# Thank you, your Holiness. Awesome speech. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 16, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-your-holiness-awesome-speech/445631 "2008-04-16T19:18:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea666f/32.png) [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-your-holiness-awesome-speech/445631/1 "2008-04-16T19:18:53Z")
It is nice to see the President has become as articulate as a frat boy. At least, he did not add that the Pope’s outfit was “bitchin’.” > **[NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth](https://www.nbcdfw.com/)** > > Dallas-Fort Worth News, Weather, Sports, Lifestyle, and Traffic ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-your-holiness-awesome-speech/445631/2 "2008-04-16T19:24:01Z")
I can’t get videos at work. So what 's the scoop? ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-your-holiness-awesome-speech/445631/3 "2008-04-16T19:30:34Z")
In the video, Bush says what’s quoted in the thread title as he thanks Darth Benedict for his speech. It seemed like a casual “so, yeah, that’s that” sort of comment. I’m not terribly riled up, since I’m so used to the word “awesome.” ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-your-holiness-awesome-speech/445631/4 "2008-04-16T19:31:01Z")
I was momentarily overwhelmed by a feeling of irony yesterday when I heard, on the radio, a reference to Bush and Ratzinger sharing important values such as their hatred of tyranny. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-your-holiness-awesome-speech/445631/5 "2008-04-16T19:32:22Z")
Maybe he meant ‘awesome’ in the religious sense. However, it is more likely that he is a moron, Occam’s Razor and all. For those who can’t see the video, it goes like this: Pope: blah blah, finishing speech \* Pope moves to sit down Bush intercepts and shakes his hand\* Bush: Thank you, your holiness, awesome speech. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-your-holiness-awesome-speech/445631/6 "2008-04-16T19:34:10Z")
At least he didn’t say “dude”. ---
**Author:** ![atomicbadgerrace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@atomicbadgerrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atomicbadgerrace)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-your-holiness-awesome-speech/445631/7 "2008-04-16T19:40:02Z")
**Two and a Half** , do you just dig through the news every single day, actively looking for something that you could possible work up enough anger about to post in the Pit? It’s second nature now for me to go into your Pit threads, and expect you to be all fired up about… nothing. I loathe GWB as much as the next person, but c’mon, this? Here? In the Pit? Can’t work up the anger. ---
**Author:** ![LilShieste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@LilShieste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilShieste)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-your-holiness-awesome-speech/445631/8 "2008-04-16T19:43:17Z")
[QUOTE=John Mace] At least he didn’t say “dude”. [/QUOTE] Or give him a shoulder rub. 🙂 Seriously, though, this is pretty insignificant. Bush is _far_ from being an articulate president, but this is hardly an example of that. ---
**Author:** ![Windwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5e9695/32.png) [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-your-holiness-awesome-speech/445631/9 "2008-04-16T19:45:01Z")
I imagine Bushie as he greets the Popie: “Dude, where’s your Bible? Huh huh! CAN’T GET FOOLED AGAIN!” Yak cock! ---
**Author:** ![Dumbguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dumbguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumbguy)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-your-holiness-awesome-speech/445631/10 "2008-04-16T19:49:41Z")
[QUOTE=John Mace] At least he didn’t say “dude”. [/QUOTE] “Way to go, pope dude” seems like the appropriate Spicoli-ism. ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-your-holiness-awesome-speech/445631/11 "2008-04-16T19:50:43Z")
[QUOTE=CynicalGabe] Maybe he meant ‘awesome’ in the religious sense. However, it is more likely that he is a moron, Occam’s Razor and all. For those who can’t see the video, it goes like this: Pope: blah blah, finishing speech \* Pope moves to sit down Bush intercepts and shakes his hand\* Bush: Thank you, your holiness, awesome speech. [/QUOTE] Thanks for the play by play. Dude. Totally. ---
**Author:** ![bannerrefugee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@bannerrefugee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bannerrefugee)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-your-holiness-awesome-speech/445631/12 "2008-04-16T19:51:38Z")
[QUOTE=Two and a Half Inches of Fun] It is nice to see the President has become as articulate as a frat boy. [/QUOTE] What do you mean “has become?” ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-your-holiness-awesome-speech/445631/13 "2008-04-16T19:55:18Z")
[QUOTE=Windwalker] Yak cock! [/QUOTE] Cite? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-your-holiness-awesome-speech/445631/14 "2008-04-16T20:05:18Z")
[QUOTE=Two and a Half Inches of Fun] It is nice to see the President has become as articulate as a frat boy. [/QUOTE] The president _is_ a frat boy - Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Chapter. (now defunct, I believe) ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-your-holiness-awesome-speech/445631/15 "2008-04-16T20:06:32Z")
[QUOTE=John Mace] At least he didn’t say “dude”. [/QUOTE] At least he didn’t say, “Popie, you’re doing a heck of a job.” ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-your-holiness-awesome-speech/445631/16 "2008-04-16T20:20:44Z")
[QUOTE=Omegaman] Thanks for the play by play. Dude. Totally. [/QUOTE] No prob, bro. ---
**Author:** ![Meyer6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@Meyer6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meyer6)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-your-holiness-awesome-speech/445631/17 "2008-04-16T20:30:28Z")
Awesome means inspiring awe, extraordinary. It is not solely the property of frat boy/surfer types, although they have really co-opted it over time. From watching that video, it sounds like Bush’s delivery of his thanks lacked quite a bit of oomph, but there is really nothing wrong with the word ‘awesome’ being used in its original sense, and there is no reason to say that it’s akin to using ‘bitchin’ or ‘dude’ or whatever. Also, I gotta agree with **atomicbadgerrace** - you really need to lay off the outrage. Aren’t you familiar with The Boy Who Cried Wolf? Now, even if you do find something crazy in the news or come up with another of your extremely harebrained ideas, nobody cares anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-your-holiness-awesome-speech/445631/18 "2008-04-16T20:30:41Z")
Maybe he mean “awesome” in the original sense of the word? OK, it’s not likely, granted. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-your-holiness-awesome-speech/445631/19 "2008-04-16T20:34:42Z")
High V! I in |X|! ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-your-holiness-awesome-speech/445631/20 "2008-04-16T20:39:46Z")
[QUOTE=bannerrefugee] What do you mean “has become?” [/QUOTE] As opposed to his usual level of performance, when he is as articulate as a twelve-year-old. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-your-holiness-awesome-speech/445631.md?page=2)