That wasn't an overheating Fiat in Vatican City on Wednesday (thanks for that, Billy!)
Nope; the white smoke meant the cardinals had elected a new pope.
Reminded me of the mid-1980s when the then-pope (John Paul? Can't remember...) visited Canada.
A specialty vehicle manufacturer in Montreal modified a General Motors pickup truck to transport him around.
A CBC radio show (also can't remember which one...) ran a listener contest to come up with a more appropriate name for this vehicle than 'Popemobile'.
Even the Pope apparently thought that term wasn't 'dignified'.
The winning entry?
"Pontifiac".
Not bad.
And no, it was not my entry.
Walt McCall, the-then PR manager for Chrysler Canada, suggested his company should have built that vehicle.
"We could have called it the 'Jesus Chrysler'."
Well, I thought it was funny...
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