# What's so great about Cecil? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 19, 2000, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-cecil/16251 "2000-04-19T22:05:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2000, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-cecil/16251/21 "2000-04-20T15:46:00Z")
> [@](#): > > ## quote: > > ## I don’t think he’s anywhere near the world’s most intelligent man > > Originally posted by Cristi: > \*\* I don’t think he ever claimed to be. He just knows everything. Thank the deities that somebody doess, because I sure don’t. > > \*\* I have to take exception with ya there Cristi, he’s claimed to be the worlds smartest human being all the time… fact you would probably hear it daily if you were in personal contact with the man I would venture. 🙂 ALL HAIL THE GREAT UNCA CECE! ---
**Author:** ![KarmaComa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@KarmaComa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarmaComa)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2000, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-cecil/16251/22 "2000-04-20T15:53:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Cristi: > \*\* I don’t think he ever claimed to be (_the world’s most intelligent man_). He just knows everything. Thank the deities that somebody doess, because I sure don’t. > \*\* Hello and welcome to the official Internet home of Cecil Adams, World’s Smartest Human Being… (from the main page). My first mistake was posting this in MPSIMS instead of GQ. Someone mentioned that Cecil had the widest knowledge base in the world. Is this a serious claim? Surely there are savants who know far more than he does, perhaps even people who DON’T research it for a living. This thread is not meant as disrespectful to Cecil, I am just wondering how much reverence towards him is simply… well, irreverence. John Lennon was OK. ---
**Author:** ![KarmaComa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@KarmaComa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarmaComa)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2000, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-cecil/16251/23 "2000-04-20T15:55:00Z")
Autrepoint: I don’t think that Dan Savage, despite his widely popular column Savage Love, is touted as being an amazing font of sexual wisdom. That seemed like more of a direct comparison before I typed it out… ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2000, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-cecil/16251/24 "2000-04-20T16:05:00Z")
Cecil’s claim is to be the “smartest” human being, not the “most sexually powerful” nor the “most intelligent.” You gotta admit, you read any of his stuff, he’s smart. Smart-thinking and smart-mouthed. And, frankly, Cecil’s claims about himself need to be taken … um… yeah, well, he’s my boss’s boss. ---
**Author:** ![WallyM7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5e925/32.png) [@WallyM7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WallyM7)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2000, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-cecil/16251/25 "2000-04-20T16:12:00Z")
What’s so great about KarmaComa? No, seriously. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2000, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-cecil/16251/26 "2000-04-20T16:17:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by CKDextHavn: > \*\*Cecil’s claim is to be the “smartest” human being, not the “most sexually powerful” nor the “most intelligent.” \*\* I seem to recall that once he claimed to have the “best shoes.” Wait, I’ll look for the link. _Cecil, Cecil, hear our plea! Ignorance encircles we!.._ God, I love that… ---
**Author:** ![purrplebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90ced4/32.png) [@purrplebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purrplebear)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2000, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-cecil/16251/27 "2000-04-20T16:21:00Z")
You come into _his_ playground and then refuse to play by the rules. And, you want to argue with the playground boss. Not nice. FYI, this place has enabled me to dust off my flirting skills, learn more about the mysteries of the male mind (still fairly clueless, though), and engage in some truly adult conversations. Unlike VB, I have never needed Viagra, although… well, never you mind! 😉 * * * You are more than a human being, you are a human becoming. Og Mandino That’s my name, not a description. I am neither purple nor a bear. Okay, so I’m purple.\ ---
**Author:** ![KarmaComa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@KarmaComa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarmaComa)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2000, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-cecil/16251/28 "2000-04-21T05:02:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by WallyM7: > \*\*What’s so great about KarmaComa? > > No, seriously.\*\* Wait until I have thousands of fawning sycophants at my feet. Then it will be a relevant question. Although I am quite the alpha male… ---
**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2000, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-cecil/16251/29 "2000-04-21T05:26:00Z")
> [@](#): > > What’s so great about Cecil? Well, he certainly is smart and witty, but I think it’s his dashing good looks. * * * Virtually yours, “Feynman was wrong. I understand Quantum Physics completely. Anybody seen my drugs?” - A **WallyM7™**.sig ---
**Author:** ![Guy\_Propski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@Guy\_Propski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Propski)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2000, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-cecil/16251/30 "2000-04-20T18:08:00Z")
This is really going to be a pointless thread, no matter what forum it’s posted in. I know loyal Dopers will post all kinds of reasons why Cecil is great, and all KarmaComa will do is reply, “Yeah, but what’s so great about that?” Don’t bother trying to change someone’s mind when it’s already closed, folks. ---
