But this pic isn’t a fail. The church put the sign there on purpose, in hopes of making customers feel guilty. There’s nothing remotely ‘fail’ about it.
no the porn shop was there first this picture is from farmington New Mexico i have lived here for 18 years the shop went up then the sign THEN a club so um yeah
Well, it might make you feel guilty to think about sex, but some of us are mature enough to handle sexual behavior without going crazy, or attempting to manipulate others with holier than thou nonsense.
Oh, I agree. A person really shouldn’t be ashamed of their natural body. But you can’t deny that some people do enforce that shame on others. The guilt trip was intentional. That’s what the thumpers were going for. It shouldn’t work, but it does. Some people are ashamed of it, and it’s society’s fault. Taboos and whatnot.
Right. I’m talking about the ~5% who are so extremist that it makes everyone else look bad. Most christians aren’t bothered by that sort of thing. Your average joe isn’t going to put up “Jesus Saves” billboards on the highway- only the thumpers.
correction: jesus saves billboards on the highway is one thing. driving out businesses they don’t approve of is on the ‘thumper’ side of the line. sorry to nitpick. it’s one of those ‘everything bothers me’ sorts of days.
In Iowa, along I-80, there is a adult superstore like this with almost the EXACT same billboard there. First time I saw it I was like “WHAT?! Church porn!?” It became very difficult to drive laughing so hard after that.
I live 30 minutes from the sign on I-80. It says Adult Super Store and about a mile before that there is a sign that says Jesus: Adult Super Savior. Pretty clever.
There’s another one along I-70 from Kansas on the way to Colorado. The sign changes, but the message is always the same: God and/or Jesus are watching you go into the porn store, and you’ll go to hell for it. Certain religious groups have this kind of advertising as a hobby.
There’s also one on I-70 in Kansas on the way to Colorado, which has the same message. The picture changes but the message of “Jesus/God is watching you and you’ll go to hell for buying porn” is the same. Certain religious groups do this as a hobby.
(Did my previous comment get lost, or do I just fail at commenting?)
Churches regularly put religious billboards in front of adult entertainment establishments in order to discourage sexual immorality. I’m dead serious; there’s one in my neck of the woods, too.
I was just about to make this same point. That billboard placement is entirely intentional. Just about every time you see a sign on the interstate for an adult store, there’s a religious sign right near it.
Yes–the person thinking about going into the adult video store is supposed to think “Oh no! Jesus will know if I go in and buy ‘Anal Sluts VIII. I had better go home and read my bible instead.”
The implication that Jesus is watching the adult videos, however, was unintentional.
Oh man that’s wicked… I know exactly where this sign is. Southern Arizona near the border of Utah. I saw it when I drove down there once and it was the funniest moment of the whole trip. That’s righteous! (teheheh)
Ignorant religion bigot fail…
The sign clearly has crosses on it, mormons don’t use crosses. The sign is Roman Catholic. Google “Jesus is watching you”, for larger, clearer picture of the same sign.
Save your misplaced vitriol for the Cult of $cientology.
actually, it’s in northern new mexico. my friend and i drove past it and actually took a pic when we were driving through on our way from phoenix, az to colorado springs, co july 5, 2006.
Actually, it’s just east of Farmington, NM on US 64–I drove by a couple of weeks ago. The Pizza Hut is the actual video store (ex Pizza Hut, obviously)–you can see that the building is behind the fence from the camera, whereas the sign is in front.
That is too funny, I have a picture like that I took on a trip to Zion and we drove through Farmington. It’s one of the best memories I have of the trip, laughed for a good while after driving by.
Actually, this sign was taken in Farmington, NM on the Bloomfield Highway…I used to live there, and when the sign went up there was an article on it in the paper…Quite hilarious. XD
Dear gods, I freakin HATE those gigantic aluminum siding crosses. Think how big of a homeless shelter could be built with all the material they put into those freaking things. Or all the other good things that could be done, (Like opening a porn store) to help their fellow men and women in need out. But instead they decide they just have to advertise to us non-believers.
Or it could be like my uncle once said. That’s a God antennae, they have to have it to tune in the holy message of the week.
Now I need to take a pic of the one in PA which says “what do you lose when you use porn…EVERYTHING.” It’s actually much funnier than this one, but, like this sign, intentional.
