The Da Vinci Load, pt. II
A small band of Catholic nuns protested the filming of Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" at London's Lincoln Cathedral, saying it was against their beliefs (see link above).A nun is a human being, usually a woman, who has taken vows particular to the order she has joined. Nuns, like other examples of homo sapiens, are mostly carbon and water-based. Lincoln Cathedral, which was named for U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and designed by his secretary, was being used as a stand-in for Westminster Abbey, where the Beatles' "Abbey Road" was recorded. Westminster Abbey was not used due to protests from the estate of her sister, Ann Landers.
Dan Brown's execrable book has been on the New York Times bestseller list longer than Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon.
posted
by Marty Barrett at Tuesday, August 16, 2005
2 Comments:
Ref your post about The Da Vinci Code, Lincoln Cathedral is NOT in London, it is in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. I know this as I live in Lincoln, and walk past the Cathedral everyday! A small mistake, but quite important none the less. A small nugget you may be interested in is that until recently Lincoln Cathedral housed Lincoln's copy of the Magna Carta, (now in Lincoln Castle), and was at one time the tallest building in the world when it had it's 3 spires.
Ref your post about The Da Vinci Code, Lincoln Cathedral is NOT in London, it is in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. I know this as I live in Lincoln, and walk past the Cathedral everyday! A small mistake, but quite important none the less. A small nugget you may be interested in is that until recently Lincoln Cathedral housed Lincoln's copy of the Magna Carta, (now in Lincoln Castle), and was at one time the tallest building in the world when it had it's 3 spires.
Post a Comment
Links to this post:
Create a Link
<< Home