One of Mark Shea's commenters (A. Nonymouse) submitted this priceless theory after reading about Mark's anti-DVC adventures in Northern Ireland:

Omigod, omigod, omigod!!!!!!!!!!!!

Take "Dan Brown." Mix up the letters to get "Ban Drown." Do the same to "Mark Shea": "Shark Mea," which is really "shark may."

The Ban is a river in Ireland. So is the Shannon.

The real Dan Brown was eaten by a shark in the Liffy!!!!!!!!

Mark Shea is the DIRECT DESCENDANT OF BRIAN BORU!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where's Mark's sceptre? Does the Merovingian know about this? Ah well, no matter! "And the Angelus bell o'er the Liffy swell / Rang out in the foggy dew." Ladies and gentlemen, goodnight.