Why is it a question for the “teeming millions” when there are only around 36 thousand members on this message board?
I think it is actually “facetious.” Or, “tongue in cheek.”
As a fellow resident of our great state, I believe you need to go to the fair and eat some deep fried candy bars until your head explodes. Good Lord, Man.
There’s only 36k registered members of the board. When you factor in the non-registered viewers, the readers of the syndicated column, and the life forms that recieve Cecil’s brainwaves through telepathy, the number has surely risen into the billions by now.
Actually, I believe the “Teeming Millions” term stems from what Cecil would call his readership when answering questions in the column, long before these boards came along.
The “Teeming Millions” are comprised of all readers of Cecil’s columns, not just the members of this board. I’d wager that there are many, many more who read his column than have joined this board.