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What’s The Big Deal?

by Mark Jabo

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Can someone explain to me what the emoticon “XVI” is supposed to represent? …

As a humor blogger it’s important for me to keep my finger on the cultural pulse so that in the event the people at CNN call and want a humorous take on the day’s events, I will be able to do more than grunt and say, “Yeah, dude. That’s messed up.”

The problem is, I don’t always get what all the excitement is about over particular events.

For example, New York City is mobilizing hundreds of policemen, firemen, scuba divers, snipers, bomb-sniffing dogs and those guys that sell unidentified meat on a stick to prepare for an official visit from this guy Benedict XVI.

I just don’t see what the big deal is about a PayPal visit.

I know that online commerce is growing at a rapid pace, but aren’t MasterCard and Visa still the two main players in this market?

Don’t get me wrong, I love PayPal. It’s a hell of a lot simpler than typing in credit card information and it seems more secure, but is using taxpayer dollars to show around the chief executive of PayPal really worth the cost of all that extra security?

The least the guy could do would be to make an effort to observe some of our local customs. What’s with the funky outfits, Benedict?

I don’t think it’s too much to ask the head of a major corporation to put on a conservative pin-striped suit and tie when he comes to visit Manhattan.

I don’t care if he’s from Italy. A trendy black Armani suit would be appropriate and still be true to his stature as an honorary Italian.

All I’m saying is, it’s a global economy and I don’t think dressing like a Renaissance chess piece presents a business-like image to the world.

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Posted in General on April 15th, 2008

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3 Responses to “ What’s The Big Deal?”

  1. Qelqoth Says:
    April 16th, 2008 at 3:45 am

    They have a Pope Benedict XVI emoticon now? I thought the new cardinal sin list was stoopid. Jeez.

  2. Christopher Says:
    April 19th, 2008 at 7:25 am

    “Dressing like a rennaissance chess piece?”

    If I was a Catholic, I would be incensed….

    I always thought he looked like a MEDIEVAL chess piece…..

    AND he is GERMAN…..Which means, obviously, that the Holocaust is well and truly over.

    Checkmate?

  3. Christopher Says:
    April 19th, 2008 at 7:27 am

    Tomorrow is Hitler’s 120th Birthday, which means he’s well and truly dead by now….

    Do you think XIV will issue a benediction?

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