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They should film that story and show it every Christmas.
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 34: Freak With No Name
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Betsy HP - Apr 19, 2005 7:16:25 am PDT #6837 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
tommyrot - Apr 19, 2005 7:16:32 am PDT #6838 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Are you kidding. There's the life story of the new Pope and what-it-means-for-the-church stories galore to saturate the airwaves with.
Not just the life story of the new Pope, but an inspiring life story. Like, how he grew up in a humble environment, and... I don't know - cured all the stray cats of leprosy or something....
Wait, proto-Popes generally don't do miracles, do they?
Betsy HP - Apr 19, 2005 7:17:44 am PDT #6839 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
If it's Ratzinger, he is SO going to saint JPII by acclamation.
Betsy HP - Apr 19, 2005 7:18:13 am PDT #6840 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Also, if it's Ratzinger, his inspiring youth includes service in the Hitlerjugend (then mandatory) and service in the Nazi army manning anti-aircraft guns.
Gudanov - Apr 19, 2005 7:19:18 am PDT #6841 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
Wait, proto-Popes generally don't do miracles, do they?
I'm pretty sure they do miracles, and it looks good on the paplication. The Italian canidates probably have a bunch of miracles and get surly with some non-Italian who gets nominated with only a couple of card-tricks under their belt.
brenda m - Apr 19, 2005 7:21:42 am PDT #6842 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
We had big traffic snarl-ups in Chicago this morning because of the image of the Virgin Mary that apparently is masquerading as water damage on an underpass.
Dana - Apr 19, 2005 7:22:25 am PDT #6843 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
The Vatican!Cam is actually pretty cool.
sumi - Apr 19, 2005 7:22:36 am PDT #6844 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
I saw that on the news last night -- too funny.
Jesse - Apr 19, 2005 7:23:59 am PDT #6845 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I keep wondering if there will be a schism between the US Catholics and Rome. And I wonder if Ratzinger is in, if that would precipitate it.
Betsy HP - Apr 19, 2005 7:24:24 am PDT #6846 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Now they're clapping and chanting "Habemus Papam!"
I'm waiting for the Papal cabbage patch.