What is "The Straight Dope"?
Q: What is "The Straight Dope"?
A: "The Straight Dope" is a newspaper column that answers questions sent in by readers.
Q: What is the pen name of the author of "The Straight Dope"?
A: The author of "The Straight Dope" uses the pen name "Cecil Adams."
Q: What is the style of the author's answers in "The Straight Dope"?
A: The author of "The Straight Dope" often uses humor in their answers.
Q: When was the first "Straight Dope" column published?
A: The first "Straight Dope" column was published on February 2, 1973.
Q: Where is "The Straight Dope" published?
A: As of 2013, "The Straight Dope" was published in the Chicago Reader and syndicated in eight newspapers in the United States.
Q: How do readers submit questions for "The Straight Dope"?
A: Readers submit questions for "The Straight Dope" to the author, Cecil Adams.
Q: How many newspapers in the United States syndicate "The Straight Dope"?
A: As of 2013, "The Straight Dope" is syndicated in eight newspapers in the United States.
