Hello and welcome to the This is Genius Monday show, featuring The Vatican's cocaine filled
condoms which might just be my favourite story ever.
Norwegian military's selfie spree, and get your coat love, you've pulled.
Actually it's the old will Hillary run for president thing.
And speaking of statements from future world leaders, we've got your comments too.
But first to the Vatican, where in possibly the least catholic sounding sting operation
ever, German police have intercepted a box full of jonnies filled with liquid snow headed
for the papal postroom.
Yes, one very special package from South America, by which we don't mean the pope, was found
to contain around 350 grammes or $50,000 worth of cocaine, presumably destined to help tide
over a few priests struggling with giving up chocolate for lent.
And what could possibly have aroused less suspicion than smuggling illicit narcotics
inside condoms; Objects which, le's be honest, the church doesn't have a fantastic relationship
with.
Yes, the only holy thing in this story is the septum of the priest who ordered all that
powder.
It's pretty quickly been claimed that the whole thing was a set up designed to bring
someone into disrepute, though just who remains unclear.
Either way, it's probably best the package was intercepted.
Because either someone's avoided the inquisition, or someone's going cold Turkey for the next
few months.
And as any priest will tell you, the withdrawal method is best.
With drugs, that is.
it's useless for avoiding teen pregnancies.
And now it's time for your comments, and in our piece on five ways nature is trying to
kill us all, JayGee wrote: 2I hope the zombie apocalypse happens in the next year or two,
spice things up a bit".
If you're bored Jay, I'd suggest taking on a new hobby rather than wishing a civilisation
ending disease outbreak.
Perhaps take up running.
Or hitting things with bats.
You know, just in case.
And in our piece on Lockheed Martin's helicopter drone slash Thunderbird two-esque Ares concept,
JouJou264 wrote: "This isn't genius, it's another potential weapon, or at least something
which helps people to kill other people.."
Plenty of people agreed and I kinda see your point but whilst it's military origin isn't
necessarily a good thing, lt could be really useful for civilians and humanitarian work
too.
No fan of war here, but it's still a really impressive design.
And speaking of the military Norway's gone on a selfie spree, with hundreds of troops
from around the world snapping themselves during massive military exercises in the country.
Here's a fighter pilot, here's someone doing some borderlands cosplay, here's a beard,
here's some ravers, and some more, more borderlands cosplay, in the navy, over sized helmet,injury
lolz, presumably about to be an injury, giant chocolate bar.
Great times.
And finally to America where TV funny man Jimmy Kimmel has been grilling the family
Clinton, especially Hillary, on whether she's planning on getting
back in the White House.
Ooh, will she, won't she?
Who knows, oh it's a mystery.
Yeah but seriously she will.
Anyway that's it for this week, check back for science through the week and a top five
on Friday and as always like, comment and subscribe.