smoke gets in your eyes

Now that the conclave is in session, we're all waiting breathlessly to see:

1. White smoke (We have a Pope) or
2. Black smoke (Can't agree-- gotta stay in the hotel another night)

Of course, it's not a black-and-white world.

Other colors of smoke you *may* see issuing from the Sistine Chapel:

Red -- Send Help Immediately. Tonya Harding's buddies are loose in here with baseball bats.

Blue -- We finally got around to trashing that bag of cobalt pigment Michelangelo left in a corner.

Yellow -- We'll get a Pope just as soon as everybody has a chance to use the Men's Room.

Orange -- Tell Domino's to send 115 Cardinal Supreme Pizzas with extra cheese.

Green -- We've eaten the pizzas. Send Pepto-Bismol.

Purple Haze -- Jimi Hendrix is now providing live entertainment.