# All Hail Cecil on the Glorious 30-year Anniversary of His First Column! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [February 2, 2003, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-hail-cecil-on-the-glorious-30-year-anniversary-of-his-first-column/152283 "2003-02-02T10:22:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2003, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-hail-cecil-on-the-glorious-30-year-anniversary-of-his-first-column/152283/21 "2003-02-07T17:21:38Z")
Hey, why should believe anything this guy with only 107 posts says? Newbie! ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-hail-cecil-on-the-glorious-30-year-anniversary-of-his-first-column/152283/22 "2003-02-07T18:29:41Z")
_ **HERETIC !** _ Anyway. There is only one God, Cecil Adams is his name and the Teeming Millions are his prophets. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2003, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-hail-cecil-on-the-glorious-30-year-anniversary-of-his-first-column/152283/23 "2003-02-07T19:25:51Z")
I grok Cecil. ---
**Author:** ![Horrifying\_Howler\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Horrifying\_Howler\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horrifying_Howler_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2003, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-hail-cecil-on-the-glorious-30-year-anniversary-of-his-first-column/152283/24 "2003-02-07T20:05:41Z")
I’m posting in the same thread as Cecil. Hurray for me! ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-hail-cecil-on-the-glorious-30-year-anniversary-of-his-first-column/152283/25 "2003-02-07T20:37:22Z")
Happy Anniversary, Happy Anniversary Happy Anniversary ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-hail-cecil-on-the-glorious-30-year-anniversary-of-his-first-column/152283/26 "2003-02-07T20:47:45Z")
Happy anniversary, and may you have many more. ---
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-hail-cecil-on-the-glorious-30-year-anniversary-of-his-first-column/152283/27 "2003-02-08T00:16:53Z")
I thought this might be an interesting time to tell you about some heretics at my school…they worship our theatre teacher as if _she_ is the perfect one. Like anyone could _ever_ achieve Cecilism.\* They need to be shown the light! ~monica Hey, why not make it a word? ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-hail-cecil-on-the-glorious-30-year-anniversary-of-his-first-column/152283/28 "2003-02-08T16:30:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by monica \* > \*_I thought this might be an interesting time to tell you about some heretics at my school…they worship our theatre teacher as if she is the perfect one. Like anyone could ever achieve Cecilism._ They need to be shown the light! > > ~monica > > Hey, why not make it a word? \*\* Convert them! Show them the light and lead them from the errors of their ways! Bring them into the fold by teaching them of the Perfect Master’s ignorance fighting ways! Go forth, and cite all the more. ::appropriately reverential smiley:: ---
**Author:** ![Sock\_Munkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Sock\_Munkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sock_Munkey)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-hail-cecil-on-the-glorious-30-year-anniversary-of-his-first-column/152283/29 "2003-02-09T14:58:17Z")
Hi Cecil! I wave in your general direction. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-hail-cecil-on-the-glorious-30-year-anniversary-of-his-first-column/152283/30 "2003-02-09T20:47:12Z")
Piker. Don’t just _wave_! _throws money, chocolate and alcohol in Cecil’s general direction_ ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-hail-cecil-on-the-glorious-30-year-anniversary-of-his-first-column/152283/31 "2003-02-09T23:11:21Z")
Yeah, but where’s Aaron Russo now? ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-hail-cecil-on-the-glorious-30-year-anniversary-of-his-first-column/152283/32 "2003-02-10T01:25:29Z")
**aldi**. While one would love to think that Aaron sank into oblivion, the sad fact is he went on to fame and fortune. [http://www.self-gov.org/russo.html](http://www.self-gov.org/russo.html) _bummer_ ---
**Author:** ![Poto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ab992/32.png) [@Poto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poto)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-hail-cecil-on-the-glorious-30-year-anniversary-of-his-first-column/152283/33 "2003-02-12T13:51:17Z")
I’m happy to report approximately 20 years of reading, although there was a break in the 90s till the net version appeared. Started with the Isthmus in Madison. ---
**Author:** ![Ceejaytee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ceejaytee/32/2956_2.png) [@Ceejaytee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ceejaytee)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-hail-cecil-on-the-glorious-30-year-anniversary-of-his-first-column/152283/34 "2003-02-12T14:04:43Z")
Cecil! Cecil! Rah Rah Rah! All hail the mighty Unca Cece! Happy Anniversary! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2003, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-hail-cecil-on-the-glorious-30-year-anniversary-of-his-first-column/152283/35 "2003-02-14T15:25:31Z")
Boy, it’s taken way longer than we thought. ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-hail-cecil-on-the-glorious-30-year-anniversary-of-his-first-column/152283/36 "2003-02-16T00:34:10Z")
And a happy 25th anniversary of editing the Cecer to Ed Zotti. Ed, what was the first article you **edited** for Cecil? Peace. **Hail, Cecer!** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-hail-cecil-on-the-glorious-30-year-anniversary-of-his-first-column/152283.md?page=1)