Sunday, April 03, 2005
"Maxwell's Silver Hammer"
After a doctor certifies his death, tradition calls for the Vatican camerlengo, Cardinal Eduardo Martinez Somalo, who will run the Vatican until a new pope is chosen, to call out his baptismal name three times. He then strikes the pope's forehead with a silver hammer to ensure he is dead. The hammer is then used to destroy the papal ring, the symbol of his authority.
The New York Times.
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Came down upon her head.
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Made sure that she was dead.
The Beatles, 1969.
CWCID: Mrs. TigerHawk, who notices this sort of thing.
1 Comments:
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Fri Apr 15, 04:31:00 PM:
The bit about hitting the head with the silver hammer is myth, as is the association with the Beatles Song. See snopes.com
