Aside from a very occasional contribution, Uncle Cecil tends to stay away. Too busy doing research for his weekly chronicle (with his research team)? Deems GQ and (even) GD unworthy of his intellect:)?
In a related order of things, what makes him tick? What makes him decide to interject a thought in a discussion?
I’ve seen him described (perhaps in an old FAQ or some such) as somewhat of a technophobe, although that seems a bit hard to swallow. Perhaps just a wee bit computer aversive? All the posts of his that I’ve seen have been in response to commentary on his columns, with the possible exception of his response to hooha (?) (aha) which might have been in MPSIMS.
He does have another name (some say more, but not out loud), being a literary composite of several editors, the latest of which is Ed Zotti.
Oh fie, thou unbeliever!
your humble TubaDiva
Administrator
who truly does believe.
What’s the scoop?
You’re an administrator.
Therefore, you must see him every day.
What’s the scoop?
Does he actually do the work of writing, or just copy stuff off his kid’s homework assignments? And if the latter, what kind of perverted teachers do they have anyway?
Is it that time of the month again? Uncle Cecil is kinda like Santa Claus, but really more like Mickey Mouse in that he is a trademark and not a real person. There are statements under penalty of perjury at the trademark office to this effect, you can look them up on the web. Oooohhhh! A lump of coal for me for fighting ignorance!
Yes, we’ve seen them before. They don’t actually say that Cecil Adams is a fictional creation, merely that the name is a trademark. Which means that Cecil Adams is probably not the name on the guy’s birth certificate. Being a trademark does not disqualify one from being a real person.
Cecil is, indeed, a real person. But… well, I’m sorry, Tuba, but I have to let them know the truth.
About a year ago, Cecil realized that while he was, indeed, the smartest human on Earth, that really isn’t very impressive (considering that humanity is, as a whole, a pretty stupid species, compared to some of the other sentients that inhabit the universe). So, in order to compete with our extraterrestrial neighbors, Cecil began undertaking several rigorous and highly dangerous experiments which will unlock all the potential intellect in his brain. It should culminate sometime in March when his brain his hooked directly into a bio-engineered techno-organic super-processing core, which would meld his Ego, Superego, and Id into one single, conscious entity. If all goes well - and I’m sure it will - Cecil will no longer merely be the “smartest person on Earth”, but he will be the smartest being in the entire universe.
The gene-splicing and mental rigors he’s had to undertake in the past ten months or so (to prepare him for the final step) have left him with barely enough time to write his columns. He couldn’t possibly post to the Boards.
Again, Tuba, I apologize for revealing this ultra-top-mega-super-secret information, but I believe the Teeming Millions deserve to know.
Thanks for the treatise, but what about blood lines (like the ones you and Lynn seem to share, according to your sig -or maybe it’s another Bodoni). After all, we are family and Cecil, should he persist in shunning the rest of his kin, is in real danger of becoming a distant relative in more ways than one. Not to sound alarmist, but I am a bit worried.
I don’t mind him being a “distant relative”, as long as we’re still in the will 
Well… It’s not commonly known, but Cecil’s real last name is Kinnison, and it’s even less known that his mother actually has red hair, with yellow-flecked green eyes. Y’see, his parents were the penultimate generation of an ages-long breeding program by superintelligent and benevolent aliens to mold their successor, to defend and guide Civilization from the evil influences of Bos-- er, I mean, Ignorance.
To bring this back to the OP (and there really was an OP), I have my own board too, but spend more time here. There are more topics and posters here, so there is more variety. I like my board, of course, but it’s only one of three or four I frequent.
That excuse may not work for Cecil, but there ya go. Just opening the door a bit.
Seems to me most people expect to hear from Cecil.
That IS what it offers from the main column page “Want to ask Cecil a question? Then check out the message board.” Or something along those lines.
Not that it matters. If he’s busy doing other things, then he’s busy.
But it could still be clearer.
OBVIOUSLY, Cecil just went through the process of trademarking his name so that people of insufficient faith would be led to believe that he is not a real person. This allows him to pursue his work with less interference. You can’t trust Ms. Bodoni’s or the mod’s assertions on this matter: they are honor-bound to uphold the deception.
(Incidentally, having yourself declared a fictional character is a tax loophole worthy of the most intelligent person on earth.)
SPOOFE writes:
Ah, man. Can’t I just get drunk and see Jesus?
:eek: Holy mother of cheese!
Hey, Cecil. How’s it hangin?
Big guy, you can wrap me in cellophane and call it cute if you want.
I only get to these threads in time to see the last, fading light of the Perfect Master’s presence…
Too late again.
Damn.