IT'S A MIRACLE - NOT!
It seems that miracles are becoming less miraculous these days - especially if it involves money and the Virgin Mary. In New Zealand, a trader on the country's EBay equivalent, TradeMe, offered a pebble for sale that allegedly had an image of the mother of Jesus. The asking price was a mere $50,000 but it seems that the market for religious icons may be bottoming out.

The pebble's owner, Lisa-Marie Corlet of Christchurch, was initially excited by a top offer of $31,600, but shed tears of blood when it was discovered to be a hoax. The next best offer was a paltry $27,000, which Corlet decided was simply not enough for such a precious relic. So, Mary's pebble is back in her cupboard waiting presumably until she finds a matching Jesus.

Either that or she'll try EBay to attract the international market. You have to think there is someone in the world stupid enough to trade cash for trash.

Meanwhile, I have large, lumpy potato that looks suspiciously like Muhammed sitting in my vegetable basket, so if anyone wants to make an offer...