# Another question for the owners/adminstrators of this board: Replacement Cecil **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 29, 2002, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-question-for-the-owners-adminstrators-of-this-board-replacement-cecil/100730 "2002-03-29T12:33:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Re\_PT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a698b9/32.png) [@Re\_PT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Re_PT)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-question-for-the-owners-adminstrators-of-this-board-replacement-cecil/100730/201 "2002-05-10T12:21:53Z")
\ Okay, I’ve got a package for a Mr…[sub]\[/sub] Cecilii? To whit: [list=1] [li]One (1) large bronze face mask of Matthew Broderick.[/li][li]Fifty eight (58) feet of copper pipes.[/li][li]Two (2) multicolour smoke generators.[/li][li]One (1) pyrotechnical display control board.[/li][li]Two (2) curtains and curtain rail for hiding behind.[/li][li]One (1) microphone and voicebox.[/li][li]One (1) concealed loudspeaker, woofer.[/li][li]One (1) concealed loudspeaker, tweeter.[/li][li]One (1) Wizard of Oz placard, optional extra.[/li][li]Three hundred and nineteen (319) picture hooks (to mount facemask with).[/li][li]One (1) mouse mat, complimentary.[/li][/list=1] Oh, I also found this hamster. Does anyone know who it belongs to? Sorry? I’ve got the wrong face? What do you mean, it’s the same one I’ve had since I was born. [sub](admittedly with a bit more metal in it now)[/sub] Oh, you mean the bronze mask…well what should it look like? \ Ah. Fe **n** ris. Damn… \ There ya go! No one will tell the difference now, just tell him to grow a huge beard and start wearing horn-rimmed glasses. Now can I just have someone’s signature on this form? PT ---
**Author:** ![Lisa\_Ann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc79bd/32.png) [@Lisa\_Ann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa_Ann)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-question-for-the-owners-adminstrators-of-this-board-replacement-cecil/100730/202 "2002-05-10T16:53:06Z")
OK, but we’re not payin’ for it. ---
**Author:** ![Re\_PT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a698b9/32.png) [@Re\_PT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Re_PT)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-question-for-the-owners-adminstrators-of-this-board-replacement-cecil/100730/203 "2002-05-10T17:23:40Z")
Hey, that’s okay - as long as you sign on the dotted line I don’t care. Just don’t read the small print. Nice mountain fortress by the way, very foreboding. I really felt oppressed and loomed upon as I wound my way up the perilous winding track (which, incidentally, I reckon could do with a handrail - I almost had the face off one corner). Lots of corner windows I noticed. If you need a window cleaner here’s my card: Happy Birthday! Oops! sorry, wrong one…here y’go: PT Professional Amateur - Self-Tautologist Anthropomorphic Man - Modest Liar _No cask too large, no fee too small_ Medium-sized countries invaded upon request… ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-question-for-the-owners-adminstrators-of-this-board-replacement-cecil/100730/204 "2002-05-10T22:52:10Z")
He’ll do **windows**??? Oh, no, it’s another Mac/IBM debate in the making! ---
**Author:** ![Arwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7c8e57/32.png) [@Arwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arwen)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-question-for-the-owners-adminstrators-of-this-board-replacement-cecil/100730/205 "2002-05-14T15:13:37Z")
Here, PT, we’ll pay in cash. No, it’s not Momopoly money, it’s Canadain money. We have had little train silhouettes on them for as long as I cna remember. Yeo, I’m sure. No worries. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-question-for-the-owners-adminstrators-of-this-board-replacement-cecil/100730/206 "2002-05-14T15:27:09Z")
**PT** , that was **F_nr_s** , not **Ph** dr\*s\*\* on the original order. Now take it back and get them to recast it properly!! And no excuses about the mushroom farm! ---
**Author:** ![Re\_PT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a698b9/32.png) [@Re\_PT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Re_PT)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-question-for-the-owners-adminstrators-of-this-board-replacement-cecil/100730/207 "2002-05-14T15:29:55Z")
Momopoly?? Canadain?? I’m beginning to wonder if I should trust the colour of your money… \ …especially when the ink comes off. I’m sorry, but the only change I’ve got is going to have to be in nuclear waste. But don’t worry, I think I’ve got the right amount. \ Yep - right here, 200 tons of waste for disposa…[sub]_ahem_[/sub] …for the purpose of change. I’ve parked it down at the bottom of the mountain, next to the secret escape tunnel (complete with camoflaged doors). You can’t miss it It’s the stuff which glows. \ Anyway, got to dash! Byeee… ---
