# Straight Dope?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope/91436>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [November 4, 2001, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope/91436 "2001-11-04T15:41:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![The\_Shill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Shill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Shill)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2001, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope/91436/1 "2001-11-04T15:41:19Z")

</div>

At the risk of sounding either naive or stupid…

why is this forum entitled ‘The Straight Dope’?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2001, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope/91436/2 "2001-11-04T16:11:09Z")

</div>

Dope meaning Factual information.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![sleeptrainer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@sleeptrainer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeptrainer)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2001, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope/91436/3 "2001-11-04T17:06:55Z")

</div>

And straight meaning bent.😃