-The Pope is royalty. The world moves for him.-Interesting. So this would represent a real-world test of that belief. And the belief might get knocked into a cocked hat, so to speak…
Had a train trestle right next to the old city park in my hometown. It was low, narrow, and the road bent as you went under it, making it “blind” as well. And this was on a thoroughfare! When we were hanging out at the park and heard a “crunch” we all knew exactly where to look. The only question was; did they have a head-on, hit the supports, or peel the top of the vehicle off?
Well, they could always ‘daylight’ the tunnel like Norfolk Southern and CSX have done for most of their tunnels for running double-stack container trains…. or lower the road(bed).
The local “low train trestle” here is because trains have a minimum slope they can climb, especially here where they can’t build up any speed; and we’re right on the water, so the road can’t go any lower without being flooded. There is another route trucks can take that goes over the tracks, but after a few didn’t get the message, or see the sign, the trestle is painted bright yellow with black and reflective white stripes. And still…
“….or see the sign, the trestle is painted bright yellow with black and reflective white stripes. And still…"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~That’s because trains are so quiet and unnoticeable.
Say what you will, it doesn’t really mitre..Actually, it is a bishop’s mitre, the pope’s has the triple crown. I remember William F. Buckley trying to put down Agorisma as “favored by no one except a few simple parish priests.” The Christian Century pointed out “Giovanni Roncelli is no ‘simple parish priest’ … he is a bishop … of Rome.” (Pope John 23, elipsis in the original)
In theory the Pope can be someones ex. In the Roman Catholic religion the marriage has to be consummated by sex for it to be finalized.
In the retirement complex where I live, there is a lady who was married for 22 years. She and her husband divorced and he is now a Priest and comes here frequent to check on her well being. .
Something like that happened in NE DC. A dump truck driver had to stop for a light. As his luck would have it, he stopped partly under an overpass. His truck just fit, until he accidentally hit the PTO. Most PTO’s have a lock out, but his old Freightliner didn’t. The dump bed went up, snagging on the bridge. When he tried to pull forward, his truck stood up on its rear wheels.
cepa: There are some married Roman Catholic priests, mainly converted Anglicans already married. They would not be defrocked should they become divorced.
Argythree almost 10 years ago
Um, why not just remove the hat?
Argythree almost 10 years ago
-The Pope is royalty. The world moves for him.-Interesting. So this would represent a real-world test of that belief. And the belief might get knocked into a cocked hat, so to speak…
alviebird almost 10 years ago
Had a train trestle right next to the old city park in my hometown. It was low, narrow, and the road bent as you went under it, making it “blind” as well. And this was on a thoroughfare! When we were hanging out at the park and heard a “crunch” we all knew exactly where to look. The only question was; did they have a head-on, hit the supports, or peel the top of the vehicle off?
Proginoskes almost 10 years ago
I guess it doesn’t take much to thrill you, wrwallaceii …
Me, I’d go for the rest of a joke: “It measures 12’ 3”. Well, let’s try it, since there aren’t any cops around."
Barker62 almost 10 years ago
Well, they could always ‘daylight’ the tunnel like Norfolk Southern and CSX have done for most of their tunnels for running double-stack container trains…. or lower the road(bed).
dadoctah almost 10 years ago
Fifteen comments in and still nobody’s made a crack about the sign not being metric?
Kim Roberts almost 10 years ago
This would be a lot funnier if Benedict were still Pope. Francis doesn’t dress up so much.
puddlesplatt almost 10 years ago
Maybe he has a point…made
gnorth22 Premium Member almost 10 years ago
@somebodyshort It would be much more effective to let some air out of the ego.. much more there than in the tires.
Reminds me of some old saw about camels an the eye of a needle…
magicwalnut almost 10 years ago
Funny!
steverinoCT almost 10 years ago
The local “low train trestle” here is because trains have a minimum slope they can climb, especially here where they can’t build up any speed; and we’re right on the water, so the road can’t go any lower without being flooded. There is another route trucks can take that goes over the tracks, but after a few didn’t get the message, or see the sign, the trestle is painted bright yellow with black and reflective white stripes. And still…
dabugger almost 10 years ago
It miter be enough bust useless and silly….
comixbomix almost 10 years ago
“The Pope is royalty. The world moves for him.”…hmmm…per to Hemingway, that’s exactly who it doesn’t move for…
goweeder almost 10 years ago
……in regard….
goweeder almost 10 years ago
“…..the cardinal rule….”~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Grrrrroooooaaaannn. :^)
goweeder almost 10 years ago
“….or see the sign, the trestle is painted bright yellow with black and reflective white stripes. And still…"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~That’s because trains are so quiet and unnoticeable.
maxcat631 almost 10 years ago
The height of the hat… the Size of the EGO.
Craig Lillywhite almost 10 years ago
Makes you wonder why the tunnels are not built to accommodate those hats. I know that I’ve had that problem before when I wear my “Pope-o chapeau”.
hippogriff almost 10 years ago
Say what you will, it doesn’t really mitre..Actually, it is a bishop’s mitre, the pope’s has the triple crown. I remember William F. Buckley trying to put down Agorisma as “favored by no one except a few simple parish priests.” The Christian Century pointed out “Giovanni Roncelli is no ‘simple parish priest’ … he is a bishop … of Rome.” (Pope John 23, elipsis in the original)
cepa almost 10 years ago
In theory the Pope can be someones ex. In the Roman Catholic religion the marriage has to be consummated by sex for it to be finalized.
In the retirement complex where I live, there is a lady who was married for 22 years. She and her husband divorced and he is now a Priest and comes here frequent to check on her well being. .
gerri Premium Member almost 10 years ago
i thought they were checking to make sure he could enter a tunnel, with the tunnel representing a vacuum and no sense of the real world.
ellisaana Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Something like that happened in NE DC. A dump truck driver had to stop for a light. As his luck would have it, he stopped partly under an overpass. His truck just fit, until he accidentally hit the PTO. Most PTO’s have a lock out, but his old Freightliner didn’t. The dump bed went up, snagging on the bridge. When he tried to pull forward, his truck stood up on its rear wheels.
FlatheadFord almost 10 years ago
The really fun part is when they pave the road with six inches of asphalt and don’t change the clearance sign.
wrwallaceii almost 10 years ago
“…he is now a Priest and comes here frequent to check on her well being."
Is that what they are calling it now?
Say What? Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Abandon hat all ye who enter here.
pbarnrob almost 10 years ago
Daughter#2 found out, with a 40ft trailer full of IBM laptops, that NYC’s clearance signs LIE! Peeled the top off, somehow didn’t hurt the load…
hippogriff almost 10 years ago
cepa: There are some married Roman Catholic priests, mainly converted Anglicans already married. They would not be defrocked should they become divorced.
FUNTOONS almost 10 years ago
My Miller, You are one of my heros. Thanks for this toon.