Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Pope says what?

When I was 18 and Catholic, I joined the Knights of Columbus to appease my dad, who was a state officer. Let me tell you, it's a LOT easier to get into the Knights of Columbus than it is to get out. I went to one meeting in the past decade, and I'm probably at least three or four years past due with my annual membership fees. Even though I told the Grand Knight (the leader of my local council) several times I no longer wished to be a part of the organization (his response was usually, "aw, you don't really mean that...") I'm pretty sure I'm still officially on the organization's membership roster. After all, I do still receive their monthly magazine, Columbia, which almost always has a picture of the Pope on the cover.

In fact, receiving that magazine is really quite alright with me, as the pictures of the Pope they choose for the cover are usually very funny.

A great example is the February 2008 issue. This was the cover:



I took this cover, cut it out, mounted it on some cardboard, and affixed it to the door of my office, along with a speech balloon that says, "If you're infallible and you know it, raise your hands!"



This isn't the first time I have displayed a funny Pope picture in my office. For a couple of years, I had a Pope-on-a-stick that I would pull out from one of my desk drawers when a particular situation called for such professionalism. It was made from this cover:



That Pope-on-a-stick now has a permanent home, peeping out from behind a file cabinet in my office. He keeps an eye on things for me.

Anyway, my point is this - I need some more phrases for my new Pope cut-out. Here's what I have so far:

- "If you're infallible and you know it, raise your hands!"
- "Wave your hands in the air like you just don't care..."
- "I love the Vatican City beach volleyball league!"
- "ALTUS QUINQUE!!!" (Latin for "high five")

What do you think the Pope should say?

2 comments:

Kathy G said...

DH is in the Knights, so we also get the monthly magazine in our mailbox. I NEVER thought of doing anything with it besides recycling it!

Anonymous said...

HA! Bob, you make my day.
-Bobbie