The Straight Dope was a question-and-answer newspaper column written under the pseudonym Cecil Adams. Contributions were made by multiple authors, and...
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Ed Zotti (section Straight Dope editor)
credited as being the "editor and confidant" of Cecil Adams, the pseudonym of the writer of the column "The Straight Dope" (published by the Chicago Reader...
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from the original on April 28, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2012. Adams, Cecil (1986). "Is It True What they Say About Gerbils?" The Straight Dope, March...
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Mole people (category Urban decay in the United States)
under the streets of New York City?". The Straight Dope. Chicago Reader, Inc. Adams, Cecil (2004-03-05). "The Mole People revisited". The Straight Dope. Chicago...
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the pseudonymous author of The Straight Dope, a popular question and answer column published in the Chicago Reader from 2 February 1973 to 2018. The true...
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elongated rod-like body, with bulges. A 2000 report by staff at "The Straight Dope" also explained rods as such phenomena, namely tricks of light which...
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from the original on 2015-09-24. Chang, Justin (2013-09-06). "Venice Film Review: 'Trap Street'". Variety. Retrieved 2014-05-11. "The Straight Dope: Do...
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published scientific papers use a 1 through 4 number scale, an entry in The Straight Dope reported that "implausibly exact numbers" such as "bullhorn acacia...
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Cecil Adams, author of the blog The Straight Dope, has proposed an origin from "girdle-string", which is attested as early as 1846. The G-string first appeared...
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aeroplane dope and rubber solvents" (PDF). Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 1 (4): 238–246. doi:10.1136/oem.1.4.238. Berry, Michael C. "The Straight Dope...
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