# How to Solve the Joel Stein Problem

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-solve-the-joel-stein-problem/192417>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 1, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-solve-the-joel-stein-problem/192417 "2003-08-01T18:43:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-solve-the-joel-stein-problem/192417/21 "2003-08-03T00:18:53Z")

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May I suggest a write-in campaign, complete with vague unprovable threats and offers of sexual favors? Lord knows I sent them my clips and resume years ago, with no response . . . And now that my _Movieline_ column ended two years ago, I’m as old hat as James Thurber.

–Maj. Gen. Golden

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**Author:** ![Caprigenus\_Chevre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@Caprigenus\_Chevre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprigenus_Chevre)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-solve-the-joel-stein-problem/192417/22 "2003-08-03T01:30:47Z")

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I actually enjoyed Joel Stien and I am not to fond of the stupid questions.

I do have my latest copy of EW with me (still unread) with the first Stephen King coloumn (it has “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” on the cover). I did really enjoy King’s review of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix”, so I have high hopes for this whenever I manage to get to it 😉

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**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-solve-the-joel-stein-problem/192417/23 "2003-08-03T02:56:31Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Eve \*  
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> –Maj. Gen. Golden \*\*

Ahh! You’ve finally shown up! After that sandstorm a few miles back, I thought you’d never show! Two questions:

1. Do you accept your mission, as stated about 10 or so posts ago, and,

2. Where are the others?

(Salutes)

Gen. “Governor Quinn” Fehr,

Commander,

Straight Dope Armed Forces

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**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-solve-the-joel-stein-problem/192417/24 "2003-08-03T15:16:04Z")

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Maj. Gen., where did you run off to, and where’s the rest of the force? I can’t fight The Dread Joel Stein alone!

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