# Why do you think they call it “DOPE?”

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-think-they-call-it-dope/288080>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 3, 2005, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-think-they-call-it-dope/288080 "2005-02-03T00:22:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-think-they-call-it-dope/288080/21 "2005-02-25T05:44:54Z")

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> [@Ludovic](#):
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> % I guess that’s why they call it the dope, time on my hands… %

Bumped at request of OP: the reference is to the Elton John song:  
% I guess that’s why they call it the blues, time on my hands … %  
As both a play on the OP’s title and the frequent accusation that a lot of us have must have a lot of free time to post here so much.

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