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OT: White smoke, new pope

DJ Spanky

DJ Spanky

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Just announced.

BBC >> White smoke emerges and cheers erupt at the Vatican as a new pope is elected

 
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Capiche

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The Catholic Church wants the biggest TV/streaming audience it can get. It made sense that white smoke would appear either at the 5 P.M. or the 7 P.M (Rome time) voting session so North and South American viewers would be viewing it in during the day and Europe in early evening hours.
 
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ashokan

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Surprised it took them so long.

Benedict was pulled out for the Jesuit, and the Jesuit hijacker picked 4 of 5 voting cardinals (CCP gets to $elect Chinese cardinals).

I'm sure the next pope was fixed before Francis expired
 
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Capiche said:
The Catholic Church wants the biggest TV/streaming audience it can get. It made sense that white smoke would appear either at the 5 P.M. or the 7 P.M (Rome time) voting session so North and South American viewers would be viewing it in during the day and Europe in early evening hours.
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Congratulations and God's Blessings to the new Pope and to all of my Catholic friends.
 
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Capiche said:
The Catholic Church wants the biggest TV/streaming audience it can get. It made sense that white smoke would appear either at the 5 P.M. or the 7 P.M (Rome time) voting session so North and South American viewers would be viewing it in during the day and Europe in early evening hours.
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If they did plan it this way and with the decision being so fast, it seems that there was a clear-cut favorite going in.
 
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RUPete

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DJ Spanky said:
I forgot, did FanDuel have betting odds?
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I think you could bet it from the reports I heard, but not in Italy or Vatican City. I guess a better choice of words would've been "consensus" instead of "favorite."
 
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newell138 said:
I'm shocked they picked an American from Chicago. Hot dogs and Old Style at the Vatican tonight
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He spent 20+ years in Peru, so maybe it'll be ceviche and Pisco sours, both of which are fantastic, as I've had authentic versions of each from a very good Peruvian friend (also, in case you didn't know, Rahway has become a destination for folks seeking top notch Peruvian food).
 
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RU848789 said:
He spent 20+ years in Peru, so maybe it'll be ceviche and Pisco sours, both of which are fantastic, as I've had authentic versions of each from a very good Peruvian friend (also, in case you didn't know, Rahway has become a destination for folks seeking top notch Peruvian food).
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My uncle was a priest back in the day working in Peru for many years until he met a Peruvian gal, left the priesthood for her and they moved to Cali. She always cooked for us when she came back east, good stuff. Did not know that about RY.
 
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