Originally published at: American tourist demands to see Pope, then smashes two ancient statues in the Vatican | Boing Boing
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American tourists amirite…
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Wow. Type about the ugly American.
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Pro tip: do not fuck with the Swiss Guards.
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Ahhh, Thundarr the Barbarian. Pure unadulterated fun. Makes me think I should start refereeing the RPG…
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Indeed, a man walks down the street in a hat like that, you know he ain’t afeared of nothing.
Edited for: And he has friends…
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Italy does seem to bring out the worst in tourists-maybe the Italians should just let them explore those volcanoes.
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That was my plan, guess I gotta get a new one.
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Did…did this guy think he was at the US Capital building maybe? We’re really bad at teaching geography. Him being at the Capital and asking for Il Papa is t necessarily dispositive either, since we’re also bad at teaching civics and world culture and even the bits of religion that aren’t all smashy and hateful.
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Fun fact, I was a baseball toss away from Pope John Paul II during a papal audience. We met a young lady from Argentina on the train who had extra tickets for the section close to the pope.
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Those magnificently stripèd gaiters also indicate this fact.
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Yep; the whole ensemble is wonderfully stylish, and the guy wearing it carries it off a treat.
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We are not alone, (un)fortunately, in “tourists behaving badly”.
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I saw the Popemobile when he came to Philly. He was in it - but not the real draw.
We really pulled out all the stops for him. That’s more porta potties than St Pat’s Day. Fewer National Guard though.
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That gentleman is going to Hell.
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“What, the pope’s too busy to see me? Does he know I’m an American? You probably didn’t even tell him I was here. I pay your salary dammit! Get your holier-than-thou ass … hey! Who the Hell do you think you are? Get your hands off me!”
Another tourist, never to be seen again.
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Don’t I get a staff badge; I was an altar boy?
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Oooh, the temptation!
Edit for functional gif
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Only in the embarrassment of riches that is the Vatican art collection would a 2000-year-old statue be considered “secondary”. I’m sure lots of museums would gladly take their surplus relics.
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