I place this in this forum because it is a “Comment on Cecil’s Columns.” Please move it as appropriate.
In What gets the better gas mileage: windows up, AC on, or windows down, AC off? , Cecil travels across this great land of ours in the quest for knowledge. On behalf of the Teeming Millions, let me say that we’re all pleased that you were able to squeeze a few days vacation into this experiment, Unc.
In Is it true the quack of a duck will not echo? , Jane actually takes a duck to an place that echoes. No vacation.
My questions are:
What are the most outlandish things Cecil and his staff have done in the Fight Against Ignorance?
What is the largest expenditure ever submitted to the Chicago Reader to find out the answer to a question?
Heck, what is the largest expense reimbursement form ever accepted by the Chicago Reader to answer a reader query?
Livin’ on Tums, Vitamin E and Rogaine
In the category of “most foolhardy”, Cecil, Jane, and Ed actually tasted circus peanuts. Jane and Ed refused to eat spam, but Cecil did.
The Striaght Dope Science Advisory Board unanimously expressed the opinion that was reckless endangerment of life and limb on the part of the Boss.
In terms of the SDSAB, try Can you make mosquitoes explode by flexing your muscles?
Cecil actually ate Spam to help the Teeming Millions?
My God, that man is dedicated!!!
I’m in awe.
I thought this was going to be a thread about marketing the latest SD merchandise–WWCD bracelets, hats and shirts. Sorry…carry on with your lives.
Born O.K. the first time…
If you are born again, do you have two belly buttons?
Hell, I’ve eaten spam, and not even as for an experiment or a dare. Fry it up and put it on a corn tortilla. Not half bad.
lvick
November 8, 1999, 7:29am
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I have this twisted vision of the SD staff huddled over a Sears catalog searching for errant penises (penisi, penisus? whatever).
Larry
Great, now I’ve got a mental image of a horse with a large penis sticking out of it’s forehead! Penisus??!!
Kat
November 9, 1999, 12:37am
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Just to relieve any rampart curiousity: Webster’s gives the plural as penises or penes (p-long e-accent mark n-long e-z (pee neez?))
Your Official Cat Goddess since 10/20/99.
Semper Ubi Sub Ubi
lvick
November 9, 1999, 7:18am
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Ok, Slythe, I give up, what are you talking about? I just don’t get the horse bit. Oh, that was bad,
Larry
Ivick, if you’re serious, and not just setting up a bad pun I’ll explain.
penisus=pegasus
Any clearer? Granted the joke fails in that Unicorns had horns on their forehead, while Pegasus had wings.
I still laughed.
David_B
November 10, 1999, 6:34am
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Dex said:
Ahem! I ate a whole bag of them, with witnesses (they know who they are), and enjoyed every minute of it!
DavidB, some take on great risk for the advancement of knowledge. Others are just foolhardy.
… and then there are those with no taste.
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Miami Tracon, this is Straight Dope Flight 000318. We’ve been hijacked. I say again, SD Flight 318 our of Ignorance bound for Knowledge has been hijacked. The posters have demanded that we divert the thread to MPSIMS. I have changed course to comply. Fuel is dwindling, and we are currently projected to crash in “About This Message Board.” Please Advise.
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