# Is Cecil Adams a real person, or a title for a group of people? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 8, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cecil-adams-a-real-person-or-a-title-for-a-group-of-people/595621 "2011-09-08T15:32:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cecil-adams-a-real-person-or-a-title-for-a-group-of-people/595621/81 "2011-09-09T18:37:04Z")
> [@Una\_Persson](#): > > Just remember, you mess with Ed, you mess with me. Wait, what? _Una_ is Ed? Then who’s Cecil again? I’m confused. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cecil-adams-a-real-person-or-a-title-for-a-group-of-people/595621/82 "2011-09-09T18:44:48Z")
Una is like unto Cecil’s own Devi Goddess Kali. > **[Kali: Hindu Goddess of Destruction - The Buddha Garden](http://www.thebuddhagarden.com/kali-hindu-goddess.html)** > > Kali is the Goddess of Destruction and Dissolution in Hinduism, and she is one of the most popular goddesses in India. Kali is known for destroying ignorance, and she helps those who strive for knowledge of God. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cecil-adams-a-real-person-or-a-title-for-a-group-of-people/595621/83 "2011-09-09T19:26:46Z")
> [@Cartooniverse](#): > > Heh. Nicely wrought. Puts me in mind of… > > " You and me? You and me? I’ll tell you about you and me. There IS no you and me. You get your sorry ass out of town, don’t stop in Champaign-Urbana, don’t hide away in Rockland. Your Chicago rights are revoked. Me, I’m gonna call in some heavy-swingin’ Dopers I know of who’ll get medieval on his ass. " > > 😃 That was precisely the movie I had in mind when I typed it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cecil-adams-a-real-person-or-a-title-for-a-group-of-people/595621/84 "2011-09-09T20:16:33Z")
I’m frightened and impressed at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cecil-adams-a-real-person-or-a-title-for-a-group-of-people/595621/85 "2011-09-09T20:39:08Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > Una is like unto Cecil’s own Devi Goddess Kali. > > [Kali: Hindu Goddess of Destruction - The Buddha Garden](http://www.thebuddhagarden.com/kali.htm) > > 😃 Remember, Lynn is Cecil’s _Angel_ of Death. I’m Cecil’s _Consigliere_ of Death. ---
**Author:** ![Toucanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cecil-adams-a-real-person-or-a-title-for-a-group-of-people/595621/86 "2011-09-09T20:42:06Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > Dos Equus? The guy with 2 horses? Nah, it’s a video on YouTube: “Two guys, one colt”. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cecil-adams-a-real-person-or-a-title-for-a-group-of-people/595621/87 "2011-09-09T20:42:25Z")
At least now we know [who should play **Una**](http://www.flickr.com/photos/davetyla/3326961226/) in the SDMB Movie !!! ---
**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:** [September 9, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cecil-adams-a-real-person-or-a-title-for-a-group-of-people/595621/88 "2011-09-09T21:49:09Z")
> [@Darth\_Panda](#): > > …army of Sith Panda are ready. Breeding them is proving more difficult than planned… I’m working on a bestiality joke here…I’ll get back to you. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cecil-adams-a-real-person-or-a-title-for-a-group-of-people/595621/89 "2011-09-10T00:40:00Z")
> [@Darth\_Panda](#): > > We just need to kidnap Ed Zotti, lock him in the closet and beat the hell out of him for a few weeks, and then see if the column still gets posted. If it does, we’ll need to analyze it for changes in writing style. Alright, go get your gear and round up the troops. You could do that without beating the hell out of him, but admittedly that wouldn’t be as much fun. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2011, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cecil-adams-a-real-person-or-a-title-for-a-group-of-people/595621/90 "2011-09-10T03:09:37Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I’m working on a bestiality joke here…I’ll get back to you. 🙂 The suspense is killing me 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2011, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cecil-adams-a-real-person-or-a-title-for-a-group-of-people/595621/91 "2011-09-10T06:07:02Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I’m working on a bestiality joke here…I’ll get back to you. 🙂 He couldn’t post it. It’s too baa-aa-aa-aad. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2011, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cecil-adams-a-real-person-or-a-title-for-a-group-of-people/595621/92 "2011-09-10T09:13:04Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I’m working on a bestiality joke here…I’ll get back to you. 🙂 Don’t tell me, let me guess: A ladyboy and an elephant walk into a bar … ---
**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:** [September 10, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cecil-adams-a-real-person-or-a-title-for-a-group-of-people/595621/93 "2011-09-10T15:40:02Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Don’t tell me, let me guess: A ladyboy and an elephant walk into a bar … No, it’s about Darth breeding his pandas… Okay, just substitute “panda” for " sheep" [here.](http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/171427) ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2011, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cecil-adams-a-real-person-or-a-title-for-a-group-of-people/595621/94 "2011-09-11T10:49:40Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Don’t tell me, let me guess: A ladyboy and an elephant walk into a bar … and then something involving trunk and junk? ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cecil-adams-a-real-person-or-a-title-for-a-group-of-people/595621/95 "2011-09-12T18:44:01Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > … > > No **Cecil Adams**? Thank God he lives and lives forever. A thousand years from now, **Jack Batty** , nay 10 times 10,000 years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of students of knowledge. 10,000 years:confused: Times 10 :eek::eek:. My, this ignorance fight is indeed longer than we thought.😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cecil-adams-a-real-person-or-a-title-for-a-group-of-people/595621.md?page=4)