God's gator.Mary on grilled cheese and a viaduct viaduct (vī`ədŭkt') [Lat.,=road conveyor], type of bridge for carrying a highway or railroad over a valley, over low ground, or over a road. , and now God on a gator. A few weeks after being given an alligator alligator, large aquatic reptile of the genus Alligator, in the same order as the crocodile. There are two species—a large type found in the S United States and a small type found in E China. Alligators differ from crocodiles in several ways. , Michael Wilk of Salem, Wisconsin Salem is the name of two towns in the U.S. state of Wisconsin:
noticed that white markings on the alligator's side spelled out G-O-D against its black scales. "I was thinking, when the guy gave him to us, that he was trying to hoax us," Wilk told the Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune Daily newspaper published in Chicago. The Tribune is one of the leading U.S. newspapers and long has been the dominant voice of the Midwest. Founded in 1847, it was bought in 1855 by six partners, including Joseph Medill (1823–99), who made the paper . "But it's not Wite-Out or anything--it's real." Biologists who have seen pictures say that the markings look authentic, and that alligators have naturally occurring striped patterns that camouflage them in the wild. Although many have been impressed with the alligator, they do not necessarily see a higher meaning in the pattern. The markings have not affected Wilk spiritually. He was raised Roman Catholic but does not attend church. |
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