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  The Straight Dope Front Page
Check the Straight Dope archive to see if your question has been answered before.
Consider posting your query to the "General Questions" forum of the Straight Dope Message Board.
The Straight Dope is a registered trademark of Chicago Reader, Inc.
www.straightdope.com   (789 words)

  
  Straight Dope - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Straight Dope is a popular question and answer column published in the Chicago Reader, syndicated in thirty newspapers in the United States and Canada, and available online.
The columns are archived at the Straight Dope website, which also hosts a popular internet forum (the Straight Dope Message Board).
In 1996, the AandE Network briefly aired a show hosted by comedian Mike Lukas called The Straight Dope, which was based on the column.
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 eBay - the straight dope, Nonfiction Books, Vintage Sports Memorabilia items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Straight Dope by Cecil Adams, Ed Zotti (1986)
Triumph of the Straight Dope by Cecil Adams, Ed Zott...
NEW - The Straight Dope by Cecil Adams
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 Straight dope   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Skipping the sig kover-all would seem to save alot of dope that would be used for filling.(not to mention the weight of the kover-all) It wouldn't be possible for the wings, but how 'bout finishing the fuse that way?
The bare wood should be painted with 50% thinned dope, fine sanded, then apply the tissue with clear dope.
I have wings that have been stored in a barn for over 10 years that are still straight and still hold the washout put in with the original covering job without ever feeling a heat gun since.
www.rcuniverse.com /forum/fb.asp?m=2376958   (1436 words)

  
 CD Baby: STRAIGHT DOPE CHERRY: Bellbottom Baby
It's a forty-five minute straight shot on Interstate 80 to the hipster capital of America, but Manhattan Island might as well be on the moon for all the cultural influence it exerts over the Delaware Valley.
Straight Dope Cherry is a band that will always answer the bell.
Unafraid to stretch out, experiment, and explore the full dimensions of their sound, Straight Dope Cherry draws their inspiration from classic acid rock, psych music, well-disciplined jam bands, and traditional sixties pop.
cdbaby.com /cd/sdcherry   (369 words)

  
 The Straight Dope
No, The Straight Dope is not about controlled substances.
And The Straight Dope is more than just a column written by Cecil Adams, the World's Smartest Human; it's a small flickering Bic lighter of knowledge in the vast sea of ignorance.
And I'm proud to say that as a chat host for The Straight Dope when it was on America Online, I helped in his battle.
members.aol.com /yerranger/page7.html   (194 words)

  
 The Straight Dope - Associated Content
Prolonged exposure to “The Straight Dope” may result in exhaustive myopia, numbness of the coccyx, finger dislocation, urinary retention, carpal tunnel syndrome, hypotension, and feelings of cognitive inadequacy.
Use of “The Straight Dope” has been known to lead to harder websites, such as Jeopardy.com and TrivialPursuit.com.
Checking out his weekly column in one of the thirty US newspapers that carries his work is an excellent way to avoid overexposure.
www.associatedcontent.com /article/46824/the_straight_dope.html   (525 words)

  
 g a s t r o p o d a . c o m   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The croutons in question were the only food flaw at our first lunch, at Washington Square, where a new chef (who also oversees Striped Bass) is erasing all vestiges of Franklin Becker.
One night we went to the very swank Karavalli to try Kerala cuisine: pomfret fried in a banana leaf, onion curry and rasam, a lentil broth with garlic and flaming chilies, all served with spongy rice-flour bread made in the dining room.
But as always, the most memorable meals were the kind that are almost impossible to find unless you’re traveling with a Geographic photographer.
gastropoda.com /trails   (17539 words)

  
 Straight Dope Message Board - powered by vBulletin
For comments on Staff Reports (formerly called "Mailbag Answers") contributed by the Straight Dope Science Advisory Board.
"The Straight Dope by Cecil Adams" is a registered trademark of Chicago Reader, Inc. Contents of the Straight Dope Message Board and the Straight Dope Web site are copyright 1984-2007 by the Chicago Reader, Inc. All rights reserved.
By posting on this board you grant the Chicago Reader, Inc., and its successors and assigns a nonexclusive irrevocable right to re-use your posting in any manner it or they see fit without notice or compensation to you.
boards.straightdope.com /sdmb   (347 words)

  
 The Straight Dope: Official Link Banner
The elegant artwork above was the result of our Straight Dope link badge contest, which drew well into the dozens of entries from across the globe.
Cecil is pleased to declare Neil Kandalgaonkar the winner of the Straight Dope Link Badge Contest, in which the Teeming Millions were asked to design, and then vote for, the official TSD icon linking their home pages to mine.
Pretty impressive in view of the fact that most of the icons submitted were designed by Straight Dope Webmaster Matt Jetmore, the organizer of the contest, and his henchman (and brother) John Jetmore.
www.straightdope.com /badges   (495 words)

