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Scene : Inside the Pope's room. An artist and the Pope stand talking.
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Pope: Ah, Good Evening, Michelangelo.
Michelangelo: Evening, Your Grace.
Pope: I want to have a word with you about this painting of yours, the Last Supper.
Michelangelo: Oh , yes ?
Pope: I'm not happy with it.
Michelangelo: Oh dear. It took hours and hours to paint. What's wrong with it ? Is it the jellies - No, they add a touch of color. I know, you don't like the kangaroo !!
Pope: What kangaroo ?
Michelangelo: I'll alter it, no sweat.
Pope: I never saw a kangaroo !!!
Michelangelo: It's right at the back. But don't worry, I'll make it into a disciple.
Pope: Ah !
Michelangelo: All right now ?
Pope: That's the problem.
Michelangelo: What is ?
Pope: The disciples.
Michelangelo: Are they too Jewish ?
Pope: No, It's just that there are twenty eight of them
Michelangelo: So another one would hardly be noticed, wouldn't it ? I'll just change the kangaroo into a disciple, and -
Pope: No !!!
Michelangelo: All right, we'll lose the kangaroo then.
Pope: That's not the point. It's just that there are twenty eight of them.
Michelangelo: Too many ?
Pope: Of course it's too many !
Michelangelo: Well, in a way, I wanted to give the impression of a huge get together....a real mother of a party.....
Pope: There are only twelve disciples altogether !!!
Michelangelo: Supposing some of the others decided to drop by ?
Pope: There were only twelve !
Michelangelo: Friends ?
Pope: No.
Michelangelo: Waiters ?
Pope: No !!!
Michelangelo: Cabaret ?
Pope: NO !!!
Michelangelo: But you see, I like them. They fill out the canvas a bit.
Pope: There were only twelve disciples and our Lord at the Last Supper....
Michelangelo: I've got it !!! We'll call it the Penultimate Supper.
Pope: What ?
Michelangelo: If there was a last supper, there had to be one before it, right ? And the Bible doesn't say how many people were there right ? There you go, then.
Pope: Look !!! I don't care about the Penultimate Supper, even if they had a steel band and a conjuror ! I commissioned a last supper from you, and it's a Last Supper I want with twelve disciples, no kangaroos, and ONE Christ !!!
Michelangelo: ONE ?
Pope: Yes ! Now will you tell me, what in heaven's name made you paint this with THREE Christs in it ?
Michelangelo: It works , mate !
Pope: No, It does not work !! There was only one Saviour....
Michelangelo:I know that, but what about some artistic license ?
Pope: ONE Redeemer !
Michelangelo: I'll tell you what you want , you want a bloody photographer, not a creative artist !!!
Pope: Look, I'm the Pope, I am, and I may not know about art, but I know what I like.....
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NOTE: THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE SPOOF.
Not my idea, but it has been modified by me.
Scene : Inside the Pope's room. An artist and the Pope stand talking.
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Pope: Ah, Good Evening, Michelangelo.
Michelangelo: Evening, Your Grace.
Pope: I want to have a word with you about this painting of yours, the Last Supper.
Michelangelo: Oh , yes ?
Pope: I'm not happy with it.
Michelangelo: Oh dear. It took hours and hours to paint. What's wrong with it ? Is it the jellies - No, they add a touch of color. I know, you don't like the kangaroo !!
Pope: What kangaroo ?
Michelangelo: I'll alter it, no sweat.
Pope: I never saw a kangaroo !!!
Michelangelo: It's right at the back. But don't worry, I'll make it into a disciple.
Pope: Ah !
Michelangelo: All right now ?
Pope: That's the problem.
Michelangelo: What is ?
Pope: The disciples.
Michelangelo: Are they too Jewish ?
Pope: No, It's just that there are twenty eight of them
Michelangelo: So another one would hardly be noticed, wouldn't it ? I'll just change the kangaroo into a disciple, and -
Pope: No !!!
Michelangelo: All right, we'll lose the kangaroo then.
Pope: That's not the point. It's just that there are twenty eight of them.
Michelangelo: Too many ?
Pope: Of course it's too many !
Michelangelo: Well, in a way, I wanted to give the impression of a huge get together....a real mother of a party.....
Pope: There are only twelve disciples altogether !!!
Michelangelo: Supposing some of the others decided to drop by ?
Pope: There were only twelve !
Michelangelo: Friends ?
Pope: No.
Michelangelo: Waiters ?
Pope: No !!!
Michelangelo: Cabaret ?
Pope: NO !!!
Michelangelo: But you see, I like them. They fill out the canvas a bit.
Pope: There were only twelve disciples and our Lord at the Last Supper....
Michelangelo: I've got it !!! We'll call it the Penultimate Supper.
Pope: What ?
Michelangelo: If there was a last supper, there had to be one before it, right ? And the Bible doesn't say how many people were there right ? There you go, then.
Pope: Look !!! I don't care about the Penultimate Supper, even if they had a steel band and a conjuror ! I commissioned a last supper from you, and it's a Last Supper I want with twelve disciples, no kangaroos, and ONE Christ !!!
Michelangelo: ONE ?
Pope: Yes ! Now will you tell me, what in heaven's name made you paint this with THREE Christs in it ?
Michelangelo: It works , mate !
Pope: No, It does not work !! There was only one Saviour....
Michelangelo:I know that, but what about some artistic license ?
Pope: ONE Redeemer !
Michelangelo: I'll tell you what you want , you want a bloody photographer, not a creative artist !!!
Pope: Look, I'm the Pope, I am, and I may not know about art, but I know what I like.....
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NOTE: THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE SPOOF.
Not my idea, but it has been modified by me.
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