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Sly Stone

Reclusive rocker Sly Stone in a recent, rare public appearance.  My coworker, squinting at the picture from a distance and at an odd angle, asked, “Is that the Pope?”.

The Pope.

I really wish it was.

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(3 Comments)

  1. I can see the resemblance.

  2. GDeeeeZL wrote:

    His hair does look like a mitre.

  3. Rowan wrote:

    You wish it WERE the Pope. Do not abandon your language’s subjunctive, Jon.