For the third day in a row the people of Rome watched with bated breath as the first signs of smoke rose from the chapel, a large collective sigh followed as the black smoke of Fumata Nera told that the papacy lay still vacant.
What had begun as a simple election for the Pontificate has now become a stalemate, and it is a consequence of this stalemate that the College now sat in prayer and thought. For three long days the College of Cardinals met and voted on the fate of the papacy, and in those days the list of preferiti had dwindled to at last only two men.
First there was Cardinal Achille Lenart, one of the youngest among the candidates and by far the most left wing of the contenders for the papacy Achille represents a new wave of more progressive minds within the church. Deeply religious the Cardinal has made a name for himself in his staunch stances in favor of βChristian Trade Unionsβ and for his support of a new βWorker Priestβ who might be more in tune with his flock then the more classical men of the cloth. With 36 votes Achille is currently winning however he has yet to acquire the β majority required to ascend to the pontificate.
Second there stands the moderate, Cardinal Elia dalla Costa, an italian by birth Costa is by far the most moderate of options within the college, known for his piety Costa serves as a valid rival to the new and modern Achille. A soft spoken man Costa has managed to secure 26 votes.
It is now the fifth day of Scrutiny
The rain was wet and cold as Achille made his way towards the chapel and it was still dark out, today was the fourth day of voting and he vaguely hoped that perhaps this might be the final day. Upon arriving at the Chapel Achille made his way into the grand building and walked its halls to the room where the ballot was to be held. He was still amazed by the chapel, it was truly a display of the might of God, and he was glad to walk its halls once again.
As he made his way to the ballot room to wait for the others to arrive, a man tapped at his shoulder and as he turned he recognized Cardinal Elia dalla Costa,
βA word Cardinal Lenart?β the cardinal spoke with his soft voice yet it was more a command then a question, it was clear why His Holiness had so favored Costa.
βOf course Cardinal Costa, we do have some time before the ballot. Guess Iβm still waking up on military time eh?β he was joking but it wa
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Did he have anything to gain or lose from the outcome, or was it simply a question of belief from his part?
I usually just lurk, and couldn't find anyone previously asking this question, so I guess this is my cue to make an account :)
If so, did this have anything to do with the antipope named John, who reigned in the 15th century?
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>LEEBAW.SUPERUSER TITLED LEEBAW CONTEMPLATION POOL
>LEEBAW.SUPERUSER HAS ENTERED 'GESTALT GENERAL CHAT'
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>AKLTAK SOARING WORLDS HAS ENTERED THE CHAT ROOM
AKLTAK SOARING WORLDS
Hey!
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Uh, where is everyone?
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LEEBAW CONTEMPLATION POOL
I don't...
!!RAWR I'M A TERRAN HIDING UNDER A BEDSHEET WITH TOO MANY HOLES CUT IN IT RAWR!!
Hey, guys!
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What the hell, Trea?
Why are you wearing a sheet covered in holes?
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!!OOOOH! SPOOKY ZOMBIE SECOND EATMU WAR SOLDIER OOOOH!!
Hey! Are they out there.
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LEEBAW> SCREAMS
AKLTAK> SCREAMS
!!CYBERNETIC MAR-GITE WITH GOOGLY-EYES EATING A DONUT!!
Hey, there they are!
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LEEBAW CONTEMPLATION POOL
WHAT IS GOING ON? WHO ARE ALL OF YOU?
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!!RAWR I'M A TERRAN HIDING UNDER A BEDSHEET WITH HOLES CUT IN IT RAWR!!
Oh, sorry. We're in costume. Hang on.
>!!RAWR I'M A TERRAN HIDING UNDER A BEDSHEET WITH TOO MANY HOLES CUT IN IT RAWR!! has been renamed TREANA'AD HIVE WORLDS
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>!!CYBERNETIC MAR-GITE WITH GOOGLY-EYES EATING A DONUT!! has been renamed RIGELLIAN SAURIAN COMPACT
There, that better?
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LEEBAW CONTEMPLATION POOL
But... but... why?
