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Old 30th June 2010 | 14:58
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*"sciolist"... Noun, archaic. "a person who pretends to be knowledgeable and well informed".

411A and SNS3Guppy both tend to fall into that category - they'll tell you they have flown the serum to Mercury, and advised everyone from Glenn Curtiss to Kelly Johnson.

... but never any verifiable details, like company, or type ...
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