Five Other Names Considered by the Pope
1. Pope OMGWTFLOL!
2. Pope Duke Nukem
3. Pope Cliff Claven (*)
4. Pope Onarope
5. Pope Palpatine (
6. (bonus pick) Pope XXhitleryouthXX
7. (extra bonus!) Pope Rocky VI
8. (I can't stop) Pope Magister Mundi sum!
9. Pope I'mjustthetransitionguyuntiltheyfindsomeonewhocanrbingthecatholichurchinto the21stcentury
10. Pope Optimus Prime (he's really good at transubstantiation)
From Hubris: Pope Wrestlemania XVI
The comments are cracking my shit up.
Update: I'd like to send my sincere condolences to Devin. I really thought you were in, dude. Maybe next time. I don't think Pope Claven is on more than the five year plan.
Update again: Jiffy POPE! LOLROFLMAOBBQ!!1112!
Comments
Pope Rocky VI -
Hee, hee.
He's 78 years old. Perhaps he should name himself Pope NotFerLong .
Posted by: Slartibartfast | April 19, 2005 01:13 PM
Pope Onomatopoeia XL?
Posted by: s | April 19, 2005 01:14 PM
George Andringo.
Listening to the radio and watching the tube has been fascinating. Black again! No, White! No, Black! White!
Posted by: htom | April 19, 2005 01:15 PM
I can't stop either -
PopeMaster Flash
Posted by: Slartibartfast | April 19, 2005 01:16 PM
Pope Fiction
Posted by: dammitjanet | April 19, 2005 01:20 PM
Pope Pundit Dot Com
Posted by: Johnny Catbird | April 19, 2005 01:22 PM
Pope Diddy
Posted by: Johnny Catbird | April 19, 2005 01:23 PM
Pope Goestheweasel
Posted by: Johnny Catbird | April 19, 2005 01:23 PM
The Pope formally known as Ratzinger
Posted by: Johnny Catbird | April 19, 2005 01:25 PM
I was rooting for Pope OMGWTFBBQCHICKEN
Posted by: boz | April 19, 2005 01:30 PM
Pope B-16... BINGO
Posted by: David Ross | April 19, 2005 01:30 PM
Pope I: Catholicism Up Yer Ass (may have to change to Pope Kill 'Em All to assuage distributors)
Posted by: Hubris | April 19, 2005 01:31 PM
In the midwest and in other areas of the US the name of the Pope might be important. Here in the south, however, we call all Popes "Coke".
Posted by: JFH | April 19, 2005 01:32 PM
Pope B-16?? Now, I'm worried, every old Catholic living in Florida knows that the "B's" only go up to 15!
Posted by: JFH | April 19, 2005 01:34 PM
Pope B 52 (Go ahead and Rome)
Posted by: Matt | April 19, 2005 01:39 PM
Pope Shang Tsung II
Posted by: Shawn | April 19, 2005 01:39 PM
on the hitler youth thing...
CATHOLICISM, WOW!
Posted by: boz | April 19, 2005 01:41 PM
Pope Aratzi
Posted by: Matt | April 19, 2005 01:41 PM
Crusade! Crusade! Crusade! (Go Benedict go.)
Posted by: Sorge | April 19, 2005 01:42 PM
I hope this Pope lasts a while. It's getting harder and harder to "find the Pope in the pizza".
Posted by: JFH | April 19, 2005 01:43 PM
Pope A. Dope (He floats like an angel, stings like the devil...)
Posted by: UnkFrank | April 19, 2005 01:43 PM
Pope Sicle
Posted by: UnkFrank | April 19, 2005 01:43 PM
Peter-Pomptis-Pick-A-Pope VII
/Would be funny in press releases
Posted by: mr lawson | April 19, 2005 01:44 PM
Pope DeCherry
Posted by: Shawn | April 19, 2005 01:45 PM
When I heard it was Ratzinger, me first thought was "Pope Ratzo."
Now that would be cool.
"Hey! I'm preaching here!"
Posted by: TC@LeatherPenguin | April 19, 2005 01:46 PM
Pope Potato Poops
Posted by: Sorge | April 19, 2005 01:46 PM
Pope Napoleon (the Dynamite)
Posted by: Johnny Catbird | April 19, 2005 01:54 PM
MC Pope Diddley-P JC
featuring DJ Pious X
Failing that:
POPENSTEIN 3D
Posted by: G-Do | April 19, 2005 01:55 PM
Wait wait wait!
