Cecil: Do hard liquors have different psychological effects on an individual? Is there any truth to the common understanding that gin makes people mean? Off to conduct research . . […]
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Dog pimping, anyone?
Dear Cecil: I’m contemplating dog pimping — selling my rare-breed male dog’s procreative capability to owners of his female counterparts. Is there such a thing as doggy venereal disease? — […]
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Napoleon. Dynamite?
How did it come to be that the comedic stereotype of the crazy person is someone who thinks they’re Napoleon? —Doug Frazey For all we know, delusions-of-grandeur gags predate the […]
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The whys and wherefores of vermiculite
Hey, Cecil: My wife and I had a very unpleasant experience selling our house after our buyer’s inspector came back with a report of vermiculite in our attic. After a […]