# Stig is known

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stig-is-known/482139>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 20, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stig-is-known/482139 "2009-01-20T15:37:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![PatriotGrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9dc877/32.png) [@PatriotGrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotGrrrl)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stig-is-known/482139/21 "2009-01-21T12:27:12Z")

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Some say… he can only be seen by those who believe.

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**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stig-is-known/482139/22 "2009-01-21T13:50:12Z")

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Why oh, why did I check who he is? It’s gonna bug me forever that he isn’t Schumacher or some other famous F1-driver

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**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stig-is-known/482139/23 "2009-01-21T14:38:05Z")

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Sometimes he might be.

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**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stig-is-known/482139/24 "2009-01-21T15:43:45Z")

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> [@Svejk\_1](#):
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> another reason for the anonymity is that they can use different people to do the same thing, which might be convenient. Just like Santa, you know.

Wait a minute… What do you mean, “Just like Santa”? What are you saying?

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**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stig-is-known/482139/25 "2009-01-21T15:51:42Z")

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Geez, just read the article. Underneath that shiny white helmet and the white leather racing suit is in fact a big old fat man in a red suit with a huge beard who likes giving presents.

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**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stig-is-known/482139/26 "2009-01-21T18:11:44Z")

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Anyone who’s read Wikipedia on the Stig knew that Ben Collins was a consulting expert for the show, according to Hammond’s accident report. I even thought about making a shirt on Cafepress with “I am Ben Collins”, but with Stig’s picture.

These people are kind of like ones who would tell kids there’s no Santa just because they could make a buck. I never believed in Santa, but there’s no point in just ruining things.

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**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stig-is-known/482139/27 "2009-01-21T19:25:46Z")

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A list of “some say…” quotes 🙂

[http://viykor.com/index.php?q=node/48](http://viykor.com/index.php?q=node/48)

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