See an inane Pope story in the media? Send it to CJR

[Cocoa]

http://www.cjrdaily.org/archives/001420.asp

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So we had an idea: A reader trivia contest, of sorts. But instead of asking you questions, we'd like you to pass along the most inane, unnecessary pope-related stories you can find in your daily news search, with whatever comment you like. There's no prize involved, sadly, but we will post on those articles that break new ground in terms of utter and complete irrelevance, along with your comments. Just let us know if you'd like us to use your name when you send in your entry. Submissions should go here.

To get things started, here's our nomination for the Most Inane Pope Story award -- the MIPSY for short. We hereby nominate the entire local New York media. Just about every local newscast we've seen has sent a reporter to Greenpoint, a Polish neighborhood in Brooklyn, to ask Polish residents if they liked the pope, who was Polish himself. Turns out that -- and you're not going to believe this -- they did. In fact, they thought it was great he was Polish. So did some of their moms. Amazing.

The gauntlet has been thrown down, dear readers. Send us your submissions today.

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[liberalhistorian]

1. LOL!

What I'm getting tired of is the media (and CNN is especially guilty of this) dragging out every single person who's ever met the pope, even if it was just seeing him from a distance, for the past 26 years and interviewing them at length. WHO FUCKING CARES!!!!!!

[dsewell]

2. All Pope, All the Time!

How do we nominate the entirety of the mainstream media?

CNN.com has had the Pope as lead story pretty much constantly since his death. Which made sense for the first couple of days, but not for every new detail regarding his funeral, his burial... and now of course it's going to stretch out with probably only minor reprieve next week until April 18 when the Conclave begins meeting.

It's like NCAA "March Madness" transferred to above-the-fold...