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Find The Difference Contest

-Submitted by David Drumm (Nal), Guest Blogger

Pictured is Patriarch Kirill I, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church. Something is different between the two images. Can you spot the difference?In the left image the Patriarch is wearing a $30,000 Breguet wristwatch and the image on the right, it’s miraculously disappeared. After Russian bloggers noticed the expensive timepiece, the Church released the second image with the watch airbrushed out. Just one problem – the reflection of the watch on the table is still visible.

At first the Patriarch insisted that he had never worn the watch and that any photos showing him wearing the watch must have been doctored. He lied. The Church has since issued a statement claiming “The guilty will be severely punished.”

Patriarch Kirill, the country’s ethical compass, publicly backed Vladimir V. Putin in last month’s presidential election.

H/T: Pharyngula, New York Times, Why Evolution Is True.

53 thoughts on “Find The Difference Contest”

  3. Bob,

    All so true and good morning to you…. How’s the life cycle issues going for you…..

  4. Mespo,

    The hat also serves as a seat cushion…..for those horizontally challenged…..

    James,

    You probably don’t want the hat after that….

  5. James,

    I wonder who he had to screw to get the watch…… Good eye….

  7. Reminds me of a Lenny Bruce bit. The set up is that Jesus has returned & shown up at the Cathedral in NYC. The big shot of the period (Bishop Sheen? Maybe or Cardinal somebody but Lenny used a real persons name) is inside & been informed of the second coming.
    “Oh Christ! I hope He’s not here to check the books!”

    Word is it was this bit that set off a Catholic cop who arrested him (for the first time) for obscenity & the rest is history.

  8. Makes ya wonder what psychological factors drive the obsessions of certain atheists with religion.

    “You are never dedicated to something you have complete confidence in. No one is fanatically shouting that the sun is going to rise tomorrow. They know it’s going to rise tomorrow. When people are fanatically dedicated to political or religious faiths or any other kinds of dogmas or goals, it’s always because these dogmas or goals are in doubt.” — Robert Pirsig

  9. “At first the Patriarch insisted that he had never worn the watch and that any photos showing him wearing the watch must have been doctored.”

    A smear campaign,now I got it.LOL!!!!!

  10. After reading the article, I was hoping the second shot would show his hat turned upside down and pressed firmly on his ecclesiastical head.

  14. Damn I wish AY2 had said that…. Maybe……just maybe…. We will see larry….. And daryl…. And early……

  15. AY,

    Yep, the “cropper” will probably take the fall… ( 😉 regarding “time will tell)

    “Primate” is fitting…

  16. The reason that he publicly backed Putin is telling all in itself….. Master of trickery….

  17. “The Church has since issued a statement claiming “The guilty will be severely punished.””

    The guilty, that must mean the airbrusher who missed the reflection, not the Patriarch.

    Ethical leader, sounds like the Pope to me, who a large percent American RC folks ignore when it comes to contraception, so say they themselves.

    If they don’t entrust their repro system to his judgement, how can they feel comfortable letting him take care of their souls?
    The mysteries of belief and religion.

    And we wonder why politics are so screwed up. We believe our reps have our interests and the Constitution as their belief, I mean they swore they did.
    So why should we not believe in them?
    Next question…….!

  18. Yeah, he lied. But it was all in the best interests of the flock, doncha know.

    If he ever wants to try another racket he might have a bright future in politics Just needs a better PR guy.

  20. Time will tell….. The “guilty” will be severely punished? I’m a skeptic….. I’m betting to photo Cropper will be the one…..

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