**Author:** ![KarmaComa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@KarmaComa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarmaComa)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2000, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-cecil/16251/31 "2000-04-20T18:13:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Guy Propski: > \*\*This is really going to be a pointless thread, no matter what forum it’s posted in. I know loyal Dopers will post all kinds of reasons why Cecil is great, and all KarmaComa will do is reply, “Yeah, but what’s so great about that?” > > Don’t bother trying to change someone’s mind when it’s already closed, folks.\*\* What’s so great about that? But seriously, my reason for initially posting was that I was wondering how much was genuine reverence and how much is tongue-in-cheek fawning. ---
**Author:** ![WallyM7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5e925/32.png) [@WallyM7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WallyM7)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2000, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-cecil/16251/32 "2000-04-20T18:14:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Wait until I have thousands of fawning sycophants at my feet. Then it will be a relevant question. Although I am quite the alpha male… I’m not much good with net shorthand, but this one seems appropriate: ROFLMAO ---
**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:** [April 20, 2000, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-cecil/16251/33 "2000-04-20T18:21:00Z")
Here’s another reason Cecil is great: He has allowed Karma not only to begin this thread but continue posting baiting remarks to it, and Cecil, in his boundless magnanimity, has elected to be tolerant, instead of snapping his metaphorical fingers and having Karma erased from the planet. Truly, a better man than I. * * * **Movie Geek Central** – Reviews, news, analysis, and more! [http://moviegeek.homestead.com](http://moviegeek.homestead.com) ---
**Author:** ![Talkinsquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f6c823/32.png) [@Talkinsquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talkinsquirrel)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2000, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-cecil/16251/34 "2000-04-20T18:29:00Z")
Cecil be the bomb… i wonder if he needs a lackey…oh and hes like smart and stuff 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Guy\_Propski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@Guy\_Propski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Propski)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2000, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-cecil/16251/35 "2000-04-20T20:50:00Z")
Karma–who cares why? It’s as pointless a question as who is the better prime minister, Pitt the Elder or Lord Palmerston. You either think Cecil is great–or you don’t. And I have nothing but pity for those who don’t. ---
**Author:** ![KarmaComa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@KarmaComa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarmaComa)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2000, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-cecil/16251/36 "2000-04-20T22:19:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Cervaise: > \*\*Here’s another reason Cecil is great: > > He has allowed Karma not only to begin this thread but continue posting baiting remarks to it, and Cecil, in his boundless magnanimity, has elected to be tolerant, instead of snapping his metaphorical fingers and having Karma erased from the planet. > > Truly, a better man than I.\*\* Does Cecil even personally read the board messages? Wally: Glad you appreciate my charming sense of humour. ROTFLMAOPIMPCISFFICBSI!!! Ok, that was a bit much, but I’ll give 500 sneers to the person who can guess what I actually meant! ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2000, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-cecil/16251/37 "2000-04-20T22:23:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by KarmaComa: > \*\* Does Cecil even personally read the board messages? \*\* [/QUOTE] NO, so whats your point?!?!?!?!?!?! awww… well on occasion he interjects. * * * **I was sad because I had no shoes, until I saw a snake with no legs.** - A Wally original. ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2000, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-cecil/16251/38 "2000-04-20T22:25:00Z")
wow… that there is quotin gone mad… ---
**Author:** ![dwtno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@dwtno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwtno)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2000, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-cecil/16251/39 "2000-04-20T22:34:00Z")
Of course the question that must be asked is… If Cecil is so smart, why does he let stupid things happen? It’s enough to make you question your faith, I tell ya. ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2000, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-cecil/16251/40 "2000-04-20T23:32:00Z")
_Does Cecil even personally read the board messages?_ Of course he does. Did you think this was some sort of intellectual “Kamp Krusty”, where the namesake never shows up? He even posts on occasion. For example, the proudest moment in my entire life occurred then Cecil himself responded to something I had posted. (It fact, I believe this was the first time he ever posted to this board.) See: [Cecil’s Lousy Call Letter Answer](http://boards.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000003.html) for more details. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-cecil/16251.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-cecil/16251.md?page=3)