The moronic inferno

When I was young my father would takes us all to the local Sunday market were the barkers and stall holders would outdo each other in both the volume they produced and the outrageousness of their claims;

"GET YOUR GENUIIIIINNE ROLEEEEEX WATCHES HERE, TWO FOR A TENNER!!!"

And so on and so forth, thus making a quick buck out of credulity and greed of the truly stupid. It's strange, however, to see such high powered sales tactics applied to the rarified world of publishing. Yet, according to a programme I came across on TV Thessaloniki called Loud and Greek (Δυνατα και Ελληνικα) I can, for a mere ten euros find out the secrets of the ancients and uncover secret Catholic/ American/Jewish/ Turkish plots to enslave us all.

In the space of five minutes I was shocked to discover that

"All of the twelve apostles were Greek, except, that is Judas."

The ancient Greek explorer, Pytheas reached the North Pole first."

"The Vatican has a secret plan to take over Greece."

Well, I guess it's not that secret as they're flogging a book with all the details. But let's not let logic get in the way of tried and tested prejudice, now shall we. However, according to the presenter these books are flying off the shelves, that people are coming equipped with shopping trolleys, so great is their thirst for knowledge. He even went so far as to say that his books shops were facing a tsunami wave of eager readers. You too can see this for yourself, if you pop down to Agias Theodoras 1, Thessaloniki or Panepistimiou 57, Athens. Make sure you get there early though to avoid the crush.

While the devious plots and plans of the gnomes of Zurich and the Elders of Zion may be an open book to these jerks, the internet seems to be beyond them as all their links and sites are dead.