First – eewww! Not an image I needed at 7am!
Second – Doesn’t some versions of their Sky-Faerie teach that even THINKING about these things cause you eternal damnation?
I’d say that’s a WIN for the Jesus freaks and a FAIL for the porn shop’s business. But probably not much of a fail. If it were me driving by, I’d give Jesus the finger and go in anyway.
This happens a lot and I’ve seen it countless times. Often an adult video store will go up and churches or other religious organizations will put up their own billboard nearby to protest and make the customers of the adult movie store feel guilty.
omg…i totally live near this thing!! A local catholic church thought that it’s parishioners would refrain from renting videos if they stuck the sign up. It’s been there for quite a few years so I don’t think that it’s really hurting business any
Hey, it’s Farmington! Jesus should forget the adult video store and pay attention to the gas and oil industry in San Juan County, it is killing his children.
I saw the same type of thing on my way to Atlanta once. There was a HUGE silver cross in front of an adult movie store. I don’t remember what state, but it was either Kentucky or Tennessee. I think it was Tennessee.
C’mon guys, there are lots of instances of this. Clearly there are religious organizations buying up the sign space around porn shops to try to discourage people from going in to them. A particularly crazy one is near Shiprock, New Mexico. The Jesus on the sign looks absolutely pained to think of someone viewing pornography. I wanted to stop by and buy something just to show that I couldn’t be bullied by that kind of propaganda.
Yeah, this is fairly common. There is one over here in Pa. It’s really makes me hate religious organizations more. There is enough religious bullshit incorporated in this country already, we don’t need churches trying to intimidate people.
ROLFKOPPTER this reminds me of when me and a few of my friends got fed up with all the ‘Jesus is watching you’ shit. We put the same messages on pretty much all of the public restrooms in our community….Lmao.
Have you ever been through Tennessee, Kentucky, and/or Ohio?? Those kinds of combinations are everywhere. As I like to say, they like their bibles and the boobies, and in close proximity.
Ha ha, I took a picture of this same place and I was thinking of sending it in. I guess someone beat me to the punch. Anyway, for anyone who is confused, there is church right next to the adult video store and the billboard belongs to the church. I have a feeling it won’t be changing either. Anyway, I took a picture of this 2 1/2 years ago, so depending on when this picture was changing, it could still be there.
I think it is awesome and funny
yeah, that sign has been up in Farmington, NM for a long time. whenever i go back up there i have to go see if that sign is still up. i tell my friends where i live now about it and they never believe me!!. total WIN!!
I wonder how many of the people who shop there are actually Christian or Catholic? I mean, there are Jews, Buddhists, Muslims, Atheists, and Satanists in the world. Haha… I bet Satanists go in there just to piss the Christians off… I wonder what the religion of the people working there is…? hehe. :]
Yes~ Jesus is watching you!!! Too bad no one really care much… x)
i bet if jeezus was alive, he’d be watching porn with me. oh yeah, my jeezus is cool like that
But this pic isn’t a fail. The church put the sign there on purpose, in hopes of making customers feel guilty. There’s nothing remotely ‘fail’ about it.
maybe the porn shop purposely located itself by the sign? ever think of that?
Why the hell would an adult video shop do that?
for the lulz.
I loled
To mess with the Clergy. Like one adult video shop in VA (I think) That offered a 15% clergy discount.
Young Boys Gone Wild: it’s a priest’s favorite.
OMG they’re going to Hell! lol
jeebus will save them from that because they watch porn.;)
Hahaha, I live near that town, the Catholic Church did that to every adult books store in the area to piss them off.
The billboard is actually in the lot next to it, and was put up by some catholic organization.
depends on how long the client wants to pay to keep their sign there
some billboards will go for years without changing, it all depends on the market
Yeah… I hate those permident signs, too.
Actually, I live near the place where this is located. It has been there for years.
no the porn shop was there first this picture is from farmington New Mexico i have lived here for 18 years the shop went up then the sign THEN a club so um yeah
NO! Like I see so many signs like that! It’s supposed to be there to deter people from buying dirty things! Why don’t people get it?!
