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Christian World Shocked At Pope Benedict’s Resignation

Christian World Shocked At Pope Benedict’s Resignation. I can’t say that I saw this coming. Pope Benedict XVI, is the first Pope to resign in almost 600 years, this is a really big deal. Most every Pope has the job until they die. This started me thinking, what would an ex-Pope do? How would this work exactly?

Note: Before I begin, For all you Catholics out there, keep in mind that this is a work of satire and is not intended to be disrespectful to the Catholic Religion, The Pope, The Vatican, or anyone practicing the Catholic faith. We can all still have a since of humor no matter what happens in life. Without humor we are not truly alive. OK, Now that that is out of the way…

Pope Benedict suddenly announced he was resigning on February 28, 2013. This news came as a shock the the Catholics and even some of the Popes closest friends. Of course this started me thinking what would an ex-Pope do? Seriously, has anyone else thought about this? There are no precedents in modern times. We are blazing entirely new ground here.

First of all, here’s a guy whose official titles include in the order in which they are given in the Annuario Pontificio, is: Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province, Sovereign of the State of Vatican City, Servant of the Servants of God.

I assume that he will resume using his original birth name, Joseph Ratzinger. Either way, who would hire this guy? Think about it, this is one guy who could actually cause Donald Trump to shut up for once. Now that I think about it, maybe he should go to work for Donald Trump, the world would certainly be a better place, at least quieter anyway. I don’t care how powerful you are, (and I am not talking about Donald Trump as one of the powerful few.) anybody would be intimidated by this guy. After all this guy is a direct pipeline to God. I for one, certainly wouldn’t want to piss off this guy, there may be serious consequences.

I am pretty sure that there is not some sort of ex-Pope’s retirement community. Considering that he is the first Pope to resign in nearly 600 years. If there is, he would certainly live a pretty lonely life. After all he would be the only one living there.

So what else could he do to make a living? I suppose he could be a greeter for Walmart. Now that would be something to see. Can you imagine the Pope mobile with that machine attachment on the front that Walmart uses to retrieve long lines of shopping carts from their gigantic parking lots? Could you imagine that?. Speaking of the Pope-mobile  do you think the Vatican will let him keep it? Or as head of the Vatican, before he leaves office, can he just decree, that it belongs to him for perpetuity? Kind of like a Presidential pardon.

Popemobile

I find it highly unlikely that he will just go back to a normal life. He really couldn’t go back to his old life if he wanted to anyway. Millions, and millions, of people world wide recognize Joseph Ratzinger by face alone. I even recognize him and I am not Catholic. It’s not like he can stroll down the street and go grocery shopping, buy a couple of CD’s, or even get a haircut at the local barbershop. Seriously, he would be mobbed by adoring fans and followers wherever he went.

Joseph Ratzinger, or Joe, to his friends, isn’t the only one with this problem. President Barack Obama is going to have the same problem in a few years as well. Actually, when you think about it, Joe Ratzinger and Barack Obama are kind of similar. Both are leaders of a sovereign nation, well the United States is a lot bigger. Both are elected into office, except the Vatican has this really convoluted voting process. Well, when I think about it, so doe’s the State of Florida, on this point, I have to give it to the Vatican, at least they get it right.

Both, Joe Ratzinger and Barack have large security contingents. Although Barack Obama also controls killer drones and nuclear weapons. However, Joe has a direct pipeline to God. On this point I have to call it a draw. Both Barack Obama and Joe Ratzinger have millions of people, who either love them, or hate them, this fact is not going to change for either one after leaving office.

So what type of employment would be perfect for an ex-Pope? There’s a couple occupations that come to mind right away. How about Financial Adviser? This would be the perfect job for Joe. Even though I am not Catholic, I would trust that the ex-Pope was honest. I would trust his advice without question. Not that I have any money to invest in anything. How about a car salesman? He may not do that well in this occupation, as honesty is not the number one trait of a car salesman. Motivational Speaker? I am absolutely certainly that Joe Ratzinger would be the greatest motivational singer that ever lived.

