# Cecil mention on University Challenge

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-mention-on-university-challenge/434488>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 22, 2008, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-mention-on-university-challenge/434488 "2008-01-22T12:45:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-mention-on-university-challenge/434488/1 "2008-01-22T12:45:03Z")

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In yesterday’s episode of the British quiz show [University Challenge](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_Challenge), this was the first question:

“[‘Here we have a game that combines the charm of a Pentagon briefing with the excitement of double-entry bookkeeping.’](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_309b.html) This remark by Cecil Adams, author of the much-syndicated Straight Dope newspaper column, refers to which fantasy role-playing game, using p–” (didn’t get the end of the question because someone answered it.)

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**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-mention-on-university-challenge/434488/2 "2008-01-22T13:07:31Z")

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Was it “Sesill” or “Ceesill”?

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**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-mention-on-university-challenge/434488/3 "2008-01-22T13:45:00Z")

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[QUOTE=An Gadaí]  
Was it “Sesill” or “Ceesill”?  
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“Sesill.”

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**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-mention-on-university-challenge/434488/4 "2008-01-22T14:24:43Z")

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Trotsky?

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-mention-on-university-challenge/434488/5 "2008-01-22T14:27:12Z")

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Come ON. COME ON.