Comments on: Oleo Lord

Oleo Lord

LeeJay — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:15:56 -0800

To the congregation of the Solid RockChurch, he's known as the King of Kings. But others who have witnessed his glory have other names for him: MC 62ft Jesus, Touchdown Jesus, and perhaps most famously, as immortalized by Heywood Banks, Big Butter Jesus. And he's been a very busy boy.

Built by sculptor James Lynch, he was manufactured in Florida and trucked in pieces to Monroe, Ohio where he's become something of a conversation piece (he even made the New York Times). Unfortunately, not much is know about Lynch but judging by the photo on his home page, he's no stranger to, er, dramatic religious pieces. At six-stories tall and weighing eight tons, the King of Kings is reportedly the largest statue of Jesus in the United States. Some members of the congregation believe he watches over the local freeway as well as the town. As one member of the church puts it, "Can't too much go wrong next to a big statue of Jesus."

By: lumensimus

lumensimus — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:32:59 -0800

That's not Touchdown Jesus. This is Touchdown Jesus.

By: HotPatatta

HotPatatta — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:55:38 -0800

Oh. My. Lord.

By: the dief

the dief — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:01:25 -0800

I used to pass him many times, before I luckily got the hell out of Ohio, and I always referred to him as Fishin' Jesus, like he was saying "the fish was THIIIIIIIIS BIIIIIIG."

By: frances1972

frances1972 — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:11:41 -0800

Excellent post. Re: Touchdown Jesus, I know of several. There's a big one in the middle of a cemetery next to some townhouses in Great Mills, MD.

By: m0nm0n

m0nm0n — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:12:24 -0800

The two times I've driven past, he's looked like some giant, mutant Spider Jesus because of the reflection on the lake. It's surreal.

By: Afroblanco

Afroblanco — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:13:47 -0800

But others who have witnessed his glory have other names for him: MC 62ft Jesus I prefer MC 900ft Jesus.

By: jscalzi

jscalzi — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:15:32 -0800

Speaking as someone who drives past Butter Jesus from time to time, what really disturbs me is that his cross is totally not to scale -- it's really tiny (relatively speaking). So every time I pass by the thing, I think: they nailed him to that?

By: LeeJay

LeeJay — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:21:55 -0800

There's a big one in the middle of a cemetery next to some townhouses in Great Mills, MD Really? I might have to take a road trip.

By: Gular

Gular — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:27:34 -0800

I've always wanted to take a road trip out to HUGE JESUS in Ohio... however, once we got there, we'd have to drive home as it's in Ohio and there'd be nothing else for us to do. Unless there's something lurking in Cincinnati or Dayton that's otherwise unknown to me of the epic awesome that would warrant the actual plan of road tripping to GIANT JESUS.

By: Fuzzy Skinner

Fuzzy Skinner — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:53:06 -0800

Dude! Cincinnati has killer chili!

By: Science!

Science! — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:55:30 -0800

Here's "Passing the Ball Cause He's Getting Tackled Before He Can Make a Touchdown Jesus"

By: Mick

Mick — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:00:30 -0800

Hustler Hollywood is at the next exit. The Cincinnati Art Museum is outstanding, as is it's MoMA, and the natural history museum at Union Terminal should not be missed, nor should the terminal itself.

By: aheckler

aheckler — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:41:44 -0800

Other names I've heard for Touchdown Jesus: Drowning Jesus Three Points Jesus Orchestra Conductor Jesus Big Butter Jesus (the material looks like butter up close) Backflip Jesus Walk on Water Malfunction Jesus

By: johnjreiser

johnjreiser — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:08:19 -0800

Bird's eye view of Big Honkin' Jesus.

By: Sys Rq

Sys Rq — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:24:21 -0800

He looks like he's struggling in a tar pit.

By: tfmm

tfmm — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:27:18 -0800

Looks like I could catch this, Jungle Jims megamarket, and the Longaberger Basket Building all in one afternoon.

By: lore

lore — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:18:12 -0800

There's a giant Mary statue in Santa Clara that I always think of as "Our Lady of the Radioactive Breath."

By: Tube

Tube — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:26:04 -0800

Overhead Compartment Jesus.

By: pineapple

pineapple — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:39:12 -0800

This is cool. Thanks, LeeJay!

By: Tehanu

Tehanu — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:48:39 -0800

I'm glad to see I-75 Jesus has his own blog now. Actually with all the flooding in that area over the past few weeks, he's been looking like this lately. It just goes to show you: if you want your giant Jesus statue to be able to walk on the floodwaters, you must give him legs and feet.

By: Cranberry

Cranberry — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:58:54 -0800

Tehanu has provided visuals for my thought:"Not waving, drowning".

By: Fuzzy Skinner

Fuzzy Skinner — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:38:21 -0800

Team America Secret Signal Jesus.

By: Tehanu

Tehanu — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:32:41 -0800

Looks like I could catch this, Jungle Jims megamarket, and the Longaberger Basket Building all in one afternoon. If you like food, Jungle Jim's is an afternoon. A magical afternoon.

By: mismatched

mismatched — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:10:10 -0800

Tehanu, it looks a bit like he's bringing up the floodwaters there. Eerie.

By: mrgrimm

mrgrimm — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:07:51 -0800

I prefer MC 900ft Jesus. Me too, but ... flute solo?!

By: mrgrimm

mrgrimm — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:08:38 -0800

Or Big Baby Jesus.

By: mrgrimm

mrgrimm — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:14:14 -0800

ODB.