# Gee whiz, but it would be swell if Cecil welcomed all of the new charter members. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 23, 2004, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-whiz-but-it-would-be-swell-if-cecil-welcomed-all-of-the-new-charter-members/235871 "2004-03-23T06:57:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Innanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecd19e/32.png) [@Innanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Innanna)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-whiz-but-it-would-be-swell-if-cecil-welcomed-all-of-the-new-charter-members/235871/141 "2004-03-31T19:09:37Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > “A system of betting in which the bettor must pick the first three winners in the correct sequence. Also called triple.” > > Are you accusing His Seigneurness of squandering our fees at the race track? Certainly not. HOWEVER, I am sure that if the Perfect Master WERE to turn His Perfect hand to betting the ponies, then the board could be paid for with one or two races, what with him knowing everything and all, and we could all get a lollipop with the money left over. I am sure, though, that being the Perfect Master, that he would never stoop for using his powers for naughtiness. Unless he would. In which case, I would like a root beer lollipop. Or maybe a sour apple. But I would settle for being in a thread in which he speaks to me as part of a crowd, pathetic child that I am. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-whiz-but-it-would-be-swell-if-cecil-welcomed-all-of-the-new-charter-members/235871/142 "2004-03-31T19:20:36Z")
> [@Innanna](#): > > we could all get a lollipop with the money left over. I am sure, though, that being the Perfect Master, that he would never stoop for using his powers for naughtiness. Unless he would. In which case, I would like a root beer lollipop. Or maybe a sour apple. Make mine a strawberry flavored one! ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-whiz-but-it-would-be-swell-if-cecil-welcomed-all-of-the-new-charter-members/235871/143 "2004-03-31T19:35:42Z")
Incredible! Mr. Adams, you have made my day 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![nocturnal\_tick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@nocturnal\_tick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_tick)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-whiz-but-it-would-be-swell-if-cecil-welcomed-all-of-the-new-charter-members/235871/144 "2004-03-31T19:39:40Z")
> [@Ogre](#): > > Ooooo! New game! Let’s post vague, yet eerily compelling prophecies of the Second Coming! And in His excellence, the Perfect Master returned unto ye and enraged he cried Thou have forsaken me for whilst the heathens have been blessed you have allowed more sinners to take their place. No, cried the teeming millions, forgive us. And so Cecil decreed, You shall bring the evildoers forth and from them pluck the Lincoln, for it is precious to me. I will return with the running of the horses and if my deed is done ye shall be blessed with the sweet delicacies of sticked candys. And so it was done. As Cecil departed, the monitors dimmed and the teemings wept. It ain’t art but I know what I like. C’mon Cecil. You know you want to. ---
**Author:** ![Innanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecd19e/32.png) [@Innanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Innanna)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-whiz-but-it-would-be-swell-if-cecil-welcomed-all-of-the-new-charter-members/235871/145 "2004-03-31T20:02:39Z")
> [@nocturnal\_tick](#): > > And so Cecil decreed, You shall bring the evildoers forth and from them pluck the Lincoln, for it is precious to me. I will return with the running of the horses and if my deed is done ye shall be blessed with the sweet delicacies of sticked candys. And so it was done. As Cecil departed, the monitors dimmed and the teemings wept. May I use this as a sig? I promise to credit you, and give you my lollipop if you want. You can even choose a flavor other than root beer or sour apple or watermelon, if you like. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![nocturnal\_tick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@nocturnal\_tick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_tick)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-whiz-but-it-would-be-swell-if-cecil-welcomed-all-of-the-new-charter-members/235871/146 "2004-03-31T20:08:34Z")
[inner child]OMG! This is sooo cool, I got asked for a sig line, Wahay![inner child] Well, I don’t see why not. Consider it yours. By the way, I like sour apple. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Innanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecd19e/32.png) [@Innanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Innanna)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-whiz-but-it-would-be-swell-if-cecil-welcomed-all-of-the-new-charter-members/235871/147 "2004-03-31T20:23:27Z")
> [@nocturnal\_tick](#): > > [inner child]OMG! This is sooo cool, I got asked for a sig line, Wahay![inner child] > > Well, I don’t see why not. Consider it yours. > > By the way, I like sour apple. 😃 Thank you very much. 🙂 When I get my lollipop, I will send it on. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-whiz-but-it-would-be-swell-if-cecil-welcomed-all-of-the-new-charter-members/235871/148 "2004-03-31T20:31:37Z")
We recover bandwidth by paying a fee, and some shlub takes it up again with a _War and Peace_ sig. Sheesh! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Innanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecd19e/32.png) [@Innanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Innanna)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-whiz-but-it-would-be-swell-if-cecil-welcomed-all-of-the-new-charter-members/235871/149 "2004-03-31T20:43:16Z")
Aw, **carnivorousplant** , you’re just sore 'cause my sig is all red and fancy and yours is all…um… not red and fancy. But I will try real hard to uncheck the show signature box. And I will change it to not red so that it ceases to draw the eye like a magnet, will that help? And I will try not to post to this thread until tomorrow and spare the poor hamsters. I swear, I make one little five dollar payment, and suddenly I act like I am all entitled and I start posting like a… like a… like someone who posts a lot. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![sleeping](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@sleeping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeping)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-whiz-but-it-would-be-swell-if-cecil-welcomed-all-of-the-new-charter-members/235871/150 "2004-04-01T08:44:01Z")
