On 6/8/2016 1:28 PM, clipka wrote:
> Am 07.06.2016 um 23:24 schrieb Stephen:
>> On 6/7/2016 10:04 PM, jr wrote:
>>> von Däniken
> ....
>> A snake oil salesman.
>
> Not really. He's not selling cure-alls, just curious stories.
>

That is the original meaning of the phrase, true.


> He's more like one of those televangelists. Maybe a tad less dangerous
> because he doesn't seem to bundle his tales with any moral code.
>

There are few more dangerous than televangelists.

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Regards
     Stephen

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