# This Da Vinci Code crap has gone to far. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 23, 2006, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-da-vinci-code-crap-has-gone-to-far/357963 "2006-05-23T21:32:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-da-vinci-code-crap-has-gone-to-far/357963/81 "2006-05-24T21:50:07Z")
Then there’s the **Killer Tomatoes** diet. It’ll solve your weight problems . . . permanently. ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-da-vinci-code-crap-has-gone-to-far/357963/82 "2006-05-24T21:53:50Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] What sucks about this is that from now on, if you talk to someone about the golden mean or the Fibonacci series, they’ll think you learned about it from the movie. It’s going to be like being an expert on Lord of the Rings. [/QUOTE] Yeah, back when Lord of the Rings was just a book, experts on it were revered as the cool, cool people they were. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-da-vinci-code-crap-has-gone-to-far/357963/83 "2006-05-24T23:02:19Z")
[QUOTE=wolf\_meister] **Anne Neville** They missed a rather “obvious” tie-in with phi (the Golden Ratio). **Leonardo** DaVinci and **Leonardo** Fibonacci. [/QUOTE] Does that mean they shoulda given Tom Hanks’ part to DiCaprio? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-da-vinci-code-crap-has-gone-to-far/357963/84 "2006-05-24T23:03:26Z")
[QUOTE=JohnBckWLD] I thank my lucky _stars_ the film’s received [poor reviews](http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Movies/Reviews/0,1052,69079,00.html). Hopefully it will stem the tide of pop culture excesses like:[ul][li][Cookbooks](http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&isbn=0811821846&itm=1),[/li][li][Breakfast Cereal](http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0681/),[/li][li]Holiday [Christmas Specials](http://poll.imdb.com/title/tt0193524/) & [Music Albums](http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000033VG.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg) -and-[/li][li]A [shitload of toys](http://www.toyrocket.com/html/catalog/cat_sw.html).[/ul]Of course, if the public ignores the critics’ warnings, at least we can all enjoy years of stimulating [Cafe Society discussions](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=372341).[/li][/QUOTE] Breakfast cereal? It’s here. Haven’t you seen the ads? **Da Vinci’Os** The cereal is shaped like phalluses or chalices, depending on which way it’s facing in the bowl. And it includes marshmallows at a 1.6 ratio in the shapes of:\*\* Red Roses! Yellow Pentacles! Green Crosses! Blue Pyramids! Pink Vaginas!\*\* Warning: May cause convulsions in diabetics, narcoleptics, and anyone with more than half a brain. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-da-vinci-code-crap-has-gone-to-far/357963/85 "2006-05-25T13:24:43Z")
[QUOTE=Excalibre] Yeah, back when Lord of the Rings was just a book, experts on it were revered as the cool, cool people they were. 😛 [/QUOTE] Damn straight, Bubba. I was geeking out to Frodo when Elijah Wood was still sucking his thumb. Revere me! I just heard on the radio this morning that The DaVinci Code has been banned in Sri Lanka for suggesting that Jebus was a daddy. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-da-vinci-code-crap-has-gone-to-far/357963/86 "2006-05-25T14:14:05Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] I just heard on the radio this morning that The DaVinci Code has been banned in Sri Lanka for suggesting that Jebus was a daddy. [/QUOTE] :eek: How many Christians **are** there in Sri Lanka?! ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-da-vinci-code-crap-has-gone-to-far/357963/87 "2006-05-25T14:19:06Z")
[QUOTE=BrainGlutton] :eek: How many Christians **are** there in Sri Lanka?! [/QUOTE] [About 7.5 percent.](http://www.oneasiatravel.com/oneasiatravel_country_srilanka_religion.htm) ---
**Author:** ![mrklutz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@mrklutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrklutz)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-da-vinci-code-crap-has-gone-to-far/357963/88 "2006-05-25T15:07:54Z")
Fixations like this can get kind of amusing. At the peak of the Atkins craze, I saw a photo of a Jiffy Lube with a sign out front that said “Try our low-carb oil change”. (shakes, rattles and rolls) ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-da-vinci-code-crap-has-gone-to-far/357963/89 "2006-05-25T17:56:33Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] Now I want to eat a fucking donut wrapped in Pop Tarts and smothered in bacon and butter [/QUOTE] God that sounds good. (I’m hung over.) ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-da-vinci-code-crap-has-gone-to-far/357963/90 "2006-05-25T19:11:20Z")
