brad Coriel and was sculpted by James Lynch. It is located in the front of Solid Rock Church, and to some the statue is known as “Big Butter Jesus.”

vid on youtube i found

[Shenrien]

Jesus Christ!

[Mr. Flippy]

yeah lols. i got home from work a few hours ago and my friends up in butler county had tons of stuff all over Facebook about it. i find it hilarious

[Flarega]

Touchdown jesus is an oxymoron. Kyle orton doesn't throw any touchdown passes.

[toqabowl]

Touchdown jesus is an oxymoron. Kyle orton doesn't throw any touchdown passes.

But he has a beard though.

[Flarega]

http://www.gazette.com/articles/losi...ard-orton.html

[Gethsemane]

I guess someone finally got the balls to tell Jesus to go die in a fire.

[Mistress Stowastiq]

http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/region_...royed-by-fire#

News website with pictures of the armature after the fire put out.

[Mortama]

I guess Zeus was pissed...

[Mizango]

Touchdown jesus is an oxymoron. Kyle orton doesn't throw any touchdown passes.

ROFL, wow...I literally have no comeback for this.


Also, the only TD Jesús I knew was in South Bend, which would have made this store that much better.

[SephYuyX]

I hated the thing, and I think most people in the area did too. It's a bad eyesore. And who the hell makes something out of styrofoam and cheap wood anyway? No wonder it burnt down in like 2 minutes.

[deshende]

One of my favorite user comments from one of the news sites:

"Don't worry, it'll be back in 3 days."

[Ramor]

I guess Zeus was pissed...

all hail king neptune and his water breathers

[Kyreth]

ROFL, wow...I literally have no comeback for this.


Also, the only TD Jesús I knew was in South Bend, which would have made this store that much better.

When I saw the topic, that's what I was thinking about too.

http://www.nesn.com/2010/06/notre-da...he-ground.html

When Ohio's "Touchdown Jesus" turned to "Torchdown Jesus" on Monday night outside Cincinnati, Notre Dame football fans just had to crack a smile.

South Bend, Ind., is the original home of "Touchdown Jesus" if you ask any football fan. One has to wonder if there's a Fighting Irish somewhere up there after lightning struck and burned down the 62-foot Jesus statue at the evangelical Solid Rock Church along Interstate 75 just north of Cincy.

Spoilered for huge:

Spoiler: show

http://www.clemson.edu/sure/2007/mot...wn_Jesus_1.jpg

The one and only is still going.

[wagon]

where's your god now?!

[Stiker]

Also, the only TD Jesús I knew was in South Bend, which would have made this store that much better.

Only one that matters.

http://voices.mysanantonio.com/rickh...wn%20Jesus.jpg

[Tyche]

Is this the famous "Big Butter Jesus"?

[Ramor]

Is this the famous "Big Butter Jesus"?

The statue was designed by Brad Coriel and was sculpted by James Lynch. It is located in the front of Solid Rock Church, and to some the statue is known as “Big Butter Jesus.”

yes.

[Octavious]

holy shit, i never knew there were this many people from Ohio who posted here too. :O I really wish OH would be noticed for something else. >_>

[Mizango]

all hail king neptune and his water breathers

ilu. That is my favorite song off of that CD. Superfast, superfast ♫