The Straight Dope
Type of site | Question and answer |
|---|---|
| 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| Current status | No longer updated |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. It was first published in 1973 in the Chicago Reader as well as in print syndication nationally in the United States, 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 the column has not returned.