# Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/comments-on-cecils-columns-staff-reports/7.md?page=241 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 242 --- ## [Missing Child Posters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-child-posters/117676)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2002, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-child-posters/117676 "2002-07-11T18:33:59Z")
Cecil remarked on the lack of current data on the issue of how many children were found as a result of missing child posters in this column: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/020705.html However, if Cecil really want… --- ## [Cecil's Cigarette Predictions Go Awry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-cigarette-predictions-go-awry/118194)
**Author:** [@Skott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skott)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2002, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-cigarette-predictions-go-awry/118194 "2002-07-10T23:25:10Z")
I didn’t find the column online, but on pages 224-225 of my “The Straight Dope” book, there’s a question asked about whether a cancer victim can sue the tobacco companies. Cecil’s answer was basically that none of the l… --- ## [Monopoly Tokens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-tokens/112691)
**Author:** [@DemonSpawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonSpawn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2002, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-tokens/112691 "2002-07-10T03:02:39Z")
In this staff report the origin of the monopoly tokens is explained. I just wanted to say: NO FAIR! In the German edition, we only get 4 rather lame plastic pins in different colors. What is it like in other countries… --- ## [Tinsel tacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinsel-tacks/118014)
**Author:** [@Sunshinekid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshinekid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2002, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinsel-tacks/118014 "2002-07-09T17:34:36Z")
Smoking tinsel is NOT the way forward. Hwever, english people have a nack for trout fishing in winter when theres no snow or halibut to be found in the ocean. Now then, sitting on a pregnant walrus wearing an english num… --- ## [Fust and dust](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fust-and-dust/118020)
**Author:** [@Sunshinekid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshinekid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2002, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fust-and-dust/118020 "2002-07-09T17:27:50Z")
Sweet mary, where is she? Do you know? DO YOU KNOW?! Do you actually know wha this means? If u have any vague ideas, please reply… Can I just write a song by - Tory amos called winter - cheers! Snow can wait I forgot m… --- ## [O.k.u.s.a](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-k-u-s-a/118016)
**Author:** [@Sunshinekid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshinekid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2002, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-k-u-s-a/118016 "2002-07-09T17:26:12Z")
are there any americans there? --- ## [Do the rich pay more taxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-rich-pay-more-taxes/117811)
**Author:** [@sheriffjt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sheriffjt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2002, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-rich-pay-more-taxes/117811 "2002-07-09T14:58:53Z")
This is my first time posting, but I had to comment on the question, “Do the rich pay more taxes?” It seems that every one has forgotten that there are more taxes than income taxes. Payroll taxes are one of the largest f… --- ## [Who killed Jesus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-killed-jesus/117933)
**Author:** [@SoDamnHip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoDamnHip)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2002, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-killed-jesus/117933 "2002-07-08T23:20:54Z")
Simple, the Romans did. He died a Roman death on orders of the Roman procurator. Read “From Jesus To Christ” by Paula Fredriksen, excellent book (and hands down the best professor I’ve ever had). --- ## [Frankincense and myrrh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frankincense-and-myrrh/117658)
**Author:** [@MotherMary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MotherMary)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2002, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frankincense-and-myrrh/117658 "2002-07-08T21:47:27Z")
Cecil’s answer about frankincense and myrrh was terrific and, as far as it went, pretty much correct. What he missed was the symbolic meaning of the gifts to Matthew’s first-century audience. Matthew, a rabbi, wanted to… --- ## [Embalmings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embalmings/117752)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Sutcliffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Sutcliffe)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2002, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embalmings/117752 "2002-07-08T19:05:22Z")
The column about how unneccesary elmbaming of the dead is was interesting but i heard once that one reason for the popularity of the procedure was it ensured someone was really really dead --- ## [Why are citrus fruits segmented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-citrus-fruits-segmented/116258)
