Shocked drunken revellers were amazed to discover that the face of Jesus Christ had appeared on the wall outside their favourite Chinese takeaway in Sunderland. Sure, to some people it’s simply crumbling black and white paint and flaky plaster but from a certain angle, in the right light, if you squint slightly, there’s no denying it looks like Jesus. Or Jim Henson.

The historic discovery was made by Ian Ridley and Lawrence Boys as they waited for their midnight feast outside the Mayho Chinese Takeaway. “We were a little drunk,” admitted Ian, “It was Jesus looking right at us, we were shocked and couldn’t believe it. It’s a miracle!”

But are they Geordie Shore it’s the son of God? “Since I took a picture,” said Ian, “we have shown it to loads of people and all of them can see it instantly.” The Mayho takeaway could be on to an earner here. In 2004, a cheese sandwich said to bear an image of the Virgin Mary sold for $28,000 so we reckon they’d get at least double that for a headshot of JC.

Of course this isn’t the first time a holy image has made an unexpected guest appearance. In recent years Jesus, Mary or one of their gang has turned up on everything from burnt toast and a kit kat to a Google Earth image and a cloud. That reminds us, the other day we saw a horse chestnut tree that looked like a willow tree. As you can imagine, it was hilarious.

Hang on a minute. A black and white image appears on an outside wall overnight? If it’s not God working in mysterious ways, it’s probably Banksy.

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