It’s That Time Again

It’s That Time Again

This morning we visited the Fitzwilliam Museum.

You know what that means?

Right, it’s time to play Ugly Baby Jesus again. You know the rules. Just pick the most unflattering representation of the Christ Child and leave a comment telling us which one you think it is. Without further ado, here are the contenders.

Tweaker Baby Jesus
Tweaker

Inappropriate Nibbling Baby Jesus
Inappropriate Nibbling

Existential Ennui Baby Jesus
Existential Ennui

Not Hungry Baby Jesus
Drowsy

Cookie Jar Baby Jesus
Cookie Jar

Bolshie Baby Jesus
Bolshie

The Amazing Shrinking Baby Jesus
Amazing Shrinking

Afro Baby Jesus
Afro

Junkie Baby Jesus
Junkie

Headphones Baby Jesus
Headphones

Engaged Baby Jesus
Engaged

Crib Death Baby Jesus
Crib Death

Booby and Birdy Baby Jesus
Booby

Since we are equal opportunity heretics, we also have the Bad Hair Day Virgin Mary.
Bad Hair Day Virgin Mary

So, what do you think?

While you are making up your mind here are a few more gems from the Fitz and the Museum of Archeology and Anthropology.

A lovely collection of grotesque faces and expressions.
Calgary

A mummified kitten.
Mummified Cat

This painting is called The Worship of the Golden Calf.
Worship of the Golden Calf
There’s people feasting, there’s people dancing, there’s people playing music, there’s people getting naked. Where do I sign up? If the artist was trying to show how bad things get if you stop worshipping Jehovah, I don’t think he did very good job.

A monkey in a hat.
Monkey in a hat

Battle swan vase.
Battle Swan Vase
Not made by De Morgan, though it looks like his style.

Saxon jewelry found in archeological digs near Cambridge.
Saxon Torque

Trumpington Cross
The garnets in the cross probably came from Asia, so even after Britain was no longer part of the Roman Empire, trade routes still stretched for thousands of miles.

Falsies from Papua New Guinea.
False Boobs PNG
Worn by men when they were playing female roles in ceremonies where genders were exchanged.

The Death of Lieutenant Munro.
Death of Munro
Personally I’m siding with the big cat. I think Munro probably deserved it. As a wise man once said, Don’t Taunt The Tiger.

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