# So....is Cecil Adams really Ed Zotti? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 19, 2009, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-cecil-adams-really-ed-zotti/490061 "2009-03-19T19:33:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Vorpal\_Blade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9de0a6/32.png) [@Vorpal\_Blade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vorpal_Blade)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-cecil-adams-really-ed-zotti/490061/141 "2009-10-30T13:56:57Z")
> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#): > > …is the same as Ed Zotti, whose interactions with the Great Unwashed Masses in running this MB have showed him to a mere mortal like anyone else. It’s not Ed Zotti; it’s another guy by the same name. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-cecil-adams-really-ed-zotti/490061/142 "2009-10-30T15:54:35Z")
> [@JillGat](#): > > You do research for the column. You say that there are blatant differences in the way Cecil writes vs how Ed writes. Yes, I say PUHleez. Jill, have you had your reflexes tested lately? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-cecil-adams-really-ed-zotti/490061/143 "2009-10-30T16:56:55Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > Jill, have you had your reflexes tested lately? :eek: She’ll get back to you in March. However, maybe she’s just been on the ISS or in Antarctica. Perhaps she’s near a singularity where time has slowed down for her, while speeding up for us. Maybe Cecil Zotti has had her locked up in a pit in his house for revealing his true identity (no swearing in there, though). The possibilities are endless. ---
**Author:** ![DarrenS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-cecil-adams-really-ed-zotti/490061/144 "2009-11-01T16:44:31Z")
If they are really the same person, shouldn’t both accounts be banned as socks? ---
**Author:** ![Skylark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Skylark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skylark)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-cecil-adams-really-ed-zotti/490061/145 "2009-11-01T17:45:12Z")
> [@Agent\_Foxtrot](#): > > “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” is owned by Comedy Central. I’m pretty sure Jon owns his own name, though. And [Jon Stewart](http://dailynightly.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/28/485509.aspx) is itself a stage name. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-cecil-adams-really-ed-zotti/490061/146 "2009-11-01T18:26:44Z")
> [@DarrenS](#): > > If they are really the same person, shouldn’t both accounts be banned as socks? This has been asked a few times. The answer always comes back that Ed is the boss and can break the rules if he wants. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-cecil-adams-really-ed-zotti/490061/147 "2009-11-01T20:51:19Z")
I’ve always believed that Cecil Adams is really Edward de Vere. He wrote all the columns before his death in 1604 and Ed Zotti has just been publishing them as he slowly edits them. My proof? Look how long it’s taking to release the next Straight Dope book. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-cecil-adams-really-ed-zotti/490061.md?page=7)