Permident is toothpaste
Well, it might make you feel guilty to think about sex, but some of us are mature enough to handle sexual behavior without going crazy, or attempting to manipulate others with holier than thou nonsense.
Oh, I agree. A person really shouldn’t be ashamed of their natural body. But you can’t deny that some people do enforce that shame on others. The guilt trip was intentional. That’s what the thumpers were going for. It shouldn’t work, but it does. Some people are ashamed of it, and it’s society’s fault. Taboos and whatnot.
Yes, because all us “thumpers” are “ashamed” of our bodies and hate anyone who has sex. Could you be any more bigoted?
i think the way thumpers is used is in a way that means those extremist religious people. Not people who believe in the bible.
correction not all people who believe in the bible
Right. I’m talking about the ~5% who are so extremist that it makes everyone else look bad. Most christians aren’t bothered by that sort of thing. Your average joe isn’t going to put up “Jesus Saves” billboards on the highway- only the thumpers.
correction: jesus saves billboards on the highway is one thing. driving out businesses they don’t approve of is on the ‘thumper’ side of the line. sorry to nitpick. it’s one of those ‘everything bothers me’ sorts of days.
Are all “thumpers” so overly “sensitive” or is that one just you?
Thumpers are overly sensitive. I’m overly whiny.
Difference Recognition Fail.
thumper as in…bambi
Exactly. The porn shop was there and the church put it up. I always laugh when I pass that place.
In Soviet Russia JESUS IS WATCHING YOU
Outside Roviet Sussia Jou is watching Yesus
Jesus, stop looking at my porn, this is private.
Jesus, stop looking at my privates, this is porn.
In Army chapel, privates look at Jesus.
Dammit, you made me actually giggle at a reversal joke.
Don’t even think about the bending-over gag.
In even bending, think gags you.
i see no obvious in this statement
STATEMENT FAIL
You made baby jesus cry!
I wonder if this sign was purchased by Jimmy Swaggart’s church?
ahahahaha! thats my favourite yet! ahahah!
I think Porn industry just WON against Jesus
Jesus is the big winner. He can see ALL the porn in the whole world. For free.
hahahahah. comment win
OH YES, THAT’S REALLY COMMENT WIN
Congratulations! You have won an internet!
Actually, Porn is the winner here. It is clearly behind Jesus’ back, therefore, Porn is not being watched by Jesus, Jesus is being watched by Porn.
Jesus is a peeping Tom?
no, he’s a peeping jesus
duh
lulz. That is all.
I am 7th and 7 is my lucky number – yayyyy!!! (Honks like seal)
Oh poo – I’m eighth
……eight is MY lucky number….? ^___^
but u were 9th… LOL
EPIC !!
If you think this is a fail; in North Carolina near Chapel Hill there is a strip joint that shares, yes shares, a parking lot with a church.
In Iowa, along I-80, there is a adult superstore like this with almost the EXACT same billboard there. First time I saw it I was like “WHAT?! Church porn!?” It became very difficult to drive laughing so hard after that.
I live 30 minutes from the sign on I-80. It says Adult Super Store and about a mile before that there is a sign that says Jesus: Adult Super Savior. Pretty clever.
There’s another one along I-70 from Kansas on the way to Colorado. The sign changes, but the message is always the same: God and/or Jesus are watching you go into the porn store, and you’ll go to hell for it. Certain religious groups have this kind of advertising as a hobby.
There’s also one on I-70 in Kansas on the way to Colorado, which has the same message. The picture changes but the message of “Jesus/God is watching you and you’ll go to hell for buying porn” is the same. Certain religious groups do this as a hobby.
(Did my previous comment get lost, or do I just fail at commenting?)
pics or it never happened.
agreed.
Sponsored by Mel Gibson
…the OTHER passion of the Christ….
you are worthy
too much COMMENT WINS today
“Adult video, Jesus is watching you”
What a tag line, I think the church should bring out there own line. Thinking about it I have seen some stuff with Nuns already.
It would have been better if it said “Jesus Is Coming Soon! Prepare!”
Jesus is coming soon….get a towel!
thats just dirty.. the cumming of the rapture
Disgusted win.
That’s an utterly fantastic piece of juxtapositioning.
look out porn… jesus is watching you… all the time… no really, all the time.
