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Slightly OT: Inkster vs the Da Vinci Code
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| Having just read the offending novel (yes, until now I was one of the
approximately three people in the world who had not) I delved into google:
last supper, google: knights templar and just now google: dan brown.
Within the latter search, two or pages down I find this gem:
http://tobyinkster.co.uk/Software/dan_brown/
Mr Inkster, you have Way Too Much time on your hands.
What a delightful little PERL the code is though :-)
Cheers
Richard.
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| DoobieDo 2006-08-17, 6:47 pm |
| "rf" <rf@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> Having just read the offending novel (yes, until now I was one of the
> approximately three people in the world who had not)
I haven't either.... or seen the film
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"rf" <rf@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> Within the latter search, two or pages down I find this gem:
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> http://tobyinkster.co.uk/Software/dan_brown/
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> Mr Inkster, you have Way Too Much time on your hands.
Are you sure it's a parody? Some of those titles seem rather too familair...
CJM
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| Blinky the Shark 2006-08-17, 6:48 pm |
| DoobieDo wrote:
> "rf" <rf@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> I haven't either.... or seen the film
Same here, and have no plans to do either.
So this accounts for all three of us. :)
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| Blinky the Shark wrote:
> DoobieDo wrote:
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> Same here, and have no plans to do either.
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> So this accounts for all three of us. :)
I must be the one that makes it *approximately* three then... ;-)
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| Dylan Parry 2006-08-17, 6:48 pm |
| Els wrote:
> I must be the one that makes it *approximately* three then... ;-)
Me too. Can't stand popularist crap like his (suitable only for train
journey) "novels".
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| Paul Watt 2006-08-17, 6:48 pm |
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"Dylan Parry" <usenet@dylanparry.com> wrote in message
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> Els wrote:
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> Me too. Can't stand popularist crap like his (suitable only for train
> journey) "novels".
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I started reading it, got about 1/3 of the way through, threw it across the
room in disgust. TRIPE!
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| Toby Inkster 2006-08-17, 6:48 pm |
| Dylan Parry wrote:
> Me too.
I must confess I've not read any of his books either. I've read some of
the back covers, and managed to figure out the general formula from that
information alone.
I got half-way through an Agatha Christie one too, but got bored. I might
try finishing it now.
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| Ed Jay 2006-08-17, 6:48 pm |
| Paul Watt scribed:
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>"Dylan Parry" <usenet@dylanparry.com> wrote in message
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>I started reading it, got about 1/3 of the way through, threw it across the
>room in disgust. TRIPE!
We must be Catholic? :-)
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| Blinky the Shark 2006-08-17, 6:48 pm |
| Els wrote:
> Blinky the Shark wrote:
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> I must be the one that makes it *approximately* three then... ;-)
But the OP just read it. So he drops off, and it's still three. :)
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| Blinky the Shark 2006-08-17, 6:48 pm |
| Paul Watt wrote:
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> "Dylan Parry" <usenet@dylanparry.com> wrote in message
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> I started reading it, got about 1/3 of the way through, threw it across the
> room in disgust. TRIPE!
Okay, we're up to 5.667. :)
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| TechnoHippie 2006-08-17, 6:48 pm |
| "DoobieDo" <doobie@do.dah> wrote in news:aV0Fg.102643$F8.63883
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> "rf" <rf@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> I haven't either.... or seen the film
Ditto. I tried reading the DaVinci Code and it didn't catch my interest.
But I highly recommend "Angels and Demons." I couldn't put it down.
Judy
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| Ed Jay 2006-08-17, 6:48 pm |
| TechnoHippie scribed:
>Ed Jay <edMbj@aes-intl.com> wrote in
>news:d8f9e21e8m4a4oahqoe8df9scf9eedkeh1@4ax.com:
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>Not necessarily ... might just be intelligent.
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Could be...
TechnoHippie scribed:
> I tried reading the DaVinci Code and it didn't catch my interest.
Maybe another question pertaining to intellect?
>But I highly recommend "Angels and Demons." I couldn't put it down.
Super novel!
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| William Tasso 2006-08-17, 6:48 pm |
| Fleeing from the madness of the BigPond Internet Services jungle
rf <rf@invalid.com> stumbled into news:alt.www.webmaster
and said:
Hello - was just musing it's about time for you to awake from hibernation.
> Having just read the offending novel
was it? 'offending' that is. never ever read the blurb.
> (yes, until now I was one of the
> approximately three people in the world who had not)
best add me to the list.
> I delved into google:
> last supper, google: knights templar and just now google: dan brown.
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> Within the latter search, two or pages down I find this gem:
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> http://tobyinkster.co.uk/Software/dan_brown/
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> Mr Inkster, you have Way Too Much time on your hands.
Doesn't he just - not sure when I saw that - never heard of Dan Brown
before (nor since).
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| Jerry Stuckle 2006-08-17, 6:48 pm |
| DoobieDo wrote:
> "rf" <rf@invalid.com> wrote in message
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I just finished it a couple of weeks ago...
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| Ed Jay 2006-08-17, 6:49 pm |
| William Tasso scribed:
>Fleeing from the madness of the BigPond Internet Services jungle
>rf <rf@invalid.com> stumbled into news:alt.www.webmaster
>and said:
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>Hello - was just musing it's about time for you to awake from hibernation.