**Author:** [@jawdirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jawdirk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2002, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-citrus-fruits-segmented/116258 "2002-07-07T12:40:29Z")
This is commentary on the staff report at: http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mcitrussegment.html This answer was gutless. Surely there must be competing evolutionary advantages to segmentation and non-segmentation, … --- ## [That old goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-old-goat/104)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2002, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-old-goat/104 "2002-07-07T00:06:09Z")
Could the Judas Goat have been part of the inspiration for Satan as goatlike? Seems to me that leading your buddies to slaughter would also be a reason for people to think of you as evil… Maybe just a farm girl’s fancy,… --- ## [How do chasity belts work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-chasity-belts-work/116739)
**Author:** [@John\_Zahn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Zahn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2002, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-chasity-belts-work/116739 "2002-07-06T14:07:00Z")
Cecil once again brings us another enlightening piece that inquiring minds want to know more about. :slight\_smile: I understand how a small slit was put in on models that still allowed the women to urinate without allow… --- ## [Child abduction deaths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-abduction-deaths/117579)
**Author:** [@chukhung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chukhung)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2002, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-abduction-deaths/117579 "2002-07-06T02:59:01Z")
In Cecil’s recent column How many kids are found as a result of missing-child posters? he offered some interesting statistics about child abductions in the U.S. One question that I’ve always wondered about, though, is w… --- ## [Statistics on homosexual sex claiming to be safer sound like crap to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-on-homosexual-sex-claiming-to-be-safer-sound-like-crap-to-me/115149)
**Author:** [@travylee2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/travylee2000)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2002, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-on-homosexual-sex-claiming-to-be-safer-sound-like-crap-to-me/115149 "2002-07-05T22:40:18Z")
I live in Madison, Wi and i read the Isthmus on a weekly basis which is where if find your articles mostly amusing and informative. One article you commented on statistics suggesting that , more like claiming that certa… --- ## [Cold Women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-women/112849)
**Author:** [@jonfromdenver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonfromdenver)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2002, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-women/112849 "2002-07-05T22:30:02Z")
In response to Cecil’s Why are women always cold? , I partially disagree with him. He started to get on the right track with: But does he mention that many women shave their body hair? No. Does he mention that some … --- ## [Can you get cancer of the penis and clitoris ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-cancer-of-the-penis-and-clitoris/116986)
**Author:** [@Dipolarturtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dipolarturtle)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2002, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-cancer-of-the-penis-and-clitoris/116986 "2002-07-05T01:49:15Z")
Regarding the question Can you get cancer of the penis and clitoris? you state that cleanliness reduces the incidence of cervical cancer. I was not aware that there were any carcinogens created during sexual intercours… --- ## [Who killed Jesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-killed-jesus/114116)
**Author:** [@Paul.Streeter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul.Streeter)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2002, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-killed-jesus/114116 "2002-07-03T21:31:16Z")
My impression, is that Jesus, being familiar with the prophecies, intentionally goaded the sanhedren into requesting his execution. This is what he was praying about that night, and he knew that saying that Caiaphus woul… --- ## [goldfish changing sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goldfish-changing-sex/117251)
**Author:** [@Fishhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fishhead)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2002, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goldfish-changing-sex/117251 "2002-07-03T20:47:58Z")
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1\_071.html I guess I didn’t know about the controversy over goldfish changing sex. But Cecil’s correct that fish are really quite flexible in these matters. And then there is the … --- ## [Why do we eat "beef" and "pork" rather than "cow" and "pig"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-eat-beef-and-pork-rather-than-cow-and-pig/111704)
**Author:** [@bmorey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmorey)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2002, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-eat-beef-and-pork-rather-than-cow-and-pig/111704 "2002-07-02T05:14:16Z")
“Pork” and “chops” have specific culinary meanings. For agricultural, import, export, whatever purposes, these are referred to by their ‘live’ names - ‘pigmeat’ and ‘sheapmeat’. --- ## [Myth?--Jerry Mathers killed in Vietnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myth-jerry-mathers-killed-in-vietnam/116366)
