Check out Ben Brogan's post on the Great Wafer Seal.
I have a question: why Rome? Why is the Treaty deposited there? Do post a comment if you know.
BTW, the EU's own site is still quite clear about the status of the Lisbon Treaty:
This can mean one of two things: Ireland will be pushed to vote again, and vote yes. Or because Ireland won't ratify, it won't enter in to force. Hmmm. Whichever will it be?
(There's a third option, too: the third option. There is no third option - the rules are clear - but you can bet your life the third option will come into play, which is simply to go ahead anyway.)