Come on, **BJMoose**! We all just want some meaning in our lives… ---
**Author:** ![nocturnal\_tick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@nocturnal\_tick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_tick)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-whiz-but-it-would-be-swell-if-cecil-welcomed-all-of-the-new-charter-members/235871/151 "2004-04-01T11:27:32Z")
Hey, **carnivorousplant** let **Innanna** have her sig. I mean how else will anyone know that I said something clever for once. ---
**Author:** ![BJMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@BJMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BJMoose)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-whiz-but-it-would-be-swell-if-cecil-welcomed-all-of-the-new-charter-members/235871/152 "2004-04-01T15:45:32Z")
> [@nocturnal\_tick](#): > > And so Cecil decreed, You shall bring the evildoers forth and from them pluck the Lincoln, for it is precious to me. And if you’ve ever had your Lincoln plucked, you know how painful that can be (apologies to Steve Allen). > [@sleeping](#): > > Come on, **BJMoose**! We all just want some meaning in our lives… [_borrows Snidely Whiplash costume from wardrobe_] This gives me an idea, bwaha! Why should **Cecil Adams** get all the brownnosing? If some folks will kindly kiss my antlers, then I’ll cough up five bucks and maybe a furball before the deadline. And for those of you who have been plotting my demise, think again. If I should die before I join, then I shall always show up in this thread as a Guest, and **Cecil** will _never_ return. Bwahaha-haha-ha - _gulp_ ---
**Author:** ![nocturnal\_tick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@nocturnal\_tick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_tick)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-whiz-but-it-would-be-swell-if-cecil-welcomed-all-of-the-new-charter-members/235871/153 "2004-04-01T16:33:46Z")
I don’t know why we should **BJMoose** , I mean most of us have waited a _long_ time for Cecil to come out of the woodwork. I think we can wait a bit longer. But you know, I can’t vouch for anyone else. So you better watch your back or when you least suspect it… DROIT DU SEIGNEUR! ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-whiz-but-it-would-be-swell-if-cecil-welcomed-all-of-the-new-charter-members/235871/154 "2004-04-01T23:17:33Z")
_tossing my bra onto the thread_ ---
**Author:** ![Dazzling\_White\_Diamonds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@Dazzling\_White\_Diamonds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dazzling_White_Diamonds)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-whiz-but-it-would-be-swell-if-cecil-welcomed-all-of-the-new-charter-members/235871/155 "2004-04-02T00:26:25Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > _tossing my bra onto the thread_ Hell, if I tossed **my** bra onto this thread, none of you’d be able to find it again, let alone **Cecil** … On the other hand… if I ran my bra up the flagpole, does anyone think it’d help? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-whiz-but-it-would-be-swell-if-cecil-welcomed-all-of-the-new-charter-members/235871/156 "2004-04-02T01:21:04Z")
> [@Innanna](#): > > Aw, **carnivorousplant** , you’re just sore 'cause my sig is all red and fancy Red? You call that _red?_ When we charter members started posting here, if we wanted _red_ we had to prick our thumbs and paint our sig on the screen in blood. That’s how Dope fests started, we’d all bring our monitors and paint our sig’s on them in blood. Humph. Looks like we still do, unless I can figure out the [color] thing up there. ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-whiz-but-it-would-be-swell-if-cecil-welcomed-all-of-the-new-charter-members/235871/157 "2004-04-02T01:30:24Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Red? You call that _red?_ > When we charter members started posting here, if we wanted _red_ we had to prick our thumbs and paint our sig on the screen in blood… I can do that now: I broke my coffee mug this evening. My SDMB coffee mug. The handle just snapped in my hand. I now have a SDMB pencil cup and am typing one-handed now. Hrumph. Now I’ll have to buy a new mug, and probably won’t even get a thanks for being a commercial supporter. If I do, I personally will buy a coffee mug for everybody in my house. ---
**Author:** ![BJMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@BJMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BJMoose)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-whiz-but-it-would-be-swell-if-cecil-welcomed-all-of-the-new-charter-members/235871/158 "2004-04-02T16:19:41Z")
That earlier poster was right - this _is_ a tough audience. I figured my set-up would bring forth a deluge of that celebrated SDMB wit. Alas, all I got was **nocturnal\_tick** trying to _droit_ my _seigneur_. Oh, well. 'Nuff’s nuff. Be back in a few minutes (I hope **Cecil** put a sharp hamster in charge of the ticket window. ---
**Author:** ![BJMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@BJMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BJMoose)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-whiz-but-it-would-be-swell-if-cecil-welcomed-all-of-the-new-charter-members/235871/159 "2004-04-02T16:45:00Z")
So there. (even tho’ at the time of this post it still says Guest, I really did join, else the stuff in the upper-right-hand corner wouldn’t be there; don’t tell me I have to bribe **Lynn** , too) I just remembered - the status should change with my next post. Here goes. . . ---
**Author:** ![zoogirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b9bd4f/32.png) [@zoogirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoogirl)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2004, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-whiz-but-it-would-be-swell-if-cecil-welcomed-all-of-the-new-charter-members/235871/160 "2004-04-03T07:29:33Z")
Okay, so He was here after me… lessee… does that mean He… OMG!!! MAYBE HE READ MY POST!!! (oops, sorry for yelling, but…) WHOOPEE!!! (zoogirl falls to the floor. The tears streaming from her eyes are now of exalted joy. She prostrates hersef, facing East and mumbles incoherantly "Unca Cece Unca Cece Unca Cece…) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-whiz-but-it-would-be-swell-if-cecil-welcomed-all-of-the-new-charter-members/235871.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-whiz-but-it-would-be-swell-if-cecil-welcomed-all-of-the-new-charter-members/235871.md?page=9)