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博覧強記をもって鳴るコラムニスト、セシル・アダムズ先生は、今日も読者からの質問をさばくのに忙しい。「ハトは歩きながらなぜ首を振るの?」「マンホールはなぜ丸い?」「鼻くそをほじりすぎると体に害がありますか?」等等、専門家泣かせ、というか、どこに専門家がいるのかもわからない日常の疑問を次から次へと小気味よく一刀両断。雑談ネタの宝庫であり、どこから読んでも楽しい雑学Q&A集第2弾。
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Cecil Adams is a self-proclaimed omniscient whose wisdom was first imparted to the masses in 1973 in the pages of the Chicago Reader, a weekly alternative newspaper. In Adams's column, "The Straight Dope," he delivered answers to readers' questions--however bizarre and diverse--in sarcastic prose that has been called "strangely addictive, in an irritating sort of way."
How can a mother hen sit on a fragile egg without crushing it to bits? Why do men have nipples? How are coins taken out of circulation? Fearlessly embracing readers' questions on topics ranging from history to body parts, Adams feels his peculiar brand of information dissemination contributes to the public's basic life competence. "Before my arrival," he says, "people would go to their graves without ever knowing why wintergreen Life Savers make clouds of sparks when you chew them in the dark." Not only is Cecil Adams funny, his books also tell you things you really want to know. This particular collection of questions and answers is based on the best of Adams's first eleven years of columns, but a number of other "Straight Dope" volumes exist as well in case you find yourself strangely addicted.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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