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| The daVinci Code explained! |
| 2006-05-19 |
| Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal . . . The real accomplishment of "The Da Vinci Code" is that Dan Brown has proven that the theory of conspiracy theories is totally elastic, it has no limits. The genre's future is limitless, with the following obvious plots: Bill Clinton is directly descended from Henry VIII; Hillary is his third cousin. Jack Ruby was Ronald Reagan's half-brother. Dick Cheney has been dead for five years; the vice president is a clone created by Halliburton in 1998. The Laffer Curve is the secret sign of the Carlyle Group. Michael Moore is the founder of the Carlyle Group, which started World War I. The New York Times is secretly run by the Rosicrucians (this is revealed on the first page of Chapter 47 of "The Da Vinci Code" if you look at the 23rd line through a kaleidoscope). Jacques Chirac is descended from Judas. None of this strikes me as the least bit implausible, especially the latter. I'd better get started. |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #7 Kings and Queens; how quaint. |
| Posted by: Mark E. 2006-05-19 17:28 |
| #6 Right, and the royal family had DaVinci's sperm on ice, but, since Charlie was shooting paper wads, Princess Di pushed a couple of cold packets up for fun and produced Wills and 'arry. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-05-19 14:08 |
| #5 If Charles is a convert it would go a long way towards explaining the rumors of skipping him and going directly to his kids for the next King. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2006-05-19 10:55 |
| #4 Not voles, DV? Everything's slipping - I need a tune-up. |
| Posted by: random styling 2006-05-19 10:02 |
| #3 They forgot about Bill Gates and the evil underground moleman army he will use to take over the world through PCs!!!! |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-05-19 10:00 |
| #2 There are similar rumours about Prince Chuckie being a Mooselimb, but he has to keep it secret cos the King has to be Church of England - Defender of the Faith and all that. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2006-05-19 07:37 |
| #1 Shiraq being a muslim convert wouldn't strike me as too preposterous (after all, there is a persistent rumor about his daughter/consigliere Claude having converted and being the mother of a lil' Kamel, the father being a morrocan). |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-05-19 07:20 |