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Quackery at it's worst.

I don't normally read threads that have gone on for a while. The reason is that they lose the plot and then turn into arguments about football or religion. This one has not mentioned football yet.
 
Well I have to say I feel good. It's usually me who causes heated discussion. So far so good ( fingers crossed ).
As for the 5 minute cure for diabetes......... well I think it's a load of b*******s.
No offence intended to any other part of the human anatomy.
 
Would @JohnEGreen please be good enough to
a) confirm that he did, indeed, in the heat of the moment, misread "charlatan" for "christian,
or explain what he is getting at,
AND
b) be good enough to apologise for being quite rude to some people.

And then can we move on to something more interesting.
Sally
 
JohnEGreen said:
@Avocado Sevenfold I saw no religious connotations on that site Christian or other wise.. So if you can please point it out to me I will stand corrected.

Oh and I found your post somewhat offensive bye the way.
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Eh? What have I missed? As far as I am concerned:

charlatan
ˈʃɑːlət(ə)n/quack, mountebank, sham, fraud, fake, humbug, impostor, pretender, masquerader, hoodwinker, hoaxer, cheat, deceiver, dissembler, double-dealer, double-crosser, trickster, confidence trickster, cheater, swindler, fraudster, racketeer;

https://www.google.co.uk/#q=charlatan&*&dobs=charlatan&spf=570

I don't see how that would cause offence to be honest. It is just another word for a snake-oil salesman.
 
Avocado Sevenfold said:
Charlatans must be thrilled every time a link to their click bait nonsense sites is shared over here.
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I think that @Robinredbreast is correct. I believe that John misread "charlatans" for "Christians." I think that this is a simple mix-up and that no-one meant offence to another
 
zand said:
o_O Does no-one else see the irony in this?
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Another irony is that I wrote my charlatan post to state my opinion that these snake-oil sites must love being linked from large, established sites such as this one. They prey on the vulnerable and desperate for their advertising revenue. And now my post has caused offence and has bumped the thread more than if I had said nothing.
 
JohnEGreen said:
Not deleted but Edited I think.
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I really don't think so. Perhaps @Administrator is able to check on whether @Avocado Sevenfold edited her post no 9 on this thread? I certainly only saw the word 'charlatan' which is why I went on to give the dictionary definition of it. It's also why I got so confused about it causing offence. It certainly doesn't say 'edited' which would mean it would have been done straight away.
 
azure said:
Can you elaborate on that a little so I can take a look @JohnEGreen ?

Just to confirm, the original post by @Avocado Sevenfold was not edited or altered in any way as I have checked for you just now :)
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Thank you for confirming this.

It is a shame that I come on this forum for support and to help others and end up being called offensive and now a liar.

Thank you to other forum members for your support and especially to @zand who has also been insulted here. Your a gem x
 
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