Cecil Adams is a name, possibly a pseudonym, which designates the author of The Straight Dope, a popular question and answer column published in The Chicago Reader since 1973.
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| - Cecil Adams is a name, possibly a pseudonym, which designates the author of The Straight Dope, a popular question and answer column published in The Chicago Reader since 1973. The author is believed to be Ed Zotti, who claims to be Adams' "assistant and editor". The column has since been syndicated in thirty newspapers in the United States and Canada and is available online. Billed as the "World's Smartest Human Being," Adams responds to often unusual inquiries with abrasive humor (often directed against the questioner), and at times exhaustive research into obscure and arcane issues, urban legends, and the like. On more than one occasion, Cecil has been forced to retract an answer or at least modify it substantially when confronted by "the teeming millions" (Cecil's affectionate term for his readers), which he does in a gentlemanly and good-humored manner, often claiming overwork and staff shortages. On rare occasions, Adams has made appearances on the Straight Dope's Message Board. (en)
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| - Cecil Adams is a name, possibly a pseudonym, which designates the author of The Straight Dope, a popular question and answer column published in The Chicago Reader since 1973. (en)
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