Weird

‘Jesus’ Nail Sale

Replicas of the nails used to hang Jesus on the cross have become the red-hot official merchandise linked to Mel Gibson’s controversial new movie, “The Passion of the Christ.”
Pendants made from the pewter, 2 1/2-inch nails - selling for $16.99 - all but flew out of the Christian Publications Bookstore on West 43rd Street as soon as they were put on display.

People are strange.

One Comment

  1. Stephen
    Posted 20 Feb, 2004 at 17:28 | Permalink

    I suppose we have only to wait for new kinds of piercings. Any word on the spear?

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  1. By Ranting and Roaring on 20 Feb, 2004 at 07:51

    Your morning blasphemy
    Inspiration! A local hardware company called Tompkins have a new line of nails that they wish to sell. They hire a big shot advertising agency and one of the salesman begins work on the advertising campaign to sell these…

  2. By Ministry of Minor Perfidy on 20 Feb, 2004 at 15:20

    His Pain, Your Gain
    Kathy Kinsley has found a story about a store in New York that’s selling replicas of the nails used to crucify Jesus in that Mel Gibson movie that I keep hearing so much about. Her comment? “People are strange.”

    Indeed. I wonder who it is who’s doi…