# Cecil, what can you dig up about "Skull and Bones"?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 5, 2004, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-what-can-you-dig-up-about-skull-and-bones/248846 "2004-06-05T19:28:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Charliekolla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@Charliekolla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charliekolla)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-what-can-you-dig-up-about-skull-and-bones/248846/1 "2004-06-05T19:28:25Z")

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I just watched a Dutch documentary about this secret society. I googled and saw that you did do a piece on the Illuminati, however this piece goes very deep, into Nazi ties, class separation, ect.

All I can find is quite questionable, and often slanted.

I would love to get the StraightDope on this.

Sincerely,  
A Long-Time Reader

\*P.S. the documentary can be found in 2 parts. You’ll get an error message, just click ok, it will load. Requires Real Player.  
[http://www.propagandamatrix.com/skull\_and\_bones\_video\_part\_1.html](http://www.propagandamatrix.com/skull_and_bones_video_part_1.html)  
[http://www.propagandamatrix.com/skull\_and\_bones\_video\_part\_2.html](http://www.propagandamatrix.com/skull_and_bones_video_part_2.html) \*

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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-what-can-you-dig-up-about-skull-and-bones/248846/2 "2004-06-05T22:14:55Z")

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