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Several bits of humor have come my way all at once, and so I thought I should share them in a round-up.<\/p>\n

First, via The Lead<\/a> I learned of this parody: March Madness Vatican Edition: Sweet Sistine<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Michael Barber shared<\/a> this Lutheran Satire video, the gameshow Choose Your Pope:<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<p>Finally, on Facebook Brent Hege shared <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcsweeneys.net\/articles\/i-would-like-to-be-pope\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">a gem of an application letter from a would-be pope<\/a>. It is from one of those people eager to find employment and thus willing to apply for a job which their own letter reveals they are ill-suited for. Click through to read it \u2013 it is worth it!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several bits of humor have come my way all at once, and so I thought I should share them in a round-up. First, via The Lead I learned of this parody: March Madness Vatican Edition: Sweet Sistine! 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