It's a Pope!

[MineralMan]

The white smoke has flown,
But the name is unknown.
We're all jumping with joy,
For our Roman boy!

(Chorus)
Habemus papem.
Circenses et panem.

Feel free to add your own verses to this ditty.

[aristocles]

1. LOL! n/t

[Ron Obvious]

2. My goodness, already?

That was quick. All this buildup has certainly infected me with feverish apathy.

[MineralMan]

3. We see that the See of Rome

has seen fit to see in a new pontiff to be seen as the new Bishop of Rome.

[moobu2]

4. The odds makers are still favoring

Archbishop Angelo Scola of Italy.

[MineralMan]

5. OK. I don't really care, since I doubt

any real changes will occur that mean much.

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. Bergoglio of Argentina

Not a name I'd seen said much.

[MineralMan]

7. He's a conservative Cardinal.

Expect no meaningful changes in doctrine from him. He was a close runner-up in the last Papal election, too.

Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Bergoglio

[dimbear]

8. Welcome Pope Paco.

Or as we say in the vernacular, buena suerte.

[pipoman]

9. Why Paco?

Maybe I'm missing something, but this name is considered a slur IIRC..

[dimbear]

11. That's a new concept to me. None of the Pacos I know objected.

Maybe it's some sort of local option?

[Meshuga]

12. Paco is a nickname for Francisco (Francis) in Spanish

So you have nothing to worry about. You are good.

[pipoman]

13. I have heard it used in a derogatory manner..

but Meshuga is right..Paco in referring to Latin people in general or a Latin person whose name isn't Francisco would be derogatory IMO..

Urban dictionary has:

Paco
1. A man who likes his mother fuckin' tacos, burritos, enchiladas, quesadills, and basically anything with meat, cheese, and vegetables wrapped in a tortilla.

2. Paco is that drunk Mexican guy on the side of the road that asks you for a ride back to the ghetto at 2 A.M. after a long night at the bar with his essays. He is often succeptable to being egged and jumped, as well as yelled at out of a car window, because his drunk ass is walking home instead of getting a ride home. (Caution: he may be armed with an weapon, but his aiming is hindered by his severe drunken state; almost at the point of alcohol poisioning)

3. A rascist term that refers to a sterotypical Mexican-American.

4. A Spanish name that is derived from Native American roots that literally means "gold eagle".

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Paco

[okasha]

10. Pancho.

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