Why use those headers and those horrible avatar skins to
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| Giorgi V was appointed as helper of Giorgi VI who was just crowned as king when he was still very young and it is accepted that he was just a fake king. Giorgi V was the third son of Demetre II, In 1318, after the death of David VIII and Vakhtang III, Giorgi became king, he received a country that was devastated, economically non-existent, and politically divided. Being a smart politician, Giorgi befriended Ilkhan's right hand Amir Chupan, this gave him opportunities to settle the situation inside the country, firstly he returned back Ossetians, who with the help of Mongols resettled to Inner-Kartli from the North and constantly raided Georgian villages. Later he dealt with Kakheti-Hereti and Armenian dukes as those who didn't listen to the king, Giorgi invited them and executed all of them, this strengthened the country, as usually Mongols urged dukes to go against the king to keep him weakened. After Mikel's death, his very young son Bagrat I became the king in the west, but dukes didn't support him and Giorgi used this situation, gained the support of western Georgian dukes, and besieged Kutaisi where Bagrat was fortified, but he surrendered in return of the title of duke. In 1334, the uncle of Giorgi, Sargis died and his title of Samtskhe, which was 3rd and last part of the territory separated from Georgia, was taken by Giorgi, he appointed Kvarkvare, son of Sargis as his vassal and duke, by this Giorgi finished unification of Georgia. In 1327, Abu Said murdered Amir Chupan and sped up the fall of Ilkhanate even more, Ilkhanate basically partitioned into a few rival states and Giorgi used this situation to stop paying tribute and started war for the liberation of Georgia. This happened between 1327 - 1335, Giorgi used both diplomacy and military power to kick out Mongols from Georgia. Giorgi revived the economy of Georgia, started rebuilding industries like farming and melioration systems all around eastern Georgia for wineries. He not only started trading with old eastern partners and north neighbors but negotiated with North Italian city-states. Giorgi sent ambassadors to Egypt and asked to abolish laws (Christians couldn't wave their flags, should've paid entrance money, and should have both legs on one side of the horse while riding it) that were active for all Christians entering Jerusalem and asked to return Georgian monasteries back to Georgians. There is an archive o |
This is the third part of my ranking of the lead rusher of every Super Bowl winning team. If you haven't been following my ranking, here's a brief explanation. The Lead Rusher is defined as the player who gets the most rushing yards of any player on the team during the regular season of the year that team wins the Super Bowl. So since the Buccaneers won the Super Bowl in 2020, the lead rusher is Ronald Jones, who got the most rushing yards in the 2020 regular season. Even though Leonard Fournette got more action in the playoffs, Jones is still considered the lead rusher. I am ranking the players based on their entire careers, not the Super Bowl seasons. In cases where a player led more than one Super Bowl winning team in rushing, they receive one entry for their entire career, not separate entries for each season. Due to several repeats, there are only 43 entries on this list. Since I am ranking the lead rusher I'm primarily going to be looking at their rushing stats, although I will include their receiving stats as well if it's relevant.
To make this ranking easier, I divided it into four parts: The Bottom Tier (43-31), the Mid Tier (30-21), The Top Tier (20-11), and the Hall of Fame Tier (10-1). This is the Top Tier, including entries 20 through 11. I will link to the previous two posts at the bottom.
Let's begin.
20. Wendell Tyler, 1984 San Francisco 49ers (246 attempts, 1262 yards, 7 touchdowns)
For much of his career, Wendell Tyler was a very underrated back. A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Tyler went west to play college football at UCLA. He currently remains fifth all-time in rushing yards for the Bruins, and helped them win the 1975 Rose Bowl. He stayed in Southern California after the Los Angeles Rams selected him in the third round of the 1977 draft. Tyler saw very little playing time his first two years as the backup to Pro Bowler Lawrence McCutcheon, and he received just 75 carries combined in 1977 and 1978.