Poor Jesus, has to watch fat, dateless people jack off to a porno instead of, you know, preparing for his Second Coming!
You mean, his second Cumming
bout 2000 years late for that one. start adding 0’s to that number.
Every time you masterbate Jesus eats a kitten.
It has nothing to do with what other people do. I just like the taste of kittens!
Whew, that’s a load off the old conscience.
ppfffffffffffffttt!!!!
yes, laughed so hard i spit my tea
Churches regularly put religious billboards in front of adult entertainment establishments in order to discourage sexual immorality. I’m dead serious; there’s one in my neck of the woods, too.
I was just about to make this same point. That billboard placement is entirely intentional. Just about every time you see a sign on the interstate for an adult store, there’s a religious sign right near it.
Yes–the person thinking about going into the adult video store is supposed to think “Oh no! Jesus will know if I go in and buy ‘Anal Sluts VIII. I had better go home and read my bible instead.”
The implication that Jesus is watching the adult videos, however, was unintentional.
South Park reference wins.
I make trips to the adult video store for sexual immortality… Does this relate?
Really? I go for sexual immorality.
Join the club. We’ve got jackets.
Cool. But if it is all the same to you can we dispense with the secret handshake?
oh lord.. thats too effing funny
or do you mean “secrete” handshake?
Lawls!
Driving through Missouri, you see a TON of these, it’s hilarious. Makes for fun road trips.
Hasn’t this fail come up at least twice already? So much recycling lately, it’s disappointing.
seriously i see some pics come up like seven times
Oh man that’s wicked… I know exactly where this sign is. Southern Arizona near the border of Utah. I saw it when I drove down there once and it was the funniest moment of the whole trip. That’s righteous! (teheheh)
Ehm, correction… “Southern Utah near the border of Arizona”***
You can thank the Mormons (I mean, The
ChurchCult of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) for that beautiful depiction of Jesus.Ignorant religion bigot fail…
The sign clearly has crosses on it, mormons don’t use crosses. The sign is Roman Catholic. Google “Jesus is watching you”, for larger, clearer picture of the same sign.
Save your misplaced vitriol for the Cult of $cientology.
how about the cult of €atholicism?
the euro sign was the best i could come up with.
Perhaps the same can be said of all religions.
What is a man? A miserable pile of secrets! But enough talk! Have at you!
All organised religions perhaps.
This sign is actually located in farmington, New Mexico. We see this
exact shot every time we go to a swim meet out there.
that’s why i prefer disorganized religion. the invisible pink unicorn is invisible. and pink.
Now why’d you have to do it like that? You should’ve just said one line and let someone else continue it in an epic combo. Instead you ruined it.
C-C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER
right and if it was utah, it wouldn’t really be “adult” videos, wouldn’t it advertise “family” videos instead?
All religions are cults.
I was thinking that looked like Utah. Where along the border is it? I know it isn’t near St. George or Hilldale as I would’ve seen it.
actually, it’s in northern new mexico. my friend and i drove past it and actually took a pic when we were driving through on our way from phoenix, az to colorado springs, co july 5, 2006.
Geography fail. The border of Utah would be northern Arizona.
Actually, it’s just east of Farmington, NM on US 64–I drove by a couple of weeks ago. The Pizza Hut is the actual video store (ex Pizza Hut, obviously)–you can see that the building is behind the fence from the camera, whereas the sign is in front.
That is too funny, I have a picture like that I took on a trip to Zion and we drove through Farmington. It’s one of the best memories I have of the trip, laughed for a good while after driving by.
Actually, this sign was taken in Farmington, NM on the Bloomfield Highway…I used to live there, and when the sign went up there was an article on it in the paper…Quite hilarious. XD
In Soviet America, Jesus is watching the pr0n.
That always happens, like that giant crucifix made of aluminum siding next to the Adult Store on highway 40.
Aluminum siding??? Does that mean that Jesus was a door to door salesman?
yup. he sold adult videos.
Dear gods, I freakin HATE those gigantic aluminum siding crosses. Think how big of a homeless shelter could be built with all the material they put into those freaking things. Or all the other good things that could be done, (Like opening a porn store) to help their fellow men and women in need out. But instead they decide they just have to advertise to us non-believers.
