So, Do They Meet in St. Louis? Or in Arizona?

Kids say the darndest things, as evidenced by this story Jeff Keating of the Glendale News-Press shared in an e-mail:

“My friend Judd Parkin of Hollywood was visiting family in Iowa in 1978, around the time Pope John Paul I had died and papal candidates were being discussed.

“Judd and his relatives, all die-hard Cub fans, were talking about the pope-election process when Judd’s 8-year-old nephew asked, ‘Who elects a new pope?’

“Judd said, ‘It’s kind of complicated, but it’s done by a group called the College of Cardinals.’

‘His nephew mulled that over, then asked, ‘How come the Cubs don’t get a vote?’ ”

Trivia time: Among managers who have won pennants, who went the most years before winning his first?

Cultural lesson: Kansas City punt and kickoff return sensation Dante Hall, interviewed for HBO’s “Inside the NFL,” talked about playing in Glasgow for the Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe in 2001 and his experiences with the Scottish people.

“They are great, very great,” said Hall, a Houston native. “I went out with a couple of fans who showed me how to play golf. They even slapped a little kilt on me and made me go commando. I ate some kind of food over there -- the inside lining of a pig or something, they told me.”

Going commando means wearing nothing underneath the kilt. The food Hall was talking about is haggis, made from the stomach of a sheep.

Out of focus: Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times wrote, “When it comes to playing ‘em one at a time, nobody can top Bronco middle linebacker Al Wilson.

“The Denver Post recorded this exchange after the Broncos’ 24-23 loss in Kansas City last Sunday:

“Wilson: ‘My focus is now on ... who do we play next week?’

“Reporter: ‘Pittsburgh.’

“Wilson: ‘My focus is on Pittsburgh now. They’re going to come in

No computer whiz: Peter O’Malley, in introducing the Web site dedicated to his late father Walter last week, said, “I didn’t know much about Web sites, and I still don’t.”

After showing the media a video narrated by Vin Scully that is included on the Web site, O’Malley said, “You press something, or click something, and up it comes.”

Name game: Reader Jeff Skier e-mailed to say he would like to have seen Dan Pastorini teamed up with a receiver named Reeny. “Then we could have heard an announcer say, ‘Pastorini pass to Reeny.’ ”

Trivia answer: Joe Torre, 15 seasons.

And finally: On one of those “Things you wouldn’t say to” bits on “Best Damn Sports Show Period,” Gary Coleman was the target.

Said Tom Arnold: “Hey, Gary, at least now you won’t have to go around saying, ‘What you talkin’ ‘bout, Bustamante?’ ”

Said Kirk Gibson: “Hey, Gary, you were a highly qualified candidate -- especially on the issue of unemployment.’ ”

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Larry Stewart can be reached at larry.stewart@latimes.com.