# What was the subject of the very first Straight Dope column

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**Created:** [December 15, 2003, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-subject-of-the-very-first-straight-dope-column/219205 "2003-12-15T22:47:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-subject-of-the-very-first-straight-dope-column/219205/1 "2003-12-15T22:47:28Z")

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I see that today’s column dates from June 1974.

What was the very first column about?

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**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-subject-of-the-very-first-straight-dope-column/219205/2 "2003-12-15T22:49:12Z")

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[http://www.straightdope.com/faq/firstcolumn.html](http://www.straightdope.com/faq/firstcolumn.html)

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-subject-of-the-very-first-straight-dope-column/219205/3 "2003-12-15T23:11:43Z")

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Thanks.

Ole’ Cecil has come a long way.