Selling conspiracies

Nearly twenty years ago, a chap called Nathan Poe posted an item on a Christian forum which said:

Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humour, it is utterly impossible to parody a Creationist in such a way that someone won't mistake for the genuine article.

In fact, as testament to the gullibility of the human race, what is called Poe’s La…