Well whatdaya know!!! There is now white smoke coming from what looks to be Payson. Take that Spanish Fork!!! Looks like you can learn a thing or two about pope picking from Payson ... because they apparently just picked a new one. Ah, that is an inspiration for a new riddle... "How many popes could Payson pick if Payson could pick popes?"... classic!

Congrats Payson, I always knew you could do it! (even though I am still not sure why you did it, nor where you got the permission to do so.)

Ya know, to me Payson has always seemed like a far off land... a "foreign" land of sorts. It's almost like Manti, but not as popular. Manti is that magical, mystical place far away with the big temple on the hill and all the fantasy creatures also known as turkeys. Everyone knows and likes Manti... not so much Payson.

Also, Payson is like Provo's younger, less talented, less popular, nerdier brother... with the big coke-bottle glasses, pocket protector and suspenders. In high school Provo was voted, "Most likely to succeed", "Best smile" and "Most athletic", whereas Payson was voted, "Most likely to be forgotten".

FYI - Manti was voted "Best eyes" and "Most likely to hold an ongoing pageant that would attract all sorts or protesters that don't really have a point to their protest other than the fact they disagree with everyone about everything". Manti was also part of the "Cutest couple", but broke up with Sandy shortly after graduation.

So again I say, congrats to Payson! Way to prove everyone from high school wrong! You and your new pope will surely be noticed now... "forgotten", my eye!!!

A new dawn has... um... dawned(?)... yeah, uh, anyway... there's a new cool dude in town, and his name is Pope-a-licious Payson. Word!