A very crowded world

During my enforced stay at home as the latest bout of pneumonia works it's way through my system I've been playing a lot of CivIV:BtS. What I've been doing is experimenting with different world settings and difficulties for a little variation in the game. Yesterday I set all the world parameters to random, set up with one of my favorites (the Holy Roman Empire) at Chieftain difficulty and waited to see what developed.
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Big Butter Jesus

While we all ponder the theological implications of a giant statue of Jesus being hit by lightning and burning to the ground, enjoy this musical tribute to a now-destroyed roadside icon.

It looks to me like Jesus is yelling at the artist. "Hello? This cross? I'm supposed to be nailed to and hung from this thing. What? Yes, there is a problem! The bloody thing is too small! You couldn't crucify Hervé Villechaize on this piece of crap. Who? Seriously? For My sake, don't you ever watch TVLand? OK, you couldn't crucify MiniMe on this thing. Does that fall into your cultural sphere? It needs to be bigger. How big? Oh, I don't know, maybe large enough that My arms can be nailed to it while outstretched? Look, read the Wiki article on crucifixion and figure it out. I'll be in My trailer. Somebody get me a Diet Dr. Pepper."

Ignore all those pictures of me.

ganked from seawasp

"I think it's inevitable that as we read each other's journals we create mental pictures of each other. Post this on your own journal to find out who your friends see when they read about your life.

"Two Rules:
1) The person must be in the movies or on TV (but doesn't have to be an actor/actress). The person can be specific to a role or character or just the person.
2) Post a picture.
2a) Repost to your own journal."