Locusts Swarm Italian Town Where "Passion" Was Filmed

[hatrack]

Hmm . . . a sign?

ROME - "It seemed like an invasion of Biblical proportions in the Italian town of Matera, the outdoor setting for Mel Gibson's film "The Passion of The Christ."


Millions of locusts swarmed into the ancient stone city, scaring tourists off outdoor patios, and evoking some playful comparisons to Old Testament plagues.
The town Gibson used to depict Christ's final hours was still shuddering about the bugs this week, even though the worst seemed to be over.

"I'd never seen anything like it," said Rosalia Guira Longo, who runs the Albergo Italia, where Gibson stayed while shooting the controversial film. "At night, the ground was carpeted by locusts ... they were huge," she told Reuters."

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http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/26772/story.htm

[Fovea]

1. This just in--

Mel Gibson stricken with boils.

[smirkymonkey]

2. Wow!

I'm not religious, but even I would interpret it as a "sign".

God obviously hates Mel Gibson.