There’s more Jesus to go around

We’re only two weeks away from Good Friday, better known as the Last Supper. From what famous painters can tell us, we seem to imagine larger and larger portions as time has gone on.

According to the International Journal of Obesity, the leading authority on fat people, from 1000 to 2000, portion sizes increased by 69%, plate sizes increased 66%, and the bread loaves grew by 23%. Does this mean that we now think Jesus was overeating?

Have you ever seen that guy on the cross? He’s so thin it’s hard to imagine eating carbs, much less overeating.

Update to ‘Pip pip, cheerio and all that ultra conservative behavior’

In more “we won!” news, It looks like London is changing their mind on that “no naked goddess in the subway” rule and will now allow the “overtly sexual” Venus painting to be displayed on tube advertisements. How gracious of them. You know what’s funny, though? Using the word “tube” when talking about 16-century paintings of naked goddesses.

(Once again, both links might be Not Safe For Work, but it all depends on your employers … or your host country. England, I’m looking at you.)