# You'd think they'd have asked Cecil first...

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**Created:** [August 27, 2002, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youd-think-theyd-have-asked-cecil-first/125812 "2002-08-27T18:44:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Malice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/278dde/32.png) [@Malice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malice)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youd-think-theyd-have-asked-cecil-first/125812/1 "2002-08-27T18:44:51Z")

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Just saw this story a couple minutes ago on AP:

Scientists Uncover Gecko Stickiness  
Tue Aug 27, 4:34 AM ET

And I’m thinking: “Hey, Cecil uncovered that two years ago!”

[http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mgecko.html](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mgecko.html)

Damn, he’s good.

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**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:** [August 27, 2002, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youd-think-theyd-have-asked-cecil-first/125812/2 "2002-08-27T18:49:29Z")

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Technically, Doug answered that in a Staff Report. 🙂