You should have taken the 'OT' out then!! ;-)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: andre [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 09 September 2002 17:03
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: OT: The Popes Camera (Hopefully this wont offend...)
>
>
> I understand he acquired a Pentax camera, so I corrected the story...
>
> >'The Popes Camera '
> >
> >A fellow was visiting the Vatican and became separated from his tour
> >group. After wandering for awhile, he needed to relieve himself. He
> >finally found a bathroom and wandered in. You can imagine his
> >surprise to discover the Pope sitting on the toilet masturbating.
> >Figuring that this was an attraction few tourists ever saw, he
> >snapped a couple of pictures. The Pope managed to recover his
> >composure and offered the fellow $10,000 for the PENTAX camera. The
> >fellow decide to take him up on the offer and an exchange was
> >arranged.
> >
> >The MINT BLACK PENTAX SPOTMATIC camera was a pretty nice unit, so
> >after disposing of the film, the Pope decided he would use it on his
> >world travels. One day while visiting a foreign country, a faithful
> >follower noticed the Pope's PENTAX camera and remarked that it was
> >quite a unit. He then asked,
> >"How much did you pay for it?"
> >
> >"Ten thousand dollars."
> >
> >"Wow, that's a lot, even for a MINT BLACK PENTAX SPOTMATIC, the guy
> >who sold you that must have seen you coming!"
>
> Now, what's the point of all this? Because of his acquisitionof a
> Mint Black Pentax Spotmatic, the Pope regained infallibility
> afterwards...
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