"Automatic pope."
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Why is this site named Antipope?
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#22What does AutoPope mean though? The author glosses over this implying it means to pontificate- however- I have not seen this definition anywhere.
Automatic Pope, presumably. Offering pontifications (opinions) via technology (automated). “Pontiff” is another word for pope.
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Why read the link when you can just make something up and put it on the internet?
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#24What does AutoPope mean though? The author glosses over this implying it means to pontificate- however- I have not seen this definition anywhere.
Pontificate in its original sense literally means to perform the duties of a pope or priest (a pontiff). The auto part I guess because it’s email? That part is shakier
Re: Why is this site named Antipope?
#25What does AutoPope mean though? The author glosses over this implying it means to pontificate- however- I have not seen this definition anywhere.
look up the word pontiff
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#26What does AutoPope mean though? The author glosses over this implying it means to pontificate- however- I have not seen this definition anywhere.
“Pontifications by email” makes it clear enough. Email is an automated message delivery system, and the pope delivers messages from above, soooo…
Such are many of the names coined by creative minds using the early internet.
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You know you could just read the linked page and it'll tell you exactly why it's called that, right?
Re: Why is this site named Antipope?
#28What does AutoPope mean though? The author glosses over this implying it means to pontificate- however- I have not seen this definition anywhere.
Pontificate in its original sense literally means to perform the duties of a pope or priest (a pontiff). The auto part I guess because it’s email? That part is shakier
Pontoon pontification - bridge building.
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#29Re: Why is this site named Antipope?
#30Some reference to Les Technopères by writer Alejandro Jodorowsky?
Calling him a writer is somewhat underselling his talent. Jodorowsky was a world-class clown and mime (yes, really) before becoming an award-winning filmmaker, visual artist, and comic book writer.