I pit the Pope

[Satisfying_Andy_Licious]

*Originally posted by matt_mcl *
**What is it about Abrahamic religions and interesting hats?

Mitres, birette, zucchetti, cardinal’s hats, tiaras, those ones that Orthodox priests wear, yarmulkes, turbans, fezzes…? **

I don’t know, but it gives me a chance to trot out some of my favorite doggerel:

“Twat” is widely used in the UK as a slightly more expressive form of 'twit’6 or ‘idiot’, and it seems likely that most of the people using it do not know what it means. They are in good company. Robert Browning clearly didn’t when he wrote the following lines in “Pippa Passes”:

Then owls and bats
Cowls and twats
Monks and nuns in a cloister’s moods,
Adjourn to the oak-stump pantry.

However it is probable that he was misled by a poem printed around 1660 when that well known and scurrilous poet Anon stated:

**They talked of his having a Cardinal’s Hat,
They’d send him as soon an Old Nun’s Twat. **

[iampunha]

It’s to compensate for the lack of a hat on the other head;)

[smiling_bandit]

see something wrong with the President of the USA praying in public and asking for others to pray.

Oh yes. Forbid that any President actually be religious at all. Yep, they oughta have a law so only them good Atheists, who of course, always respect everyone else by never, ever mentioning they don’t believe in god and that everyone who does, in there opinion, is a moron for doing so, can be President.

Bastard.

[robertliguori]

Oh yes. Forbid that any President actually be religious at all. Yep, they oughta have a law so only them good Atheists, who of course, always respect everyone else by never, ever mentioning they don’t believe in god and that everyone who does, in there opinion, is a moron for doing so, can be President.

Sigh. SB, you know the feeling you get when you imagine the president making a big deal about how he doesn’t believe and that all who do are morons? We get that when the president makes a spectacle of his faith. Religion can be a wonderful uniting force, but it helps to include a ‘and there are some who don’t believe as I do, and that’s cool’ clause.

[Spiff]

I second robertliguori’s post and politely request that smiling bandit read and try to understand the full ramifications of the First Amendment.

And as to the OP:

Is the Pope involved in some religious exchange program with Native American rainmakers? And if so, what do they get in return … funny hats?

[/joke]

[Homebrew]

So, based on Andy’s post above, I suppose we can drop “Asshat” and use the new-again “Twat-hat”.

I feel dirty just writing that

[smiling_bandit]

smiling bandit read and try to understand the full ramifications of the First Amendment.

As I understand it, it quite permits the President to say any damn thing 'e wants to.

[smiling_bandit]

smiling bandit read and try to understand the full ramifications of the First Amendment.

As I understand it, it quite permits the President to say any damn thing 'e wants to, not just those parts which atheists feel are not objectionable.

[jjimm]

*Originally posted by smiling bandit *
**As I understand it, it quite permits the President to say any damn thing 'e wants to, not just those parts which atheists feel are not objectionable. **

Would you be as comfortable about this if he started banging on about Allah?

[Shalmanese]

*Originally posted by Satisfying Andy Licious *
**The hat the Pope wears is called a mitre. It symbolizes a fish – the opening at the top is the fish’s mouth. The origins of the design are quite ancient, with some people going so far as to suggest a link between the ancient cult of Dagon and the Catholic Church.
**

OMG, I finally got that Pratchett quote about Mr Wong who opened up an fish shop on Dagon St :eek:.

[Spiff]

*Originally posted by smiling bandit *
**As I understand it, it quite permits the President to say any damn thing 'e wants to. **

BZZZZZT!!! Sorry, but thanks for playing.

Don’t let the consolation prize hit ya where the good lord split ya!

[Flang_Dang]

BZZZZZZT!!! Sorry, Spiff, but you don’t have a clue. Pay attention now, Because here is the 1st amendment in total:

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

You see, “Congress shall make no law…”, does not say “the President cannot say…”. The President indeed can say what he wants because he doesn’t make the law here–get it?

Oh, and as much as you’d like to pretend it isn’t there, notice the little bit about “…or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” IIRC, the President is protected by this amendment too.

No consolation prize for you, but do feel free to take a civics class.