Topics:<\/b> Appearances; Authenticity; Community; Companionship; Family; Humanity; Idolatry; Relationships<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Exodus 20:4\u20136; Isaiah 44:9\u201323; Matthew 5:16; Acts 17:29; Romans 12:11; Revelation 3:15\u201316<\/p>\n
Dave Davila, twenty-four, took a job in Chicago and had to leave his close-knit family in East Moline, Illinois. But family gatherings just weren\u2019t the same without Dave. So his mother took a digital photo of Dave, had it blown up to his actual height\u2014five feet eight inches\u2014and mounted the photo on heavy cardboard.<\/p>\n
At first Flat Dave just showed up and stood quietly by at family gatherings. Then word spread throughout the community, and he became something of a celebrity in East Moline. \u201cComplete strangers want to pose with him,\u201d said his brother Dan. He also said, \u201cI think Flat Dave\u2019s actually better looking than Dave.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sometimes things get somewhat awkward for the real Dave\u2014the one the family now calls Thick Dave. \u201cI\u2019m in Chicago talking to my mom on the phone, and she says, \u2018Hold on, I\u2019ve got to load you into the van.\u2019 It\u2019s a little weird.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Rex W. Huppke, \u201cMeet Flat Dave. He\u2019s a Real Stand-Up Guy,\u201d Chicago Tribune<\/i> (July 2, 2006)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Appearances; Authenticity; Community; Companionship; Family; Humanity; Idolatry; Relationships References: Exodus 20:4\u20136; Isaiah 44:9\u201323; Matthew 5:16; Acts 17:29; Romans 12:11; Revelation 3:15\u201316 Dave Davila, twenty-four, took a job in Chicago and had to leave his close-knit family in East Moline, Illinois. But family gatherings just weren\u2019t the same without Dave. So his mother took a … Continue reading “FLAT
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