Pope Tart!
Hahahahaha
Posted by: G-Do | April 19, 2005 01:56 PM
POPE PWN3D!
Posted by: Johnny Catbird | April 19, 2005 01:56 PM
How can Optimus Prime become the pope? I thought he was Jewish.
Posted by: Erin | April 19, 2005 02:01 PM
ROMAN: Pope Benedict XVI
ORDINAL: Pope Benedict the Sixteenth
DECIMAL: Pope Benedict 16
HEXADECIMAL: Pope Benedict 10
BINARY: Pope Benedict 00010000
Posted by: Laurence Simon | April 19, 2005 02:08 PM
Pope Andrew Sullivan Is Going To Seriously Hate My Stand On Homosexuality the First
Posted by: Laurence Simon | April 19, 2005 02:14 PM
Not sure how to pronounce it.
Posted by: Jeff G | April 19, 2005 02:15 PM
Hey, how'd we get the Jews on this thread, I thought this was only for atheists (and blasphemous Protestants)... Granted the first Pope was a Jew, but still.
Posted by: JFH | April 19, 2005 02:26 PM
Popezilla
Posted by: Faith | April 19, 2005 02:30 PM
Pope on a Rope
The Fresh Pope of Bel-Air
Ron Pope-eil
Posted by: Keiran Halcyon | April 19, 2005 02:31 PM
Er...
Pope on a RopeThe Fresh Pope of Bel-Air
Ron Pope-eil
Oops!
Posted by: Keiran Halcyon | April 19, 2005 02:33 PM
Pope-la Abdul.
Posted by: mikey | April 19, 2005 03:01 PM
Pope Apalooza
Posted by: dammitjanet | April 19, 2005 03:15 PM
Pope Luther
Posted by: Paul | April 19, 2005 03:20 PM
Pope Robert Blake’s Even Creepier, Older Brother III
Posted by: norbizness | April 19, 2005 03:24 PM
Pope Pedro offers you his protection
Posted by: Slartibartfast | April 19, 2005 03:25 PM
Pope Shizzle
Posted by: Lesley | April 19, 2005 03:32 PM
A Pope Named Marcus
Posted by: Shawn | April 19, 2005 03:34 PM
The Popenfuhrer
Popetoberfest
Pope-up Video!
Posted by: ChiBri | April 19, 2005 03:35 PM
The Pope-enator
Posted by: Garrett | April 19, 2005 03:53 PM
Pope-A-Cap-In-Your-Ass
Posted by: Issa | April 19, 2005 04:00 PM
Pope-A-Lock
Posted by: Michelle B. | April 19, 2005 04:10 PM
Pope Secret the Buttery
Posted by: Matt | April 19, 2005 04:19 PM
Pope Dawg
Pope n'Lock
Pope Goes The Weasel
Posted by: Sekimori | April 19, 2005 04:33 PM
The Pope Atus of Love
Posted by: Trish | April 19, 2005 04:35 PM
Pope Mascaras I
The first Pope ever to hail from "Parts Unknown".
Posted by: Blackjack | April 19, 2005 04:37 PM
Popestarrunner.com
Posted by: bryan | April 19, 2005 04:42 PM
How about "Pope Benny" for short?
Posted by: para | April 19, 2005 04:44 PM
Perhaps if he'd just gone with Pope Loretta I, Andrew Sullivan wouldn't have had that emotionally overwrought reaction.
Posted by: Matt | April 19, 2005 04:45 PM
Diet Pope with Lime
Pope Classic (for you old schoolers)
Pope ROFLcopter
Popa Fett
Pope Skywalker
ok, must stop ...
(I was kinda hoping Cardinal Biffi would get voted in so that we would have a Pope Biff ... "Hey McFly!" ... Now that would just be too cool.)
Posted by: SharonO | April 19, 2005 04:50 PM
It's a Da Pope!
Pope'n Fresh?
Posted by: Keith | April 19, 2005 04:50 PM
You guys have done some stellar work but Trish wins with the Steve Miller reference!
