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    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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  • 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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