# Websites similar to The Straight Dope

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-similar-to-the-straight-dope/396223>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 16, 2007, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-similar-to-the-straight-dope/396223 "2007-03-16T16:55:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Hildo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-similar-to-the-straight-dope/396223/1 "2007-03-16T16:55:54Z")

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Ever been to [Stupid Question?](http://archives.stupidquestion.net/index.html) It’s an archive of a now defunct Q&A column that a guy wrote for an alternative newspaper in Ohio for several years. I find it humorous that the guy decided to start writing it after he checking to see how much it would cost his paper to syndicate The Straight Dope.

“Too damned expensive,” he concluded. “I’ll just write it myself.” 😃

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**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-similar-to-the-straight-dope/396223/2 "2007-03-16T17:31:00Z")

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You will note that the very first question is about 1930s style death rays.