With the release of Angels and Demons, the History/Discovery Channel has been re-running a lot of its older programming based on Dan Brown’s work The DaVinci Code, and along with that comes their work on Leondardo DaVinci. It’s been fascinating to watch, and I must confess that I have enjoyed learning about Rome, the Master-atisans who created works of beauty that have captivated us for centuries, and the stories behind the works. I’m also a sucker for conspiracy theories.
So when the Disovery folks suggested that the Shroud of Turin might have been created by Leonardo, it got me to thinking…what else could this man have been responsible for? I mean, this man was remarkable. His journals contain sketches and ideas for so many marvels–machines of war, air travel, the intricacies of the human body…his works are among the world’s most famous.
But to think that he could have created the Shroud of Turin, long thought to be the burial shroud of Jesus Christ himself! The experts that the Discovery Channel pulled together think that they have found the answer to the question that has been asked since the mid 1400s: Who is the man on the shroud?
Leonardo DaVinci.
So, with my mind fully engaged, I began to run down some of the other timeless questions.
Who wrote the Book of Love? Leonardo
Who framed Roger Rabbit? Leonardo
Who let the dogs out? Leonardo
Who is buried in Grant’s tomb? Leonardo
Who was that masked man? Leonardo
What other questions can you think of?
5 Comments
Sean Michael Murphy · May 20, 2009 at 4:47 pm
Who was the leader of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
Adam Jepson · May 20, 2009 at 5:43 pm
“Who’s on first?”
Justin · May 20, 2009 at 11:00 pm
Whoooo are you?
Who, who, who, who
stacy · May 21, 2009 at 12:20 am
nicely played, fellas, nicely played. I thought of the CSI theme song, but totally missed the Abbot and Costello gag!
kimmyd1 · May 21, 2009 at 2:46 pm
“Who flung poo?”