One of the little things I love about Pope Francis - in addition to continuing his patronage with his cobbler in Argentina and continuing with his same black shoes - is that he has made me remember mate tea.
I used to drink mate quite a bit. Then I stopped. I don't know why I stopped. I really like mate.
I think he looks cool in this photo from when before he was Pope:
I mean, how many people could make drinking from a mate gourd in the street look cool?
Anyways, I was thinking about Zed swag, and I realized that Fr. Zed could make a killing selling mate gourds with something printed on them for this new pontificate.
And so I got to thinking...
I knowIknowIknow!
I know Enbrethiliel would order one.
I know Terry would order one.
I would order like a dozen.
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| "Z-swag mate gourds: bringing the Liturgical Puppet Masters and EF Lovers together in a shared ritual." |
FYI: Fr. Zed could walk you to several cobblers - in Italy no less!
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Isn't that a cool story though? He called his old shoemaker - what a guy!
I thinks it's awesome. I thought this comment from Fr. Z's is pretty good:
"Never mind the fact that the article says that the shoemaker is 81. I would say that the possibility that such an aged working man DOESN’T need the money and business is next to nil. I would even go so far to say that Pope Francis’ preferential treatment there is a great act of charity.
How does the saying go? "Make new friends/but keep the old/one is silver/and the other gold.""
+JMJ+
Translate the slogan into Latin and I may buy a whole box.
Even if I have no idea what "mate" is! =P
Pestis sit in duorum gentes vestris?
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