Popularity and Nicknames
Since its construction, the statue has been given many nicknames, both affectionate and derisive, by local residents and I-75 travelers. Among them are:
- Big J
- Touchdown Jesus (The statue's most popular nickname, American football referees signal a touchdown with a similar gesture)
- Quicksand Jesus
- Super Jesus
- MC 62-Foot Jesus (like musician MC 900 Ft. Jesus)
- Terminator Jesus(after it burnt down and was left with just the wire framework)
- 5 Dollar Footlong Jesus(Since being rebuilt)
The statue is also credited with inspiring two musical works:
- Comedian Heywood Banks wrote and performed his novelty song "Big Butter Jesus" about the statue.
- Singer-songwriter Robbie Schaefer of the band Eddie from Ohio wrote the song "Monroe, OH" after driving past the statue.
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Famous quotes containing the word popularity:
“The nation looked upon him as a deserter, and he shrunk into insignificancy and an earldom.... He was fixed in the house of lords, that hospital of incurables, and his retreat to popularity was cut off; for the confidence of the public, when once great and once lost, is never to be regained.”
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)