No credit, no credit at all

[scarlettina]

I spent a good portion of the day on the couch, feeling rather low energy, and so had the TV turned on to something mindless, in this case the TV series "Ancient Aliens." I remember my mother having a copy of "Chariots of the Gods" in the house. The idea (in case you're unfamiliar with it) is that aliens visited Earth thousands of years ago and are

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[garyomaha]

Well, then, you will be assimilated.

[herself_nyc]

Hear hear.

[bedii]

As has been pointed out, the lowest point in one of those books is when he's discussing a sculpture of a skull: I can't remember if it was crystal or not. Describing the detail work on the inside of the skull, Von Daniken wrote "How could they have known? Roentgen didn't discover the x-ray until 1895!" Yes, how could a society that relied on blunt force trauma weapons in warfare ever have seen the inside of a skull?

His having been busted for embezzlement (of Boy Scout funds? Details blur) is just icing on the cake.

[rwglaub]

I watch it so I can laugh...