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Comic #2439

1 Caption: The Vatican, 1610.
1 Pope Paul V: So what heretical ideas have you suppressed lately?
1 Man in Black: Galileo of Pisa claims there are moons around Jupiter.
2 Pope Paul V: I hope you set him straight.
3 Man in Black: He won't bother the Church again, Your Holiness.
3 Pope Paul V: Splendid.
4 Man in Black: Also, we have taken steps that will repress "The Macarena" for at least 400 years.

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This is Pope Paul V of course - not to be confused with Pope Pius XI, who lived over 300 years later.


2023-05-14 Rerun commentary: Turns out that Macarena was originally released in 1993 and became a dance craze with a cover version released in 1996, so the Man in Black's suppression didn't quite work for as long as he thought.

He was, however, successful with repressing Gangnam Style for over 400 years.

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