Posted by: BobM | April 19, 2005 04:59 PM
Who da thunk it .. it's
PAPA RATZI
Posted by: Neo | April 19, 2005 05:01 PM
Diet pope with lime made me cry
Posted by: Y | April 19, 2005 05:10 PM
Pope 'Nmyride
Posted by: McGehee | April 19, 2005 05:18 PM
Pope Me So Holy (Me Love You Long Time)
Posted by: Y | April 19, 2005 05:18 PM
Pope Smoking Pope
Posted by: Sarcastic Journalist | April 19, 2005 05:19 PM
Well, Bob....I figured, as a lapsed Catholic, I owed him that much.
Posted by: Trish | April 19, 2005 05:27 PM
Pope Innocent... Until Proven Guilty (Oh wait... That would have been Cardinal Law's Pontifical name)
Pope Placeholder the nothingth (I'm Just Here Till They Can Elect a Real Pope When I Snuff It)
Pope Where's The Pre-Teen Boys?
Posted by: mike | April 19, 2005 05:29 PM
Pope Vee haf Vays uv makin you Catholic!
Posted by: prairie biker | April 19, 2005 05:36 PM
Pope Tithe-alot-to-us XXX
Posted by: prairie biker | April 19, 2005 05:37 PM
Pope Up the Volume
Pope-ity Doo Dah
Posted by: Dane Bramage | April 19, 2005 05:40 PM
Pope Vehaffvaystomakeyoutalk I
Posted by: Tony Iovino | April 19, 2005 05:43 PM
Pope Salad Annie
Posted by: Rob | April 19, 2005 05:47 PM
Pope N' Fresh
Pope Korn
Pope-O-Gigio
Posted by: spd rdr | April 19, 2005 05:51 PM
Pope Friday XIII
Posted by: Lesley | April 19, 2005 05:58 PM
Arnold.
Or maybe ... Eggs?
Posted by: McGehee | April 19, 2005 05:59 PM
I can't believe it's not John Paul.
Posted by: mikey | April 19, 2005 06:04 PM
Pope Salad Annie
lololol.....gator's got yer grannie. chomp.
chomp chomp.
Posted by: Trish | April 19, 2005 06:17 PM
I hope you know you all are going to hell. LOL
Posted by: Chrystal | April 19, 2005 06:23 PM
Pope Purree! The Fragrant Pope
Pope-Adelic
Pope Salad Annie made me laugh and feel old all at once.
Posted by: Dane Bramage | April 19, 2005 06:25 PM
On behalf of the husband:
Burgermeister MeisterPopester
Posted by: Sekimori | April 19, 2005 07:07 PM
How about POPEye?
Posted by: Angel | April 19, 2005 07:16 PM
In England, the name for him is the new Pope Idol.
(pic by prodigy69)
Posted by: SarahW | April 19, 2005 07:34 PM
The Pope of Greenwich Village
HR Pope-n-Stuff
Pope Warner League
Posted by: Dave in Texas | April 19, 2005 08:11 PM
Late to the party, but I think Winnie the Pope has a nice ring to it.
Oh bother...
If John Paul was know as JP2 to the kids, does that make the new pope PBS?
Posted by: J.P. | April 19, 2005 08:44 PM
I hope God has a sense of humor cuz if not ya'll are going to hell.
And taking me with you!
And I've got the damn pope salad annie song in my head now, dammit...
Posted by: Donna | April 19, 2005 08:58 PM
Pope Uranus II
Posted by: giasen | April 19, 2005 09:22 PM
PopeAkahn
Pope The Magic Dragon
Posted by: Y | April 19, 2005 10:16 PM
PopeAkhan
made me laugh and scare the cat
Posted by: SarahW | April 19, 2005 10:43 PM
Popus Dei
Popadoscious
Der Popemeister
"Pontiff, ASU, Pontiff!" (Arizona in-joke)
Pope Zinger the Tangy
Sweeeeet XVI!
Posted by: jon | April 19, 2005 10:45 PM
Boutros Boutros Ghali
Posted by: Hei Lun Chan | April 19, 2005 10:45 PM
Pope Ourri
Pope E. Longstockings
Posted by: dorkafork | April 19, 2005 11:22 PM
Doctor Octopope! "You've meddled in my affairs for the last time, Anti-Christ!" Can perform 3 benedictions at once! Has "Holy-See" vision!
