However, the city's Catholic Archbishop Barry Hickey ordered her to remove it [Virgin Mary statue] from the church after an analysis of the "tears" found they were a mixture of vegetable oil and rose oil.
"It is therefore my rightful duty as Archbishop of Perth, for the correct guidance of the people of God, to say that the case for a miraculous happening has not been proved," he said.
That ruling did not stop thousands of people flocking to see the statue, which is now on display four days a week at Powell's home, renamed the Holy Family House of Prayer, where she has built a shrine for the weeping figurine.
Remember when people used to expect more from their miracles, like canola oil, or a bit of salt for realism?
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The company, based in Burlington, Massachusetts, declined to provide further details on how the PackBot was destroyed in Iraq.
"The U.S. military is ... concerned that if they release too many details, insurgents will be able to take action (against the robots)," said Osa Fitch, program executive at iRobot's Government and Industrial Robotics division.
Protect the robots? Has Osa Fitch never seen a science fiction movie? This is how the Terminator series started. Why doesn't the company skip a few steps and rename it "PackTheHumansBot"?
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The mail facility at Reagan National Airport shut down for 90 minutes last month after a grainy, green powder spilled from a package from Ethiopia, raising fears of a biological hazard. It turned out to be ground-up dried peas.
Dear Shecky,
Just replace the last sentence with "It turned out to be my mother-in-law's cooking!" Hi-O!
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