  
 City Pages - The Straight Dope®   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The current Straight Dope column is updated every Friday and is available at www.citypages.com/straightdope.
Archived Straight Dope columns are available at straightdope.com.
Take it up with Cecil on the Straight Dope Message Board, www.straightdope.com, or write him at the Chicago Reader, 11 E. Illinois, Chicago 60611.
www.citypages.com /databank/27/1349/article14796.asp   (195 words)

  
 The Straight Dope: FAQs, etc.
The Straight Dope's primary incarnation is as a weekly column in alternative newspapers.
Sure, you could read all Cecil's past columns here in our online Straight Dope archive, except that (1) you'd have to stare at the screen for three days and get glaucoma, and (2) since the columns are accessible only through the archive search engine, you won't accidentally stumble across something you weren't looking for.
The Straight Dope TV show was hosted by Mike Lukas and appeared on the AandE cable network in the fall of 1996.
www.straightdope.com /faq   (598 words)

  
 Wired News: Straight Dope on the IPod's Birth
Wired News: Straight Dope on the IPod's Birth
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www.wired.com /news/columns/cultofmac/0,71956-0.html?tw=rss.index   (955 words)

  
 The Straight Dope
My dilemma is this: I've never been told the story of "the birds and the bees." I've travelled around the world and am not an inexperienced person, but this missing piece of information may be the reason I haven't, up till now, been truly successful in love.
Please give me the straight dope on the origin of the phrase "the birds and the bees" and the details of the act(s) as it (or they) relate to man. --M. Harris,
Nobody explained it to me, either, and I must say I made quite an impression that first night with the honey and feathers.
www.phrases.org.uk /bulletin_board/4/messages/913.html   (393 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Straight Dope: Books: Cecil Adams   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
No molly coddle, he, Cecil Adams tackles the tough questions in life, including "Do cats have navels?" and "What are the real lyrics to 'Louie, Louie'?'" Uncompromising and always entertaining, he explodes myths, reveals shocking truths and answers over 400 of the most pressing questions of this or any day.
The Straight Dope books are some of the best trivia books out there today - they cover all sorts of odds and ends from animals, media, sports to other abnormal oddities.
The Straight Dope is the first in the grouping and covers all sorts of inane topics such as: What does the 'H' stand for in Jesus H. Christ?
www.amazon.com /Straight-Dope-Cecil-Adams/dp/0345333152   (1672 words)

  
 Straight Dope Staff Report: Why do cartoon characters only have three fingers?
Straight Dope Staff Report: Why do cartoon characters only have three fingers?
The real question is why they wear gloves, but that's a subject for another time.
Staff Reports are researched and written by members of the Straight Dope Science Advisory Board, Cecil's online auxiliary.
www.straightdope.com /mailbag/m3fingercartoon.html   (434 words)

  
 The Straight Dope Archive: Gateway
This collection is being added to at the rate of one column per day and represents a distillation of 6,000 years of human progress, conveniently divided into 800-word chunks.
The Straight Dope Message Board database may be searched by clicking here.
The roar of the greasepaint, the smell of the Dope.
www.straightdope.com /columns/index.html   (4765 words)

  
 purevolume™ | Straight Dope Cherry
A fully independent organization, SDC's motivation is to bring the music to the people.
Straight Dope Cherry hasn't posted a blog yet.
Straight Dope Cherry hasn't posted any shows yet.
www.purevolume.com /straightdopecherry   (83 words)

  
 The Straight Dope: Was there genocide in early 20th century Armenia?
The Straight Dope: Was there genocide in early 20th century Armenia?
The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response by Peter Balakian, a persuasive 2003 account by an Armenian-American university professor.) One understands the political realities; still, it's creepy that a million deaths could be expunged from human memory so thoroughly that 90 years later barely anyone would know.
Cecil's latest gift to mankind, Triumph of the Straight Dope, is in the bookstores now and can also be ordered on-line at the Straight Dope On-Line Store.
www.straightdope.com /columns/050520.html   (780 words)

  
 The Straight Dope
BBC recording confirms the Straight Dope's analysis of Kelly's death
Wrongly accused sources don’t usually walk into the woods and cut their wrists, and certainly not straight after being cleared by the investigating committee.
Others, like me, stared straight ahead with a look of total horror and disgust on our faces.
thestraightdope.blogspot.com   (2716 words)

  
 LookSmart - Directory search for "Dope"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Richard’s Notes » Blog Archive » Straight Dope on the IPod...
No, It s a Data Center in a Box How to move heavy things » Straight Dope on the IPods Birth October 18th, 2006 Straight Dope on the IPods Birth: The magical music player wasnt plucked from a...
Story Gettin' the dope on pot Program tries to educate teens about marijuana By ANTONELLA ARTUSO -- Toronto Sun TORONTO -- More than one in four Ontario high school students used marijuana...
www.looksmart.com /p/search?&qt=Dope&sn=246&se=6,0,0,300   (606 words)

