# Cecil, Almighty God, Where for art thou get thy answers? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [April 12, 2000, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-almighty-god-where-for-art-thou-get-thy-answers/1247 "2000-04-12T04:43:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-almighty-god-where-for-art-thou-get-thy-answers/1247/21 "2004-07-27T02:32:09Z")
A better approach is to start a new thread and provide a link to the prior thread. OK? The old threads are not locked because it’s time consuming. ---
**Author:** ![High\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8797f3/32.png) [@High\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/High_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2004, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-almighty-god-where-for-art-thou-get-thy-answers/1247/22 "2004-07-28T15:53:55Z")
> [@](#): > > Question for **Federalist:** > > What difference does it make? If you enjoy reading the column, don’t worry so much about who wrote it. > > If you personally require a column to be written by somebody who really, truly, 100% guaranteed actually knows all that stuff, allow me to buy you a subscription to your local Sunday paper, where you can read Marilyn Vos Savant every Sunday in _Parade_ magazine. > > Personally, I think Cecil’s column is a lot more interesting (even if it IS written by the international Jewish conspiracy.) > > ## 🆒 > > “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast!” - the White Queen Guest: What difference does it make that it makes a difference to **fed**? And yes, you can buy me a subscription to my local paper. That would be the _Chicago Tribune_. Please e-mail me for my personal information. Will you be paying check, credit card or money order? Thank you. I really appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![High\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8797f3/32.png) [@High\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/High_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2004, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-almighty-god-where-for-art-thou-get-thy-answers/1247/23 "2004-07-28T16:03:55Z")
> [@Hey Hey Paula](#): > > (pet peeve alert) > > “Wherefore art thou…” means “why are you…”. > > So the OP is asking, “Why are you getting your answers”…or something like that. > > Therefore I must ask: > > Wherefore dost thou write like such a moron? Dost thou think thyself clever? Thou art surely mistaken. > > (pet peeve rant over, please go back to your normal activities, ignore the insane woman in the corner) > > * * * > > “The analyst went barking up the wrong tree, of course. I never should have mentioned unicorns to a Freudian.” – Dottie (“Jumpers” by Tom Stoppard) also a pet peeve alert: 1. neurosis 2. pedantism ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2004, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-almighty-god-where-for-art-thou-get-thy-answers/1247/24 "2004-07-28T16:15:54Z")
> [@Federalist](#): > > Cecil- > > I’ve noticed you like to criticize people for asking you questions about thousands of different topics. Sure, you’ll answer them, but only after gaining the upper hand. > > Do you know the answers to all the questions you’re asked? Or are you merely a great researcher? I suspect you’re a great researcher. > > Thanks 🙂 Of course, I’m not saying this but rumour has it that Cecil has a _V E R Y_ large butt from which to pull them out! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2004, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-almighty-god-where-for-art-thou-get-thy-answers/1247/25 "2004-07-28T18:57:21Z")
**High Cheese** : Don’t hold your breath for that e-mail. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2004, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-almighty-god-where-for-art-thou-get-thy-answers/1247/26 "2004-07-28T20:54:09Z")
**Federalist** started this thread, and **Hey Hey Paula** posted to it in April of 2000. That’s over four years ago. Neither one of them signed up under the new pay-to-post system – in fact, **Federalist** ’s last post was April 2000, and **Paula** ’s was in 2001. Neither one of them is going to answer your recent comments. This is why we discourage bringing up old threads. We don’t have the time or staff resources to close old threads, we ask you NOT to drag them up. Point made? I’m closing this one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-almighty-god-where-for-art-thou-get-thy-answers/1247.md?page=1)