[QUOTE=mrklutz] Fixations like this can get kind of amusing. At the peak of the Atkins craze, I saw a photo of a Jiffy Lube with a sign out front that said “Try our low-carb oil change”. [/QUOTE] Reminds me of a number of businesses in late 1999 stating that their non-electronic products were “Y2K friendly.” ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2006, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-da-vinci-code-crap-has-gone-to-far/357963/91 "2006-05-27T17:37:18Z")
[QUOTE=Green Bean] Breakfast cereal? It’s here. Haven’t you seen the ads? **Da Vinci’Os** The cereal is shaped like phalluses or chalices, depending on which way it’s facing in the bowl. And it includes marshmallows at a 1.6 ratio in the shapes of:\*\* Red Roses! Yellow Pentacles! Green Crosses! Blue Pyramids! Pink Vaginas!\*\* Warning: May cause convulsions in diabetics, narcoleptics, and anyone with more than half a brain. [/QUOTE] \ Just think, the world may never see the **Silas** action figure (accessories sold separately)! Or the _Opus Dei_ planner! :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-da-vinci-code-crap-has-gone-to-far/357963/92 "2006-05-28T02:12:01Z")
[QUOTE=Muad’Dib] [The Diet Code: Revolutionary Weight Loss Secrets from Da Vinci and the Golden Ratio](http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&isbn=0446578878&itm=1) Is this the final sign that all of this “Da Vinci” non-sense has finally run its course? [/QUOTE] It’s not over until there’s a frosted-sugar breakfast cereal. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-da-vinci-code-crap-has-gone-to-far/357963/93 "2006-05-28T02:13:34Z")
Crap. Starting now, I will never: 1. Post without reading the thread 2. Think I am original. ---
**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-da-vinci-code-crap-has-gone-to-far/357963/94 "2006-05-28T03:41:03Z")
I’m just waiting for the children’s cartoon/action figure tie-ins. _(starts to convulse, then spots something shiny and wanders away)_ ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-da-vinci-code-crap-has-gone-to-far/357963/95 "2006-05-28T03:42:33Z")
[QUOTE=Brain Wreck] Crap. Starting now, I will never: 1. Post without reading the thread 2. Think I am original. [/QUOTE] You forgot to convulse. Here, I’ll help you. :: applies electrodes, throws switch :: ---
**Author:** ![SandyHook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-da-vinci-code-crap-has-gone-to-far/357963/96 "2006-05-31T16:37:38Z")
It would seem possible that we have seen the birth of another, “Doper In-Phrase.” After this how can a thread be a complete success without containing the line, “Da Vinci Code Convulsion.” And to think, we were there to see this moment. Sigh…kinda makes a guy feel special, or something. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-da-vinci-code-crap-has-gone-to-far/357963/97 "2006-05-31T16:46:02Z")
So, will they make the DaVinci Code Christmas Special? It could be worse than the Star Wars version. (hoping Dopers who actually know the story will fill in the humorous details) ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-da-vinci-code-crap-has-gone-to-far/357963/98 "2006-05-31T16:54:12Z")
[QUOTE=OttoDaFe] Then there’s the **Killer Tomatoes** diet. It’ll solve your weight problems . . . permanently. [/QUOTE] So would the **Fried Green Tomatoes** diet – depending on if it was your turn or not. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-da-vinci-code-crap-has-gone-to-far/357963/99 "2006-05-31T16:55:39Z")
[QUOTE=SandyHook] It would seem possible that we have seen the birth of another, “Doper In-Phrase.” After this how can a thread be a complete success without containing the line, “Da Vinci Code Convulsion.” And to think, we were there to see this moment. Sigh…kinda makes a guy feel special, or something. [/QUOTE] I finally made my mark! Perhaps I should change me nick to **(Convulses)**? -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-da-vinci-code-crap-has-gone-to-far/357963/100 "2006-05-31T17:04:29Z")
[QUOTE=Ludovic] So would the **Fried Green Tomatoes** diet – depending on if it was your turn or not. [/QUOTE] May I eat at the colored’s tables, please? Re the **X-Men III** diet: does the exercise plan include swaying your hips over beastly-high stilettos? _refuses to do any convulsing_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-da-vinci-code-crap-has-gone-to-far/357963.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-da-vinci-code-crap-has-gone-to-far/357963.md?page=6)