Or it could be like my uncle once said. That’s a God antennae, they have to have it to tune in the holy message of the week.
Now you know what happened to the missing years of Jesus’s life from the bible…..
He was young! He needed the money!
Yeah, what else could he do? Seeing as how his father kicked him out of the house.
i saw this on americas funniest home videos like 10 years ago. i fail for admitting that but still.. come on fail blog, you’re getting to be the fail.
If Failblog epic fails, the strain on reality creates a rip in the space time fail and triggers Failmageddon.
Now I need to take a pic of the one in PA which says “what do you lose when you use porn…EVERYTHING.” It’s actually much funnier than this one, but, like this sign, intentional.
“use porn”?!?
First – eewww! Not an image I needed at 7am!
Second – Doesn’t some versions of their Sky-Faerie teach that even THINKING about these things cause you eternal damnation?
DO-AS-I-SAY-NOT-AS-I-DO FAIL!
if jesus is watching me, then he’s a freaking pervert.
I’d say that’s a WIN for the Jesus freaks and a FAIL for the porn shop’s business. But probably not much of a fail. If it were me driving by, I’d give Jesus the finger and go in anyway.
Oh you are going to hell for that comment. By the way, when you get there look me up, I’ll buy you a beer.
In Hell, beer buys you!
nnnnnnnnooooooooooooo!
in Heaven there is no beer…
“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy” – Benjamin Franklin
They don’t let 10 year olds into porno shops kid.
that is effing awesome!
They should put the Jesus sign in front of rest rooms too.
Jesus the peeping Tom.
Its go to heaven with Jesus, or go to hell and watch porn.
Wow! They have porn in hell? And they let you watch it? Well shit, my decision is made.
Yeah, but it’s really bad porn, and they make you watch it 24/7.
I still don’t see the down side…
It’s Rush Limbagh w/ Roseanne Barr porn.
ok you just made me throw up a little in my mouth, thank you
You say that like it’s a bad thing.
This happens a lot and I’ve seen it countless times. Often an adult video store will go up and churches or other religious organizations will put up their own billboard nearby to protest and make the customers of the adult movie store feel guilty.
I think the funniest part would be to find out the porn shop owner was leasing the bill board space to the church.
I bet that sign only makes like 1 in 100 people stop and not go in. It looks like there is a pizza hut behind the sign…lol…
Along I-71 just north of Columbus, OH, there is an adult video store with a large sign that reads something to the effect of “ADULT VIDEOS”.
Immediately above it is a billboard that says “real men don’t need porn”.
now THAT is ownage on the porn store. sad that people ‘religious’ enough to do this to porn stores won’t dare do that either.
Would it be playing God if I porked an inflatable Mary?
FIRST!!!!!!!
Sorry had to do it…
He sees what u did ther
Back cheezburgeroid! Back to the pit from whence you came!
YOU SHALL NOT PASS!
This is something I find offensive, being Christian?
ummm what are you asking?
and why exactly would WE know this?
This is what happens when you put the period and the question mark right next to each other on the keyboard.
The best I think I’ve ever seen was “STFU?”
I’m a Christian and I lol’d. Lighten up.
If you don’t like the show….Change the channel.
Jesus is a pervert.
omg…i totally live near this thing!! A local catholic church thought that it’s parishioners would refrain from renting videos if they stuck the sign up. It’s been there for quite a few years so I don’t think that it’s really hurting business any
Do you live near The Dalles, Oregon? Because I swear this is right next to the grocery store my Grandma shops at….
It’s Farmington, New Mexico.
Jesus Is Watching You… and he does not approve of your purchase. Backdoor Sluts 9 was WAY better
Hey, it’s Farmington! Jesus should forget the adult video store and pay attention to the gas and oil industry in San Juan County, it is killing his children.
no this sign is in northwest NM
I saw the same type of thing on my way to Atlanta once. There was a HUGE silver cross in front of an adult movie store. I don’t remember what state, but it was either Kentucky or Tennessee. I think it was Tennessee.
first, next is gay!
why do you always do that
LOL I saw this at Grand Canyon.
The Grand Canyon isn’t in New Mexico, it’s in Arizona.
I have the same picture.. and I used to live there.. Farmington, NM..
