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Any suggestions on how to get Pope Francis off my car.

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Toddlerteaplease · 20/03/2021 14:20

Was give a pope Francis care sticker as a secret Santa present a few years ago. I loved it!! Have a new one to replace it with, but the old one is stuck fast. What can I remove it with?

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AndAPartridgeInABearTree · 20/03/2021 23:09

@AdaColeman

You just need to neaten that up a bit, and you've got the Holy Ghost spot on!
I'm going to repeat this post because it didn't get anything like the response it deserved! Absolutely brilliant 😂
AndAPartridgeInABearTree · 20/03/2021 23:12

[quote Toddlerteaplease]@TheLongRider I usually go to the capital of Tat, Lourdes every year! [/quote]
Me too! Perhaps we might have bumped into each other whilst fixated on those creepy faces with the eyes that follow you. Or the incredibly badly painted plastic holy water mini Mary statues. Or the Andy Warhol grotto mugs. Goodness I've missed the place.

Whatflavourjellybabyisnice · 20/03/2021 23:14

Mayonnaise. How clean is your house recommended it because it has oils in

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Woodlandbelle · 20/03/2021 23:14

May I ask where are you driving to? The local 'Lovely Girls' competition

TheLongRider · 20/03/2021 23:15

I think I've found a local (to me) dealer of religious vehicle accessories. Shall I see if they'll do a discount for a Mumsnet bulk buy?

www.stmartin.ie/product-category/religious-vehicle-accessories/

Whatflavourjellybabyisnice · 20/03/2021 23:16

@JesusInTheCabbageVan

Reminds me of Angela's Ashes Grin

"In the name of the Father, the Son, the Holy Ghost. Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. It's a day since my last confession.
A day? And what sins have you committed in a day, my child?
I overslept. I nearly missed my First Communion. My grandmother said I have standing up, North of Ireland, Presbyterian hair. I threw up my First Communion breakfast. Now Grandma says she has God in her backyard and what should she do.

The priest is like the First Confession priest. He has the heavy breathing and the choking sounds.

Ah ... ah ... tell your grandmother to wash God away with a little water and for your penance say one Hail Mary and one Our Father. Say a prayer for me and God bless you, my child.

Grandma and Mam were waiting close to the confession box. Grandma said, Were you telling jokes to that priest in the confession box? If 'tis a thing I ever find out you were telling jokes to Jesuits I'll tear the bloody kidneys outa you. Now what did he say about God in my backyard?

He said wash Him away with a little water, Grandma.
Holy water or ordinary water?
He didn't say, Grandma.
Well, go back and ask him.
But, Grandma ...

She pushed me back into the confessional.

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned, it's a minute since my last confession.
A minute! Are you the boy that was just here?
I am, Father.
What is it now?
My grandma says, Holy water or ordinary water?
Ordinary water, and tell your grandmother not to be bothering me again.
I told her, Ordinary water, Grandma, and he said don't be bothering him again.
Don't be bothering him again. That bloody ignorant bogtrotter."

Yissssss Angela's Ashes. Knew that quote
whenwewereveryyoung · 21/03/2021 08:01

Yes, yes, you're all hilarious, best of Mumsnet, but I'm on tenterhooks to find out if OP has tried the WD40 yet!

CuthbertDibbleandGrubb · 21/03/2021 08:33

I think the prayer to St Jude is a bit much. Even if you live in south London!

(for those unaware, St Jude is the patron saint of lost causes)

Toddlerteaplease · 21/03/2021 09:08

@whenwewereveryyoung not yet. I think I've got some somewhere. If not I'll go and buy some.

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Toddlerteaplease · 21/03/2021 09:13

@AndAPartridgeInABearTree, my sister always challenges me to buy her the tackiest thing I can find. Best one was a Glitter Mary, that changed colour according to the weather. It was surprisingly accurate!
This year's pilgrimage isn't cancelled yet, so fingers crossed we get there this year.

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TheQueef · 21/03/2021 09:17

Thank you.
This is the kind of thread I want and need.

ilikebungalows · 21/03/2021 13:57

Was he wearing leg warmers and singing 'Fame! I'm gonna live forever!'?

Toddlerteaplease · 21/03/2021 14:59

I have purchased a can of WD40

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IsFuzzyBeagMise · 21/03/2021 15:00

May the Lord be with you :)

C8H10N4O2 · 21/03/2021 15:08

Oh I love a good religious tat thread. My grandmother had some hideous light up plastic statues of saints which a friend brought back for her from one of the shrines to tat. All in bright colours, with faces and proportions suggesting an alien artist working from third party descriptions of human beings.

CongealedCrags · 21/03/2021 15:15

It's £5.50 for a new Pope sticker on ebay. I am so tempted. My kids go to Catholic schools. I really should not.

Would he show up through tinted windows?

MenaiMna · 21/03/2021 15:17

That sticky stuff is the devil's own work...maybe call an exorcist?

Toddlerteaplease · 21/03/2021 15:48

@CongealedCrags he sticks to the outside. People at my church love it. And it's quite handy for getting free parking in the cathedral car park, as people know who it belongs too.

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Toddlerteaplease · 21/03/2021 15:48

@IsFuzzyBeagMise, And with your Spirit.

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YesItsMeIDontCare · 21/03/2021 15:51

I saw the thread title... I clicked because, well, thread title, saw it was you Toddler and my brain was not remotely surprised.

😂

PetPaperPigeon · 21/03/2021 15:53

All you heathens readily offering tips on sticky removal... a Pope isn’t just for Christmas.

Tankflybosswalkjam · 21/03/2021 16:19

I need one of these. Still can’t find a Padre Pio one though.

IndecentCakes · 21/03/2021 16:27

WD40 days and 40 nights.

Toddlerteaplease · 21/03/2021 16:39

He's off!

WD 40 did the trick. Now to get the car washed before the conclave to apply the next one.

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Toddlerteaplease · 21/03/2021 16:40

@YesItsMeIDontCare

I saw the thread title... I clicked because, well, thread title, saw it was you Toddler and my brain was not remotely surprised.

😂

That's exactly the kind of thing my colleagues say.
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