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Filipino woman worships green statue for 4 years, finds out it is animated character Shrek (www.scmp.com)

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Woman treats green ogre figure with great reverence; says she will continue to worship ‘kind-hearted’ cartoon statue

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[-] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 62 points 1 month ago

Shrek isn’t the worst idol.

He’s grumpy but he’s got layers, and is fairly accepting. And I think we can all relate to how far he’ll go for a bit of peace and quiet.

[-] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

What? Like some kind of onion creature?

[-] diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I’d liken him more to a parfait

[-] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Like he came from a 3D printer.

[-] P00ptart@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Honestly that's a far better idol than most religions.

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