http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=56314 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Wed, 22 May 2013 03:23:50 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=56314#post-162673 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:01:50 +0000 AReader 162673@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Actually redbrick, googling "Pope Idol" got 23,300 hits, so hardly a massive meme on the Internet. And a million billion times less than you claimed.</p> <p>And there was no cut-and-paste from me at any time.</p> <p>I did find a cracking picture for Pope Idol:<br /> <img src="http://farm1.staticflickr.com/7/10083982_02743ecebd.jpg"> </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=56314#post-162669 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:56:58 +0000 AReader 162669@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I freely admit that "Pope Idol" title is not original to me, but the rest is. What I thought was funny was the design of the competition, which is why its not a one-line joke.</p> <p>I bet if we googled a lot of the jokes on here we'd find a fair number which were not absolutely original in concept but were original in execution. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=56314#post-162661 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:46:07 +0000 Lens Cap 162661@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>To be fair to red brick, the Pope Idol joke was doing the rounds when the last one died. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=56314#post-162660 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:39:47 +0000 redbrick 162660@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Your cut 'n' paste skills are awesome. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=56314#post-162656 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:32:48 +0000 AReader 162656@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Your jealousy is transparent. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=56314#post-162651 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:27:47 +0000 redbrick 162651@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Your search for <a href="https://www.google.com.au/search?q=%22Pope+Idol%22&amp;oq=%22Pope+Idol%22&amp;aqs=chrome.0.57&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8">"Pope Idol" </a>returned about 22,000 million billion results. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=56314#post-162649 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:24:18 +0000 AReader 162649@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Following the soon-to-be ex-pope Benedict's move into new media by tweeting in Latin, the conclave of Cardinals have decided to modernise the election of a new pope by launching a new show "<strong>Pope Idol</strong>". </p> <p>Over the course of twelve weeks, some rising stars of Catholic orthodoxy will be put through their pious paces until one lucky white eunuch will meekly accept the lowly title of "Pontifex Maximus, Vicar of Christ on Earth" and given the keys to the Vatican.</p> <p>Some of the contests include:<br /> <strong>Timed confessions</strong>: each pope-in-waiting is given 100 neurotic sinners each with ten sins to recount in excruciating detail. Will they get the magic number of "Our Fathers" and "Hail Mary's" scored by our judges or will some of them just give the same number of each just to get rid of them? Extra bonus points awarded for quiet listening without obvious snoring.</p> <p><strong>Airport Tarmac kissing</strong>: can our lucky contestants descend plane steps waving to crowds in full regalia to kiss the Tarmac without going arse over tip? The crafty monsignors introduce some tension by greasing one of the steps at random after each round.</p> <p><strong>Scandal Management</strong>: each contestant is given a list of ten priests each having been accused of sexual improprieties, embezzlement, homosexual relationships and/or child molestation and asked: how far do they move them away into other dioceses or can they follow their conscience and keep them where they are? Contestants will be eliminated if they suggest contacting the police.</p> <p><strong>Final elimination round</strong></p> <p>When the number of contestants has been whittled down to just three, the contest will move behind the walls of the Vatican for a more traditional Papal election involving prayers, wine and a special Vatican version of Risk in a battle so intense that some games have lasted years. Apparently the last four popes got elected relatively quickly when they won by gaining the Holy Trinity of Irkutsk, Yakutsk and Kamchatka. </p> <p>Finally the assembled cardinals burn their special betting slips to make white smoke, before sobering up sufficiently to announce "Habemus Papem" and charged with dragging the Catholic Church fully into the 9th Century. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=56314#post-162645 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:09:42 +0000 medici2471 162645@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Are you sure its not @pontifex Factor?</p> <p>No, didn't get a laugh yesterday either... </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=56314#post-162644 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:01:28 +0000 AReader 162644@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Sorry Sconny I didn't see anyone else do this, and I had a burst of inspiration...not deliberate plagiarism. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=56314#post-162629 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:31:34 +0000 Ablative Fabsolute 162629@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I woke up with this pun in my head, stumbled to the computer, only to find this!</p> <p>Good work, sir/madam.</p> <p>How about a bushtucker trial where the hopefuls have to eat a value Tesco lasagne? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=56314#post-162588 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:57:45 +0000 Scronnyglonkle 162588@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Oy, bloody plagurist , still funny if only I hadn't been lazy and expanded my sub. Have some strars and say five hail mary's as pennence </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=56314#post-162587 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:44:45 +0000 AReader 162587@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Following the soon-to-be ex-pope Benedict's move into new media by tweeting in Latin, the conclave of Cardinals have decided to modernise the election of a new pope by launching a new show "Pope Idol". Over the course of twelve weeks, some rising stars of Catholic orthodoxy will be put through their paces until one lucky white virgin is crowned "Pontifex Maximus"</p> <p>Some of the contest include:<br /> Timed confessions: each pope in waiting is given 100 sinners each with ten sins to recount in excruciating details. Will they get the magic number of "Our Fathers" and "Hail Mary's" scored by our judges or will some of them just give the same number of each just to get rid of them? Extra bonus points awarded for listening without obvious snoring.</p> <p>Airport Tarmac kissing: can our lucky contestants descend a plane steps in full regalia to kiss the Tarmac without going arse over tip? </p> <p>More soon...must sleep </p>