Posted by: dorkafork | April 19, 2005 11:25 PM
Ratttttt-ZINGER! (BahBWAHHHH-bwah!) He's the man, the man that they call the Pope! Gives Christians hope! Mister Ratttt-ZINGER! (BahBWAHHH-bwah!) He's the man, the man that the Vatican picked! Now he's Benedict!
Posted by: dorkafork | April 19, 2005 11:33 PM
The new Yankee CF, Pope "Plays it on one hop" or Pope "All the way to the wall"
Pope Joe Ratz
Pope Eggs Benedict
Pope "Dirk" Benedict
Posted by: h0mi | April 20, 2005 12:27 AM
PBS pope? I love it. "Pope Benedict XVI is made possible by a grant from Exxon and from worshippers like you"
Posted by: Blackjack | April 20, 2005 12:54 AM
Potent Pope-ables
Pope Cunninglingus LXIX
Posted by: Emma | April 20, 2005 01:09 AM
Pope si-cola
Pope, The Other White Meat
Pope Chop and Applesauce
Pope Peterpiperpickedapeckofpickledpepers
The Popenator
Pope-in-the-Box (oh wait, that is now John Paul II)
Popetacular
Pope, Darrell & other brother Darrell
Sir Pope-a-lot
Pope Acabana
Pope Leroy
Popezilla
Popeswagon
Pope-Pope Ma (for the cellists)
Pope Sidaisy
PopecidAC
I think poped out.
Posted by: StrobeAlific | April 20, 2005 01:29 AM
DJ Popey-Pope
Pope-A-Humma-Mow-Mow-Pope-A-Humma-Mow-Mow
Pope Has-Gotta-Band-New-Bag
Posted by: Mumblix Grumph | April 20, 2005 02:01 AM
Pope goes the weasel.
Posted by: h0mi | April 20, 2005 02:06 AM
Pope Harvey. Manfred... jen... sen... den.
Posted by: BWG | April 20, 2005 07:05 AM
2Pope Shakur
Ol' Dirty Pope
Snoop Pope
Posted by: BWG | April 20, 2005 07:30 AM
Pope Bennie (with his Cardinals now known as "Jets")
Posted by: BWG | April 20, 2005 07:52 AM
Pope Rocks (don't combine him with cola!)
Iggy Pope
Snap Crackle Pope (with his own breakfast cereal!)
The King of Pope
Posted by: Keiran Halcyon | April 20, 2005 08:50 AM
How about
dyspopeia
in honor of the future he will bring
Posted by: euclids child | April 20, 2005 09:43 AM
Pope Nasal Drip
Pope-It Notes
Posted by: spd rdr | April 20, 2005 09:52 AM
Pope Pourri
Posted by: Danny | April 20, 2005 09:52 AM
if I wasn't bald I would wear my hair in a Pope-adour
supercalafragulistic-POPE-cealidosish
Posted by: BobM | April 20, 2005 10:48 AM
I really hope that nobody takes "Pope Kickass" before I get elected pope. It would suck to have to be "Pope Kickass II".
Posted by: Ryan Waddell | April 20, 2005 11:17 AM
Ryan, you could always be Pope KickMoreAss.
Posted by: michele | April 20, 2005 11:25 AM
5 more for your consideration:
Pope X
Pope John Paul II
Mr. P
Popium
Pope Hulk Hogan
Posted by: J.P. | April 20, 2005 11:26 AM
Pope APopelexy
And the obvious #1 for a Pope name Top 10 list:
Pope Dave I
Posted by: MKH | April 20, 2005 11:38 AM
Pope Rosenrosen
Pope Cocktolstoy
Pope Babar
Pope Poon (that's Comanche Indian)
Pope Fletch F. Fletch
Posted by: Dave | April 20, 2005 11:57 AM
Pope Penishands, or alternatively The Fuhrer.
Posted by: mutant cat | April 20, 2005 11:59 AM
One for the baseball fans:
Pope fly (to centerfield)
Posted by: Cap'n Dan | April 20, 2005 11:59 AM
Pope Yahweh
Pope Cthulhu
Pope Muhammad
Pope Adolf
Pope Djugashvili
None of these are exactly right for a caretaker pope, however....