There are some jobs that Joe would not be suited for at all. Marriage Counselor comes to mind right away. Anyone who has never been married, is probably not the best one to give advice to married couples. Rap singer? Nah!, Bill collector? He wouldn’t last a week. Politician? Most certainly not, the world is not ready for an extremely honest Politician.

Whatever occupation, the ex-Pope Joseph Ratzinger chooses to go into, I am sure he would be the very best at whatever he want’s to be. Or, Joe could just retire and relax, maybe do a little fishing, catch up on those books he always wanted to read, listen to music, travel the world, write a memoir  or even better yet, start checking off items off his personal bucket list.

Well Joe, for whatever it’s worth, coming from, Tom Dye, The Safety Guy. Have a great retirement, enjoy the little things, that life brings us everyday. After all it’s the little things in life that really matter.

As always,

I am…Tom Dye, The Safety Guy

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BEWARE: Catholic Church Launches Exorcist Hotline

BEWARE: Catholic Church Launches Exorcist Hotline. I had no idea that demonic possession, or the need for exorcisms was so great, that the Catholic Church actually needs an “Exorcism Hotline”; Furthermore, did you know that a diocese in Europe actually doubled the amount of Priests qualified to perform exorcisms?

The more I think about, I actually feel this is a really good idea. I don’t know about you, but I have known several people over the years that were obviously possessed. I am not talking about mental illness, as this is an entirely different thing. After all demons certainly would not mimic mental illness, as this would be a zero gain scenario. After all, if the demon causes someone to act mentally ill, they are only going to get their themselves, either put on anti-psychotic drugs, or worse, getting them, locked away in a psychiatric facility.

I wish that the church would have started this much, much, sooner. Maybe, some of these possessed people I have known could have gotten the help they needed, and gone on to live normal lives.

Let me give you a few examples so you can better understand what I am talking about.

I once knew a girl several years ago, actually a young woman. This twenty something young woman, was very attractive. She had this really strange obsession, she suddenly started reading the dictionary, for no apparent reason. She would sit on her front porch literally every day, and read the dictionary, cover to cover. I am not talking about one of those pocket dictionaries that you see every day. Oh no, I am talking about one of those huge hardbound, unabridged, reference dictionaries, the ones that are like 6″ thick, and are filled with that really, really, small print.

This was the kind of reference dictionary that you used to see sitting open on a stand in a public library. Don’t get me wrong there is nothing unusual about looking something up in a dictionary. Most of us will periodically spend maybe 2-3 minutes looking up a specific word, so we can find the exact meaning, or to determine the proper spelling of a particular word.

The highly unusual part about this young woman’s sudden obsession with reading the dictionary, and I mean, literally reading the dictionary, Just like any normal person  would read a novel or text-book, is that she started using words and phrases that no human beings had used, or heard of, in hundreds of years. It didn’t take long before the rest of us could barely understand anything she was saying. We eventually gave up trying.

I didn’t care how attractive she was, if I had to use a dictionary just to translate all the arcane words, and phrases that she included in virtually every sentence she spoke, then trust me it wasn’t worth effort. I just used to nod my head and smile every time she spoke.

Obviously, this young woman was possessed, as no human being reads the entire unabridged reference dictionary, like the latest best-selling novel, or suddenly starts speaking in an arcane form of the English language, consisting almost entirely of ancient words and phrases.

Or, I once had a very good friend a few years ago. John, was his name. This guy, used to spontaneously start speaking in some sort of ancient lost language. Whatever this ancient language was, John was apparently quite fluent in it. Now, this weird language, John spoke, sounded something like one of those situations where someone in a religious altered state, starts “Speaking in Tongues”.  All I know is nobody was ever able to identify this language, or understand a single word of it.

