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Spider Bugs the Pope in Prague
BBC News ^

Posted on 09/26/2009 4:23:58 PM PDT by Steelfish

Spider Bugs the Pope in Prague [See URL Video]

A spider appeared on Pope Benedict's robes as he addressed politicians and diplomats in Prague on Saturday, disappearing and appearing again.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Religion
KEYWORDS: catholic; czechrepublic; papalvisit; pests; popebenedict; spider

1 posted on 09/26/2009 4:23:58 PM PDT by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

Shouldn’t this be in Breaking News?


2 posted on 09/26/2009 4:26:24 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: trisham

Oh no, not during a weekend.


3 posted on 09/26/2009 4:28:53 PM PDT by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

Why not, when it’s such compelling information? People have a right to know!


4 posted on 09/26/2009 4:30:55 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Steelfish

Shouldn’t that headline be, “Spider arachnids Pope”?


5 posted on 09/26/2009 4:35:29 PM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel (I AM JIM THOMPSON!)
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To: Steelfish
disappearing and appearing again.

I found this part fascinating, almost mysterious.

6 posted on 09/26/2009 4:47:10 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (dear world: we are so sorry for Barack Hussein Obama. Can you ever forgive us? ** hang the Czars.)
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To: Steelfish

Hey, it just wanted to czech out the Holy Father . . .


7 posted on 09/26/2009 4:48:50 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of Ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: Steelfish

No holy water handy?


8 posted on 09/26/2009 4:51:20 PM PDT by Palladin (ACORN is a criminal enterprise.)
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9 posted on 09/26/2009 4:51:31 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (dear world: we are so sorry for Barack Hussein Obama. Can you ever forgive us? ** hang the Czars.)
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I know Obama is good with flies, how is he with spiders?


10 posted on 09/26/2009 4:52:55 PM PDT by Fresh Wind ("Prosperity is just around the corner." Herbert Hoover, 1932)
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To: Steelfish

Yep, that’s Teensy Weensy all right!


11 posted on 09/26/2009 5:05:54 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
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12 posted on 09/27/2009 6:09:41 AM PDT by Daffynition (What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
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Hey, I gotta give him props for being this cool about it. I would’ve jumped out of my socks. Most people would’ve been totally thrown.


13 posted on 10/03/2009 6:51:54 AM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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