**Author:** ![Arwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7c8e57/32.png) [@Arwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arwen)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-question-for-the-owners-adminstrators-of-this-board-replacement-cecil/100730/208 "2002-05-14T15:33:05Z")
[sub]previewpreviewpreviewprevew[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2002, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-question-for-the-owners-adminstrators-of-this-board-replacement-cecil/100730/209 "2002-05-16T21:06:38Z")
An old joke. The scene is the Vatican. An aide rushes in, and exclaims – “Holy Father, I have some good news and some bad news.” The Pope asks, “Well, what is it?” The aide responds – “The good news is that Jesus has returned! The bad news is that he is in Salt Lake City.” In this case, the good news is that, after a long absence, **Cecil** has posted on this board. The _even better_ news is that he didn’t post to this thread, but instead added his wisdom to [Fatima message is secret no more](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=115362). A motley crew of ne’er-do-wells attempts a _coup d’board_, and Cecil deigns to even recognize their existence. Meanwhile, a second group, of Cecil loyalists, helps Unca Cece in his ongoing war against ignorance, and Cecil personally and graciously acknowledges their assistance. I dunno – _maybe there’s a lesson here_. I suggest we remember this as “the koan of one Cecil clapping”. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2002, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-question-for-the-owners-adminstrators-of-this-board-replacement-cecil/100730/210 "2002-05-16T22:41:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by whitetho \* > \*\* In this case, the good news is that, after a long absence, **Cecil** has posted on this board. The _even better_ news is that he didn’t post to this thread, but instead added his wisdom to [Fatima message is secret no more](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=115362). > \*\* Unca Cece has been posting like a whirlwind recently, responding to no fewer than three threads in the last day! Besides the one above, they include [My Bad Croc Tears](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=113254%5B/url) and [Swallowing String and Death.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=114333) ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2002, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-question-for-the-owners-adminstrators-of-this-board-replacement-cecil/100730/211 "2002-05-16T22:58:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by whitetho \* > \*\* In this case, the good news is that, after a long absence, **Cecil** has posted on this board. The _even better_ news is that he didn’t post to this thread, but instead added his wisdom to [Fatima message is secret no more](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=115362). > \*\* Unca Cece has been posting like a whirlwind recently, responding to no fewer than three threads in the last day! Besides the one above, they include [My Bad Croc Tears](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=113254%5B/url) and [Swallowing String and Death.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=114333) ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2002, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-question-for-the-owners-adminstrators-of-this-board-replacement-cecil/100730/212 "2002-05-16T23:50:46Z")
Well, this is just charming. Just because the Original, Never To Be Questioned **Cecil Adams** has inexplicably started (within the last week, mind you) to post more often than The Only Slightly Less Infallible **Fenris, Celic II** , the whining naysayers like **whitetho** come back out of the woodwork. Fie on thee, I say. FIE! We’re only trying to help. **Cecil** has been fighting the good fight for THIRTY YEARS. He must be tired. And old. **Cecil II** has done nothing but offer to help. I’m sure the current Admins, especially **Arnold Winklereid** would agree. Well, he would, if he weren’t so danged _neutral_ about everything. ---
**Author:** ![Arwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7c8e57/32.png) [@Arwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arwen)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-question-for-the-owners-adminstrators-of-this-board-replacement-cecil/100730/213 "2002-05-17T15:53:34Z")
Just like the Dread Pirate Roberts, I dare say… ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-question-for-the-owners-adminstrators-of-this-board-replacement-cecil/100730/214 "2002-05-17T17:04:59Z")
And now it can be revealed! **Fenris** ’s secret purpose in starting this thread was to get the Perfect Master to post more often! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-question-for-the-owners-adminstrators-of-this-board-replacement-cecil/100730.md?page=10)