FARK.com: (5621399) The new-and-improved Popemobile can reach speeds of 160 mph, is customised with religious iconography, has bullet proof glass, a turret, and can seat three altar boys

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		The new-and-improved Popemobile can reach speeds of 160 mph, is customised with religious iconography, has bullet proof glass, a turret, and can seat three altar boys (dailymail.co.uk)		124
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mikebdoss		2010-09-14 09:04:19 PM

Hector Remarkable		2010-09-14 09:17:12 PM

Hell on wheels.

mr_a		2010-09-14 09:21:42 PM

Why is the Pope afraid to die?

//Apologies to whatever comic I stole that from

Civil_War2_Time		2010-09-14 09:38:48 PM

Math eludes the performance gods on this POS.

TheOmni		2010-09-14 10:20:34 PM

In 2002, Pope John Paul II requested that the media stop referring to the car as the Popemobile, saying that the term was 'undignified.'

Some Popemobile were open topped but the possibility of an assassination attempt led Vatican officials to adopt a new design with a bulletproof glass enclosure for the pontiff.

I like how they mention the objection to the phrase Popemobile but then immediately use the phrase Popemobile. Which is apparently the same in singular and plural forms.

cryinoutloud		2010-09-14 10:35:06 PM

LeafyGreens		2010-09-14 11:16:30 PM

This trio spotted on the way to the scene:

img.photobucket.com

Clete Orris		2010-09-14 11:17:45 PM

German Pope and German auto?

I did Nazi that one coming.

davidphogan		2010-09-14 11:18:13 PM

What do they do with the used ones?

And 160 mph? With those aerodynamics? Unlikely.

EnderX		2010-09-14 11:18:34 PM

and can seat three altar boys

4 if you count the Pope's lap!

/why do I smell sulfur?

Twitch Boy		2010-09-14 11:22:53 PM

Fix the cigarette lighter.

ImRonBurgundy		2010-09-14 11:23:20 PM

Is it ~~scream~~ sound proof?

Smeggy Smurf		2010-09-14 11:25:01 PM

davidphogan: What do they do with the used ones?

And 160 mph? With those aerodynamics? Unlikely.

Those are minors per hour. A perfectly reasonable number of molestations for such an accomplished clergyman

acefox1		2010-09-14 11:25:22 PM

No child's behind left?

Yulian		2010-09-14 11:26:00 PM

Pfft!

This is a way better religious conveyance:

kofler.dot.at

zulius		2010-09-14 11:27:26 PM

in a row?

NightOwl2255		2010-09-14 11:30:01 PM

davidphogan: What do they do with the used ones?

And 160 mph? With those aerodynamics? Unlikely.

With all that glass and armor it has to weight a boat load. Might do 160 if it drove off a cliff. With Ratz in it, please.

EmployeeOfTheMinute		2010-09-14 11:30:32 PM

Not that the kids will be able to sit down...

Thai Mai Xhu		2010-09-14 11:30:43 PM

But he WANTED a Diablo.

KillAllHumans		2010-09-14 11:30:47 PM

yea but can it make The Kessel Run in less than 12 Parsecs?

TheBigJerk		2010-09-14 11:35:01 PM

mr_a: Why is the Pope afraid to die?

//Apologies to whatever comic I stole that from

"What is the Fear of Death? That we die, our work incomplete."

FOR THE EMPEROR!

pete1729		2010-09-14 11:35:03 PM

I want to see that. I want to see the Pope going by at 160 mph. I want to see him sitting there reading a paper at 160 mph. Heck, 70 mph would be fine.

Kali-Yuga		2010-09-14 11:36:49 PM

I love the pope, I love seeing him in his Pope-Mobile, his three feet of bullet proof plexi-glass. That's faith in action folks!
-Bill Hicks-

f4rmerbob		2010-09-14 11:38:08 PM

Loren		2010-09-14 11:38:57 PM

The Boobies sums it up. Any honest pope would go without such protection.

TheBigJerk		2010-09-14 11:40:28 PM

Yulian: Pfft!

This is a way better religious conveyance:

"Blessed is the mind too small for doubt."

FOR THE EMPEROR!

Roquefort		2010-09-14 11:42:28 PM

Is this the thread where all the anti-Catholic bigots come out of the woodwork?

Kali-Yuga		2010-09-14 11:43:46 PM

Roquefort: Is this the thread where all the anti-Catholic bigots come out of the woodwork?

Or the one where the pedophile apologists do.

Fett56		2010-09-14 11:43:47 PM

Farker just looks evil. Whole institution just smacks of the dark side of humanity.

Does anyone think that glass would stop and RPG? I'm skeptical, but I've only got video games and movies to base that on.

bobadooey		2010-09-14 11:44:07 PM

I was going to contribute something interesting to this thread but then I wrote this shiat

guitarnoir		2010-09-14 11:44:19 PM

I suspect there's a toilet hidden in the Pope's seat.

/poopmobile
//hee--hee

cryinoutloud		2010-09-14 11:44:35 PM

pete1729: I want to see that. I want to see the Pope going by at 160 mph. I want to see him sitting there reading a paper at 160 mph. Heck, 70 mph would be fine.

