# Question about the straight dope **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 29, 2000, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-straight-dope/20776 "2000-05-29T03:17:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bballkingnyc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@bballkingnyc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bballkingnyc)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2000, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-straight-dope/20776/1 "2000-05-29T03:17:46Z")
I am a new member to these pages. I recently asked a question and was answered by an administrator. What does this mean? He said my question with be in the mailbag in two weeks. Can ne1 tell me what this means? ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2000, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-straight-dope/20776/2 "2000-05-29T03:25:21Z")
If you just popped in and an admin sort told you your question will be answered in the mailbag in two weeks, you’re a rock’n’roll hero. If I read you correctly. ---
**Author:** ![coosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@coosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coosa)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2000, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-straight-dope/20776/3 "2000-05-29T03:44:18Z")
Sounds like your question was chosen to be answered in a Mailbag Column by one of the SD Science Staff. Congratulations! (Or maybe not - Unca Cece and his minions can be mighty sarcastic at times!) But this means you will be semi-famous with the Teeming Millions for a short while. I would guess that a link to the column will be posted on the main web page in a couple of weeks under ‘Cecil’s Mailbag’. Make sure you remind us when it shows up so we’ll know which one is yours! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2000, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-straight-dope/20776/4 "2000-05-29T03:49:06Z")
Go to the Straight Dope Homepage [http://www.straightdope.com/](http://www.straightdope.com/) and look for the section called Cecil’s Mailbag. This is where your question will appear. Click the link to find the answer written by one of the board’s administrators. If you miss the day your question is posted, you can find all the mailbag questions in the archive (the link to this is further down on the homepage were it says “Straight Dope Archive” or “Cathc up on what you missed”). ---
**Author:** ![Kilgore\_Trout\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6de8d8/32.png) [@Kilgore\_Trout\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilgore_Trout_1)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2000, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-straight-dope/20776/5 "2000-05-29T04:24:05Z")
this is the thread: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=25748](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=25748) it is the old **bad things in disney movies?** question. i wonder how many times that has been a topic on this board. and no, mailbag columns aren’t always answered by the science staff. they are answered by any of the SD staff other than cecil. ---
**Author:** ![bballkingnyc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@bballkingnyc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bballkingnyc)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2000, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-straight-dope/20776/6 "2000-05-30T19:50:14Z")
I dont understand. The one that you just posted is my question. What do you mean famous? I’m a little confused as to what will happen. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2000, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-straight-dope/20776/7 "2000-05-30T20:01:16Z")
It means this question has come up many times on this board, on the snopes site, and just about everywhere else, so it will be addressed in a Mailbag answer. Check the Mailbag link for the next few weeks until you get your answer. ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2000, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-straight-dope/20776/8 "2000-05-30T22:59:38Z")
This has been answered adequately (actually, quite well), but for consistency’s sake I’ll move it to About This Message Board. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2000, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-straight-dope/20776/9 "2000-05-31T00:03:59Z")
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