The Judge Code.

I think it is wonderful that an English Judge of the high court would take the time to place a code within the writing of his judgment in the copyright case involving Dan Brown's bestseller "The Da Vinci Code. It was announced yesterday that a lawyer has uncovered what may be a secret message buried in the text of the ruling.

Apparently, a Lawyer Dan Tench noticed some letters in the judgment had been italicized, and it suddenly dawned on him that they spelled a phrase that included the name of the judge: "Smith code."

Justice Peter Smith, who presided over the copyright case was said to display a sense of humor that in itself was a rarity within the English bewigged barristers who, to this day are steeped in ancient tradition. The Justice appeared to have become so involved in the case that he decided to embrace the technology of codes that run throughout the Da Vinci Code novel.

I had read the novel by Dan Brown and had a grand old time attempting to make heads or tales of the codes even though Brown goes into detail it still makes one wonder if in fact some type of code exists. To discover a Justice of the English high court so involved in the process of codes that he creates a tongue in cheek judgment rendering his ruling is wonderful.

Perhaps the world need more levity and humor to get us through the days we have been facing, I know I am all for it.