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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-19-05 10:48 AM
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Hey ladies, let's have a conclaven.


You know, it's an interesting story how the conclave came to be the process by which they choose the new pope. Used to be, back in the day, they'd just flip a coin, but the "head" and "tail" symbolism was just too exciting for some of the cardinals...

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Bunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-19-05 10:49 AM
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1. Don't you mean a "cliffclaven"?
:rofl:
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-19-05 10:50 AM
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2. that's the con...
I'm not REALLY him! Tho' I CAN readily name 3 celebrities who have never been in my kitchen...

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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-19-05 10:55 AM
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3. "Yeah, Nahmie, it's a little known fact that the original 'conclaves'...
Edited on Tue Apr-19-05 10:55 AM by Richardo
...were derived from the Latinoid term, eh, 'conc...laven' which significates the ancient practice of hitting the papal candidates over the head with a loaf of bread."
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