  
 The Straight Dope: The Books
So make room on your bookshelf for the Master's newest collection, Triumph of the Straight Dope--volume 5 in the Straight Dope Cyclopedia of Human Knowledge.
We invite you to visit Cecil's House o' Values, where we use state-of-the-art technology to transfer money from your pocket to ours, where it'll probably do a lot more good.
The Straight Dope was also published by Ballantine Books as a mass-market paperback in 1986.
www.straightdope.com /otheroutlets/books.html   (753 words)

  
 Straight dope on IC status
The straight dope in independant contractor status (US and Canada)
There are at least three different US government departments that test employment relationships to see whether an individual is an IC or employee.
So straight from the MCAA's Annual Meeting here is what their own legal advisors recommend for treatment of IC's.
www.messengers.org /ifbma/ic.html   (1987 words)

  
 WorkingForChange-The straight dope
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Straight off, I got to tell you, I don't smoke pot.
I used to smoke and deal bad Midwestern weed.
www.workingforchange.com /article.cfm?ItemID=15131   (684 words)

  
 Something's Got to Break :: The Time is Coming
Maybe I should've done like some folks have suggested and invited folks over so we can play the Bush Drinking Game and drink every time he says "terra" or "nucular"; that would've made it more entertaining, at least...
We will charge gung-ho around the world to ensure that citizens in countries held hostage by despotic regimes can finally feel freedom and be able to speak their minds without fear of being arrested and imprisoned...but we have no problem when that happens here?
About this Blog: Straight from the belly of the beast (Houston, Texas, that is) -- Something's Got to Break is an ever-changing compilation of emotional, hopefully-intelligent rantings about the sad state of this country, as well as the evil people who run it with no regard for the rest of us.
www.spacecityrock.com /2004_09_01_break-archive.html   (8455 words)

  
 DNK Amazon Store :: Triumph of the Straight Dope
Hmmmmmm- as an avid fan of SD I was happy to learn that Cece has produced his 2nd best work ever (sorry about that I'm a fan of the 1st SD).
The topics are still interesting, the wit- dry and razor sharp- but- it could have been better without the Straigh Dope message board fillers (such a waste of good space for such drivel).
Nonetheless- this book will surely be a great tool in killing time (with a few yuks pitched in).
www.entertainmentcareers.net /book/ProductDetails.aspx?asin=034542008X   (462 words)

  
 The Straight Dope   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Make sure to include your name an the city and state you live in (unless of course you would prefer to remain anonymous).
Note: Don't limit your questions to Dope related issues...
This is a question and answer column for advice or information about anything that you think Edsel may have a good perspective on.
www.dopearmy.com /thestraightdope/home.html   (93 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Straight Dope: Books: Cecil Adams   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Cecil Adams has tackled these questions and more in his outspoken, uncompromising, and always entertaining weekly newspaper column, The Straight Dope.
Now the best of these questions and answers--from the profound to the ridiculous--are collected in book form so that you can know a little about a lot.
Exploding myths, revealing shocking truths, and explaining all major mysteries of the cosmos, The Straight Dope contains more than four hundred fully-indexed entries on topics ranging from sex to consumer products, science to history, and rock 'n' roll to much, much more!
www.amazon.com /Straight-Dope-Cecil-Adams/dp/0345422910   (1704 words)

  
 Willamette Week Online | News | GOSSIP | Murmurs | The straight dope from our Tour de News. | Wednesday July 5th, 2006
The straight dope from our Tour de News.
Chairwoman Diane Linn chose former Gov. Barbara Roberts; Serena Cruz would be succeeded by Charles Jordan, the first African American elected to Portland's City Council back in the '70s; Lisa Naito picked Democratic state Rep. Steve March; and Lonnie Roberts named Robert Paine, his staff assistant.
And they're off in the Legislature, but you knew that already.
www.wweek.com /editorial/3235/7736   (735 words)

  
 Eye Weekly - The straight Dope - 12.04.03
Days are now filled with interviews, gig offers (he'll be touring the UK, Europe, Australia and Japan early in 2004), and hours spent learning to use gear in a new basement studio.
While Dopey dreams of crafting a "dope, quality album," he remains equally wedded to progress on the decks -- a commitment that should inspire up 'n' coming talent.
Eye Weekly is a division of Toronto Star Newspapers Limited.
www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_12.04.03/beat/extended.html   (825 words)

  
 AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: God convinces Hastert to resign
Motherjones.com's Josh Harkinson gets the straight dope on Hastert.
The straight dope from Hastert's soul to God through evangelical preacher K.A. Paul to Harkinson to me to you, that is.
Be that as it may, according to Harkinson, Paul claims "that he’d convinced the Speaker to resign."
www.alternet.org /blogs/themix/42913   (334 words)

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