# Cecil curiously absent? (Cecil weighs in)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-curiously-absent-cecil-weighs-in/3639>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 27, 1999, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-curiously-absent-cecil-weighs-in/3639 "1999-08-27T19:07:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![David\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 1999, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-curiously-absent-cecil-weighs-in/3639/21 "1999-10-01T16:07:00Z")

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How do you know she’s not here and using a pseudonym?

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**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 1999, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-curiously-absent-cecil-weighs-in/3639/22 "1999-10-03T05:29:00Z")

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“Mention Cecil’s name and he appears.”

I thought the folk saying was “Speak of the Devil . . .”?

BTW, I’ve been thinking . . . for the life of me, I can’t think of any words in the English language that end with “G”. Can anyone help me out here?

DHR

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 1999, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-curiously-absent-cecil-weighs-in/3639/23 "1999-10-03T06:08:00Z")

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(Graphic deleted - possible copyright violation) - Nick

I didn’t know I was 'posed to post here.

## . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Not Tarzan

Ray - c’mon… you should know better by now. Please post a link to the image you wish people to look at if you’re in doubt of who holds the copyright.

- Nickrz  
GQ Mod for The Straight Dope  
[Note: This message has been edited by Nickrz]

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**Author:** ![typertrphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@typertrphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typertrphy)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 1999, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-curiously-absent-cecil-weighs-in/3639/24 "1999-10-03T13:35:00Z")

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DOG PIG WIG PRIG FIG DIG HAG WAG FRAG TAG BAG GAG LAG MAG NAG PEG RAG SAG ZAG  
BEG KEG LEG PEG WEG ( ROFL )  
BOG COG FOG HOG LOG POG  
BIG GIG JIG PIG RIG WIG ZIG  
BUG DUG HUG JUG LUG MUG PUG RUG TUG  
FROG POLLYWOG ( Co-inkydink? I think not…) CRAG DEFRAG  
Clearly, I am a lover of the game " Boggle". These are all that come to mind at the moment. Surely…that query wasn’t serious???

Typer  
"If you want to kiss the sky, you’d better learn how to kneel "

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**Author:** ![FreakFreely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/48db29/32.png) [@FreakFreely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FreakFreely)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2000, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-curiously-absent-cecil-weighs-in/3639/25 "2000-05-05T02:35:00Z")

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> How do you know she’s not here and using a pseudonym?

Oops, ya caught me!

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**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2000, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-curiously-absent-cecil-weighs-in/3639/26 "2000-05-05T12:41:51Z")

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Cecil,

If I send you Bill Clinton, will you send me a dollar?

On second thought, never mind. He’s probably not worth that much!  
🙂

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