The seagull knew that a pope had been opt before the rest of the world .

The papal conclavehas officially begun to replacePope Francis— and what’s a cinematic sequestering of 133 cardinals without a bunch offun jokes? Here are 23 of the funniest posts about the election of the new pope to giggle at while we wait for the official announcement now that the white smoke has appeared:

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A rooftop with a chimney and railings, with a tweet above saying, "time to lock in (stare at a chimney)."

Two people in a bookstore exchange a smile over books. Text suggests watching a "Conclave," with humorous streaming images below

Tweet by @hansmollman: "When do the Cardinals get to go over to Casa Amour?"

Tweet by Andrew Nadeau: Jokes about conclaves and podcasts describing a group talking until they decide one can communicate with God

Cityscape view with smoke rising, suggesting humorously that Buffalo has invented a new wing sauce

Tweet by Meredith: "when my beautiful friend becomes single i shall run the conclave for her next bf."

A person in clerical attire stands at large wooden doors, flanked by two guards in traditional uniforms. Text above reads: "The lunch order is pasta carbonara."

Tweet jokes about a conclave having swimsuit and talent portions underway

Text from a CBS News broadcast is shown: "One thing we know they're not doing is checking Instagram because their devices have been confiscated."

A two-part meme of a seagull. Top: Seagull looking down from a roof. Bottom: Seagull with a red background and text "HABEMUS PAPAM"

Tweet showing a CNN live feed of a rooftop chimney with comedic text about watching it

Person humorously watching TV show about a conclave while drinking from a can, with subtitle reading "Interesting." Room decorated with related photos

Tweet asking if cardinals watched a conclave and pointed out similarities to people on screen

Seagull stands attentively on a tiled roof next to a chimney, with clouds in the sky. Text: Shoutout to that one seagull locked in on the Conclave proceedings

Tweet by Zach: "how do i get this job," with an article snippet saying, "All eyes are now on the chimney. Two seagulls are on the roof."

Tweet discussing a medieval strategy about proclaiming your own Pope first. Includes images of children role-playing a papal conclave at a school

Humorous tweet listing various smoke colors with comedic interpretations regarding the election of a pope

A woman in an elegant one-shoulder dress holds an envelope. Subtitles humorously reference a papal conclave scenario

Two people in religious attire, one with glasses, captioned, "Bitch, you better be the new pope." The image is humorously captioned "happy conclave day."

Tweet reads: "i cant believe im staying up to see celibate old bald men to elect a new diva"

Cats on their hind legs paw at a TV screen showing news about the Sistine Chapel roof

User jokes about logging a livestream, "The Conclave Chimney," on Letterboxd, a movie-related social platform

A seagull stands on a tiled rooftop near a chimney under a cloudy sky