January 28, 2004

Papal blessing for break-dancers VATICAN CITY (AP) -- In an unusual spectacle at the Vatican, Pope John Paul II presided over a performance of break-dancers who leaped, flipped and spun their bodies to beats from a tinny boom box.
  • Of course if you'd have stopped by MY(gratuitous self-link goes here) PLACE last night, you could've been giggling to this sooner. Of course, I stole this from snarky malarkey anyway, who got it in turn from a bloke named "john"... which is ME... The internet is what happens when an orgy breaks out at the family reunion.
  • You see my point? Triplets.
  • tracicle, sorry about the extra links.
  • Keep pushing that blog, forky!
  • self aggrandizement sucks, although the punchline was ok. I wonder who the Patron Saint of Breakdancers will be?
  • boo_radley, that would be Adolfo "Shabba-doo" Quinones. Sheesh.
  • Visited The WackyIraqi earlier, and for some reason this tidbit stuck in my mind: "Pope John Paul II Beatifies Dentures, Walker". [way down in the righthand column]
  • "I wonder who the Patron Saint of Breakdancers will be?" Saint Lorenzo Lamas?
  • My Jewish housemates have recently taken to shouting "Papist!" at me in a mock-accusatory tone of voice several times a day (which I consider to be slightly unfair, seeing as I hold the world record for speed-lapsing, but hey - meshuggenah is as meshuggenah does). I hope that when I show them this, they'll appreciate that Catholicism isn't just guilt-ridden - it's pretty goddam funky, too...
  • Did you mean: meshugganah? Why yes, I believe I did.
  • Dude -- if you think maybe your post didn't go through, do this -- open a new window and load MoFi. Don't just keep hitting that Post button..
  • I did scartol. It didn't show the link. I had the same problem before at MetaPop. Next time I just post the link later if the server is slow.
  • Interesting.. Is the MoFi host aware of this, I hope?
  • I wonder who the Patron Saint of Breakdancers will be? Gah. They've already got one. Didn't you people read your Catechisms?
  • Wolof: There's three listed for dancing, so I guess that's one for breakdancing, then specifically one for the popping, and one for the locking.
  • I was specifically interested in the involuntary aspect of the thing
  • The pope was quoted as saying, "It is as it was." obviously referring to Jesus's days as a back-up dancer in michael jackson's "Beat It!" video.
  • You sure it was in "Beat It"? Not "Thriller"?
  • Well I'm pretty sure it wasn't the one with lisa marie presley. I think the pope would have stuck out in that one.
  • *drools, head rolls sideways. issues edict. summons Batmobile*
  • Somewhat off-jestic. Anyone have a link to the video where I don't have to enrich CNN? (Windows, Real, or Quicktime) Thanks in advance. Optimist I am.
  • Five quid to the first person to make a crappy interactive papal breakdancing game.
  • Three wheelbound guys goin' round the outside 'Round the outside 'Round the outside ...
  • Wolof: If you saw my hitcounter you'd understand. I'm very lonely. On a non-aggrandizement tip, may I recommend that everyone go watch stylewars? I may? Oh boy!
  • Okay, okay, sympathy clicking now.
  • And leave a message! And bring your friends! We can make S'mores and talk about boys and just be BITCHES!
  • Ahem!
  • yes?
  • I decided to put a link to forksclovetofu's hit counter. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. Seriously Forky, I don't mind the self-link.
  • See! See! My frickin' HIT COUNTER gets more play than my blog. Maybe I should get a hit counter for my hit counter. See, this is why we can't have nice things.
  • I'm impressed by your hit counter. The way you were talking, I was expecting to see 1, maybe 2 hits a day.
  • Forkblog.co is a direct threat to core Murdoch businesses. A reponse has been prepared, and appropriate steps will been taken. You okay with that, Fnorkley?
  • Er, that would be the Triumph of the Will Bean.
  • You don't scare me. I'm a paralegal. Or a parapalegic. One or the other; I get them confused. Regardless, I've always wanted to see my bare ass on the cover of the Post. Headline: FORK THE BOLLOCKS, HERE'S THE MONKEY! And don't call me Fnorkley. That's my FATHER'S name.