The Life of Christ in Cats

I think this has been around the internet forever, but I don't recall having blogged it before. Life of Christ in Cats (Thanks, R. Stevens)

[#1 posted by midknyte , February 3, 2009 9:58 AM]

Jesus has 9 lives now?

[#2 posted by Takuan , February 3, 2009 10:02 AM]

there is something revolting about an innocent cat crucified.

[#3 posted by rstevens , February 3, 2009 10:05 AM]

but he comes back to life nine times- as a whole cat baseball team!

[#4 posted by Anonymous , February 3, 2009 10:15 AM]

Oh, you have to credit England's Viz magazine for that.. That was a parody ad on the back of one of their issues. How I wish I could order one for real!

[#5 posted by Daemon , February 3, 2009 10:19 AM]

"Very few discerning people will ever own the Life of Christ in Cats"

Truer words were never spoken.

[#6 posted by Evil Jim , February 3, 2009 10:35 AM]

I'm more partial to the screaming cat. (Image from Arty Cats.

[#7 posted by simonrundell , February 3, 2009 10:41 AM]

Ah Viz Magazine! www.viz.co.uk or Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIZ

[#8 posted by dannflor , February 3, 2009 10:42 AM]

The Dogtivity/Cativity/Moosetivity/Beartivity were always by far my favourite Nativity sets at the Christmas store I worked at.

http://www.inthecompanyofdogs.com/prodimages/D30538B.jpg

http://www.amerheritage.com/merchimages/christmas/bigskycarvers/minibeartivity.jpg

MM... sacralicious.

[#9 posted by jimbuck , February 3, 2009 10:49 AM]

a cat nailed to a cross.... that's just wrong

[#10 posted by Gloria , February 3, 2009 11:11 AM]

Reminds me of the festival of Juno that celebrates the sacred geese guardians of the Capitol. If I recall correctly, there was a component of the celebration that involved crucifying stray dogs as a symbolic punishment of the dogs that failed their watch (?).

Still, I can't find this anywhere in a fast Google search, so it may have been just one doggie corpse around which the geese were ceremoniously led, with no crucifixion (but still!).

[#11 posted by Gadgets123 , February 3, 2009 11:13 AM]

D m fvr nd cndct ths thght-xprmnt. mgn th rctn by Mslms f y dd th lf f Mh n cts. Ntc hw qckly thy r ppltng ntns wth lbrl Wstrn vls. Nw gt n brd wth thr rsstng thm, r sclzng thm. Th hr s gttng lt.

[#12 posted by minTphresh , February 3, 2009 11:14 AM]

...and he did pad up upon the mount, purring. and he spake unto the masses, saying thusly," all ur base are belong to us!" and "meow!" and it was good.

[#13 posted by ripplepoppy , February 3, 2009 11:21 AM]

It was blogged before, I remember this one well. I blogged it in turn, on myspace (shudder).
I think it was March 27, 2007... "actual size 190mm diameter, made from best quality plate material"

[#14 posted by devophill , February 3, 2009 11:58 AM]

Gadgets123- Do me a favor and get bent.

[#15 posted by Charlie Stross , February 3, 2009 12:02 PM]

Crafted in the finest Armitage Shanks Urinal Grade Porcelain.

... They're taking the piss.

[#16 posted by DefMech , February 3, 2009 12:23 PM]

There's definitely a little Louis Wain vibe comin from that plate...

[#17 posted by sultan_alhazred , February 3, 2009 12:49 PM]

Reminds me of other magnificent collector's pieces from the Ham Shanklin Mint offered in the pages of Viz back in the day, such as the Elvis Presley Dambusters Clockplate of Tutankhamun and the Tony Hadley Faberge Pineapple.

[#18 posted by Xopher , February 3, 2009 12:59 PM]

Gadgets123 11: The real war will be between people who have a sense of humor about their religious icons and people who do not.

I suspect that you and I will be on opposite sides of that war.

Also, you do seem to bring up Moslem immigration in topics that are related tangentially at best (such as here and here). It's starting to be a hobby horse. Don't ride it.

[#19 posted by watersdm , February 3, 2009 1:06 PM]

Contrary to what some of the previous comments suggest, this was (is) a real product. It was produced by and sold through Viz magazine in the U.K. perhaps 8/9 years ago. I have one on my kitchen wall and I can tell you it more than lives up to its promise.

[#20 posted by Xopher , February 3, 2009 1:12 PM]

That discerning people are unlikely to have it? I daresay it does.

[#21 posted by ZippySpincycle , February 3, 2009 1:15 PM]

Would Jesus-cat walk on water, or just avoid it altogether?

[#22 posted by Anonymous , February 3, 2009 1:46 PM]

...and those who believe in Him who purrs shall be called Catolics.

[#23 posted by JJR1971 , February 3, 2009 2:18 PM]

Wonderful cover art/insert possibility for the LOLcats bible project..!

[#24 posted by Gadgets123 , February 3, 2009 2:34 PM]

#18 - No... I'm with you! I'm a LIFE OF BRIAN, etc. fan of such humor. I want to keep such freedoms, and the benefit that ridicule can bring to pomposity. I think this is a great western virtue, and one we should export. I hope there will be the analog to the Borscht Belt (Kabob Belt?) when the hordes arrive. A search on YouTube for SANDS OF PASSION is a pretty good start.

[#25 posted by SC_Wolf , February 3, 2009 2:43 PM]

I iz on ur cross, dying for ur sinz?

[#26 posted by Gadgets123 , February 3, 2009 4:04 PM]

Do Cat-olics embrace dogma?

[#27 posted by Takuan , February 3, 2009 4:18 PM]

I couldn't find the mashed Durer Lolcat bible etchings last I looked. They had a great GTFO Garden of Eden expulsion.

[#28 posted by TroofSeeker , February 3, 2009 5:18 PM]

Remember that diarama made with stuffed squirrels in a rodeo setting? Heck, it's easier to get cats than squirrels! Let's see... long table, 12 glasses and a tiny holy grail...

[#29 posted by robulus , February 3, 2009 5:41 PM]

Takuan lamented

there is something revolting about an innocent cat crucified.

Hush, be not saddened. For He shall rise again. And again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again. And then once more and thats it.

[#30 posted by Crubellier , February 3, 2009 6:00 PM]

Back when I was a staffer on Fortean Times, we shared a publisher with Viz; the office foyer had a Damien Hirst-style Billy The Fish in a vitrine, while out by the office canteen were life-sized fibreglass statues of the Fat Slags.

And as noted elsewhere, Viz really did sell this, along with the Elvis Tutenkhamen Dambusters Clock and replicas of the Queen Mother's teeth.

[#31 posted by Anonymous , February 3, 2009 7:29 PM]

It's a cat-e-chism.

[#32 posted by teleny , February 3, 2009 7:32 PM]

Reminds me of those creepy paintings of Jonestown from a while back...

[#33 posted by midknyte , February 3, 2009 8:39 PM]

> Would Jesus-cat walk on water, or just avoid it altogether?

He walketh on water

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_w7ilNrFnHH4/SP8vFxTzq9I/AAAAAAAAHI4/S7JdZH0Na6c/s400/cat+catching+fish.jpg

btw, loaves and fishes makes so much more sense now...

[#34 posted by ericabrooke , February 4, 2009 6:06 PM]

I'd pay some serious money for one of these. As the owner of a blog about wacky cat news (http://worldwidewhiskers.wordpress.com), I feel like it would be a betrayal of my feline loyalty not to own one.