Ceiling Jesus is watching you masturbate
That sign and billboard are in The Dalles, Oregon, just off of I-84.
The local fundamentalists picket the store every Friday and Saturday, and photograph the customers.
The billboard came available, and they bought the space.
No fail, here.
This is in New Mexico, not Oregon.
Actually that billboard and sign are in Farmington, New Mexico. I remember this because I took a similar picture.
Irony win.
This was on AFV, and it was the first signs in the signs montage in ten years to win $10,000 Grand Prize.
C’mon guys, there are lots of instances of this. Clearly there are religious organizations buying up the sign space around porn shops to try to discourage people from going in to them. A particularly crazy one is near Shiprock, New Mexico. The Jesus on the sign looks absolutely pained to think of someone viewing pornography. I wanted to stop by and buy something just to show that I couldn’t be bullied by that kind of propaganda.
Yeah, this is fairly common. There is one over here in Pa. It’s really makes me hate religious organizations more. There is enough religious bullshit incorporated in this country already, we don’t need churches trying to intimidate people.
I have seen several of these I always make it a point to buy a movie at these stores just cuz I really hate xtians
ROLFKOPPTER this reminds me of when me and a few of my friends got fed up with all the ‘Jesus is watching you’ shit. We put the same messages on pretty much all of the public restrooms in our community….Lmao.
Have you ever been through Tennessee, Kentucky, and/or Ohio?? Those kinds of combinations are everywhere. As I like to say, they like their bibles and the boobies, and in close proximity.
This is in Farmington, New Mexico, not Tennessee
man that would be truly awkward.
:O
totally saw this
randomly picking up mi homeless friend in Farmington, New mexico
and i lol’d for like 30 mins on drive
amazing
win
I’ve been there too
*LMAO* Failure of biblical proportions?……
Ha ha, I took a picture of this same place and I was thinking of sending it in. I guess someone beat me to the punch. Anyway, for anyone who is confused, there is church right next to the adult video store and the billboard belongs to the church. I have a feeling it won’t be changing either. Anyway, I took a picture of this 2 1/2 years ago, so depending on when this picture was changing, it could still be there.
I think it is awesome and funny
That is one big ass paint ball target there on the right.
The sign is in Farmington, New Mexico, I saw it last year when I went to visit a friend who lives there.
Got a picture of it too, though it’s kinda dark.
jesus FTW!
This is in victorville, ca on the I-15 between las vegas and the cajon pass.
Where is the location of this, I need a photo!!!!!
Justin
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I used to work there, seriously. It was always nice to know the lord himself was watching.
yeah, that sign has been up in Farmington, NM for a long time. whenever i go back up there i have to go see if that sign is still up. i tell my friends where i live now about it and they never believe me!!. total WIN!!
Oh, I’ve seen something like that in Wisconsin…
There was an adult video store/strip club right next to a GIANT cross and I think a church…
this is totally in farmington, nm. i saw when i was there like a month ago, i got a picture of it. so freaking funny.
That was on AFV lmfao
I wonder how many of the people who shop there are actually Christian or Catholic? I mean, there are Jews, Buddhists, Muslims, Atheists, and Satanists in the world. Haha… I bet Satanists go in there just to piss the Christians off… I wonder what the religion of the people working there is…? hehe. :]
I discovered this sign back in 2006!!
it’s on my myspace
farmington new mexico, right off the highway
Haha I took a picture just like that when I was there! =D Silly world we live in eh?
I saw this on America’s Funniest Home Videos.
i’ve actually seen this. it’s in farmington new mexico
Jesus invented porn, duh
Accountability win.
Hey, I’ve been there! It’s in New Mexico or Colorado, if I remember correctly. Hehe
Yeah it’s in my hometown. This is probably the funniest thing there.
church 1… lonely guys 0
Hey, that’s Farmington, New Mexico. They finally made it famous.
I think this is near farmington. They have those signs next to all the porn shops.
Not only is it NEAR Farmington, it’s within the city limits. Yeah, we finally made it on the map!
yes, it’s true Jesus loves us all.
Is this Farmington, NM?
the “jesus is watching you adult video store” XD OMG IF I KEEP LAUGHING LIKE THIS, I’M GOING TO SUFFOCATE!