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Wait till you see how long Cardinal Pizzaballa who was viewed as the most likely Italian contender for the Papacy, has spent in the Holy Land and not Italy.

anonymars 2y ago
> Cardinal Pizzaballa Not going to lie, I had to check that this was a real name (it is)
- datavirtue 2y ago
  His name makes me super hungry
- labster 2y ago
  And I had to look it up to make sure you weren’t both leading me on. Now that’s a spicy surname! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierbattista_Pizzaballa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierbattista_Pizzaballa
- Detrytus 2y ago
  I have a coworker right now whose name is Carmelo Martini. Seriously, I had to ask him: "did your parents name you after their favorite drink?".
  - card_zero 2y ago
    If we're doing funny name corner, I still remember Cardinal Sin (of Manila).
  - pmontra 2y ago
    I get the joke but it goes the other way around. Martini is a common family name from the north of Italy (Carmelo is common given name in the south). The drink was named after the name of company producing it (actually half of it.) The company was named Martini because that was the family name of the founder. The drink https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini_(vermouth) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini_(vermouth) The company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini_%26_Rossi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini_%26_Rossi
    - SideburnsOfDoom 2y ago
      Much like how a first name Mercedes or a last name Ford isn't necessarily a person named after a car. The cars are named after people
- andrew_lettuce 2y ago
  Is this the guy they where hoping would take the name Papa John?
  - madcaptenor 2y ago
    That would have been amazing. (And not impossible, there have been plenty of Popes named John.)
- throwaway2037 2y ago
  Yeah, his full name is even better: Pierbattista Pizzaballa Personal motto: Sufficit tibi gratia mea ('My grace is sufficient for you') This guy is a baller.

anonymars 2y ago

> Cardinal Pizzaballa Not going to lie, I had to check that this was a real name (it is)

datavirtue 2y ago
His name makes me super hungry
labster 2y ago
And I had to look it up to make sure you weren’t both leading me on. Now that’s a spicy surname! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierbattista_Pizzaballa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierbattista_Pizzaballa
Detrytus 2y ago
I have a coworker right now whose name is Carmelo Martini. Seriously, I had to ask him: "did your parents name you after their favorite drink?".
- card_zero 2y ago
  If we're doing funny name corner, I still remember Cardinal Sin (of Manila).
- pmontra 2y ago
  I get the joke but it goes the other way around. Martini is a common family name from the north of Italy (Carmelo is common given name in the south). The drink was named after the name of company producing it (actually half of it.) The company was named Martini because that was the family name of the founder. The drink https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini_(vermouth) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini_(vermouth) The company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini_%26_Rossi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini_%26_Rossi
  - SideburnsOfDoom 2y ago
    Much like how a first name Mercedes or a last name Ford isn't necessarily a person named after a car. The cars are named after people
andrew_lettuce 2y ago
Is this the guy they where hoping would take the name Papa John?
- madcaptenor 2y ago
  That would have been amazing. (And not impossible, there have been plenty of Popes named John.)
throwaway2037 2y ago
Yeah, his full name is even better: Pierbattista Pizzaballa Personal motto: Sufficit tibi gratia mea ('My grace is sufficient for you') This guy is a baller.