I enjoy Twitter during big public events, especially those that are incredibly silly. One such kind of event would be, say, a GOP candidates’ debate. Today, we had the announcement of the new pope, which is even sillier because at least with Republican presidential candidates, only some of them think they were anointed by God.
Here are some selections of my papal tweeting that I and others found most amusing.
I am REALLY hoping the new pope comes out and starts by saying, “Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet…”
— Paul Fidalgo (@PaulFidalgo) March 13, 2013
This is like the Oscars for me. I haven’t seen any of the nominated movies, and I have no idea who these maybe-popes are.
— Paul Fidalgo (@PaulFidalgo) March 13, 2013
Mitt Romney refuses to concede papacy, awaiting word from a sweaty Karl Rove.
— Paul Fidalgo (@PaulFidalgo) March 13, 2013
Tech press underwhelmed by new pope’s similar form factor and feature set as previous pope.
— Paul Fidalgo (@PaulFidalgo) March 13, 2013
People keep asking the pope if he’s really “Argentinian *enough*”
— Paul Fidalgo (@PaulFidalgo) March 13, 2013
“Wow, you guys all look like ants.” – Pope Francis
— Paul Fidalgo (@PaulFidalgo) March 13, 2013
Pope Francis to crowd: “Please, as you leave, pick up whatever shit you dropped on the ground. This is a holy place, for Christ’s sake.”
— Paul Fidalgo (@PaulFidalgo) March 13, 2013
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Anthony K
March 13, 2013 at 3:53 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Ha! The Mitt Romney and Tech press ones made me laugh out loud.
Paul Fidalgo
March 13, 2013 at 7:10 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I’m glad someone liked the tech press one. Bit of a reach.
Noah
March 14, 2013 at 12:26 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
N’ah. Not a stretch at all. Loved it.
heddle
March 13, 2013 at 4:17 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I find it amusing that you post your own tweets as examples of quips that are amusing. Especially when they are not.
Paul Fidalgo
March 13, 2013 at 7:09 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
You are free not to read them! Isn’t that great?
heddle
March 14, 2013 at 6:22 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Yeah, well, fair enough for the nth time, with n > 1, that I encounter a post of yours with a “me, being amusing” theme. But the 1st time–well I can hardly know not to read it the first time, can I?
Stephanie Zvan
March 13, 2013 at 4:21 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Those were all quite amusing, heddle. You obviously have no sense of humor.
Either that, or humor is a notoriously subjective thing, and making comments based on the idea that it’s some sort of reference point is silly.
heddle
March 13, 2013 at 4:34 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
SZ,
Really… you actually find “Wow, you guys all look like ants” not just amusing but quite amusing? Hmm. Well, I don’t think you can conclude, as you assert, that I “obviously” have no sense of humor. You may be right of course. But I think you can only safely conclude that your sense of humor differs greatly from mine.
Owlmirror
March 13, 2013 at 5:02 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
@heddle:
How about:
“Turmoil at the Vatican as the Goblet of Fire selects a SECOND POPE!” –@JamesUrbaniak
Randydeluxe
March 13, 2013 at 6:11 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Re-blogging yourself is like quoting yourself while delivering a speech. It can be done successfully, but I can’t think of any examples of such.
steve oberski
March 13, 2013 at 6:23 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
How’s about this for funny heddle, the new pope is an Argentine war criminal with a penchant for throwing priests out of airplanes.
You’d think that an ex Nazi paedophile would be a tough act to follow but the Vatican was up to it once again.
Anthony K
March 13, 2013 at 11:53 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Stephanie is quite wrong. Heddle’s self-regard is the funniest comedic bit I’ve seen in some time, though one has to be a fan of absurdist humour to really get it. How he plays it with such a straight face…bravo!
heddle
March 14, 2013 at 6:26 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Who are you? And does the “oh, you have to understand and have insight regarding the commenter as I do, but trust me if only you knew what I know” gambit typically work for you?
oolon
March 14, 2013 at 8:12 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Worked for me as a lampoon of your comments… Much like I found some of Pauls tweets funny, some less funny. Look up mind projection fallacy and then come back to fix your first utterance on this post.
heddle
March 14, 2013 at 8:21 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I doubt that it did. Look up affirmation by “back-slapping” and come back to replace your first utterance on this post with something substantive.
Anthony K
March 14, 2013 at 11:35 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I looked up “mind projection fallacy” and found this, as an example:
Clearly, that applies here. Back-slaps all ’round for oolon.
I couldn’t find a similar reference for “affirmation by ‘back-slapping’” tho…
Anthony K
March 14, 2013 at 11:07 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Ladies and gentleman, the Andy Kaufman of our time!
heddle
March 14, 2013 at 1:28 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I’ve only read a few of your comments but already I wonder if you ever say anything in a straightforward manner? It seems, on limited data, as though you do not–and it appears that you are very proud of your own obliqueness. Perhaps you are the Yogi Berra of our time.
Owlmirror
March 14, 2013 at 2:20 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Actually, you’ve read many of his comments, posted under a different ‘nym.
Paul Fidalgo
March 14, 2013 at 3:04 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Hi. I’m shutting down comments on this post because I’m tired of my blog being a stage for pointless griping from a disgruntled non-reader.