# Slug illustration

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-illustration/948515>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [August 12, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-illustration/948515 "2021-08-12T14:00:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-illustration/948515/1 "2021-08-12T14:00:57Z")

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What article is the illustration on the front page from?

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**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-illustration/948515/2 "2021-08-12T14:33:24Z")

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Which one? [This one](https://www.straightdope.com/21374450/a-note-from-cecil-adams-about-the-straight-dope)?

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**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-illustration/948515/3 "2021-08-12T15:14:15Z")

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> **[A note from Cecil Adams about The Straight Dope](https://www.straightdope.com/21374450/a-note-from-cecil-adams-about-the-straight-dope)**

That illustration is originally from this article:

> **[Who decided the day should be divided into 24 hours?](https://www.straightdope.com/21341293/who-decided-the-day-should-be-divided-into-24-hours)**

~Max

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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-illustration/948515/4 "2021-08-12T17:12:39Z")

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Great, thanks!

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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-illustration/948515/5 "2021-08-14T22:13:56Z")

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And what is Slug up to these days?

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**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-illustration/948515/6 "2021-08-15T03:51:52Z")

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The man is retired, he’s like 90.

~Max

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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-illustration/948515/10 "2021-08-15T05:52:02Z")

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I looked him up once. As I recall there was some weird circumstance about his life. Sorry I don’t recall the details.

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**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-illustration/948515/11 "2021-08-16T15:00:44Z")

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His wife passed away two years ago.

~Max