The owners of Habesh are very bullish about his chances today lads⌠I have it straight from the yard.
And donât forget, Totti is a man of principle also, a man of Rome no less.
His absence here is noted.
There you go choco.
To observers of the papal conclave, one part of the process will probably stand out as the most visible and exciting. Today, all 115 cardinals will isolate themselves from the rest of the world, their only contact with the outside world being smoke signals.
What the fumes indicate is simple: black smoke means there has been no decision on a new pontiff. But if the âfumata bianca,â or white smoke, flows out of the chimney, then the world knows there is a new Bishop of Rome. The color has to be just right, or millions of onlookers will be fooled.
But just how does the smoke get its color?
âMost smoke is due to things not burning completely, producing tiny particles that float in the air. The color of that smoke depends on what those particles are made of,â Robert Krampf, a science educator who calls himself the Happy Scientist, told CBS News via e-mail. âBlack smoke is usually made up of tiny bits of carbon. White smoke is usually more complex, made up of fuel vapor, water vapor, or mineral ash.â
Originally, the Roman Catholic Church burned wet straw with the paper ballots to give the smoke its dark color, which worked for a while.
âThe idea behind the wet straw is to keep the fuel from burning completely. The incomplete burning produces the particles of carbon needed for dark colored smoke,â Krampf said. âUnfortunately, wet straw gives you gray smoke, not black smoke. This has sometimes led to quite a bit of confusion, with people thinking that a new pope had been selected if the dark smoke was not dark enough.â
To eliminate the confusion, theyâve now moved on to using chemical compounds to give the smoke the proper color. Along with white smoke will also be the ringing of the bells of St. Peterâs Basilica to signal a new pontiff.
As CBS Newsâ Bob Schieffer discussed on âFace the Nation,â it is important that the smoke is the right color, because itâs not just the locals that get confused, but the world as well.
âAll eyes will soon be on that chimney again, and even in the age of Twitter, weâll all be doing what people have been doing for thousands of years, trying to read the smoke signal.â
White smoke coming from the Vatican, the new pope will shortly be revealed!
Catholic efficiency 
White smoke, white smoke who could it be?
They said this morning the two front runners would like be the beneficaries if they came to a quick conclusion
Australian Cardinal George Pell has been the subject of a a very late gamble on Betfair, a sensational development.
Incredible scenesâŚ
I fear the wop has been elected as this has gone off so quickly.
This white smoke must have come as a great disappointment to the army of RTE correspondents who will now have their holiday in Rome cut short.
Do we have a winner?
Not yetâŚ
Willie Mullins has been elected
Molestor-in-chief is about to be namedâŚ
[quote=âSidney, post: 747485, member: 183â]No white smoke as of yet.
The longer it goes on, the more the possibility of an outsider being elected grows. Any tips?
My sources tell me that itâs between my tip Sean OâMalley of Boston and Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires.[/quote]
Outstanding Sidney:clap:
Heâs 76. 
Fucking tards.
Bergoglio it is the Popes from Argentina and in Messi so too is God!
Jesuit from Argentina, 76. Too old.
Pope Francis
Great stuff, all wrapped up in time for the football. Good piece of scheduling by the red hats here.