About: Cecil Adams

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Cecil Adams is the pseudonymous author of The Straight Dope, a popular question and answer column published in The Chicago Reader from 2 February 1973 to 2018. The true identity of Adams, whether a single individual or a group of authors, has remained secret. The Chicago Reader's 1986 trademark filing for the name "Cecil Adams" states that "Cecil Adams does not identify any particular individual but was devised as a fanciful name." As of 2008, Ed Zotti was the editor of the column. Cecil Adams is affectionately known to readers and fans (and sometimes refers to himself) as Uncle Cece.

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  • سيسيل آدامز (بالإنجليزية: Cecil Adams)‏ (و. القرن 20 م) هو مؤلف، وكاتب، وصحفي أمريكي. (ar)
  • Cecil Adams ist der Name, mutmaßlich das Pseudonym, des Autors der Kolumne The Straight Dope, die seit 1973 in der Wochenzeitung erscheint. (de)
  • Cecil Adams is the pseudonymous author of The Straight Dope, a popular question and answer column published in The Chicago Reader from 2 February 1973 to 2018. The true identity of Adams, whether a single individual or a group of authors, has remained secret. The Chicago Reader's 1986 trademark filing for the name "Cecil Adams" states that "Cecil Adams does not identify any particular individual but was devised as a fanciful name." As of 2008, Ed Zotti was the editor of the column. Cecil Adams is affectionately known to readers and fans (and sometimes refers to himself) as Uncle Cece. The column was syndicated in 31 newspapers in the United States and Canada and has been continued as a website. The aim of the column, and now the website, is to spread general knowledge and everyday rational thinking, using a very strong and characteristically quirky sense of humor - some of it self-deprecating. Billed as the "World's Smartest Human", Adams responded to often unusual inquiries with a high degree of humor (often directed against the questioner, sometimes sardonically), and at times carried out exhaustive research into obscure and arcane issues, urban legends, and the like. On more than one occasion, Adams was forced to retract or modify an answer when confronted by "the Teeming Millions" (Adams' term for his readers), often claiming overwork and staff shortages. On rare occasions, Adams made appearances on the Straight Dope's Message Board. On June 27, 2018, Adams announced that the "Straight Dope" column would be ending after 45 years and over 3400 columns. A subsidiary column concerning questions of local interest in Adams' home city of Chicago has been added. (en)
  • Cecil Adams é um nome, possivelmente um pseudônimo, designando o autor americano de The Straight Dope, uma coluna de jornal publicada no Chicago Reader desde 1973. A coluna já foi distribuída em 30 jornais nos Estados Unidos e Canadá e está disponível online. Anunciado como o "mais inteligente humano do mundo", Adams responde a perguntas muitas vezes incomuns com humor abrasivo (muitas vezes dirigido contra o autor da pergunta), e, às vezes exaustiva pesquisa em questões obscuras e misteriosas, lendas urbanas, e afins. Em mais de uma ocasião, Adams foi forçado a retirar ou modificar uma resposta quando confrontado pelos "numerosos milhões" (termo de Adams para seus leitores), muitas vezes alegando excesso de trabalho e falta de pessoal. Em raras ocasiões, Adams fez aparições no fórum de discussão da The Straight Dope. (pt)
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  • سيسيل آدامز (بالإنجليزية: Cecil Adams)‏ (و. القرن 20 م) هو مؤلف، وكاتب، وصحفي أمريكي. (ar)
  • Cecil Adams ist der Name, mutmaßlich das Pseudonym, des Autors der Kolumne The Straight Dope, die seit 1973 in der Wochenzeitung erscheint. (de)
  • Cecil Adams is the pseudonymous author of The Straight Dope, a popular question and answer column published in The Chicago Reader from 2 February 1973 to 2018. The true identity of Adams, whether a single individual or a group of authors, has remained secret. The Chicago Reader's 1986 trademark filing for the name "Cecil Adams" states that "Cecil Adams does not identify any particular individual but was devised as a fanciful name." As of 2008, Ed Zotti was the editor of the column. Cecil Adams is affectionately known to readers and fans (and sometimes refers to himself) as Uncle Cece. (en)
  • Cecil Adams é um nome, possivelmente um pseudônimo, designando o autor americano de The Straight Dope, uma coluna de jornal publicada no Chicago Reader desde 1973. A coluna já foi distribuída em 30 jornais nos Estados Unidos e Canadá e está disponível online. Anunciado como o "mais inteligente humano do mundo", Adams responde a perguntas muitas vezes incomuns com humor abrasivo (muitas vezes dirigido contra o autor da pergunta), e, às vezes exaustiva pesquisa em questões obscuras e misteriosas, lendas urbanas, e afins. Em mais de uma ocasião, Adams foi forçado a retirar ou modificar uma resposta quando confrontado pelos "numerosos milhões" (termo de Adams para seus leitores), muitas vezes alegando excesso de trabalho e falta de pessoal. Em raras ocasiões, Adams fez aparições no fórum de di (pt)
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  • Cecil Adams (en)
  • سيسيل آدامز (ar)
  • Cecil Adams (de)
  • Cecil Adams (pt)
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