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A little stinky Fiat? All the entourage are in big SUV Limos, and the Pope rides in a Fiat? (Original Post) El Supremo Sep 2015 OP
I suspect that was his choice........ CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2015 #1
His PR team is top notch, that's for sure! PeaceNikki Sep 2015 #2
He walks the walk. He doesn't just govern by fiat. underpants Sep 2015 #3
But he can a'Ford it! Eleanors38 Sep 2015 #5
Yeah. He can even afford a Christler underpants Sep 2015 #7
*groan* gateley Sep 2015 #8
You auto have that looked at underpants Sep 2015 #15
You are hurting me. Real pain. gateley Sep 2015 #25
Well that's Alfa me underpants Sep 2015 #32
Good Lord -- you've multiplied -- like Tribbles! I'm ordering a shot of Hemlock before gateley Sep 2015 #49
The Bible says the Apostles were all of one Accord jberryhill Sep 2015 #51
And the Pope has made his choice. It's a Fiat accompli. pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #55
You're outdoing yourselves -- there's no end to it!! gateley Sep 2015 #57
Yeah we all did Lincoln to the same idea underpants Sep 2015 #60
Sub-compacts. 747s. He's just too Mercurial to me. Eleanors38 Sep 2015 #10
Mercurial? Did you have to reach for that? What is mercurial about his words/actions/choices? gateley Sep 2015 #27
You may have missed something... pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #33
Sometimes DU is to Dodgy when it comes to puns. Eleanors38 Sep 2015 #41
Yeah, it gives me the Willys pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #47
Saably me too .... *sigh*on underpants Sep 2015 #50
But it's sure not not your father's Popemobile. El Supremo Sep 2015 #12
I thought he was here to sew up an Accord. El Supremo Sep 2015 #30
Datsunlikely underpants Sep 2015 #31
Sarah Palin saw that one coming from her front Porsche pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #39
And she can drive there fast too. She removed the governor. underpants Sep 2015 #46
Yugo sit in a corner until you can behave more Civicly Bucky Sep 2015 #40
Bugatti be kidding me underpants Sep 2015 #48
Somebody Subaru that guy for a million dollars. nt Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2015 #53
VW's FU. Pope in a Fiat. There's gold in them thar hills. Eleanors38 Sep 2015 #4
You don't think it's the funny hat? immoderate Sep 2015 #6
Is that a golden calf in the center of that cross? Rex Sep 2015 #20
Should have been a Tesla Kelvin Mace Sep 2015 #9
Oh, don't be aSerbic. Eleanors38 Sep 2015 #11
Don't knock his "little stinky" car! pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #13
At least it was not a VW. Rex Sep 2015 #14
lol, good point. Renew Deal Sep 2015 #19
Almost traded in my KIA for a Jetta this year. Rex Sep 2015 #21
Image is everything. nt valerief Sep 2015 #16
He has also eschewed the palatial papal apartment . . . markpkessinger Sep 2015 #17
Where is his donkey? Renew Deal Sep 2015 #18
LOL underpants Sep 2015 #22
If the Pope wants to drive in a Fiat, let the Pope drive in a Fiat. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2015 #23
Many people are indeed, much more focused on the LanternWaste Sep 2015 #24
As Stephen Colbert pointed out, Sanity Claws Sep 2015 #26
because italian. shanti Sep 2015 #28
I was just going to post that fix it again thing... CTyankee Sep 2015 #35
Ferarri? Italian. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2015 #58
What he should have flown in a piper cub? upaloopa Sep 2015 #29
He should have hiked the journey in a pair of Jesus sandles. Ed Suspicious Sep 2015 #37
What do you want him to ride around in? Glassunion Sep 2015 #34
The pope has a huge ass!! Codeine Sep 2015 #38
He'd ride a Donkey if he could. haikugal Sep 2015 #36
Jesus would probably ride a MoPed Bucky Sep 2015 #42
Jesus was Jewish. The Pope is a Roamin' Catholic. pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #43
I'm pretty sure MoPeds are interdenominational Bucky Sep 2015 #44
Sister Bertrille loaned it to him Fumesucker Sep 2015 #45
I like you, I really like you jberryhill Sep 2015 #52
"Then he gets on a huge jetliner just to go to New York?" Stinky The Clown Sep 2015 #54
He uses what he needs. Should he have swum to America? WinkyDink Sep 2015 #56
FIATs are "stinky"? cwydro Sep 2015 #59
I thought he ruled by Fiat. kairos12 Sep 2015 #61
I thought he was Impalable pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #62
Only if we ask fordiveness. kairos12 Sep 2015 #63

gateley

(62,683 posts)
49. Good Lord -- you've multiplied -- like Tribbles! I'm ordering a shot of Hemlock before
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 05:42 PM
Sep 2015

I catch what you guys all (and ladies) seem to have.

gateley

(62,683 posts)
27. Mercurial? Did you have to reach for that? What is mercurial about his words/actions/choices?
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 04:46 PM
Sep 2015

Not a 747, BTW, but how would you suggest he tackle trans Atlantic travel.

markpkessinger

(8,401 posts)
17. He has also eschewed the palatial papal apartment . . .
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 04:32 PM
Sep 2015

. . . . in favor of a simple hotel room in a Vatican hotel.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
24. Many people are indeed, much more focused on the
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 04:41 PM
Sep 2015

"It doesn't make him look humble..."

Many people are indeed, much more focused on the appearance of humility than on humility itself; though I can't say with certainty if that is indicative of silliness itself, or merely petulance desperately finding a mechanism to advertise itself with.

Sanity Claws

(21,849 posts)
26. As Stephen Colbert pointed out,
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 04:44 PM
Sep 2015

the Fiat shows he is a man of faith.
He has a faith that the Fiat will get him where is going without breaking down.

shanti

(21,675 posts)
28. because italian.
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 04:47 PM
Sep 2015

i remember when FIAT stood for "fix it again, tony", as fiats were frequently found on the side of the road.

has that changed?

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)
35. I was just going to post that fix it again thing...
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 04:56 PM
Sep 2015

You sure don't hear much about FIATs any more...

Glassunion

(10,201 posts)
34. What do you want him to ride around in?
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 04:56 PM
Sep 2015

He sold the Benz(s) the last dude pimped around in.

He also has a Ford...


Bucky

(54,013 posts)
44. I'm pretty sure MoPeds are interdenominational
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 05:08 PM
Sep 2015

and Jesus's MoPed would probably also be amphibeous

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