# Which Doper is most like The Cecil? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 3, 2002, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-is-most-like-the-cecil/130631 "2002-10-03T02:46:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-is-most-like-the-cecil/130631/1 "2002-10-03T02:46:12Z")
[For the purposes of this thread, let’s assume Cecil is a Real Live Human Being.] There sure are a lot of smart fellers and ladies here. Lotta funny ones, too. Put 'em together, and you’ve got smart asses! But seriously, folks. According to what you’ve seen on here, which Doper comes closest to Cecil? This Doper probably should possess one or more of the following characteristics: 1. **Smart.** Both book-smart and experience (or is that a priori and empirical? I can never remember which is which). 2. **Witty** , in a sarcastic way. 3. Master or Mistress of the **putdown**. 4. Maintains a **holier-than-thou** attitude at all times. In other words, acts like he or she knows. Hm, interesting characteristics all. I guess it’d be tough for anyone to have all four of those (and of course numbers 2 and 3 are very similar). But who on here can come close? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ResIpsaLoquitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@ResIpsaLoquitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ResIpsaLoquitor)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-is-most-like-the-cecil/130631/2 "2002-10-03T02:55:43Z")
You mean it’s not Ed Zotti? :::d&r:::: ---
**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:** [October 3, 2002, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-is-most-like-the-cecil/130631/3 "2002-10-03T10:17:58Z")
**Cecil Adams** himself has posted on this board, so, using the standard that “A is A”, that would seem to make him the most Cecil-like. As noted, **Ed Zotti** , Cecil’s current (third) editor also posts here, and even **Mike Lenehan** , Cecil’s original editor back in 1973, has made a few posts. ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-is-most-like-the-cecil/130631/4 "2002-10-03T10:25:25Z")
**kabbes** and **Steve Wright** ’s love child. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-is-most-like-the-cecil/130631/5 "2002-10-03T14:24:17Z")
My first thought was **Fenris** but…haven’t seen any posts from him for a while. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-is-most-like-the-cecil/130631/6 "2002-10-03T14:32:49Z")
Since it’s near impossible for people to be smarmy or snotty on here without being jumped on for it, that might leave us with people who appear to be Quite Smart and people who appear to be Quite Witty. I still think **tomndebb** fits this, as does **Fenris**. ---
**Author:** ![Myrnalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Myrnalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrnalene)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-is-most-like-the-cecil/130631/7 "2002-10-03T17:55:21Z")
**Manhattan**. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-is-most-like-the-cecil/130631/8 "2002-10-03T19:38:21Z")
I like cheese. I’m pretty sure Cecil likes cheese. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-is-most-like-the-cecil/130631/9 "2002-10-03T22:58:49Z")
OK, dantheman…you got me. There are no other people on this board except you, me and my 2,478 sock puppets. Ya see, I am just kinda schizo with multiple personalities and figured, I’ll mess with good ol’ dan and pretend there are lots of people posting and responding. Thus, everybody EXCEPT YOU, is actually Cecil. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2002, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-is-most-like-the-cecil/130631/10 "2002-10-04T00:37:33Z")
How do you know I’m not? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Albert\_Rose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Albert\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Albert_Rose)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2002, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-is-most-like-the-cecil/130631/11 "2002-10-04T02:09:05Z")
I’m going to agree with Cecil…er… **dantheman** on this one. **tomndebb** is the name that immediately popped into my head (mostly based on what I’ve read on the fathom boards). I’d also add **Fenris** and **SPOOFE** , even if the latter fellow did lose his Bo Diddley. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Zagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@El\_Zagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Zagna)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2002, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-is-most-like-the-cecil/130631/12 "2002-10-04T02:22:22Z")
**tomndebb** is like Cecil? No way! Don’t get me wrong, tomndebb is one of my favorite posters, but his style is nothing like Cecil’s. Tom is very professorial, and Cecil is more like the smart assed kid in his class. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2002, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-is-most-like-the-cecil/130631/13 "2002-10-04T02:30:46Z")
Yeah, but can’t ya just see **tom** letting loose with a pithy comment? Aside from that, there are similarities - both do present plenty of evidence for their opinions/views (of course, maybe The Cecil has others research his stuff, I dunno), for example. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2002, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-is-most-like-the-cecil/130631/14 "2002-10-04T02:35:05Z")
I’m volunteering. I’m a Canadian national treasure. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2002, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-is-most-like-the-cecil/130631/15 "2002-10-04T03:45:43Z")
Knowledge-wise, the first poster that comes to mind is **tomndebb**. Attitude-wise, **Alphagene** comes to mind. He still hanging out here? ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2002, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-is-most-like-the-cecil/130631/16 "2002-10-04T04:19:34Z")
**Bomb Bay Doors**. After all, what is closer to Cecil than the product of two dopers? ---
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2002, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-is-most-like-the-cecil/130631/17 "2002-10-04T05:12:32Z")
If we’re going with a combination of transcendent knowledge and ferocious attitude, I’m gonna have to go with **Cervaise**. Brilliant stuff. **tomndebb** is just too…_nice_. 🙂 (Oh, others come to mind; besides the ones actually mentioned in this thread, there’s **Kimstu** and **Collounsbury**. But **Cervaise** has my vote.) ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2002, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-is-most-like-the-cecil/130631/18 "2002-10-04T06:02:36Z")
Bremuda999 ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2002, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-is-most-like-the-cecil/130631/19 "2002-10-04T06:51:33Z")
All these answers are “gender specific”. To correct that I’d like to nominate **DDG** for at least an honorable mention. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![jacksen9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@jacksen9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacksen9)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2002, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-is-most-like-the-cecil/130631/20 "2002-10-04T08:07:48Z")
vanilla > [@](#): > > My first thought was Fenris but…haven’t seen any posts from him for a while. Fenris gets my vote. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-is-most-like-the-cecil/130631.md?page=2)