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riversedge

(81,425 posts) Thu May 7, 2026, 01:21 PM 19 hrs ago

Pope Leo XIV gifted Marco Rubio a plant of peace. In return, Marco Rubio gave the pope

A plant for peace vs a glass football-

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Christopher Hale @ChristopherHale
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Pope Leo XIV gifted Marco Rubio a plant of peace.

In return, Marco Rubio gave the pope a crystal football.

The pope’s response?

“Wow. Okay.”

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Pope Leo XIV gifted Marco Rubio a plant of peace. In return, Marco Rubio gave the pope (Original Post) riversedge 19 hrs ago OP

A glass football is about as useful as a chocolate teapot Ocelot II 18 hrs ago #1

Little Marco coulda put a Bears sticker on it. Kid Berwyn 18 hrs ago #2

it woulda been funnier, and more like this inept admin.... Gato Moteado 18 hrs ago #5

what an embarrassment Gato Moteado 18 hrs ago #3

I guess he can put it in his man cave. badhair77 18 hrs ago #4

and football in rome is soccer.... Gato Moteado 18 hrs ago #6

Give the guy a break Bluestocking 18 hrs ago #7

The Pope: FalloutShelter 18 hrs ago #8

I don't see a plant, I see a pen. What am I missing? Maraya1969 18 hrs ago #9

I had to "look it up"...it was an olive wood pen, yorkster 17 hrs ago #11

Oh thank you. Maraya1969 16 hrs ago #13

'Extending an olive branch' means peace. applegrove 6 hrs ago #16

Oh, duh....my brain went to an olive tree. yorkster 3 min ago #24

The pen was made of olive wood which is the plant of peace, applegrove 6 hrs ago #15

Was it filled with aftershave? eShirl 18 hrs ago #10

LOL...Does it have a cord to hang in the shower? LeftInTX 5 hrs ago #17

like Father Guido Sarducci's "Pope on a Rope" eShirl 2 hrs ago #23

Da Pope has spoke musette_sf 17 hrs ago #12

Sweep it for bugs. orthoclad 16 hrs ago #14

Up close, it looks like it's made out of plexiglass... LeftInTX 5 hrs ago #18

Could have been worse. Emrys 5 hrs ago #19

Now picture Ka$h Patel as Secretary of State. "Since you're the Pope, you get TWO bottles!" nt Buns_of_Fire 4 hrs ago #20

Trump would have gifted the Pope a Shamwow Kaleva 4 hrs ago #21

The Pope would only have to pay shipping and handling PCIntern 3 hrs ago #22

Ocelot II

(131,110 posts)

1. A glass football is about as useful as a chocolate teapot

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2026, 01:26 PM

18 hrs ago

or a marzipan dildo. But at least he didn’t give him a pair of oversized shoes.

Kid Berwyn

(24,939 posts)

2. Little Marco coulda put a Bears sticker on it.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2026, 01:34 PM

18 hrs ago

Cheapskate.

Rubio.

Gato Moteado

(10,198 posts)

5. it woulda been funnier, and more like this inept admin....

Reply to Kid Berwyn (Reply #2)

Thu May 7, 2026, 01:44 PM

18 hrs ago

....had he put a white sox logo on it.

he could have further insulted the pontiff, a fan of the south side baseball team, had he put a cubs logo on it, instead.

Gato Moteado

(10,198 posts)

3. what an embarrassment

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2026, 01:42 PM

18 hrs ago

badhair77

(5,205 posts)

4. I guess he can put it in his man cave.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2026, 01:42 PM

18 hrs ago

He and his buddies can admire it when watching football this fall.

Clueless.

Gato Moteado

(10,198 posts)

6. and football in rome is soccer....

Reply to badhair77 (Reply #4)

Thu May 7, 2026, 01:45 PM

18 hrs ago

...so rubio struck out on all counts.

Bluestocking

(763 posts)

7. Give the guy a break

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2026, 01:47 PM

18 hrs ago

The selection is limited at the airport duty free shop

FalloutShelter

(14,589 posts)

8. The Pope:

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2026, 01:54 PM

18 hrs ago

"Wow...okay."

Maraya1969

(23,536 posts)

9. I don't see a plant, I see a pen. What am I missing?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2026, 01:59 PM

18 hrs ago

yorkster

(3,929 posts)

11. I had to "look it up"...it was an olive wood pen,

Reply to Maraya1969 (Reply #9)

Thu May 7, 2026, 02:46 PM

17 hrs ago

olive trees being a symbol of peace. This I did not know.

Maraya1969

(23,536 posts)

13. Oh thank you.

Reply to yorkster (Reply #11)

Thu May 7, 2026, 03:28 PM

16 hrs ago

applegrove

(132,949 posts)

16. 'Extending an olive branch' means peace.

Reply to yorkster (Reply #11)

Fri May 8, 2026, 01:41 AM

6 hrs ago

yorkster

(3,929 posts)

24. Oh, duh....my brain went to an olive tree.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #16)

Fri May 8, 2026, 08:18 AM

3 min ago

Thanks. This country should stock up on olive branches. We'll need a lot of 'em after
the current occupant is out of the WH..

applegrove

(132,949 posts)

15. The pen was made of olive wood which is the plant of peace,

Reply to Maraya1969 (Reply #9)

Fri May 8, 2026, 01:31 AM

6 hrs ago

as in olive branch.

eShirl

(20,386 posts)

10. Was it filled with aftershave?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2026, 02:08 PM

18 hrs ago

Did it say AVON on the bottom?

LeftInTX

(34,798 posts)

17. LOL...Does it have a cord to hang in the shower?

Reply to eShirl (Reply #10)

Fri May 8, 2026, 02:43 AM

5 hrs ago

eShirl

(20,386 posts)

23. like Father Guido Sarducci's "Pope on a Rope"

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #17)

Fri May 8, 2026, 05:53 AM

2 hrs ago

musette_sf

(10,501 posts)

12. Da Pope has spoke

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2026, 03:14 PM

17 hrs ago

“Wow. Okay.”

Summing up Marco’s paucity of knowledge of Chicago sports and Pope Rob’s background:

orthoclad

(4,814 posts)

14. Sweep it for bugs.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2026, 03:30 PM

16 hrs ago

LeftInTX

(34,798 posts)

18. Up close, it looks like it's made out of plexiglass...

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2026, 02:46 AM

5 hrs ago

Emrys

(9,197 posts)

19. Could have been worse.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2026, 03:11 AM

5 hrs ago

Rubio could have given him two.

Buns_of_Fire

(19,207 posts)

20. Now picture Ka$h Patel as Secretary of State. "Since you're the Pope, you get TWO bottles!" nt

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2026, 04:05 AM

4 hrs ago

Kaleva

(40,412 posts)

21. Trump would have gifted the Pope a Shamwow

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2026, 04:17 AM

4 hrs ago

PCIntern

(28,547 posts)

22. The Pope would only have to pay shipping and handling

Reply to Kaleva (Reply #21)

Fri May 8, 2026, 04:50 AM

3 hrs ago

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