This used to happen every single time John would have four or five beers. I know what your thinking, and no, this was not the standard drunk-slurred-speech that everyone laughs at. This was something else entirely. What I found really interesting was John would have no memory of  his bizarre ancient lost language skills the next morning. This is another pretty clear-cut case of demonic possession.

Lastly, years ago for a short period of time, I used to date this girl named Tracy. She was attractive, smart and very funny. You see, Tracy used to like to drink wine, I think she thought it made her look sophisticated or something.  After only two or three small glasses, she would suddenly transform into the Spawn of Satan. Talk about being possessed. This was truly a scary experience. Of course, I would immediately become the prime target for her inhuman demonic, fury.

Did you know that wine is one of the oldest alcoholic beverages? It is. It’s not surprising that a demon would manifest itself through wine. After all, Demons must be vary familiar with wine. Demons may even have even been the first to discover wine.

It only took me about a month for me to very delicately break it off with Tracy.
I had no desire to be murdered in my sleep by this demonically possessed, Spawn of Satan. Tracy actually seemed to take the breakup pretty well, at least I thought so initially.I even survived the encounter without a scratch. But, I couldn’t have been more wrong.

First, the phone calls started, at all hours, day and night. I would answer the phone, and the person at the other end would hang up. This was prior to cell phones, so this was my land line phone.  This was extremely annoying. I assumed it was Tracy, but I had no way to know for sure. Then things took on a really bizarre twist.

I started noticing that Tracy was following me, not directly behind me, but maybe two or three cars back. This would happen very regularly. I would see her when I was coming home from work, when I was going to a friend’s house, or even going to, or going home from a night club. She would follow me basically everywhere I went.

When someone is following me, I always notice. It’s not that I am paranoid, just the opposite, I just pay attention to my surroundings. This may be part of my built-in survival instinct developed from being born and raised in Southern California.
This was much more unsettling then annoying, as I never knew what she might be up to. I took precautions like purchasing a locking gas cap, as well as inspecting my car, when I was leaving somewhere. I once a found a handful of nails behind both rear tires.

This bizarre behavior continued for two or three weeks. It got so bad, that if I had a date, I would actually drive over to a friend’s house, and swap cars. My friend, another single guy, had two cars, and his garage was at the back of his house. The garage opened up into a small ally. I used to park my car in front of his house, and borrow one of his cars, and leave out the back. I would reverse this process, when I returned.
Once, I actually saw Tracy, parked down the street. My elaborate ruse apparently worked.

To be extra safe, I always took my dates somewhere where Tracy and I had never been to. These must have been pretty prudent precautions, as we never ran into Tracy, anywhere we went. Eventually, Tracy, the Spawn of Satan, found another unsuspecting guy. I never did find out if this new guy, survived his encounter with Tracy, or not. I hope so, I wouldn’t wish her on anyone.

As you can plainly see, by these three examples, all three people were obviously possessed. I have many more examples as well. I would be willing to bet, that each of you, has had similar experiences with demonically possessed people in your own lives as well.

I think that the church should franchise this “Exorcism Hotline”, all over the world, in every country, and every major city. They could even open smaller branches in small towns. They could even have a fleet of; Exorcism Rapid Response Mini Vans. This way they could respond, on a moments notice. Just like Domino’s pizza, delivered in 30 minutes or less, or it’s free.

Think about it, Your friend or loved one starts showing signs of demonic possession, whether it be at home, a restaurant,  theater, or anywhere else. All you would have to do is, call the toll-free exorcism hotline, and a trained exorcist would be dispatched to your location in minutes. Certainly, the next level would be to create a mobile app for android and i-phones, that you could use to summon the exorcist, with all the pertinent details, and the possessed persons photo included, prior to his arrival.

I can see it now, the exorcist, zips in, performs a quick exorcism, you pay the man, and he zips out. A few short minutes later, you could be on your way, demon free.

What could be more convenient. I wonder how much they charge for these type of exorcism services? Is tipping customary? I hope they take credit cards.