Or, Andrew Sullivan's choice: Pope Bruce
Posted by: Kevin Murphy | April 20, 2005 12:22 PM
Pope Pedophile I
Posted by: G. Hamid | April 20, 2005 12:27 PM
This link might work better.
Posted by: G. Hamid | April 20, 2005 12:36 PM
Who's your Popey?
Posted by: Solonor | April 20, 2005 12:37 PM
Pope Piel Pocket Fisherman
Pope-a-dope-dope-dope
Pope-A-rama
Pope!
(Said like SNL's "Copy Room Guy")
Pope Doggy Dogg
Pope Benedict with Cardinal Andre (Obscure one for history buffs)
The Man from Pope (Could be either a Clinton reference, or a Man from U.N.C.L.E. reference)
Agent XVI
"Pope Benedicts, count off!" "I", "II", "III", "IV", "V", "VI" . . .
Mommas and the Pope-as
Can of Pope Ass
Another example of Bush's "Rope-A-Pope" strategy
Pope Benedict XV (Just to confuse historians)
Pope-Lick Restrooms
Pope John Paul II, Part II
Pope Guido Sarducci
Pope Guilty (After all, how many Pope Innocents have we had?)
Pope Sixteenth, the Benedict
Pope-o-cop
The Artist formerly known as the Pope
Pope John Paul George Ringo I
Posted by: ScottC | April 20, 2005 03:12 PM
Pope Goldenpalace.com
Posted by: trey | April 20, 2005 08:38 PM
Pope Diddy
iPontiff
P'ohpe!
Big Popin'
Posted by: dorkafork | April 20, 2005 08:51 PM
Pope Illoma Virus
Pope A Le Peu
Pope Ularitycontest
Battle Pope is already taken, and very well-illustrated, but...
...how about Pope Art? Pope Gun? Pope Injay? Pope Psychology? Pope E. Cock? Pope Quiz? Pope Ular Front?
C'mon, one of these has to be good.
Ah! I have it!
Pope Smear
Posted by: G-Do | April 20, 2005 10:11 PM
Pope Inioncolumn? Pope Ed? Pope Tical Illusion? Pope N-Source Technology? Eh?
Okay, how about Pope Aque? Pope N Sesame? Pope Erabuff? Pope Ponent?
Posted by: G-Do | April 20, 2005 10:26 PM
I am on a roll!
Pope Eronipizza is followed by Pope Ticulcer.
Pope Bomb. Pope Rika. Pope Petshow. Pope E. Brewster.
Kay, I'm done now.
Posted by: G-Do | April 20, 2005 10:33 PM
All of this and no one has popera?
Posted by: lil p | April 20, 2005 11:30 PM
I know some others have had variations on this thread, but this is what I posted over at Goldstein's place:
Pope Ronpeil I.
Posted by: Sean M. | April 21, 2005 12:02 AM
Late to the party, but I think Winnie the Pope has a nice ring to it.
Oh bother...
If John Paul was know as JP2 to the kids, does that make the new pope PBS?
Oh myfreakin'nonexistentgod! I had several others on my clipboard to paste thar but JP just won my vote for MVP of the All-Star Pope-a-thon! Awesome event!
As an also ran, and in "honour" of the pedophiliac priest-hood:
Pope Bukkaki I
Posted by: MBains | April 21, 2005 07:49 AM
Panzer Pope
Achtung Popester!
Posted by: John | April 21, 2005 08:39 AM
Poprah Winfrey
Popie Taylor (da Mayberry)
Cape of Good Pope
Pooooooooopelahoma! (the musical)
Pope Tinky-Winky Dipsy La-La
Harpope Zeppope
Edgar Allan Pope
Posted by: Keiran Halcyon | April 21, 2005 10:24 AM
I think that a lot of people must have had the same idea.
Posted by: Ughman | April 21, 2005 07:40 PM
This thing didn't work...let me try again:
http://ughworld.blogspot.com/2005/04/oh-i-hope-god-has-sense-of-humour.html
Posted by: Ughman | April 21, 2005 07:41 PM
Pope Fallafel
Posted by: G in INdiana | April 24, 2005 02:13 PM
"Pope Benedicts, count off!" "I", "II", "III", "IV", "V", "VI" . . . "
ahem, I believe that would be "Popes Benedict..."
Posted by: Tofu Bandit | April 25, 2005 11:48 AM