Pope Spy!

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  1. Crimen y Castigo

    May 18, 2004
    OakTown
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    Los Angeles
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    United States
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    Pope's butler arrested over Vatican documents leak

    Rome (CNN) -- Pope Benedict's personal butler Paolo Gabriele, seen here in 2011 looking not in the least bit suspicious, has been arrested on suspicion of leaking confidential documents to an Italian journalist, the Vatican said Saturday.

    The Pope Spy was arrested Wednesday for illegal possession of confidential documents found in his apartment in Vatican territory, including the sewer plans to the Vatican which may implicate him in the mysterious explosion of an incredibly cool Lamborghini right in front of St. Peter's in 2006 that may or may not be linked with the super secret Impossible Mission Force which somehow everyone still knows about.

    Gabriele, who has worked as the papal butler since 2006, is one of only a handful of people with access to the pontiff's private desk. His job included riding in the front seat of the "Popemobile," a vehicle used for public papal appearances (as seen in many photographs showing Gabriele with the pope) and humming Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" whenever the Pope arrived in a room. His tasks also included handing out rosaries and the alleged teeth and bone fragments of saints to dignitaries.

    Last month, the Vatican gave Cardinal Julian Herranz a "pontifical mandate" to uncover the source of hundreds of personal letters and confidential documents that have been released to Gianluigi Nuzzi, an Italian journalist and author of "Sua Santita" or "His Holiness," in which he published the documents. Herranz was also bestowed with the very rare "Trinity-0: License to Kill" status for the mission.
     
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  2. American Brummie

    Jun 19, 2009
    There Be Dragons Here
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    Birmingham City FC
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    Can't make this shit up.
     
  3. HerthaBerwyn

    HerthaBerwyn Member+

    May 24, 2003
    Chicago
    Lutheran infiltrator to be sure.
     
  4. bungadiri

    bungadiri Super Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jan 25, 2002
    Acnestia
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    United States
    I could not help but notice that some of the best, most interesting comments from the quoted bit of the article do not appear in the article on the CNN site. Odd.
     
  5. puttputtfc

    puttputtfc Member+

    Sep 7, 1999
    My next band will be named Pope Spy! If we make it big, I owe Crimson a beer.
     
  6. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  7. Dr. Wankler

    Dr. Wankler Member+

    May 2, 2001
    The Electric City
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    In Chicago in the 90's, there were The Popes, Pope Salad, The Smoking Popes, and at least one other.

    Of course, the best band name of that era belonged to The Dyslexic Apaches.
     
  8. ratdog

    ratdog Member+

    Mar 22, 2004
    In the doghouse
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    Chicago Red Stars
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    United States
    Shouldn't that be The Dyslexic Achapes?
     
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  9. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    OMG, the Pope wears Prada?
     
  10. soccernutter

    soccernutter Moderator
    Staff Member

    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The Pope wears Prada...and we know the "devil wears Prada"...so, does this mean that the Pope is the devil?
     
  11. Chris M.

    Chris M. Member+

    Jan 18, 2002
    Chicago
    You omitted early 90s Chicago band, Butt Gravy.
     
  12. ElJefe

    ElJefe Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 16, 1999
    Colorful Colorado
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Back when I was in college in the early '90s at UT, there was a band that played in Austin a bunch called Fuck Emos.
     
  13. Dr. Wankler

    Dr. Wankler Member+

    May 2, 2001
    The Electric City
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Speaking of bands making sure they don't get much radio play, I was at LSU when The Shit Dogs were at their peak.
     
  14. HouseHead78

    HouseHead78 Member+

    Oct 17, 2006
    Austin, TX
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My guess is a certain venue wouldn't book them, then? :laugh:
     
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  15. ElJefe

    ElJefe Moderator
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    Feb 16, 1999
    Colorful Colorado
    Club:
    FC Dallas
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    United States
    That was my guess at the time. Then I learned later that the word "emo" had another meaning, and was truly confused.
     
  16. Chris M.

    Chris M. Member+

    Jan 18, 2002
    Chicago
    Excuse me, did you say, "******** Bevo?". ;)
     

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