# The endless quest for Cecil

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 18, 2002, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-endless-quest-for-cecil/98911 "2002-03-18T19:15:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![toadspittle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-endless-quest-for-cecil/98911/1 "2002-03-18T19:15:49Z")

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So I was reading [this column](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_112.html) and came across this:

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> One more thing. While addressing a Mensa convention the other day (really), Cecil told the story of the letter about the M&M expiration date, concluding with the plaintive question, “what happens at 8:06?” From the back of the room someone promptly shot back the obvious answer: “They melt in your hand.”

So … who really spoke at this convention? Ed, posing as Cecil?