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Duer 157099

(17,742 posts) Mon Feb 11, 2013, 07:30 PM Feb 2013

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Does Monty Python come to mind for anyone else when they read this quote about the Pope's decision?

Complete surprise: Several cardinals did not even understand what Benedict had said during the consistory and those who did were stunned, a Vatican spokesman said

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Does Monty Python come to mind for anyone else when they read this quote about the Pope's decision? (Original Post) Duer 157099 Feb 2013 OP

But was it the Judean Peoples' Front? Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2013 #1

Splitter! JeffHead Feb 2013 #5

People called the Romanes they go the out? nt uriel1972 Feb 2013 #6

Well OriginalGeek Feb 2013 #2

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! Chellee Feb 2013 #3

Bugger all! n/t sarge43 Feb 2013 #7

It's the bishop! NewJeffCT Feb 2013 #4

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)

1. But was it the Judean Peoples' Front?

Reply to Duer 157099 (Original post)

Mon Feb 11, 2013, 07:38 PM

Feb 2013

Or the Peoples' Front of Judea??

They better brush up on their Latin. Watch ROMANES EUNT DOMUS again.

(Suffered through 2 years of high school Latin myself!)

JeffHead

(1,186 posts)

5. Splitter!

Reply to Manifestor_of_Light (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 11, 2013, 09:23 PM

Feb 2013

uriel1972

(4,261 posts)

6. People called the Romanes they go the out? nt

Reply to Manifestor_of_Light (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 11, 2013, 09:28 PM

Feb 2013

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)

2. Well

Reply to Duer 157099 (Original post)

Mon Feb 11, 2013, 07:55 PM

Feb 2013

they weren't expecting the bloody Spanish Inquisition!

I do think it's hilarious that some of them bishops didn't know Latin.

Chellee

(2,101 posts)

3. Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!

Reply to OriginalGeek (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 11, 2013, 08:00 PM

Feb 2013

Our chief weapon is surprise and ruthless efficiency.

Our chief weapons...

Amongst our weaponry...

I'll come in again.

sarge43

(28,943 posts)

7. Bugger all! n/t

Reply to Chellee (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 12, 2013, 05:13 AM

Feb 2013

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

4. It's the bishop!

Reply to Duer 157099 (Original post)

Mon Feb 11, 2013, 08:38 PM

Feb 2013

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