10 Hilarious Tweets From Comedians About the New Pope
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You know those days when your Twitter feed explodes with the energy of billions of opinionated Internet-surfers? That definitely happened today, as the Vatican officially announced the new pope and the world reacted.
But leave it to a few courageous and witty comedians to turn the history-setting event into material for pithy jokes under or at 140 characters. Here are some of the best:
The white smoke issuing from the Vatican indicates... wait for it... S'mores!
— RainnWilson (@rainnwilson) March 13, 2013
I missed being Pope by 3 letters. #PopeBergoglio
— Mike Birbiglia (@birbigs) March 13, 2013
It's not delivery, it's BERGOGLIO! #NewPope
— Travon Free (@Travon) March 13, 2013
Please Lord, let the new pope's first words to the assembled be, "Can you believe this shit?"
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) March 13, 2013
Just lit one of those Duraflame logs and accidently picked a new pope, I hope you enjoy Pope Rihanna.
— Paul Scheer (@paulscheer) March 12, 2013
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