# Cecil Adams SPOKE to me!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-adams-spoke-to-me/261942>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 28, 2004, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-adams-spoke-to-me/261942 "2004-08-28T12:37:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-adams-spoke-to-me/261942/21 "2004-08-29T05:43:37Z")

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> [@Oy!](#):
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> But he spoke to ME. I mean, he quoted me and everything!
> 
> \<happy dance, happy dance!\>

I always heard it was better to not stick out in the crowd and for gosh sakes **Oy!** don’t volunteer for anything. 😉

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-adams-spoke-to-me/261942/22 "2004-08-29T05:56:11Z")

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> [@harmless](#):
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> It is written in the stars (and now on this message board) that Cecil’s 666th post will be directed at me. : [evil smiley](http://www.suzi-quzi.com/esmilie.gif) :
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> He will then reveal unto me my true destiny!
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> In other words: tell me what I can go do with myself. 😛

Wow. With Cecil’s rate of posting, that makes you damn-near immortal! 😃

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**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-adams-spoke-to-me/261942/23 "2004-08-29T06:12:19Z")

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Congrats… Oy!  
[summoning](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=202020) **U/C** isn’t the easiest thing in the world to do. He will drop in occasionally but when you call for him and he shows up! They’re very few and far between. 😉

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**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-adams-spoke-to-me/261942/24 "2004-08-29T06:47:53Z")

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That’s pretty cool 🙂

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**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-adams-spoke-to-me/261942/25 "2004-08-29T07:43:32Z")

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> [@silenus](#):
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> Wow. With Cecil’s rate of posting, that makes you damn-near immortal! 😃

Close - I’m undead. 😉

Note the sig:

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**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-adams-spoke-to-me/261942/26 "2004-08-29T13:17:18Z")

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> [@t-keela](#):
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> Congrats… Oy!  
> [summoning](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=202020) **U/C** isn’t the easiest thing in the world to do. He will drop in occasionally but when you call for him and he shows up! They’re very few and far between. 😉

Wow. I _am_ impressed!

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