99 little-known facts about Cecil Adams. Fascinating stuff.

He’s a Steelers fan.

Prove me wrong.

Owner/Captain of the only WW2 vintage PT Boat ever to go into battle on Lake Michigan.

Recites the Green Lantern Oath over the loudspeakers at Wrigly Field every day. Refuses to say why.

Has a magnetic compass as an organic component of his head.

Goes fly fish for Godzilla every weekend, in his bathtub.

Moonlights as a teaser pony at a well-known Kentucky stud farm.

Buys lobsters that are held captive in lobster tanks at restaurants and sets them free in the ocean.

Has found a way to use the white gloppy stuff found in cans of Pork and Beans as a renewable fuel source.

Knows why Jack is the nickname for John.

Argued and won a case before the Supreme Court proving that pay toilets were discriminatory which led to their being banned in 47 states.

Met with the heads of several companies that sell prunes, and suggested they change the name to Dried Plums, for marketing reasons.

Never looks over his shoulder when removing the “Do not remove this tag” tag from matresses and pillows.

Only eats green M&M’s.

Can juggle four mimes and not hurt them or get hurt by them.

Never put a poodle in a microwave, but knows someone whose uncle lived next door to someone who worked with a guy whose brother did.

The only print of which was found a few years ago in Steve Allen’s closet.

It is suspected that there is a connection between Allen’s refusal to give the print back to Cecil and his death a short while later.

Coincidentally, he was edited out of “The Aristocrats” to placate the Catholic League.

Invented the Clapper.

-At a 2001 cocktail party in Bel-Air, gave Will Farrell the idea for “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy.”

-Ties flies, but hates fly fishing.

-Played a major role in getting Buck Showalter hired, and eventually fired, as the Arizona Diamondbacks’ skipper.

-Favorite Beatle: George.

-Has no sense of smell or rhythm.

-Is on medication to overcome his fear of birds.

-Has ghostwritten over a dozen Asian cookbooks.

-Ate 3 dozen earthworms in one hour on a dare in high school.

-Loves bear meat. Goes on bear-hunting trip every year with his brothers.

-Favorite rapper: LL Cool J.

-Was a ‘never-nude’ for a better part of the 70s.

-Is able to communicate with turtles through a complex series of head bobs, a language pioneered by him and his step-father.

-Is a master of the jig-saw.

-Owns 1,401 baseball hats.

What folks don’t know is, it wasn’t the TV clapper. It’s the one they use in bells.

Imagine the thousands of years of frustration of folks frantically waving bells around, praying in vane that just once it might ring, and how they finally ended when Cecil gave us the clapper. He’s truly a great man.

  • Is the son of a preacher man.

  • Knows who killed Cock Robin.

  • Used to run the SD Scientific Advisory Board out of his kitchen.

  • Once ran a cross-country crime spree a la Thelma and Louise, with Slug Signorino.

  • Along with Jearl Walker, does in fact hang out with water sprites. :wink:

  • Has on two different occasions jumped his rocket sled across the Snake River.

  • Grew up thinking it was called " The Chicago Loupe " because his grandfather was a gemologist from Skokie.

  • Would make our day if he popped in here to confirm or deny.

  • Split the atom inadvertently during an experiment involving salt water and crustaceans when he was in the 11th grade.

  • Fights the good fight.

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This one, at least, is untrue. Sadly, Cecil is a tighty whities guy.

Cite?

No one seems to remember his face, but his name sure MMPMMPH MMMH MMMPPPMMPPHH
…sorry, couldn’t resist…

Why isn’t this in threadspotting?

– is a mammal.

I was just guessing about the tighty whities. You know, figuring he’s probably a bit of a nerd.

-Is very good friends with ‘B.C’ and ‘Wizard of Id’ creator Johnny Hart.

-Once lost a job for refusing to stop drawing slashes through his 7’s and 0’s.

-Shaves his legs.

-Is an amateur b&w nude photographer.

-Went to Tijuana on his 18th birthday with a group of guy friends to find hookers. They chickened out.

-Has pale grey eyes, but wears violet contact lenses.

-Encouraged a young Roberto Costalakas to go into broadcasting. You might know that young man better as…Bob Costas.

-Once took Marilyn Manson on a trolley tour of Chicago.

-Has two alarm clocks: Sets one alarm 2 hours early every morning just so he can turn it off, roll over and go back to sleep.

-Went backstage at the Chicago stop of Eminem’s ‘Anger Management’ tour this summer, and got into a yelling match with Li’l John. Don’t worry-- it was all in fun.

-Gets regular nosebleeds. Typically they last 45 minutes to an hour.

-Can not, for the life of him, figure out ‘Minesweeper.’

Runs numbers for the Binghampton mob.

-Willingly released the pseudonym “Sean Puffy Combs” for someone who really needed it.
-Assisted George Lucas in several major plot points for Star Wars universe.
-Is not bitter that George ignored the suggestions
-Has mastered Monopolar Magnetics
-Is plaque free
-Really IS an Uncle…to an Elder God. (Floyd, God of fur loincloths)

Former assistant to “Q”, head of Research & Development in Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

Was fired after telling 007 to “wank off”. Explained that “wank off” is an Eskimo word for snow, but nobody bought that.