What was the very first question asked of The Straight Dope and when? Haven’t been here that long and was just curious.
You mean Cecil’s first column? Here it is.
The earliest surviving thread from the Message Board is here.
Moved to ATMB.
Colibri
General Questions Moderator
Man. A free LP for the best question each week.
Groovy, dude.
And just who is this “TubaDiva” and why ain’t they in front of the Taj Mahal right now?
tubadiva was a nice lady that ran this asylum for years but she doesn’t seem to have anything to do with the board these days in fact the only post I’ve seen from her since I’ve been back was her selling some of the old straight dope t-shirts we used to have http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=795538
What’s old[est] may be new again, with rumblings of obnoxiousness to accompany GOP Cleveland 2016. Another sign of Cecil’s awesome relevance.
**The First Straight Dope Column
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02-Feb-1973
Remember after the '68 Democratic convention a number of professional/academic associations cancelled plans for future conventions in Chicago because of what happened here. Did they follow through on their threats, and how much convention business has Chicago lost as a result? – D.F., Rogers Park