**Author:** [@astoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astoops)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2002, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myth-jerry-mathers-killed-in-vietnam/116366 "2002-07-01T17:25:12Z")
In “The Straight Dope” at https://securesite.chireader.com/cgi-bin/dopestore/buystuff.bat#tsd, answering the question about the real lyrics to “Louie Louie”, it is mentioned that Jerry Mathers (of “Leave it to Beaver”) … --- ## [The Grafenberg Spot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grafenberg-spot/116473)
**Author:** [@coover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coover)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2002, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grafenberg-spot/116473 "2002-07-01T12:11:46Z")
:smiley: After reading Cecil’s musings on the Grafenberg Spot, I would like to volunteer to join him in his quest for knowledge on this subject. Where do I sign up? --- ## ["the whole nine yards"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-whole-nine-yards/112188)
**Author:** [@Doubting\_Robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doubting_Robert)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2002, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-whole-nine-yards/112188 "2002-07-01T03:34:50Z")
Regarding the expression “the whole nine yards” (see http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2\_252.html ), this site http://www.top-greetings.com/jokes/ includes the following paragraphs. Received from: Factmaster \*\*\* T… --- ## [have often wondered what "R.K.O." stood for](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-often-wondered-what-r-k-o-stood-for/115553)
**Author:** [@Juan-Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juan-Andre)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2002, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-often-wondered-what-r-k-o-stood-for/115553 "2002-07-01T03:15:10Z")
Dear Straight Dope: I have often seen the name of a famous movie studio in Hollywood called “R.K.O.” I have never seen the name not abbreviated and . I hope you will help me with this question I have wondered about for… --- ## [re: What's the story with Otzi the gay caveman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-whats-the-story-with-otzi-the-gay-caveman/115683)
**Author:** [@vienna\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vienna_guy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2002, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-whats-the-story-with-otzi-the-gay-caveman/115683 "2002-06-29T13:00:08Z")
I hope I can clear up some confusion about the Ötzi man. I recently had to do a school project on Ötzi, and so know more about it than I would really like. Firstly, the proper spelling is Ötzi, not Otzi (note the two d… --- ## [useless women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-women/114910)
**Author:** [@cuz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2002, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-women/114910 "2002-06-28T22:48:27Z")
I think Cece blew this one. If the woman in question has the roomate so ecstatic that he forgets to make his bed (or whatever), she must have something going for her. And as to the suggestion by the “canny” female f… --- ## [Cancer of penis and clitoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-of-penis-and-clitoris/116152)
**Author:** [@Fornoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fornoth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2002, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-of-penis-and-clitoris/116152 "2002-06-28T15:00:30Z")
To clarify Cecil’s last statement - a virus called the Human Papilloma Virus causes genital warts. It has also been implicated in being a factor in women getting cervical cancer, i.e. when they have tested women with cer… --- ## [Define 'pee'...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-pee/115896)
**Author:** [@CheapBastid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheapBastid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2002, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-pee/115896 "2002-06-28T09:19:37Z")
It sure seems like per the question referencing “car splattered with bird doo-doo” the Alex was asking if birds do other than ‘doo-doo’ and per the answer given wouldn’t it be ‘no’? If birds lack a bladder and their ‘pe… --- ## [Do birds pee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-birds-pee/116332)
**Author:** [@DaveoRad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveoRad)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2002, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-birds-pee/116332 "2002-06-28T05:26:22Z")
http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mbirdpee.html Thanks, Colibri, for this article. Quote: “A bird dropping usually contains both white uric acid crystals, and a concentrated mass of digestive wastes such as insect cu… --- ## [Windy City correction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windy-city-correction/114537)
**Author:** [@GrannyJoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrannyJoy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2002, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windy-city-correction/114537 "2002-06-27T21:56:30Z")
There was some discussion regarding where the nickname “Windy city”, for Chicago, came from. I find I must disagree with conclusion published. Of course nothing will be traced to the exact origin, but folklore usually… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/comments-on-cecils-columns-staff-reports/7.md?page=240) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/comments-on-cecils-columns-staff-reports/7.md?page=242)