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Pope: apostrophe FAIL

Tuesday 15 July 2008, 1:07 pm

The Editor

Categories: Religion

Tags: FAIL, OrthographicFascism, Pope, SMS

Remember how I ranted a few months ago about totally un-1337 people and organisations lamely embracing technology to try and sell their message?

Even religion — smarting from the way that younger generations are beginning to turn away in droves — is embarrassing itself by attempting to use technological tools to reconnect with tha kidz. The Catholic Church has well and truly entered the 1990s by discovering the power of mobile phone SMS. They have been sending text messages to worshippers in the false hope that using semi-literacy for Bible passages will bring them instant cred.

Well, now the Pope has sent his first text message. And it’s an apostrophe FAIL.

“Young friend, God and his people expect much from u because u have within you the Fathers (sic) supreme gift: the Spirit of Jesus - BXVI.”

Aaaaargh!!1!

23 Comments

Bron (Tuesday 15 July 2008, 1:47 pm) #

Not only that, but it should be “God and His people…”
The Editor (Tuesday 15 July 2008, 1:49 pm) #

Only if you believe in him.
Ray Dixon (Tuesday 15 July 2008, 1:49 pm) #

Well if u can substitute u for you then I guess u can leave out apostrophe’s (error intentional).
Krypto (Tuesday 15 July 2008, 1:50 pm) #

there’s more than one pope?
Ant Rogenous (Tuesday 15 July 2008, 1:51 pm) #

And why did he spell out “you” when he’d abbreviated it to “u” in the first two instances?

Benedict is off his mitre!
Bron (Tuesday 15 July 2008, 1:54 pm) #

Only if you believe in him.

Well, the recipients of the message would, wouldn’t they?
Ray Dixon (Tuesday 15 July 2008, 1:58 pm) #

See these 5 names above (mine included)? They are the world’s biggest pedants.
Bron (Tuesday 15 July 2008, 2:06 pm) #

It’s quite an exclusive club to belong to, Ray.
Ray Dixon (Tuesday 15 July 2008, 2:12 pm) #

I agree Bron, nitpicking is serious business and it takes skill.
magic bellybutton (Tuesday 15 July 2008, 2:41 pm) #

God and Her people, actually.
Dam Buster of Preston (Tuesday 15 July 2008, 2:57 pm) #

What next? a myspace page then facebook?

how many friends do you think ‘Eggs’ Benedict could muster?

And then what a dodgy reality show with Bene and his crew punk’n people with fake miracles?

Yoooth I tell you. It is all in the Yoooth.
Jeremy (Tuesday 15 July 2008, 4:25 pm) #

“there’s more than one pope”

More than one God, according to that sms.
Krypto (Tuesday 15 July 2008, 4:31 pm) #

r mn to that!
Krypto (Tuesday 15 July 2008, 4:35 pm) #

“Fathers” that’s clearly an endorsement of not only same sex marriage, but equal parenting rights for same sex couples.
Bridgit Gread (Tuesday 15 July 2008, 4:54 pm) #

because u have within you the Fathers (sic) supreme gift

Much like a few choirboys and church wards in days of yore.
Krypto (Tuesday 15 July 2008, 5:23 pm) #

ssshhh, don’t tell Gregory Carlin, he’ll start rambling on about how pedaphiles in the church were planted there by an international conspiracy of pedaphiles in order to discredit the one legitimate threat to their taking over the world, the Catholic church!!!

Quick, someone get Dan Brown’s publisher on the phone, I have an idea to pitch to them.
alister (Tuesday 15 July 2008, 5:57 pm) #

I fixed it:

“Doodz, Gd & his peeps xpct mch frm u coz u hve wifin u da Fthrs suprme gft da Sprt f Jesus bxvi”

95 characters. Benny’s original was 131 characters - I’ve cut 25% off the effort of typing on that small keyboard, which isn’t fun at his age.
Evil Bill (Tuesday 15 July 2008, 6:16 pm) #

Of course with the Pope being infallible and all, I suppose we now must face a world where Catholics will now refuse to use apostrophes.
Spock... (Tuesday 15 July 2008, 7:20 pm) #

I don’t think da kidz will luv the way he’s abbreviated his name….

“BXVI”?

What the fuck is that?

He should use his rap name… Benedict…

So… Dic Dawg!
Dam Buster of Preston (Wednesday 16 July 2008, 10:37 am) #

He could use DIC-tation aka Chris lilly in Summer heights high. hey he must have used the DIC-ta-phone. boom boom.

Other suggestions:

Ben-E-Dic
Bean-Dic
Chaste Dic
Dic Chaste
Eggs
Ant Rogenous (Wednesday 16 July 2008, 12:29 pm) #

I’m just hoping someone chucks a googy at His Popeness during World Youth Day so the papers can run the banner headline: PROTESTER EGGS BENEDICT.
David (Wednesday 16 July 2008, 4:06 pm) #

Be nice, you blokes. He’s old, and English isn’t his first language (nor, clearly, is 1337).
EC (Wednesday 16 July 2008, 4:13 pm) #

Ant!

*pisses pants*