Cecil Adams

Cecil Adams is the pen name of the author of The Straight Dope[?] since 1973, a popular question and answer column published in The Chicago Reader[?] and syndicated in thirty newspapers in the United States and Canada, and available online. Billed as the "World's Smartest Human Being", Adams responds to often unusual inquiries with humor and at times exhaustive research into obscure and arcane issues.

Adams is especially noted for his ability to research urban legends. There are urban legends concerning Adams himself, namely whether "Cecil Adams" is a fictional character or the nom de plume of various other authors, as there are few details known about this secretive figure.

His columns are archived at the Straight Dope website, which also hosts one of the most popular message boards[?] on the Internet.

External links

• The Straight Dope website (http://www.straightdope.com/)
• alt.fan.cecil-adams FAQ (http://www.faqs.org/faqs/misc-facts/cecil-adams/index)