# Okay, \[i\]somebody\[/i\] has to say it

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-somebody-i-has-to-say-it/368430>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [August 12, 2006, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-somebody-i-has-to-say-it/368430 "2006-08-12T09:58:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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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:** [August 12, 2006, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-somebody-i-has-to-say-it/368430/1 "2006-08-12T09:58:35Z")

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[Another dam good column](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/060811.html)

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**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-somebody-i-has-to-say-it/368430/2 "2006-08-12T13:57:51Z")

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Yes, although “According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers” cried out for a raised Cecilian eyebrow.

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**Author:** ![coffeecat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coffeecat/32/3405_2.png) [@coffeecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coffeecat)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-somebody-i-has-to-say-it/368430/3 "2006-08-12T14:15:04Z")

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The picture just cries out for a beaver standing on his well-built, intact dam, sticking out his tongue at the disaster.

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**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-somebody-i-has-to-say-it/368430/4 "2006-08-12T20:37:46Z")

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[QUOTE=coffeecat]  
The picture just cries out for a beaver standing on his well-built, intact dam, sticking out his tongue at the disaster.  
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Wasn’t aware beavers had tongues. :dubious:

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**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-somebody-i-has-to-say-it/368430/5 "2006-08-12T20:44:34Z")

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[QUOTE=hawthorne]  
Yes, although “According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers” cried out for a raised Cecilian eyebrow.  
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? I don’t get it.

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**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-somebody-i-has-to-say-it/368430/6 "2006-08-12T21:29:35Z")

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[QUOTE=NinetyWt]  
? I don’t get it.  
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I’m guessing it’s a comment on the claims of levee integrity made by the same body in a recently soggified southern city.

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**Author:** ![chorpler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chorpler/32/2888_2.png) [@chorpler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chorpler)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-somebody-i-has-to-say-it/368430/7 "2006-08-13T18:31:38Z")

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[QUOTE=DSYoungEsq]  
Wasn’t aware beavers had tongues. :dubious:  
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Fortunately, [Cecil has tackled this issue](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_003b.html).

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2006, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-somebody-i-has-to-say-it/368430/8 "2006-08-13T18:51:24Z")

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[QUOTE=DSYoungEsq]  
Wasn’t aware beavers had tongues. :dubious:  
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I was gonna link to a photo, but after Googling, I decided not to. :eek:

[sub]Not really[/sub]

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-somebody-i-has-to-say-it/368430/9 "2006-08-14T06:33:05Z")

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[More on those dam beavers](http://www.snopes.com/humor/letters/dammed.htm)

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**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-somebody-i-has-to-say-it/368430/10 "2006-08-14T14:11:31Z")

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[QUOTE=DSYoungEsq]  
Wasn’t aware beavers had tongues.  
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Probably because they mostly keep them in their cheeks.