A New Word??

[elliemay1]

This word, 'PAREIDOLIA' and definition is on my little motto calendar today. Without googling would you know what it means?

[Peter Pedant]

yeah it has come in recently in the context of figures in the sky and moon
and seeing faces

[Jackdaw33]

It is derived from the Greek meaning seeing things differently.

[Lie-in King]

I recognised the word but couldn't recall the meaning & also see things in clouds, carpets, etc.

[pastafreak]

I can remember studying the faces in the floral carpet of my bedroom floor as a child. They were rather like friends keeping me company.
I suppose this also explains those who see Jesus in toast slices, or clouds.
I'd also assume we can all find faces if we make a point of looking for them.

[Ken4155]

Mamya, re your friendly polar bear; Andy Capp kept me company, as I slept at nights, from being a 12 year old schoolboy until I became a 16.5 year old soldier. A water mark on the ceiling (which kept coming back no matter how many times dad painted it) was the image of the head and shoulders of the cartoon character - complete with fag in mouth :-)

[Ken4155]

Wasn't there a quite famous photograph of the Twin Towers, on 9/11, showing the supposed image of Bin Laden in the rising smoke?

[Mamyalynne]

Pleasant memories.

[Apc2604]

I have a map of Australia, my father law in a baseball cap , and three other faces in the rough plastered ceiling above our bed