New Dan Brown book explains Pat Lampard tribute
We loved how the short chapters and pointless cliff hangers of Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code made us feel super intelligent, but The Spoiler has not yet had the pleasure of taking in Dan Brown’s latest epic The Lost Symbol (£18.99 for an airport blockbuster? We don’t care how hard the hard back is, that’s a rip-off!).
Our friends at The Mirror football desk, however, have furiously pawed through it, and found an interesting football-related passage in the process. When symbologist protagonist Robert Langdon discovers a severed hand with the index finger pointing upwards, he remarks:
“This pointing-hand gesture - with its index finger and thumb extended upward - is a well-known symbol of the Ancient Mysteries, and it appears all over the world in ancient art. This same gesture appears in three of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous encoded masterpieces - The Last Supper, Adoration of the Magi, and Saint John the Baptist. It’s a symbol of man’s mystical connection to God.”
“I’ve never seen it before,” Sato said. Then watch ESPN, Langdon thought, always amused to see professional athletes point skyward in gratitude to God after a touchdown or home run. He wondered how many knew they were continuing a pre-Christian mystical tradition of acknowledging the mystical power above, which, for one brief moment, had transformed them into a God capable of miraculous feats.”
So there you have it. When he points to the sky, Frank Lampard isn’t paying tribute to his mother who tragically died of pneumonia last year, he’s actually performing an ancient ritual of briefly transforming into a God.
And who said Dan Brown books were rubbish, eh?
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8 responses so far
1 Sir Cecil // Sep 25, 2009 at 7:22 am
Disgraceful article. How dare you mention Lampard’s recently deceased mother in such a worthless piece as this. You should be ashamed.
2 fatgazlfc // Sep 25, 2009 at 9:05 am
they could have mentioned a lot of footballers like kaka or most brazilians or italians for that matter who are actually doing it as a gesture to god, its very incensitive to mention some who is paying respect to his mum. and just for the record i can’t stand lampard but thats for footballing reasons, having a sly dig about his poor mum just shows the type of person who wrote the article it wasn’t needed, had no real point and is just disrespectful he knows exactly why he points at the sky and so does everyone else
3 Ryan Bailey // Sep 25, 2009 at 9:22 am
I fail to see how this is a dig at Frank Lampard or his mother, but apologies if you have interpreted it that way. It is merely pointing out the rubbishness of Dan Brown’s theory.
4 Tom // Sep 25, 2009 at 11:13 am
Get a fuckin grip Sir Cecil. Read the article problem and embrace the sarcasm. Don’t be such a fanny.
5 shay // Sep 25, 2009 at 2:46 pm
I am very sorry that Frank lost his mother, but he’s not the only person in the world to lose a parent. When did they give the woman sainthood? Get over yourselves people. I don’t think it’s insulting at all.
6 Ben // Sep 25, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Well, at least we know why Lampard gets so many goals and performs so consistently every season; he’s actually a God.
7 Joseph // Sep 25, 2009 at 5:45 pm
Wow, guys are really overly-sensitive on this blog. It’s as though some people just go out of their way to read pieces just to get outraged and express imaginary gripes.
There’s nothing in this article that is intended as disrespect towards Lampard, it’s all sarcasm towards Dan Brown (who’s a joke).
Get a grip guys.
8 Local Hero // Sep 27, 2009 at 1:49 am
Actually my first thought was that this may not be the most appropriate thing to mention, but that is my opinion.
What people choose to write about is their opinion.
You don’t have to answer to me, I don’t have to answer to you. I doubt Lampard would be all that bothered by it, but if he was you would need to answer to him