The Straight Dope By The Straight Dope Fighting ignorance since 1973. (It's taking longer than we thought.) 26 issues Subscribe to our newsletter By subscribing, you agree with Revue’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and understand that The Straight Dope will receive your email address.
#23 Jun 5, 2020 Don’t know my own strength – Cecil goes fly-ing and investigates infant superpowers while SDStaff Jill and SDStaff Doug tussle ove
#22 May 29, 2020 Bugged with spiders and snakes – Cecil gets all knotted up over snakes and why people have bug fear, while SDStaff Doug looks into ina
#21 May 22, 2020 Candy crush – It’s a sweet trip to the candy shop as Cecil devours the arcane mysteries of M&Ms and PEZ while S
#20 May 15, 2020 Saints preserve us – Cecil investigates the lives of the saints and how they got their halo on, while SDStaff paperbackwri
#19 May 8, 2020 Go to jail, go directly to jail – This week it’s all about durance vile. Cecil digs into the old saw about cakes with files baked insi
#18 May 1, 2020 How now Dow Jones? – Cecil checks the market this week with classic columns about the 1929 market crash. And SD Staff Dex
#17 Apr 24, 2020 It’s a bad ol’ dangerous world out there – There’s a lot to worry about but this week Cecil sets you straight on flaming snakebites and fillings
#16 Apr 17, 2020 Tarzan says has good beat, you can dance – In this week’s musical classics, Cecil hears talking drums and investigates the secret life of sax pl
#15 Apr 10, 2020 Gravity is heavy today – Cecil dodges falling objects in his search for the truth. And SDStaff Chronos describes life on Donu
#14 Apr 3, 2020 The case of the fearless fly killer – Cecil looks into why we’re not hip deep in flies around here and discusses why PETA sings the Milk Co
#13 Mar 27, 2020 You could look it up in the Bible – Actually, no you can’t. Cecil delves into the Lost Books of the Bible and what happens if a cockroac
#12 Mar 20, 2020 Is Cecil sheepish about mowing the lawn? – This week’s assortment of Classics trims your grass and does the robot, while Elendil’s Heir gets the
#11 Mar 13, 2020 Cecil Adams celebrates spring! – Spring is busy springing around us! Cecil gets into the mating habits of the caterpillar and just wha
#10 Mar 6, 2020 The Devil's in the details – Welcome to this week’s roundup, where Uncle Cece talks down vintage tats and tells you about the worl
#9 Feb 28, 2020 Cecil Adams, Sleuth of History! – In this week’s episode Cecil investigates the ashes of Clarence Darrow and the diet of Zachary Taylor
#8 Feb 21, 2020 Oh no he didn’t! Also: Flyin’ high! – Cecil tells tales about the one, the only Groucho, SDStaff VegForLife goes up, up, and away and rolls
#7 Feb 14, 2020 Hail to the Chief? – This week it’s all about the Presidents, as Cecil discusses what would happen if something happened t
