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Type of site | Question and answer |
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| Owner | Sun-Times / Straight Dope Publishing |
| Created by | Cecil Adams (pseudonym) |
| URL | straightdope.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required only on forum |
| Launched | 1973 |
| Current status | No longer updated |
The Straight Dope was a question-and-answer newspaper column written under the pseudonym Cecil Adams. Contributions were made by multiple authors, and it was illustrated (also pseudonymously) by Slug Signorino.[1] It was first published in 1973 in the Chicago Reader as well as in print syndication nationally in the United States,[2] and on a website with the same name.
The final column was printed on June 27, 2018, including a statement that it was only being placed on hiatus, though it never did return.[3]
- ^ "The Straight Dope FAQ". Chicago Reader. 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Newspapers carrying The Straight Dope". The Straight Dope. 2013-06-16. Archived from the original on 2017-10-03.
- ^ Adams, Cecil (27 June 2018). "A note from Cecil Adams about The Straight Dope". The Straight Dope. Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on 2018-06-28.