Bobblehead pope
Apr 11 2008, Alpheus

There have been few instances when parodies failed to hit the bull’s eye. Thankfully for Metro, the Pope’s hand of grace was sufficient to veer their creation to the majority league. The only regret, even if superficial, would be the fact that Metro...

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