# Coincidental Elvis illustration?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidental-elvis-illustration/146068>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [January 1, 2003, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidental-elvis-illustration/146068 "2003-01-01T18:47:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2003, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidental-elvis-illustration/146068/1 "2003-01-01T18:47:37Z")

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Was it coincidence, an attack of nostalgia, or an attempt by someone to be clever that [this classic column](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_143.html) was posted as “today’s question” while the illustration for [this column](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/021227.html) was still on display?

Not that I’m seriously expecting an answer, since I’m sure everyone else has better things to do with their time today, but I just had to point it out.

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidental-elvis-illustration/146068/2 "2003-01-02T17:39:58Z")

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Could very well be the webmaster trying to be topical. In the same way that the Santa Claus classic column is usually reposted around Christmas.