smoke from the Vatican

[dingit]

surely he needs to take things into the 21st century, and tweet the news?

They've jammed the airwaves for about 50m around the Sistine Chapel (according to SKY, whose reporter was moved on by police whilst on ai earlier this afternoon).

Have we had the first puffs yet?

BBC says black smoke, therefore we remain popeless.

Black smoke, no Pope.

Too early for any news yet. Could be days before even the 1st ballot.

Yep black smoke. Bet they burn something nasty to create that. Think of the carbon emissions!

I think they have a dye tablet to ensure black.

The snag comes when they want to show white and the residue is still hanging around, and you get 'is it or isn't it' grey instead.

All that smoke is probably just a sneaky spliff.

Either that, or someone's saying fuck it, we're on fire.

I've always wondered about the black smoke thing... I've read that they burn the ballots & there's either white or black smoke, depending on the result. It never occurred to me that a person actually checked the ballots before they burnt them. Somehow I got the impression that they just threw all the paper on the fire & relied on God to change the smoke if they'd chosen the right person. I wondered how that worked...

It's probably something my dad said to wind me up. I was v gullible as a child!

Jojo

I've got one in our church popestake. It's gripping when you've got a vested interest (£30)

Did anyone else think there was loads of smoke tonight?

Did you know that 'gullible' isn't in the dictionary, Jojo?

Popestake?

What a brilliant idea (wish we'd thought of that one)

I've got a bet on it being a male Catholic. Do I win a prize?

Isn't gambling frowned apon?

If it is pink smoke then do we get a woman priest?

We're calling it Pope Idol in our house.

dingit

not if it is in the aid of boosting church funds
115 x £2 = £230 less £30 for the prize

That's £200 to shore up the church roof/ provide new bellows for the organ/ allow the priest to indulge his golf habit..

My chap is 7/2 on Paddy Power

Go Odilo Go

Do you think they end up doing dip dip

I'm crossing my fingers for Christoph Schoenborn.

Cardinal Peter Turkson because he visited ds1's school last year

Naturally they smoke weed to signal the new pope.

The one who will let priests marry, and allow women priests.