As always,

I am…

Tom Dye, The Safety Guy

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Monsignor Meth Loved Musicals, Had Sex With Odd-Looking Men

‘Monsignor Meth’ Laundered Money Through Sex Shop, Loved Musicals, Had Sex With ‘Odd-Looking Men’ I want to start by saying, I did not make this headline up. I know that those of you who follow me would be highly suspicious, it does sound like something, I would just make up. But, I don’t ever make up the actual NEWS headline itself. Actually, in this case, I did not make up most of this story either.

Sometimes, the truth is stranger then fiction. Seriously, this is one of those stories that as I was reading it, I started imagining, I was somehow transported into one of the original black and white episodes of, The Twilight Zone. You remember the ones with Rod Serling standing off the the side, wearing a black suit, and tie, and he was always smoking a cigarette, he is about to start his opening story setup.

The more I read, the more I could imagine, Rod Serling, standing discreetly off to the side. As I continued reading, Rod started to speak; You have to imagine Rod Serling’s voice here…..  
“Tom Dye, The Safety Guy, a nondescript, regular guy, a blogger, champion of the absurd, he’s about to learn the power of words, too much power, and he is about to…discover that delving too far into the absurd, is a direct passage into…. The Twilight Zone”.

Oh no, my friends, this absurd headline doe’s not even remotely do this story justice, this story is far, far, more absurd, then meets the eye. This guy is so bizarre, I am not even sure where to begin. This is definitely one of those stories that I have to break down, piece, by piece, and analyze each mind boggling part.

Let’s start with the facts as we know them. First of all, this winner was a respected Catholic Priest, in a big Catholic Diocese, located in Connecticut, until about a year ago, citing health, and personal reasons, for resigning.

This Priest was once called gifted, and compassionate. He was actually a Monsignor, I am not Catholic, but my understanding is, a Monsignor is kind of a big deal, a real big shot. If you equated the Catholic Church with a multinational corporation, a Monsignor would be ranked equivalently, to a Regional Director, higher then a Manager, but ranked below that of a Vice President.

I am going to begin with the least absurd allegation, and work my way up to the ones, well beyond, the far side of bizarre.

According to the allegations, Monsignor Meth, sold 98.6% pure crystal meth, to undercover Cops, not just once, but several times, between September 2012 and January 2013. Apparently, he was importing it from California. Obviously, this is how he got the nickname, Monsignor Meth. He was indicted on these charges.

I admit, a crystal meth selling Catholic Priest is not really too absurd. We actually hear about these kind of things pretty regularly. But, there’s more, lots more. There are new allegations, rectory officials were aware of the fact that Monsignor Meth, was a cross dresser as well.  Allegedly, he used to have sex with other odd-looking men, who sometimes dressed in women’s clothing as well. There are some who claim, he even had sex, in the church rectory.

There are also reports that the parishioners were becoming increasingly alarmed, by their middle aged, Monsignor Meth’s, increasingly bizarre behavior. They were absolutely right. After the Cross dressing, Monsignor Meth, was arrested, Diocese officials discovered a variety of  “bizarre sex toys” inside the Monsignors church residence.

Now, this is getting to be truly absurd. A middle aged, crystal meth selling, drug dealer, cross dressing, Senior Catholic Monsignor, who has sex, inside the church’s rectory, with “odd-looking” men, all the while, apparently using bizarre sex toys. Holy Sh-t! This guy is totally f–ked up.

Evidently, dealing in crystal meth is a huge money making enterprise even for a cross dressing Catholic Monsignor. You have to find some way to launder all your ill begotten cash. You can’t just take wheel barrow loads of cash down to the bank, and deposit it into your account. The bank reports large deposits to the IRS. I would think that the salary for a Catholic Monsignor is nowhere near that of a crystal meth dealer.

