# The Straight Dope's 30th anniversary?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dopes-30th-anniversary/147732>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 10, 2003, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dopes-30th-anniversary/147732 "2003-01-10T14:03:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![syncrolecyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dopes-30th-anniversary/147732/1 "2003-01-10T14:03:37Z")

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Since it has been fighting ignorance since 1973, when exactly will the Dope turn 30?

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**Author:** ![Popup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/94ad74/32.png) [@Popup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Popup)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dopes-30th-anniversary/147732/2 "2003-01-10T14:36:09Z")

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According to [The First Straight Dope Column](http://www.straightdope.com/faq/firstcolumn.html), on the 02 Feb.

Sheesh, what do people think FAQ means nowadays?