# Archived article 11/21/1997

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archived-article-11-21-1997/590862>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [July 30, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archived-article-11-21-1997/590862 "2011-07-30T21:15:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![David32465](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@David32465](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David32465)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archived-article-11-21-1997/590862/1 "2011-07-30T21:15:20Z")

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Was reading a letter from the archives from November 21, 1997 and the question was more about the writer than the question and answer. Is the Jill G from Albuquerque, NM the same Jill that became part of the SDSAB staff? Seems a pretty large coincidence for that to not be her.

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archived-article-11-21-1997/590862/2 "2011-07-30T21:19:15Z")

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Hi, David. I’ve moved your thread from GQ to the forum about past columns and staff reports.

Welcome to the SDMB!

Idle Thoughts  
SDMB mod

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**Author:** ![David32465](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@David32465](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David32465)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archived-article-11-21-1997/590862/3 "2011-07-30T21:33:24Z")

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Thanks Idle, for the welcome and the move. I debated putting it here to start with, but saw a note that said to put most questions in the general section, so I did.

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**Author:** ![Crazyhorse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazyhorse/32/31_2.png) [@Crazyhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazyhorse)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archived-article-11-21-1997/590862/4 "2011-07-30T23:50:40Z")

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I think this is the column in question:

**[Was a model’s penis visible in a 1975 Sears catalog?](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1259/was-a-models-penis-visible-in-a-1975-sears-catalog)**

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archived-article-11-21-1997/590862/5 "2011-08-01T12:52:58Z")

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In 1997 Jill was still one of the crazy kids who hung out at this site looking for thrills. It was only later that she became a moderator and a contributor to Staff Reports. We still look forward to her occasional participation, all these years later.