Which of Cecil’s books is your favorite?
Do you own all of Cecil’s books?
Have you hunted down the rare, yellow-covered first edition of “The Straight Dope”?
Do you feel insufferably smug about #3, if yes?
Would you happily buy a “Complete Straight Dope” featuring EVERY column Cecil’s ever written in chronological order?
Have you ever used one of Cecil’s insults in real life?
Fenris
My answers:
“The Straight Dope”, prob. because of either the Sperm Tree series, or the “D&D” article
Yes
Yes, although it would more accurately be described as stumbling across rather than Hunted Down
::ashamed:: [sub]yes[/sub]
5)Yes. Make it so.
Fenris
1) Which of Cecil’s books is your favorite?
Probably the first one
2) Do you own all of Cecil’s books?
No, after “More of…” I’ve read all of his columns, so about 2 lines into each question, I already remember the entire column. Curse of a good memory, I suppose.
3) Have you hunted down the rare, yellow-covered first edition of “The Straight Dope”?
Is it rare? I bought mine at a used bookstore for about $3.00
4) Do you feel insufferably smug about #3, if yes?
Well, now I do!
5) Would you happily buy a “Complete Straight Dope” featuring EVERY column Cecil’s ever written in chronological order?
Mmmmmm… yes, if only to read more of the earliest works.
6) Have you ever used one of Cecil’s insults in real life?
I think I’ve pulled the “Not to be cruel, but did your mother use thalidomide?” line before but most people respond to that with blank stares. More amusing to myself than insulting to them, I guess.
1) Which of Cecil’s books is your favorite?
I like all of them about the same.
2) Do you own all of Cecil’s books?
Yes. Well, 5 of them. That is all, isn’t it?
3) Have you hunted down the rare, yellow-covered first edition of “The Straight Dope”?
No. I have the one with the black cover.
4) Do you feel insufferably smug about #3, if yes?
N/A
5) Would you happily buy a “Complete Straight Dope” featuring EVERY column Cecil’s ever written in chronological order?
Probably, so I could keep track of it. Lending out and trying to get back multiple copies of the SD is a royal pain in the ass.
6) Have you ever used one of Cecil’s insults in real life?
Not that I remember. But I have used several insults from this board on real life.
The first, and fattest. As I’ve stated elsewhere, I give non-Cecilians the column about the electric chair to show them why he’s so good. That or the “Can Man live by bread alone” one. “Eat slowly; you can’t afford to upchuck.” (snicker)
Not the most recent one, for the same reason Jophiel gave, above.
I have it, but it wasn’t a hunt. When I bought it in 1985 it was the only edition available.
Nah, it’s pretty dogeared…I should probably upgrade to the black-covered one and wrap this one in Mylar.
Certainly. I’d probably have it re-bound in rich Corinthian leather by a fine bookbinder. Keep it on a lectern in the Anti-Ignorance Chapel.
Oh, goodness, yes. “If ignorance was corn flakes, you’d be General Mills” is a classic, of course. “Persons who are assholes, such as yourself, are not allowed to participate” is a close personal favorite, too.
The first, I guess. Gotta love the Sperm trees.
Most certainly.
That’s the one I own, although I didn’t “hunt it down” exactly. I found it (much delighted squealing as I plucked it off the shelf) at my favorite used book store.
No. I didn’t know it was “incredibly rare.”
Most certainly. Bring it on.
I often say that “[whatever] does for bullshit what Stonehenge did for rocks.”