VERSION|0.5.1|SUBJECT|An Historic Occasion |CONTENT|[url=http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap130324.html][img=images/2013/03/pic130324.jpg popup=false float=right][/url]No, I don&#039;t mean when [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21908576]Frankie met Benny[/url]. That must have been a fun conversation.

&quot;Hi Pope, you look just fantastic Pope.&quot;
&quot;Thanks Pope, you too. May I just say how very infallible you&#039;re looking today Pope.&quot;
&quot;Thanks Pope, feeling infallible. You&#039;re looking pretty infallible yourself.&quot;
&quot;Thanks Pope.&quot;

According to the report, Frankie declined to use the special papal kneeler that only the pope is allowed to use. He insisted on using the same old ordinary kneeler that Benny was now forced to use.

I still can&#039;t believe that the interweb isn&#039;t awash with Frankie and Benny jokes. The Frankie and Benny restaurants are owned by the same group that owns Garfunkel&#039;s. Now a Pope Garfunkel would have been interesting. As the heir to the first pope, who was originally called Simon, he could quite legitimately be referred to as Pope Simon Garfunkel.

Anyway, that&#039;s not the historic occasion I wanted to talk about. I wanted to raise another historic occasion. For the first time in over a decade, I got a mention in New Scientist, in the 16th March edition to be precise. I&#039;m not going to tell you about the first time my name popped up there as it would give you too big a clue where to find it. And the reason I don&#039;t want to tell you where to find it is because... [drum roll]

[b]...we&#039;re going to have a little competition.[/b]

The first person to find the name &quot;Peter Hearty&quot; in the 16th March edition of New Scientist wins a very special prize. They will get the right to set the [i]official[/i] platitudinous rating of tomorrow&#039;s Thought for the Day. For the very first time in history, I will be donating my infallible powers on platitudinosity to the winner of the competition.

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