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quality: difficulty: solvability: line & color logic only
Puzzle Description:
Snake oil salesman
#1: Koreen (mom24plus) on Jun 14, 2018
the profession is hereditary? or because they've fallen down the ladder to the bottom of the career heap?#2: Aurelian Ginkgo (AurelianGinkgo) on Jun 14, 2018
Koreen, I take it you are playing on the difference between decent and descent?#3: Alan Lafond (Cural) on Jun 14, 2018 [SPOILER]
Still, decent or not, I wouldn't want to be a salesperson of any type. I don't have the personality or desire for it.
I was wondering the same thing, after solving it. I was originally expecting it to be something like mining, based on the puzzle title.#4: Koreen (mom24plus) on Jun 14, 2018
yes, me too, Alan, although I had no ideas. :-) And yes, AG, I was. I also don't like "pushing people into buying something" and don't like "pushy" salespeople - even though I know that's not every situation or person.#5: besmirched tea (Besmirched Tea) on Jun 15, 2018 [SPOILER]
I was expecting 'deep sea diver' or 'spelunker' as a "descent" position.#6: Aurelian Ginkgo (AurelianGinkgo) on Jun 15, 2018
Snakeoil salesman is not a decent profession, as they are generally ripping off their customers.
Not decent at all!
Oh! Maybe sanane meant it's "descent" because it's descending in commonality and dying out! …maybe. That is only speculation. I have no idea.#7: lokidog (lokidog) on Jun 15, 2018
Descent into moral depravity, maybe.#8: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Jun 16, 2018 [SPOILER]
But being a fraudster is a decent profession -- they'll take your last cent.
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