'Virgin Mary' sandwich sold for £15,000
By Catherine Elsworth in Los Angeles
(Filed: 24/11/2004)
A 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich said to bear the image of the Virgin Mary has been sold for £15,000.
Motoreasy
GoldenPalace.com, an online casino, placed the winning bid on internet sale site e-Bay after executives vowed to spend "as much as it took" to secure ownership of the part-nibbled snack.
Diana Duyser, from Hollywood, Florida, said she took one bite after making the sandwich 10 years ago and saw a face staring back at her.
She put the sandwich in a clear plastic box with cotton wool and kept it on her bedside table. Miss Duyser, a jewellery designer, claims the sandwich has never gone mouldy.
E-Bay initially pulled the sale, fearing a joke, but restored the page after talking to Miss Duyser.
GoldenPalace.com said it planned to use the sandwich to raise money for charity.
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We do not stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing -- Anonymous
posted on November 23, 2004 11:05:56 PM new
Darnit, where did I put my frying pan? Let's see, a couple of slices of bread, some cheese, a bit of artful finger rearranging while its soft, and presto, in 2114 I'll be rich! Yee-haw~!
posted on November 24, 2004 12:07:34 AM new
GoldenPalace.com got a bargain. There is no way any company could get that kind of advertising during prime time on all the major networks, plus the newspaper and internet advertising for a mere $28,000 if they hired an ad agency. That sandwich will make them millions.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on November 24, 2004 12:21:52 PM new
Damn I missed out again...now where the hell is that used old condom I had laying around here from 30 years ago.
