Not your ordinary Cheeto
Yes, yet another food item has surfaced that appears to resemble a holy figure. It’s not the Virgin Mary this time; it’s Jesus himself — or Cheesus, as his discoverers like to call him.
A Dallas couple found Cheesus, a Cheeto that they say resembles Jesus kneeling in prayer, in a 99-cent bag of Cheetos they bought at a gas station.
Finding Cheesus
The bag of Cheetos came from a gas station in Dallas. The Bells picked up the snacks before they left town on a trip.
Sara Bell was the one who found Cheesus and pointed him out to her husband, Dan Bell. Cheesus is about two inches tall — pretty big for a Cheeto.
Cashing in on Cheesus
The couple says they are thinking about selling it on eBay. It’s tough to predict how much people will be willing to spend on a likeness of Christ in Cheeto form, so who knows whether you’ll need money loans to pay for Cheesus, or if you can cover the cost with the change in your couch.
Cheesus finders NOT crazy
The Bells seem to be taking their discovery with a grain of salt. Or several, considering their snack choice.
“It is a reminder of our blessings from God, but primarily I think it’s a funny Cheeto,” Sara Bell said in a video posted by an Orlando news outlet.
Dan talked about the possibility of selling it on eBay, recognizing that results from similar sales in the past have been quite mixed.
“It could be 25 cents; it could be $25. Thing is, if it’s only 25 cents we’re probably just going to eat it.”
Considering that Cheesus made the front page in their hometown, it’s possible that the item will garner a tidy sum on eBay, thanks to the attention Cheesus has been getting.
Cheesus is everywhere
The Bells’ discovery has already become somewhat of an internet sensation. Clearly, word of Jesus has spread pretty far, considering news outlets across the country have reported on it.
The Orlando news site has posted a photo slideshow that highlights some of the more well-known Jesus or Virgin Mary sightings in everyday objects. There has even been a Jesus-shaped Cheeto before, but that one was in a hanging-on-the-cross position.
More divine sightings
The Bells very well could end up making a small fortune on Cheesus. After all, a few years ago a 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich said to bear the image of the Virgin Mary sold on eBay for $28,000. The sandwich went to a Casino owner who placed the Virgin Mary sandwich on display.
It sounds crazy, but it might not be a bad business decision. In the late ’70s, a woman in Mexico said she had a tortilla with the image of Jesus burned into it. She got so many visitors wanting to see the Jesus tortilla that she started leaving her door unlocked so people could view the “miracle” at will.
About 8 years ago or so, there was a discovery in an altar cloth in England. The cloth had what looked like a face, bearded, and the parishioners thought it was the face of either Jesus or Hulk Hogan. How they told the difference? They picked up a steel chair, and when the face flinched they knew it was the Hulkster! All kidding aside, a Jesus Cheeto is curiously amusing.