# Papal fiat--really! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 23, 1999, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papal-fiat-really/12248 "1999-12-23T13:50:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 1999, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papal-fiat-really/12248/1 "1999-12-23T13:50:00Z")
The pope got a new popemobile…donated by FIAT! * * * – Teeming Millions: [http://fathom.org/teemingmillions](http://fathom.org/teemingmillions) “Meat flaps, yellow!” - DrainBead, naked co-ed Twister chat O p a l C a t [www.opalcat.com](http://www.opalcat.com) ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 1999, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papal-fiat-really/12248/2 "1999-12-23T13:53:00Z")
Thanks Opal, for the first laugh of the day. I find that hilarious and quite appropriate. I wonder if the marketing guys at Fiat are rolling on the floor, too. * * * Easy one-step assembly instructions. Pour **Beer A** in **Uncle B**. ---
**Author:** ![IHeartUncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d2c977/32.png) [@IHeartUncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IHeartUncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 1999, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papal-fiat-really/12248/3 "1999-12-23T14:56:00Z")
Easy one-step instructions for a good time. Pour **UncleBeer** into **IHeartUncleBeer**. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 1999, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papal-fiat-really/12248/4 "1999-12-23T15:14:00Z")
Wow! That’s neat! Funny! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 1999, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papal-fiat-really/12248/5 "1999-12-23T17:12:00Z")
What say we take up a collection to send him a bar of soap to keep in the car, for when he needs to do a few quick ablutions? He could call it the “Fiat Lux”. ---
**Author:** ![Catrandom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@Catrandom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catrandom)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 1999, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papal-fiat-really/12248/6 "1999-12-24T06:21:00Z")
: :Devout Catholic giggling madly:: Catrandom ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 1999, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papal-fiat-really/12248/7 "1999-12-24T06:35:00Z")
Papal fiat? Bull! ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 1999, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papal-fiat-really/12248/8 "1999-12-23T20:38:00Z")
“Insert Clever Pun About ‘Auto-da-fé’ Here:” * * * “Hey Torquemada, whaddya say? I’ve been away at the auto-da-fé. Auto-da-fé? What’s an auto-da-fé? It’s what you oughtta not do, but you do anyway!” ---
**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 1999, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papal-fiat-really/12248/9 "1999-12-24T00:51:00Z")
So much wit assembled! ---
**Author:** ![Kakkerlak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bb73d2/32.png) [@Kakkerlak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kakkerlak)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 1999, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papal-fiat-really/12248/10 "1999-12-24T01:26:00Z")
sixteen years of Catholic school finally put to good use. I saw the article in the WSJ but didn’t make the joke until now. Hee, hee, mmmpha. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 1999, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papal-fiat-really/12248/11 "1999-12-24T01:28:00Z")
Alas, this is a joke that would have gone over so much better on the old board… the whole “papal fiat” thing was a major in joke there (it was the answer to every “why” question). * * * – Teeming Millions: [http://fathom.org/teemingmillions](http://fathom.org/teemingmillions) “Meat flaps, yellow!” - DrainBead, naked co-ed Twister chat O p a l C a t [www.opalcat.com](http://www.opalcat.com)