# Straight Dope mention in Washington Post

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 9, 2019, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mention-in-washington-post/841512 "2019-10-09T02:09:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mention-in-washington-post/841512/1 "2019-10-09T02:09:54Z")

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(Mods - I really didn’t know what forum best fits this: ATMB? MPSIMS? Elections?? Also, I didn’t find another thread on this, my apologies if it’s a duplicate.)

Today’s Washington Post cites a Straight Dope column in an article about the use (and abuse) of the phrase “kangaroo court”. Yay, Unca Cece!

The article is political, like practically everything these days. WaPo Link: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/10/08/this-article-is-congressmen-who-think-captain-kangaroo-presided-over-kangaroo-courts/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/10/08/this-article-is-congressmen-who-think-captain-kangaroo-presided-over-kangaroo-courts/)

The Master Speaks: [What’s the origin of “kangaroo court”? Is “kangaroo” aborigine for “I don’t know”? - The Straight Dope](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/491/whats-the-origin-of-kangaroo-court/)

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mention-in-washington-post/841512/2 "2019-10-09T02:13:35Z")

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You were beaten by [three minutes](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=883372) in the Cecil’s Columns forum.  
I’ll tell the mods.

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**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mention-in-washington-post/841512/3 "2019-10-09T02:29:30Z")

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And I’ve have gotten away with it, if it weren’t for you meddling kids!