Papabile: Papal predictions thread

[garbon]

When I went to the Louvre there was huge line of Japanese tourists waiting to pose next to the Mona Lisa, right beneath the sign that said "Do not take photographs of the paintings."

Oh when I was there it was flanked by two guards so you couldn't get close even if the crowd hadn't been there.  Not that I wanted to though - was much more impressed by The Raft of the Medusa in the hall outside.

[Martinus]

Crap. The more I read about this new Pope, the more I like him. 

[Malthus]

I have a huge issue with people taking a picture of Mona Lisa - there are thousands of pictures of Mona Lisa available online (i.e. at the finger tips of anyone with a smart phone) with a much much better quality that anything you are able to take at the Louvre.

I never was a big fan of taking pictures of yourself/your friends near a famous monument, but at least there I can see the point as it gives you some sort of boasting rights.

When you take a picture of a famous painting or landmark (but not featuring yourself/your friends) then, unless you are some huge artistic photography buff who will make this picture really stunning, any single fucking postcard will give you a better picture of the object in question, so trying to take a picture of it is idiotic.

Not to mention, in my opinion, focusing on taking a picture rather than seeing it with your own eyes really takes away from the experience.

I sorta support this rant - I hate "obligatory photography", in that it tends to substitute recording an experience for having an experience - but if you have any pretentions at artistry, photography (or better yet from my POV, sketching) is a good way to force yourself to really observe, rather than simply look at, what you are examining.

[garbon]

Perfect.

[Admiral Yi]

Gotta be shopped.

[11B4V]

Mistakes too lame.

[CountDeMoney]

Interns.

[Caliga]

Most people watching wouldn't know it was wrong anyway.

[garbon]

Gotta be shopped.

Totally possible.

[CountDeMoney]

Crap. The more I read about this new Pope, the more I like him. 

Well, fuck you.  You've already shit all over this thread.  No takebacks, pillownibbler.

[Caliga]

It's starting to seem like Benedict was a "cleansing the palate" kind of Pope.

[garbon]

It's starting to seem like Benedict was a "cleansing the palate" kind of Pope.

That is all.

[Caliga]

 

[CountDeMoney]

It's starting to seem like Benedict was a "cleansing the palate" kind of Pope.

That is all.

Like you don't keep a bottle of Scope in your handbag.

[garbon]

I have a messenger bag.