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lionking
13th July 2008, 02:10 AM
Benny has just arrived in Sydney. He is recuperating from his arduous journey with three days of "reading, writing and playing the piano". Our airwaves are full of "isn't this great.... peace....love". How does an aussie atheist respond to all this?
Hokulele
13th July 2008, 02:30 AM
I would assume the average Aussie atheist would respond with beer or maybe a nice Sauvignon Blanc, but seeing as how you are on the wagon, I would recommend pondering this tidbit:

Along with Jay-Z, David Beckham, and Barack Obama, Pope Benedict XVI was named by Esquire magazine in 2007 as one of the best-dressed men in the world. The magazine named him "Accessorizer of the Year."


http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/world/2008/04/15/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-pope-benedict-xvi.html

Or you could search YouTube for silly pope videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAoD0jylx2I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNBC8WbJt_Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyT5ov42t5I
lionking
13th July 2008, 02:36 AM
Well if he doesn't like sport what on earth is he doing here? Bugger off Benny. (And I speak as a former altar boy).
SirPhilip
13th July 2008, 03:49 AM
Benny has just arrived in Sydney. He is recuperating from his arduous journey with three days of "reading, writing and playing the piano". Our airwaves are full of "isn't this great.... peace....love". How does an aussie atheist respond to all this? A four wheel drive with a bulldozer attachment mounted to the cab. Now I shouldn't have to tell you this.
UnrepentantSinner
13th July 2008, 03:53 AM
Benny has just arrived in Sydney. He is recuperating from his arduous journey with three days of "reading, writing and playing the piano". Our airwaves are full of "isn't this great.... peace....love". How does an aussie atheist respond to all this?

By not acting like it's the end of the world.
Mobyseven
13th July 2008, 04:01 AM
Benny has just arrived in Sydney. He is recuperating from his arduous journey with three days of "reading, writing and playing the piano". Our airwaves are full of "isn't this great.... peace....love". How does an aussie atheist respond to all this?

Do what I did, which was essentially go, "Bollocks, I'm on a plane from the USA and it's filled to the brim with priests and Catholic youth groups. If there's a God and he has a sense of irony, I'm screwed."
triadboy
13th July 2008, 08:34 AM
How does an aussie atheist respond to all this?

Is there any way you can "throw him on the Barbie?"
Mobyseven
14th July 2008, 12:23 AM
Is there any way you can "throw him on the Barbie?"

Not a chance, sadly. He's taken a vow of chastity.
arthwollipot
14th July 2008, 12:27 AM
By not acting like it's the end of the world.I have to agree. Anything that you do could be cosidered annoying, so you'll be arrested by the fire department and given a $5,500 fine. Better just to stay home this week. Or as an alternative, consider exposing yourself in public. That carries only a $1,100 fine, so it's a lot cheaper.
lionking
14th July 2008, 03:12 AM
Or I could always borrow or steal a WYD pass and get a 10% discount at one of Sydney's brothels (true story, or at least reported in the press).
MG1962
14th July 2008, 03:15 AM
Admit it - you are just ticked he didn't go to the second best city in Australia
SezMe
14th July 2008, 04:51 AM
Benny has just arrived in Sydney. He is recuperating from his arduous journey with three days of "reading, writing and playing the piano". Our airwaves are full of "isn't this great.... peace....love". How does an aussie atheist respond to all this?
Oh, that Benny. At first I thought you meant Benny Hinn and I was really feeling bad for you. You get the man with the big hats. What to do? See if you can knock it off with three baseballs. You can win a nice prize.
Mobyseven
14th July 2008, 05:18 AM
Admit it - you are just ticked he didn't go to the second best city in Australia

What would he want to do in Perth? Though I must say it's a shame he had to settle for third-best...
arthwollipot
14th July 2008, 06:17 PM
Oh, that Benny. At first I thought you meant Benny Hinn and I was really feeling bad for you. You get the man with the big hats. What to do? See if you can knock it off with three baseballs. You can win a nice prize.We don't use baseballs in Australia. We use cricket balls. They're smaller and harder.
six7s
14th July 2008, 07:56 PM
We use cricket balls. They're smaller and harder.

Are you saying size doesn't matter?
http://futurelawyer.typepad.com/futurelawyer/images/2007/03/30/pinocchio2.png
Or are you just pleased to see me?
lionking
14th July 2008, 08:39 PM
Oh, that Benny. At first I thought you meant Benny Hinn and I was really feeling bad for you. You get the man with the big hats. What to do? See if you can knock it off with three baseballs. You can win a nice prize.
I thought if I called him "Eggs" it would have been even more confusing.

The church where I was briefly an altar boy is St Benedict's in inner Sydney. I wonder if he will grace my old 'hood with his holy presence?
six7s
14th July 2008, 08:45 PM
I wonder if he will grace my old 'hood with his holy presence?

I'd be more concerned about the risk of his grace holing your presence with his wonder hood

news.smh.com.au pope-to-apologise-for-abuse-by-priests-20080712-3dwa.html (http://news.smh.com.au/world/pope-to-apologise-for-abuse-by-priests-20080712-3dwa.html)