The Rams stuck with Tyler, and he broke out in 1979, helping them reach their first Super Bowl in franchise history. Tyler led the team with 218 carries, 1109 yards, and 9 rushing touchdowns, beating out former lead rushers Lawrence McCutcheon and Cullen Bryant for the starting job. He also contributed to the receiving game, catching 32 passes for 308 yards. On the Ramsβ Cinderella run to the Super Bowl, Tyler helped the Rams knock off the 2x defending NFC champion Cowboys with a receiving touchdown. Tyler played in his first Su
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PART 2: THE LONG AND TUMULTUOUS SHARED HISTORY OF ROMANCE AND GERMANIC NATIONS
This is Part 2-D-Ξ³, the direct continuation of Part 2-D-Ξ², which you can find here: https://www.reddit.com/r/titanfolk/comments/nvzjfl/continuation_of_my_previous_posts_about_the/
2-D: THE OTHER ROMANCE AND GERMANIC NATIONS IN THE MIDDLE AGES
2-D-Ξ³: MEDIEVAL FRANCE (You can read more about it here)
The history of the Kingdom of France is a continuous succession of events that starts with its foundation and only ends with the French Revolution. Since I intend to cover European colonialism (which of course includes the French one) in another post, for all intents and purposes in this post I will use the beginning of the Capetian dynasty (the coronation of Hugh Capet on July 5, 987 A.D.) and the signing of the Treaty of Picquigny in 1475, which ended the Hundred Years War, ushering in a period of pacification and national unity for France.
THE FIRST CAPETIANS (940-1108) [see here for more]
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The election of Hugh Capet (940β996) by an assembly summoned in Reims in 987. Capet was previously "Duke of the Franks" and then became "King of the Franks" (Rex Francorum). Hugh's lands extended little beyond the Paris basin; his political unimportance weighed against the powerful barons who elected him. Many of the king's vassals (who included for a long time the kings of England) ruled over territories far greater than his own. He was recorded to be recognised king by the Gauls, Bretons, Danes, Aquitanians, Goths, Spanish and Gascons. The new dynasty was in immediate control of little beyond the middle Seine and adjacent territories, while powerful territorial lords such as the 10th- and 1
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I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies π
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Pilot on me!!
Go West young man...and so we shall.
- Denver Broncos - Things started off great! The Broncos won 10 Division Titles but the last time they won one was Season 19. Original coach u/MSBulls doubled as an excellent commissioner and excellent Retro Bowler. The Broncos won the RRL Title in Season IV and XIX before taking some time off as head coach. Overall, the Broncos have averaged 250.03 PD on the year and 27.10 since the Update. Hopefully someone can pick the Broncos up and lead them back to the playoffs, although they have some stiff competition. Speaking of stiff....
- Kansas City Chiefs - The Chiefs have had themselves quite the year. 8 Division Titles and 2 RRL Rings, one in Season XXII and another in Season XXXI. u/GutsMan85 has been there since the beginning and has led the way with a 494.59 yearly PD and a PD of 532.40 since the Update, good for 8th in the RRL. Besides being an amazing Retro Bowler, Guts puts out some of the best videos ever, thanks to him and Doc Pepper. Hilarious shit man!!!
- Los Angeles Chargers of San Diego - u/OldRaisinBrain is good at this game. Besides Camel and Posty, the only other person to surpass 700 PD in a season, and he's done it 4 times. The Bolts have won 18 Division Titles and 3 RRL Rings, Season XVII, XXI, and XXV. Also, they have won 5 Division Titles in a row heading into 2022. How he puts up numbers like this without a QB I have no idea. I mean I do, since he shared how he does it, but I still don't know how he does it. Even though he literally showed me. Who's the Raisin Brain now???
- Las Vegas Raiders of Los Angeles of Oakland - BOOM! I already miss John Madden :( Well, you can't beat your opponents if you score less points than them. Also, seeing as they haven't submitted in the past 2 season, you can't win games if you literally do not play. The Silver and Black won 2 Division Titles under the helpful eye of u/yserone in Seasons 29 and 30 but have been almost non-existent since the Update. Overall on the season LV/LA/OAK has averaged 196.19 PD on the year but since the Update, -35.80 which is dead last. Hopefully their new owner will bring them back to relevance!
Speaking of Madden, I would first like to say RIP Coach! I always loved watching games he was on and also his game with EA is legendary. I remember going into a computer store when I was a kid and since we had computers in the house and not Nintendo/Sega, or any system like that, trying to find fun football games to play
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Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.
This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.
If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.
Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.
