The Straight Dope

The Straight Dope
Type of site
Question and answer
OwnerSun-Times / Straight Dope Publishing
Created byCecil Adams (pseudonym)
URLstraightdope.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationRequired only on forum
Launched1973 (1973)
Current statusNo 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.

Following the column of June 27, 2018, the column was placed on hiatus, with no decision made regarding its future.[3]

  1. ^ "The Straight Dope FAQ". Chicago Reader. 18 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Newspapers carrying The Straight Dope". The Straight Dope. 2013-06-16. Archived from the original on 2017-10-03.
  3. ^ Adams, Cecil (27 June 2018). "A note from Cecil Adams about The Straight Dope". The Straight Dope. Archived from the original on 2018-06-28.