The odds-on favourite for a papacy prophecy double: Francis Arinze (Nigeria) will choose the name Benedict. For a long shot, try Cardinal Polycarp Pengo will choose the name D’Wayne, oh not on the list. Damian, then, at 100-1.
Hold on! Haven’t any of the Cardinals seen The Omen??!
Of course, as Paddy Power points out,
According to prophecies, […]
I didn’t manage to get a photo of these two posters side-by-side in our street before they peeled off and fell to the ground in a soggy mush.
It was quite a striking juxtaposition.
Still, by the “miracle” of Photoshop …
Thank goodness they never met wearing the same outfit.
FYI the original and far more impressive photo of […]
busy busy busy! no time to post …
The rumourmongers and naysayers (moi?) were proved wrong last Friday when Rome did not crumble and disappear under the crush of four million pilgrims for the Pope’s funeral. It helped that there were far fewer visitors than predicted (less than two million, certainly). I live just down from […]
Overheard while waiting in the queue to see the Pope lying in state:
Bush: Hey Silvio, way to go! You got red states just like me back home!
Berlusconi: *cough* Idiot! *cough*
Read Reuters’ report.
While millions are heading towards Rome, many Romans are heading out before the city is locked down tomorrow with the closure of both airports and many major roads out of town. Judging by the ease with which I managed to find a parking space this morning, many have already left. In our office, tomorrow has […]
Linguist with wanderlust,
From the hills of New Guinea to the halls of the Sorbonne,
From the beaches of Bassam to the fields of Friesland,
From the catacombs of Rome to the Blue Mountains of Jamaica.
Currently resident in Dakar, Senegal.
Stet means "Let it stand" and is used by editors to indicate that the original text should be left untouched.
...in Arcadia ego is a pun on a painting by Poussin.
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