World Youth Day appears to have been an economic flop for Australia if the early reports from Sydney are true. One clothing store representative, John Serafino, said the Pope’s visit was ‘a disaster’. I’m sure he was speaking economically of course. After all the Pope is on the “Best Dressed” list. One pilgrim is even reported to have haggled over the price of a banana.
It reminds a little bit of the Orange Bowl vendors in Miami. I went twice when I was in college to see Nebraska lose by 2 against Charlie Ward and Florida State (the drive back was terrible) and then the next year (I flew) to see Nebraska wear out Warren Sapp and the Miami Hurricanes. I would ask the vendors who they were going to be rooting for assuming they would just pick the local teams but one vendor said “I root for which ever team’s fans spend the most money, which he said, is always Nebraska.”
Then he said he hated it when BYU made it to the Orange Bowl. “they bring two things a $20 bill and the 10 Commandments and they don’t break either of them”
It sounds like our Catholic Pilgrims may have done the same. Good work pilgrims.
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It reminds a little bit of the Orange Bowl vendors in Miami. I went twice when I was in college to see Nebraska lose by 2 against Charlie Ward and Florida State (the drive back was terrible) and then the next year (I flew) to see Nebraska wear out Warren Sapp and the Miami Hurricanes. I would ask the vendors who they were going to be rooting for assuming they would just pick the local teams but one vendor said “I root for which ever team’s fans spend the most money, which he said, is always Nebraska.”
Then he said he hated it when BYU made it to the Orange Bowl. “they bring two things a $20 bill and the 10 Commandments and they don’t break either of them”
It sounds like our Catholic Pilgrims may have done the same. Good work pilgrims.