April 2008

Skeleton Found Wearing Quiksilver Trunks

by The Editors on April 1, 2008

Quik SkelPolice in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia are searching for clues relating to a skeleton that Landcare workers found on Sunday August 24, 2003.

The skeleton was found in a pair of Levis brand stonewash denim jeans (size 35), a pair of Quiksilver brand blue shorts, and an ‘Ecko Unlimited’ brand shirt. . . . Police say forensic tests have revealed they are those of a man aged between 18 and 50.

So that’s who’s wearing them!

[Link: ABC.net.au]

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Holy Rollers: The Pope Gets Signature Deck

by The Editors on April 1, 2008

From the Catholic News Service:

When Pope Benedict XVI returns to the Vatican, he’ll be toting a gift not generally associated with an 81-year-old pontiff. He’ll take home the “official papal skateboard,” a gift from the youths of New York.

The gift and a contest to design it started with a remark made by a teen member of the skateboard club at St. Elizabeth Parish in Washington Heights, a hilly neighborhood in northern Manhattan.

Father Peter Pomposello is a skateboarder and the parochial vicar at St. Elizabeth. As he recalled it, he was talking about the papal visit with the club members and they began to ask him questions about why the pope was coming and what he would do in New York.

Peace be with you, and also unto you, roller Pope.

[Link: Catholic News Service]

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