Indeed. With assassins chasing him, shooting from--I don't know, oh wait, yes I do

blogs.citypages.com

JessicaRaven		2010-09-14 11:49:08 PM

In 2002, Pope John Paul II requested that the media stop referring to the car as the Popemobile, saying that the term was 'undignified.'

Pope Bennidict on the other hand has gone on records as saying
"I've taken enough grief about calling my goddamn car the goddamn Popemobile. I'm the goddamn Pope and I can call my goddamn car whatever the hell I want to."

Axel_Gear		2010-09-14 11:49:20 PM

"Two have been flown in. Each costing more than £200,000, they are believed to have been donated to the Vatican by the manufacturer."

I willing to bet there are plenty of worthy charities that would love to have 400,000 pounds. Maybe it's just me, but I feel that Jesus would really have opposed of the idea of someone like the pope who lives in extreme opulence while people starve. Maybe it's just me.

untaken_name		2010-09-14 11:49:57 PM

It has religious iconography? Isn't there some sort of prohibition against that in the Catholic's Holy Book?
Wait, no, what am I thinking? There couldn't ever be any hypocrisy by religious people.

TheBigD		2010-09-14 11:56:50 PM

What does God need with a Popemobile?

gfbabbitt		2010-09-14 11:57:30 PM

With that much weight up top in bullet-proof glass, I'd like to see its cornering speed.

Also, was there a seatbelt on the throne-thingy in back? Or is *that* what the altar boys are for?

FastJeff		2010-09-14 11:57:48 PM

160mph sitting in his fishtank... wonder if he'll trust in god or the traction on his goodyears?

Ye though I speed though the valley of the shadow of death... I will fear no hydroplaning, for the highway is dry... your road and your treads, Michelin Man comfort me.

Amen

Okay, hit it.

Handsome B. Wonderful		2010-09-15 12:00:19 AM

Looks more like a pimpmobile.

debug		2010-09-15 12:02:21 AM

NightOwl2255: davidphogan: What do they do with the used ones?

And 160 mph? With those aerodynamics? Unlikely.

With all that glass and armor it has to weight a boat load. Might do 160 if it drove off a cliff. With Ratz in it, please.

Since you asked, it weighs 10,000 pounds. I'd be really shocked if it actually got the 15mpg they claim in the article with that weight and those aerodynamics, it would be a miracle.

logruszed		2010-09-15 12:03:12 AM

FTFA "The Pope enters through a rear door"

No shiat, it's been in all the papers.

biglot		2010-09-15 12:03:45 AM

Despite the 160 and all that, I'd say this guy's in no hurry to meet the maker, no?

davidphogan		2010-09-15 12:04:55 AM

NightOwl2255: davidphogan: What do they do with the used ones?

And 160 mph? With those aerodynamics? Unlikely.

With all that glass and armor it has to weight a boat load. Might do 160 if it drove off a cliff. With Ratz in it, please.

Even off a cliff 130 mph seems unlikely. Even off the Grand Canyon.

latenite		2010-09-15 12:05:11 AM

NightOwl2255: davidphogan: What do they do with the used ones?

And 160 mph? With those aerodynamics? Unlikely.

With all that glass and armor it has to weight a boat load. Might do 160 if it drove off a cliff. With Ratz in it, please.

Weight is listed at 5 tons. Getting 10,000 lbs. to go 0-60 in six seconds with just a 5-liter V-8 will require divine intervention (or JATO).

Driver		2010-09-15 12:06:08 AM

...looks like he always has a window seat.

johnphantom		2010-09-15 12:06:27 AM

Fett56: Does anyone think that glass would stop and RPG? I'm skeptical, but I've only got video games and movies to base that on.

I don't feel like finding the site, but there is video out there of how a 12 gauge slug at almost point-blank range will penetrate standard armored car bullet-proof glass.

Nobodyn0se		2010-09-15 12:06:49 AM

logruszed: FTFA "The Pope enters through a rear door"

No shiat, it's been in all the papers.

/thread

Dwight_Yeast		2010-09-15 12:08:42 AM

TheOmni:
I like how they mention the objection to the phrase Popemobile but then immediately use the phrase Popemobile. Which is apparently the same in singular and plural forms.

It's the Daily Fail. If a five year-old ran a newspaper, this is what it would be like. You tell the little biter not to kick you in the shins, the kid says "Ok" and goes back to kicking you in the shins.

Dwight_Yeast		2010-09-15 12:10:53 AM

Handsome B. Wonderful: Looks more like a pimpmobile.

"Alt" and "Bass" stand for "Alto" and "Basso", Italian for high and low.

debug		2010-09-15 12:11:34 AM

Fett56: Farker just looks evil. Whole institution just smacks of the dark side of humanity.

Does anyone think that glass would stop and RPG? I'm skeptical, but I've only got video games and movies to base that on.

Doubtful, since an RPG fires a jet of molten metal via a shaped charge when it detonates. Pretty sure it would melt right through, just like it does to normal armored vehicles.

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