[p_sherman]

>"frequent HN contributor"

What's the point of that exactly? Supposed to be amusing?

[rbanffy]

I find the absurdity slightly amusing, if a bit misplaced.

[gee_totes]

I think we might be seeing the birth of HN's first meme. Here is another post (now dead) about the pope:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5200247