So what doe’s Monsignor Meth do? He is alleged to have laundered his profits through a large sex shop called ‘Land of Oz”. You read that correctly. He laundered his illegal drug profits through a sex shop. Talk about heading down the yellow brick road, flying monkeys, munchkins, and all the rest.

I want to clarify something. This story would make no difference, if the guy was Catholic, or any other religion.  As a matter of fact, Atheists would certainly not condone this type of bizarre behavior either.

You also have to ask yourself what would cause a respected middle aged Catholic Monsignor to get involved in the illegal drug trade, especially crystal meth. This is arguably one of the most dangerous, and addictive street drugs on the planet. To compound his incredibly stupid mistakes, he was importing the drug from California. Any reasonably educated person knows this is going to turn out badly in the end. Eventually, the drug is going to be delivered by Federal Agents impersonating the delivery drivers. Monsignor Meth, would have known this, if he ever watched TV, or the NEWS. Evidently this guy was not only absurd, he was a half-wit as well.

Allegedly, the rectory officials knew of the Monsignors predilection for cross dressing. WTF, they knew about this? as well as his penchant for having sex with “odd looking” men in the church rectory. Why didn’t they fire his a– right then? Don’t get me wrong, I don’t care if someone is gay, or a cross dresser, not that there is anything wrong with that, to each their own. But, I am absolutely certain that the Catholic Church frowns upon that type activity. My recommendation is, if you want to participate in these type activities, except for the drug dealing part, you may want to find another line of work first.

I don’t care what line of work your in, having sex in the church rectory, with odd looking men, all the while using bizarre sex toys is a non starter. If you are employed by the church, or a corporation, it is the same thing. They both frown upon this type behavior occurring upon their property. Whether it be a church rectory, corporate conference room, or office, This behavior is going to lead to your firing, sooner or later. However, this behavior may not apply to sex shops, maybe this type behavior is allowed, and even encouraged. Maybe Monsignor Meth, should inquire to see if they have any job openings.

I think most of us can agree that there is nothing wrong with being gay, a cross dresser, or whatever.  I salute and celebrate your individuality. However, there is a time, and place, for everything. Except for drug dealing of course. So, what would cause a once compassionate, caring, and respected, man of the cloth, a high level employee of the Catholic Church, to transform himself into a crystal meth dealing, cross dresser? What would cause this man to turn into someone who engages in sexual activities, with odd looking men, incorporating bizarre sex toys?

There is one clue in this absurd headline that may provide us with the answers. Monsignor Meth, was known to love musicals. Ah! the light bulb goes off. Yes, he loved musicals. Now, Monsignor Meth’s bizarre behavior, actually starts to make sense. I despise musicals, except for, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The Rocky Horror Picture Store was an amazing movie, and still is. There is nothing more brain damaging then a musical. Nobody on the entire planet spontaneously breaks into song for no apparent reason. If people did, I would be looking for somewhere to hide, far, far, away.

I have do doubt in my mind, that watching too many musicals, will ultimately alter your brain waves, and permanently change your personality, causing you to become something else. Obviously, we see, what a once respected man of the cloth, Monsignor Meth, turned into. Can’t you see, musicals are a central part of some diabolical, right wing plot, to break down the fabric of society. In the end, the right wing-nuts, will be able to use their military assault weapons to keep order, and transform the United States, into the right wing dictatorship, that they have been dreaming of, ever since President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, pushed through, the New Deal.

I think you all see, that the evidence is clear. Do not watch musicals, except for, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. If they come on TV, turn the channel  immediately, do not get sucked into it. Do not go to see Broadway or off-Broadway musical plays. Just remember what happened to Monsignor Meth. The same thing, or worse, can happen to you too.

I believe that Monsignor Meth’s love for musicals, offers the only possible explanation for his bizarre behavior, according to the facts as we know them. For those of you who think that my explanation for his bizarre behavior is absurd, do you have a better idea that fits all the facts?
I think not.

As always,
I am…

Tom Dye, The Safety Guy

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