Big Ass Fan for Brooklyn Church

The Daily News has a cute story about a Flatbush church ordering a 240-pound fan to cool the congregation. Apparently it gets so stifling at Our Lady of Refuge Church during the summer that some parishioners stop going to church, therefore the church called upon Big Ass Fans of Kentucky to bring in a $7,500 fan. While the name is a bit secular, but the church administrator said in the current conditions, "You can't even sit and lean back because your clothes are going to stick to the pew." And Big Ass Fans says it's installed its products at many churches and thinks the congregations will say, "I'm glad they bought that big-ass fan." Fun fact: The fan's blades display the signatures of parishioners who donated to the fan (see the photo).

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By Jen Chung in News on July 30, 2008 8:51 AM

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BootyInMyEye

i like the fact that jen talks to her bra.

Art Vandelay

If your ass is getting sweaty, you definitely need a good ass fan.

JRod5417

That fan sorta looks like a helicopter.

JenChungsBaby

I have a confession to make: while reading this story in the Daily News this morning on the train I actually thought "Gee, I wonder if this will be on Gothamist today," and "Hmmm, I wonder what kind of witty smart-ass remark I can make if it is." Then when I saw the story here and saw the reference to the so-called signatures the 4-watt lightbulb in my head flickered on. How sad is that?

spiritross

Oh yeah

$240 worth of pudding

now excuse me as i speak sweet nothings to the pudding

cucarachita

Weird how they all have the same handwriting!

Rocknrope

This seems like a fun company for which to work. Makes me feel like getting out of this stinking city.

Jen Chung

thefacts, nicemarmot, thanks for pointing those out.

And JenChungsBra, I wondered that too, but I went by the DN's caption. It sort of reminded me of the Declaration of Independence. Anyway, the fan will be too far for anyone to really tell!