# Are Cecil and Una Married?? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 29, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cecil-and-una-married/594447 "2011-08-29T02:04:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Zhen\_ka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecccb3/32.png) [@Zhen\_ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zhen_ka)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cecil-and-una-married/594447/41 "2011-09-02T04:39:27Z")
```php ``` > [@Una\_Persson](#): > > Oh, nice. :rolleyes: You put it out there. So, wanna man up? ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cecil-and-una-married/594447/42 "2011-09-02T05:55:13Z")
> [@Zhen\_ka](#): > > Just don’t like the coy bullshit. But you’ve been here since 2000. This is a message board for fans of The Straight Dope by Cecil Adams. Would you go to a Sherlockian message board and protest that Arthur Conan Doyle just made everything up? If so, how rude of you! ---
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cecil-and-una-married/594447/43 "2011-09-02T07:16:54Z")
I went to a dopefest once and someone there (name escapes me) said it best, “I think Cecil is like Homer, not necessarily one person, but a contribution of many good writers, all combining their talents into one great one” I honestly could care less the relationship between the two, I love the articles; hell I’m willing to pull my bus over and have people whining they are gonna miss their train just so I can grab a copy of the San Jose metro and read the Straight Dope. …Yeah I could just read it online, but I can’t use my smartphone when I’m driving the bus, and I like reading on my breaks! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cecil-and-una-married/594447/44 "2011-09-02T14:07:18Z")
> [@Una\_Persson](#): > > Cecil is Cecil, Ed is his editor, and I am their assistant. There is only one Cecil, and Una is his assistant. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cecil-and-una-married/594447/45 "2011-09-02T16:27:15Z")
> [@Incubus](#): > > “I think Cecil is like Homer, not necessarily one person, but a contribution of many good writers, all combining their talents into one great one” The first time I read this, I pictured a bald Cecil holding a doughnut. ---
**Author:** ![gurujulp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ba9def/32.png) [@gurujulp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gurujulp)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cecil-and-una-married/594447/46 "2011-09-02T16:30:42Z")
> [@Zhen\_ka](#): > > So, Cecil is real and you really are a female. Gotcha ya, little Virginia! > [@samclem](#): > > Sucked you back in, did we? 😃 > [@Una\_Persson](#): > > Oh, nice. :rolleyes: > [@Zhen\_ka](#): > > Just don’t like the coy bullshit. > [@Zhen\_ka](#): > > ```php > > ``` > > You put it out there. So, wanna man up? > [@Alan\_Smithee](#): > > But you’ve been here since 2000. This is a message board for fans of The Straight Dope by Cecil Adams. Would you go to a Sherlockian message board and protest that Arthur Conan Doyle just made everything up? If so, how rude of you! Sounds like I am missing some earlier conversation- can someone summarize, or throw a link my way? Sounds like it could be interesting… ---
**Author:** ![gurujulp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ba9def/32.png) [@gurujulp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gurujulp)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cecil-and-una-married/594447/47 "2011-09-02T16:31:50Z")
> [@Una\_Persson](#): > > The first time I read this, I pictured a bald Cecil holding a doughnut. Me TOO! Pretty sad commentary, or funny silly happy combination of current media references mixed with really really old media references? You decide. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cecil-and-una-married/594447/48 "2011-09-02T16:34:24Z")
> [@Una\_Persson](#): > > Cecil is as fictional as I am, which isn’t very. I talk to Cecil on the phone, I’ve met Cecil. Cecil even sent me a Christmas card and letter once. Ever help him move? ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cecil-and-una-married/594447/49 "2011-09-02T16:43:27Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Ever help him move? I’ve been to his house - too much heavy furniture. I’ll bring pizza and “supervise” instead. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cecil-and-una-married/594447/50 "2011-09-02T18:25:01Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > There is only one Cecil, and Una is his assistant. That’s the first pillar of the Straight Dope. I think the other four are: 2) Pilgrimage to Chicago if you can afford it, at least once in your life. 3) Five weekly readings of the Straight Dope column. 4) Charitable behavior towards those new to the Straight Dope. …what’s the fifth one? I always get hung up on that one. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cecil-and-una-married/594447/51 "2011-09-02T18:36:48Z")
You must have a copy of [The Straight Dope](http://www.amazon.com/Straight-Dope-Cecil-Adams/dp/0345422910/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314988514&sr=8-1) in the original English. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cecil-and-una-married/594447/52 "2011-09-02T18:40:03Z")
> [@Punoqllads](#): > > That’s the first pillar of the Straight Dope. I think the other four are: > 2) Pilgrimage to Chicago if you can afford it, at least once in your life. > 3) Five weekly readings of the Straight Dope column. > 4) Charitable behavior towards those new to the Straight Dope. > …what’s the fifth one? I always get hung up on that one. cite? ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cecil-and-una-married/594447/53 "2011-09-03T00:57:48Z")
> [@Nars\_Glinley](#): > > You must have a copy of [The Straight Dope](http://www.amazon.com/Straight-Dope-Cecil-Adams/dp/0345422910/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314988514&sr=8-1) in the original English. The Sacred Texts, as I call them (of course I posses them, I keep them on the altar to Cecil). ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2011, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cecil-and-una-married/594447/54 "2011-09-03T01:03:17Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > There is only one Cecil, and Una is his assistant. Peace Be Upon Them ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2011, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cecil-and-una-married/594447/55 "2011-09-03T04:46:40Z")
Bawqahahahaha Just Bawahahahaha Nothing else… he he he 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cecil-and-una-married/594447/56 "2011-09-03T13:34:40Z")
> [@Zhen\_ka](#): > > So, Cecil is real and you really are a female. Gotcha ya, little Virginia! > [@Zhen\_ka](#): > > ```php > > ``` > > You put it out there. So, wanna man up? **Zhen’ka** , I’m giving a warning for these two posts. Your personal comments about **Una** are jerkish in the extreme. Your posting privileges are being discussed by the staff. **twickster** , MPSIMS moderator ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2011, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cecil-and-una-married/594447/57 "2011-09-03T14:21:03Z")
> [@Punoqllads](#): > > 1. Five weekly readings of the Straight Dope column. Hopefully you mean five readings of the same column, or older ones. If you’re suggesting Cecil do five new columns per week…I think he’d have a stroke if I suggested that. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/do_not_taunt/32/2968_2.png) [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cecil-and-una-married/594447/58 "2011-09-03T21:32:59Z")
> [@Una\_Persson](#): > > I swear, some people probably keep a basket of bricks to hurl through their TV every time “Elton John” is mentioned, screaming “That’s not his real name!” Does Elton John claim that he is a distinct person from Reginald Kenneth Dwight, or is this just a terrible analogy? ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cecil-and-una-married/594447/59 "2011-09-03T21:40:52Z")
> [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](#): > > Does Elton John claim that he is a distinct person from Reginald Kenneth Dwight, or is this just a terrible analogy? I’ll take “terrible analogy” for $200, Alex…yeah, I screwed that up. ---
**Author:** ![Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/do_not_taunt/32/2968_2.png) [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cecil-and-una-married/594447/60 "2011-09-03T21:52:04Z")
> [@Una\_Persson](#): > > I’ll take “terrible analogy” for $200, Alex…yeah, I screwed that up. My post sounded more hostile than I meant it, but thanks for owning it, **Una**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cecil-and-una-married/594447.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cecil-and-una-married/594447.md?page=4)