WE’VEÂ just had an email from Brian Gilmore of Ranker.com who wrote:
With Easter in full swing, I thought this would make a great weekend post for you guys. Here’s a list of the 20 most ridiculous “Jesus Sightings” of all time. These are absolutely hilarious.
Top of the list is “Bacon Jesus”, which we reported on last month. It was a post that rather upset British bank worker Toby Elles, who awoke in a smoke-filled room to find an image of the messiah burned into a frying pan. Allegedly.
Elles emailed us, saying:
I would prefer it if you didn’t call me a ‘tosser’ in you report. I would like you to remove the offensive comment before I am forced to take action.
Elles will be even less pleased with this YouTube video, in which a US TV presenter accuses him of fraud:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRf4xOCGX0Y[/youtube]
We hadn’t come across Ranker before, and are delighted to have been pointed in its direction. Among the many amusing lists it contains is one called Top 10 Anti-Gay Activists Caught Being Gay.
The Freethinker was founded in 1881 by GW Foote, an outspoken critic of religion. After the publication of 
April 4th, 2010 at 10:25 pm
Can’t imagine why anybody would want to call Toby Elles a TOSSER.
April 5th, 2010 at 9:30 am
Don’t call a wanker a tosser.
April 5th, 2010 at 10:10 am
Where on earth is ‘South Whales’?
April 5th, 2010 at 10:15 am
So what action would that be Mr Elles, hit us with your frying pan? Come on grow up, your little fraud didn’t work but fair play to you for trying to fleece the credulous.