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If Fr wasn't holding the bottle of water and wearing the bag, I'd say "Priestly vestments ... a dress code for any era."
Whispers to himself:
"Play it cool...Play it cool...I know she's checking me out. She's taking a picture...just look smooth. I knew chics would dig this outfit!"
Wait a minute... this isn't the Renaissance Festival!
John has yet to be informed that this is not the line for tours of Willy Wonka's factory and thus he will not be getting a piece of "three course meal" chewing gum.
Yesterday the diocese implemented it's plan to help priests feel less self-conscious about wearing their clericals in public. By using "body guards" in renaissance garb to attract most of the attention from onlookers, there's hope that within a few years priests will boldly be wearing cassocks again.
says to himself..."Look, it almost worked for Theo Huxtable."
In other news, Nicholas Cage has been seen pestering priests on the street about a role in the sequel to 'The Passion of the Christ.'
Lauren trying to decide what to be for halloween: "that guy in the blue looks intriguing, but that guy in black looks cool, too...but I might get in trouble if I do..."
"Look, if you want to be a convincing Juliet, you've got to ditch the shades."
Dude,
Where's my car?
A societal reflection:
"Hey, darling, take a picture of that man dressed so oddly - yes, the one behind the nice gay man in blue. Funny, I didn't think that Catholic priests dressed like that any more. How quaint."
I was thinking the same Mark.
"Cast call: Raising Arizona"
Giovanni, no matter how hard he tried, simply did not meet the requirements to be a part of the Papal Swiss Guard.
Meanwhile back at the ranch, the Lone Ranger.... disguised as a what????
Tonto, Tonto, where's the Lone Ranger?
Tonto say, "If you ain't him, I'm outa here!"
Check me out. I'm Swiss Guard. My motto is B.A.D.
The Popes get the Swiss Guard, I get the Swedish guard!
"Just wait until I get my hands on those guys...!"
While the new pope's disguise for public outtings was inconspicuous enough, his personal Swiss Guard's disguise was far less so.
"Father" tried to distract Tracy while he picked Peter's pocket. Fortunately, Beth got it all on her phone.
Peter's impression of Michelangelo narrowly beat Father Paul's impression of the Artful Dodger.
It's a little-known fact that rookies in the Vatican's Swiss Guard must earn their proverbial (and literal) stripes by practicing guard duty on random members of the clergy.
An enthusiastic young man slowly realizes it is not a costume party after all.
"...and with the money I saved on car insurance, I hired this awesome bodyguard..."
"Excuse-me: have you seen the XVIth Century anywhere around here?"
If I get the mean look down and ignore all pretty girls staring and wanting to take pictures, I will FINALLY get the red and yellow stripes added on.
I have to agree with Mark G's comment.
The Vatican unveils the uniform that will be used by the newly created Swiss Guard College ROTC program.
Bryan Holtman - excellent wit. Cheers!
Damn you H.G. Wells!
Damn. No time machine on this end!
Father, you're a great ventriloquist, but don't you think your puppet is a little... large?
William, the deaf bodyguard, stands at his post, as father hears street confessions.
Maybe I should have wore my full length tights verses the knee highs.
"Excuse me Father are you part of the exhibit"?
With all due respect to "The Cosby Show" chris' comment had me LOL to the extreme :D!
Father, I can't marry him. He thinks he's the Lone Ranger.
Sorry, folks! The Holy Father will not be appearing today!
The unemployment line at the Vatican. Times are hard everywhere.
"Father- I resolve never to commit a fashion sin on THAT level."
"I dig your smell"
"Why thank you! It's the Popes Cologne. an Aristocratic, Old World cologne with surprising freshness..by the way I'm not really a priest, I just play one on TV"
Peppino held his classic pose a while longer, giving him an extra moment to rehearse his pickup line, before the American bella in blue jeans could approach to show him her camera snapshot.
What? This? Uh...oh no, this is just a Nehru jacket...yeah, that's it.
During the Obama administration, conservatives have begun to stick out like a sore thumb.
"No, he's just my bodyguard, from the Swiss Guard, he's undercover, hence the different colour."
Blast, this isn't the line for the Rocky Horror Papist Show.
...looking for attention in an A.D.D. World
Transported back from the 23 century to protect the yet unknown Holy Father, the Vatican guard surveys the crowd for any hostile intent.
Father, when it comes to penance, you are a crack-up!
Some funny comments here, but Thursday's actually made me snort! Good job.
"Yes, my dear, I use this life-size manequin to hold my biretta when I'm not wearing it."
WRC takes it again!
Great captions, all, and just a tip: the shorter/punchier the caption - the better chance it has of winning!
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