The Rare Bird Review

Where others might see a serious need for a plumber, Jeffrey Rigo sees the divine. The 30-year-old Lawrenceville PA man stepped out of his shower Saturday evening and saw what he says looks like an image of the son of God staring back at him.

"I got out of the shower and yelled, 'Jesus Christ!'" he said yesterday.

"My girlfriend asked me, 'Oh, my God, what is it?'"

"I pointed and responded, 'No, Jesus Christ!'"

A few hours later, Rigo posted the image on eBay, offering the section of plaster wall for a starting bid of $1,999.99.

Rigo, who isn't religious and doesn't believe the image is a sign from God, said he's approaching the auction lightheartedly.

"The entire auction and its proceedings are not meant to be taken seriously," Rigo said yesterday in an e-mail interview. "There is no hidden agenda here, no religious or political commentary to be derived.'' He doesn't mean to offend those who might take the image seriously, he said.

"I do realize that there are a large number of people around the world who do take these matters quite seriously," he wrote.

He cut out the section of plaster with a rotary tool, revealing the source of a water leak inside the wall. He then fabricated a box, filled it with plaster and placed the wall segment inside the box to dry.

The Rare Bird Review will not be bidding on the item beacuse it might offend the Giant Plastic Jesus wich seems to have developed a relationship with our staff.

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