# Interesting detail about Cecil...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-detail-about-cecil/407262>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [June 8, 2007, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-detail-about-cecil/407262 "2007-06-08T14:32:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![CJJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-detail-about-cecil/407262/1 "2007-06-08T14:32:42Z")

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…in the first line of this week’s [column about the presumed link between autism and vaccines](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/070608.html):

[QUOTE=Cecil]  
While expounding **the other day** on the lost antiseptic mercurochrome…  
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(Emphasis mine) The [Mercurochrome article](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/040723.html) was written in July of 2004, nearly three years ago.

If years are but days to the Master, can there be any doubt of his omniscience? 🙂

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-detail-about-cecil/407262/2 "2007-06-08T15:24:39Z")

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It’s no wonder he’s still going strong after 34 years; 1973 must feel like a few weeks ago. Can you imagine the sheer mass of recreational substances you’d need in order to distort your sense of time that bad?

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**Author:** ![Mathochist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c89c15/32.png) [@Mathochist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mathochist)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-detail-about-cecil/407262/3 "2007-06-08T20:02:48Z")

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[QUOTE=bibliophage]  
It’s no wonder he’s still going strong after 34 years; 1973 must feel like a few weeks ago. Can you imagine the sheer mass of recreational substances you’d need in order to distort your sense of time that bad?  
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I can try to imagine it, but a sample would help to manage the task.