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The Straight Dope
Column published in the Chicago Reader
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]