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[Still Waters]

news.ninemsn.com.au said:

Lismore resident Marion Dawson says a photo of clouds that bear a remarkable resemblance to her late brother Gerry Wells gives her "goosebumps".

The photo was taken on January 9 at Ocean Shores, on NSW's far north cost, at the same time as Mr Wells was flying overhead from Brisbane to Sydney to visit family and friends, the Northern Star reports.

Mr Wells, 62, died from a heart attack only a few days later on January 24.

Mr Wells, who lived in Brisbane, never saw the photo, which was taken by a former editor of the Northern Star, Russell Eldridge, and published in the paper on January 11.

It was only after Mr Wells passed away that a friend of his son saw the photo on the internet.

The family used the cloud photo in a leaflet handed out to people at his funeral.

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[Verneph]

You know, I clicked on this thread expecting something similar to all of those "JESUS IS ON MY TOAST" cases that come up, but honestly...the edge of that cloud does legitimately look like a profile shot of him.

Probably a coincidence, but hey it's pretty cool.

[Englishgent]

Definitely a coincidence but is quite a good likeness

[Device]

I dunno. I always have a feeling there's more to it than just coincidence. Nice story.

[Horus Christos]

Clouds look more like Santa.  Think I know 20 people myself who resemble the cloud formation.  If I look out my window right now, there is probably a profile I can pick out. Makes a nice funeral story, maybe makes the family feel better, but actually this is a complete non-story.

[reggie2011]

people see what they want to see if u look any deeper than that ur an ediot

[Ryu]

Interesting but merely a coincidence plus a huge helping of pareidolia
Either that or a photoshopped deal.

[Brok]

Horus Christos, on 10 February 2012 - 01:38 PM, said:

Clouds look more like Santa.  Think I know 20 people myself who resemble the cloud formation.

Uh, not, it doesn't. Santa has a beard.

reggie2011, on 11 February 2012 - 03:57 AM, said:

people see what they want to see if u look any deeper than that ur an ediot

who r u calling an ediot

[Rafterman]

To be honest, that cloud would look like any old fat dude.

[Calibeliever]

I think a more important fact in this story is the reaction that the people who knew him had on seeing the photo. I have no opinion on the resemblance, I just think its fascinating how people are able to find meaning in oddities like this. I'm not being cynical here. I hope the family was able to find some small peace from this but our primitive desire to find meaning sometimes confounds me.

[Beckys_Mom]

Englishgent, on 09 February 2012 - 04:42 AM, said:

Definitely a coincidence but is quite a good likeness

I agree with you..  I think it looked pretty cool too..

[Paranoid Android]

Not meaning to split hairs, but the cloud has an upturned chin, this guy doesn't. But apart from that the cloud does look very much like him. Strange that the photo was taken while he was in the air flying home to see family one last time. Possibly coincidence but I do believe that some things can be orchestrated by God. That's my belief