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Apart from the slander of the Vatican, is there anything else that's been
found offensive by the book?
I've read the book, but I haven't seen the movie. I'll watch it on DVD,
but only so I can see locations, etc., in which the story unfolds.
I found the book thoroughly enjoyable. I had never heard of the Knights
Templar or any of the other nifty and occult ingredients to the story. The
book captured my curiosity and I spent hours doing research on the Net to
better understand the underlying story. The story made me think, and
because of my curiosity, I learned a lot of new things.
Judy rightfully praised Brown's 'Demons and Dragons.' Once picked up, it
won't, can't be laid down until finished. I read it after I read DaVinci
Code as well as Brown's other two books. (Lots of long flights.) The
others are OK, but nowhere the quality of D&D.
For anyone who enjoyed any of Brown's stories, I recommend "The Rules of
Four" and probably the best of all, "Foucault's Pendulum." IIRC, I was
first attracted to the latter on this NG. Thanks to whomever posted it.
:-)
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| Toby Inkster 2006-08-17, 10:39 pm |
| Toby Inkster wrote:
> I got half-way through an Agatha Christie one too, but got bored. I might
> try finishing it now.
http://tobyinkster.co.uk/Software/agatha_christie/
Murder at a vicarage
Agatha Christie
"A fascinating crime novel! *****"
The Times
Hercule Poirot is called to a vicarage in Richmond where a troubled
businessman, Elizabeth Cholmondsley has been found clubbed to death with a
rolling pin. While Katie Featherstonehaugh, a violinist from Upper
Walsinghamtonville is under suspision, Hercule Poirot also uncovers a web
of other suspects: a mysterious stranger called Sir Hilary, who wasn't too
fond of the victim; Madeline Marjoribanks, a businessman from Little
Diddlington, who was being blackmailed about an affair with a doctor
called Lady Blair; and Steven Woolfhardisworthy, a violinist from
Richmond, who was also acting rather suspiciously. As the mystery unfolds
a missing letter-opener and a false moustache become clues for Hercule
Poirot.
"A twisy, turny maze of a novel!"
The Independent
and so on...
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| Toby Inkster 2006-08-17, 10:39 pm |
| Ed Jay wrote:
> For anyone who enjoyed any of Brown's stories, I recommend "The Rules of
> Four" and probably the best of all, "Foucault's Pendulum." IIRC, I was
> first attracted to the latter on this NG. Thanks to whomever posted it.
Probably me -- I'm pretty sure I've mentioned it here before. It's a very
nice book -- most of the occult groups that my "Dan Brown" generator comes
up with were actually taken from "Foucault's Pendulum".
Last time I was in Paris I actually made a pilgrimmage to the pendulum.
It's not as big and heavy as the final chapters of the book imply -- I
think Eco used a bit of artistic licence there.
I've read "Rule of Four" too, which isn't bad, but nowhere near as good as
"Foucault's Pendulum". If you liked "Rule of Four", try "Codex" by Lev
Grossman: it's fairly similar; not as much action, but lots more libraries
and bookish characters, and a slightly odd MMORPG dimension too.
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Blinky the Shark wrote:
> Els wrote:
> of the >>>> approximately three people in the world who had not)
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> But the OP just read it. So he drops off, and it's still three. :)
And as you know, three is considered a "magical number", and what could
be more magical about it than more than three people who are the three
who haven't read it yet.
What I'm saying is, I'm one of the "three", too. I bought the book (on
sale at the bookstore some time ago, I might add), and it's still in
the same place on my shelf, unopened. I simply haven't gotten around to
it yet, and I want to read it before seeing it on any "big screen",
just to get a closer idea on what all the fuss is about. It might prove
to be interesting (and it should be, according to my aunt), or it might
prove to be a waste of time. Only time and my own perspective will tell.
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| Charles Sweeney 2006-08-17, 10:39 pm |
| rf wrote
> Having just read the offending novel (yes, until now I was one of the
> approximately three people in the world who had not)
Four. I can't remember the last time I read a work of fiction (other than
some of the posts in here!).
> http://tobyinkster.co.uk/Software/dan_brown/
Sweet!
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| Mark Parnell 2006-08-17, 10:40 pm |
| Deciding to do something for the good of humanity, rf <rf@invalid.com>
declared in alt.www.webmaster:
> Having just read the offending novel (yes, until now I was one of the
> approximately three people in the world who had not)
Sadly I'm one of the many who have (haven't seen the movie though).
Didn't enjoy it. Like several others here, I've read a few of his other
books - they were generally much better.
> http://tobyinkster.co.uk/Software/dan_brown/
Ah yes, had forgotten about that one.
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| William Tasso 2006-08-18, 4:37 am |
| Fleeing from the madness of the No thank you jungle
Charles Sweeney <me@charlessweeney.com> stumbled into
news:alt.www.webmaster
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> I can't remember the last time I read a work of fiction (other than
> some of the posts in here!).
heh :)
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| On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:25:21 -0700, Ed Jay <edMbj@aes-intl.com>
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> Super novel!
I tried reading that but the writing was so poor that I couldn't stand
reading it.
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