# Damsel in Distress cliche'

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**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [January 22, 2019, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damsel-in-distress-cliche/828202 "2019-01-22T15:54:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damsel-in-distress-cliche/828202/1 "2019-01-22T15:54:34Z")

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> **[Did anyone really ever get tied to railroad tracks?](https://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2266/did-anyone-really-ever-get-tied-to-railroad-tracks/)**
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> A STAFF REPORT FROM THE STRAIGHT DOPE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD

Did Cecil address the “tied to a log being fed into a sawmill” meme too?