- The Straight Dope
"The Straight Dope" is a popular question-and-answer
newspaper column published in the "Chicago Reader", syndicated in thirtynewspaper s in theUnited States andCanada , and available online. The column derives its name from the Americanidiom meaning roughly "the honest truth" and covers many subjects, includinghistory ,science ,old wives' tale s,urban legend s andinvention s. The column appears under thetagline "Fighting ignorance since 1973 (it's taking longer than we thought)".First published by the "Reader" in 1973, the column is written by
Cecil Adams .cite web
title = The Straight Dope FAQ
work = The Straight Dope
publisher = Chicago Reader
url = http://www.straightdope.com/faq/officialfaq.html
accessdate = 2008-01-27] To date, Adams has published five collections of his columns, and his "assistant"Ed Zotti has published a children's collection in the Adams style, "Know It All". [cite web
title = The Straight Dope Books
work = The Straight Dope
publisher = Chicago Reader
url = http://www.straightdope.com/otheroutlets/books.html
accessdate = 2008-01-27] Adams has also published several collections of material from the column into paperback books.The columns are archived at the Straight Dope website, which also hosts an active
message board .pin-offs
In
1996 , theA&E Network briefly aired a show based on the column called "The Straight Dope", hosted and co-written by comedianMike Lukas . [cite web
title = Mike Lukas
work = Deja Vu Comedy Club
url = http://www.dejavucomedy.com/comedians.asp?ID=213
accessdate = 2008-01-27]ee also
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External links
* [http://www.straightdope.com The Straight Dope]
* [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/ The Straight Dope Message Board]
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