{"id":10199,"date":"2013-03-13T19:27:50","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T00:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lawrenceperson.com\/?p=10199"},"modified":"2013-03-13T19:27:50","modified_gmt":"2013-03-14T00:27:50","slug":"random-thoughts-on-the-naming-of-a-new-pope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lawrenceperson.com\/?p=10199","title":{"rendered":"Random Thoughts on the Naming of a New Pope"},"content":{"rendered":"

Because I wasn’t really in a position to post them to Twitter when Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was named Pope Francis<\/a>:<\/p>\n

  • “Before we name a new pope, here’s a performance by the Solid Pope Dancers.”\n
  • I can hardly wait to see if my 1000-1 longshot bet of Father Guido Sarducci being named #pope pays off!\n
  • The Pope would have made it to the balcony earlier but he got lost and had to ask a janitor for directions<\/a>.\n
  • In an unexpected twist, Ralph Nader has been named pope. Al Gore demands a recount.\n
  • In a shocking development, Bootsy Collins has been named pope. (One Church Under A Groove)\n
  • John Shaftman named pope. Who’s the Black Pontiff who’s the sex machine for all the chicks? POPE SHAFT!\n
  • It turns out that John Paul II is still pope, and the last nine years has all been a dream sequence<\/a>.\n
  • LeBron James named pope. “I’m taking my talents to Vatican City.” Grave blow to Miami Heat’s repeat chances.\n
  • Like Republicans, Catholics evidently like to elect the guy who came in second last time.\n
  • “There’s a light…over at the Vatican place…”\n
  • “Don’t cry for me Vatican City.”\n
  • A Jesuit Pope? Dan Brown must be racing to his computer right now.\n<\/li>\n

    On the non-snarky side, here’s a video of Pope Francis making his first appearance:<\/p>\n