Is Cecil dead and replaced?

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Much can be learned by looking at Cecil’s posts on the SDMB.

I submit that, given the brevity and drive-by-ness of the posts that Cecil Adams is none other than:
handy.

Be ascared, be very ascared.

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See Is Cecil Adams a real person? Pretty conclusive, IMHO.

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Oh, fine - say hello to the little fanboy trolling for a hello, and ignore the Gay Guy entirely, even after he starts a thread, um, trolling for a hello months ago. (OK, I’ll shut up now…)

Hi, Cecil! Nice to know you’re still watching over us.

Esprix

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It’s an art, Esprix. It’s an art. Obviously;), some have mastered it, and some are still working at it.

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Then he’s NOT perfect.

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Feh, I can see why he doesn’t pop up more often. He makes his presence known, and the best ya’ll can offer is fawning verbiage? You should know by now–and he’s certainly made it clear over the years–that the only appropriate tribute is cash. Small bills preferred.

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Just for the record, I certainly deny being Cecil. I have nowhere near the knowledge, talent, or wit. I am not Cecil. I am not Cecil. I am not Cecil. There, that’s thrice, and “what I tell you three times is true.”

I am not Cary Grant, either. I just look a lot like him.

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Your answer is on this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=60371

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I.I.krandall said

Actually, YOUR answer is in the thread to which you just resurrected and posted. If you scroll up about 8 post, you will read what Jeff Olsen contributed. Read it well. He knows about the subject.

Just in case you don’t understand my post, I’ll quote Jeff here

[QUOTE]
US Patent & Trademark Office employee checking in
Disclaimer: this is in no way “official” information. The USPTO frowns upon its employees passing along any official info in this manner.

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Originally posted by handy
It might be old to you; but you haven’t nor has anyone else explained about the mark registration.

I have, at least once.
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If you can answer why they dropped the mark in '89 & if they have a new one, I’d be most happy to read.

Look at it this way. Are you familiar with the phrase “patent pending”? The tradmark equivalent of this is “™”, and is usually replaced with “®” if and when the application gets approved. The application for “Cecil Adams” that was submitted by the Chicago Reader was refused just over three months after it was received. I am unable to determine what the reason was. Over the next 30 months, the Reader’s attorneys tried to get the tradmark examiner to reverse his or her opinion but was unable. Once the attorneys exhausted their options, the file was abandoned and there were no further attempts at obtaining a registered tradmark. Even though the file was abandoned, the Reader can continue to use “Cecil Adams” for as long as they please.
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Originally posted by Guinastasia
In all seriousness, if Cecil’s name WAS a trademark, I think there’d be a little TM or something after his name when it appears on the books. And it doesn’t.

Don’t believe me? Look at any new V.C. Andrews book, which are all ghostwritten. There is a TM after her name.

The difference here is the “Cecil Adams” file was abandoned and this wasn’t. In fact, the application was approved (registration #1729248) just over 9 years ago so there should be an ® instead.

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Please don’t resurrect two year old threads, l.l.krandall.

Cajun Man ~ SDMB Moderator