The Straight Dope [Mass Market Paperback]

This collection of Adams' best newspaper columns answers with erudition and wit all the weird questions Americans ponder to distraction. Why didn't the Incas invent the wheel? Is the frequency of bald women on the increase? And how many square feet of flesh on the human body? Incredibly sarcastic, knowledgeable and entertaining, The Straight Dope makes a great bathroom book or gift book or personal treasure.

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.

This is the book that STARTED IT ALL! It's Cecil's very first book collection! We've been dying to publish this book in trade paperback to match the other book in the series ever since we started publishing the "Straight Dope" columns in book form. And now we're finally able to make this format available to all of the fans who have Cecil's other books in this size. So enjoy! --E. Zack, Sr. Editor --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

"[THE STRAIGHT DOPE] TELLS MORE THAN ANYONE NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT 1,001 THINGS."
--New York Daily News

"Cecil Adams is the Answer Man . . . . Though he is cantankerous, a wiseacre, and a compulsive punster, you can't help but like a guy who knows where all the baby pigeons are, and why wintergreen Life Savers emit pint-sized clouds of blue sparks when chewed in the dark."
--Newsday --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.