On the plus side, his being 78 means we'll be doing this all again reeeeeeeeal soon.
-t, me too. Although on reflection, he wasn't really all that good a President, you know? He was a good guy, but not so good when it came to dealing with terrorism.
Harrow: You didn't have to wound that man. Mal: Yeah, I know, it was just funny.
'Shindig'
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.
Jessica - Apr 19, 2005 7:53:40 am PDT #6923 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
lisah - Apr 19, 2005 7:53:55 am PDT #6924 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
I think with nuns, they're named by the abbess when they enter the convent.
This used to be true but isn't any more. At least not for all orders. And a bunch who weren't originally allowed to pick their own names were later able to do so. Like my great aunt who's original nun name was Mother Kevin but she switched back to her own name sometime in the late 60s / early 70s I think.
Betsy HP - Apr 19, 2005 7:54:01 am PDT #6925 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
So, a 78-year-old succeeds an 84-year-old.
Aims - Apr 19, 2005 7:54:14 am PDT #6926 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Benedict is better than Pious.
Betsy HP - Apr 19, 2005 7:54:38 am PDT #6927 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
And he's intoning a prayer in Latin.
Topic!Cindy - Apr 19, 2005 7:54:47 am PDT #6928 of 10001
What is even happening?
So, we call him Benedict now? That's a lame Pope name.I don't know. I kind of like it. We can call him Pope Ben. That's what I plan to do. But also, wouldn't Benedict mean "good word" or something like that. I can't say I'm thrilled by the selection of the man, but I have no problems with the name.
Jesse - Apr 19, 2005 7:54:53 am PDT #6929 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, and the thing about college seniors not knowing general US history stuff? Senior year of college seems like the time you'd least be thinking about general stuff -- I mean, aren't seniors in college both focused on their majors and really really drunk all the time?
Connie Neil - Apr 19, 2005 7:54:59 am PDT #6930 of 10001
brillig
So, a 78-year-old succeeds an 84-year-old.
Well, John Paul II was young when he was elected.
Discovery/History/TLC (one of those type) had a special on Papal elections last night. They referred to electing an old Pope as 'someone who will keep the chair of Peter warm without moving the furniture around too much.'
Gudanov - Apr 19, 2005 7:55:02 am PDT #6931 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
amych - Apr 19, 2005 7:55:44 am PDT #6932 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
wouldn't Benedict mean "good word" or something like that.
Blessed.