# Alphabet Couples

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-couples/723935>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [July 1, 2015, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-couples/723935 "2015-07-01T04:21:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-couples/723935/41 "2015-07-02T23:33:47Z")

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1. Yvonne Wilder
2. Vladimir Ulyanov
3. Theodore Sturgeon
4. Randy Quaid
5. Peter Ostrum
6. Nicole Muñoz
7. Larry King
8. Jill Ireland
9. Hermann Göring
10. Friedrich Engels
11. Dick Clark

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**Author:** ![Absene\_Myth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/absene_myth/32/7322_2.png) [@Absene\_Myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absene_Myth)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-couples/723935/42 "2015-07-03T00:29:22Z")

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1. Yvonne Wilder
2. Vladimir Ulyanov
3. Theodore Sturgeon
4. Randy Quaid
5. Peter Ostrum
6. Nicole Muñoz
7. Larry King
8. Jill Ireland
9. Hermann Göring
10. Friedrich Engels
11. Dick Clark
12. Bella Abzug

Yay!!!  
Let’s do a change (again). A-z order new people  
Let’s do only men this time, 20th century

1. Art Buchwald (humorist)

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**Author:** ![Absene\_Myth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/absene_myth/32/7322_2.png) [@Absene\_Myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absene_Myth)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-couples/723935/43 "2015-07-03T04:30:52Z")

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Let’s do a change (again). A-z order new people  
Let’s do only men this time, 20th century

1. Art Buchwald (humorist)
2. Clarence Darrow (attorney–born in 19th century, die 1937)

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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-couples/723935/44 "2015-07-03T05:30:21Z")

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Let’s do a change (again). A-z order new people  
Let’s do only men this time, 20th century

1. Art Buchwald (humorist)
2. Clarence Darrow (attorney–born in 19th century, die 1937)
3. Edmund Fitzgerald (President of Northwestern Mutual in the 1950s)

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**Author:** ![Absene\_Myth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/absene_myth/32/7322_2.png) [@Absene\_Myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absene_Myth)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-couples/723935/45 "2015-07-03T05:38:31Z")

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1. Art Buchwald (humorist)
2. Clarence Darrow (attorney–born in 19th century, die 1937)
3. Edmund Fitzgerald (President of Northwestern Mutual in the 1950s)
4. George Hitchcock (American poet who used to wear heavy flannel shirts)

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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-couples/723935/46 "2015-07-03T06:37:55Z")

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1. Art Buchwald (humorist)
2. Clarence Darrow (attorney–born in 19th century, die 1937)
3. Edmund Fitzgerald (President of Northwestern Mutual in the 1950s)
4. George Hitchcock (American poet who used to wear heavy flannel shirts)
5. Indiana Jones (Fictitious, but hey, not against the published rules!)

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**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-couples/723935/47 "2015-07-03T06:43:44Z")

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nm

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-couples/723935/48 "2015-07-03T13:25:29Z")

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1. Art Buchwald (humorist)
2. Clarence Darrow (attorney–born in 19th century, die 1937)
3. Edmund Fitzgerald (President of Northwestern Mutual in the 1950s)
4. George Hitchcock (American poet who used to wear heavy flannel shirts)
5. Indiana Jones (Fictitious, but hey, not against the published rules!)
6. Kelly Le Brock (actress, _Weird Science_, _The Woman In Red_, etc.)

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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-couples/723935/49 "2015-07-03T13:38:32Z")

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1. Art Buchwald (humorist)
2. Clarence Darrow (attorney–born in 19th century, die 1937)
3. Edmund Fitzgerald (President of Northwestern Mutual in the 1950s)
4. George Hitchcock (American poet who used to wear heavy flannel shirts)
5. Indiana Jones (Fictitious, but hey, not against the published rules!)
6. Karl Lagerfeld (German fashion designer, artist, and photographer)

Kelly Le Brock isn’t a male from what I recall!

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-couples/723935/50 "2015-07-03T13:47:15Z")

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[Oops, missed that part.]

1. Art Buchwald (humorist)
2. Clarence Darrow (attorney–born in 19th century, die 1937)
3. Edmund Fitzgerald (President of Northwestern Mutual in the 1950s)
4. George Hitchcock (American poet who used to wear heavy flannel shirts)
5. Indiana Jones (Fictitious, but hey, not against the published rules!)
6. Karl Lagerfeld (German fashion designer, artist, and photographer)
7. Michael Nesmith (former Monkee)

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**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-couples/723935/51 "2015-07-03T15:37:36Z")

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1. Art Buchwald (humorist)
2. Clarence Darrow (attorney–born in 19th century, die 1937)
3. Edmund Fitzgerald (President of Northwestern Mutual in the 1950s)
4. George Hitchcock (American poet who used to wear heavy flannel shirts)
5. Indiana Jones (Fictitious, but hey, not against the published rules!)
6. Karl Lagerfeld (German fashion designer, artist, and photographer)
7. Michael Nesmith (former Monkee)
8. Oliver H. Payne (businessman who founded American Tobacco)

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-couples/723935/52 "2015-07-03T15:44:44Z")

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1. Art Buchwald (humorist)
2. Clarence Darrow (attorney–born in 19th century, die 1937)
3. Edmund Fitzgerald (President of Northwestern Mutual in the 1950s)
4. George Hitchcock (American poet who used to wear heavy flannel shirts)
5. Indiana Jones (Fictitious, but hey, not against the published rules!)
6. Karl Lagerfeld (German fashion designer, artist, and photographer)
7. Michael Nesmith (former Monkee)
8. Oliver H. Payne (businessman who founded American Tobacco)
9. Quentin Roosevelt II (grandson of Teddy Roosevelt)

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-couples/723935/53 "2015-07-03T16:01:11Z")

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1. Art Buchwald (humorist)
2. Clarence Darrow (attorney–born in 19th century, die 1937)
3. Edmund Fitzgerald (President of Northwestern Mutual in the 1950s)
4. George Hitchcock (American poet who used to wear heavy flannel shirts)
5. Indiana Jones (Fictitious, but hey, not against the published rules!)
6. Karl Lagerfeld (German fashion designer, artist, and photographer)
7. Michael Nesmith (former Monkee)
8. Oliver H. Payne (businessman who founded American Tobacco)
9. Quentin Roosevelt II (grandson of Teddy Roosevelt)
10. Steven Tyler of Aerosmith

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**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-couples/723935/54 "2015-07-03T20:30:45Z")

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1. Art Buchwald (humorist)
2. Clarence Darrow (attorney–born in 19th century, die 1937)
3. Edmund Fitzgerald (President of Northwestern Mutual in the 1950s)
4. George Hitchcock (American poet who used to wear heavy flannel shirts)
5. Indiana Jones (Fictitious, but hey, not against the published rules!)
6. Karl Lagerfeld (German fashion designer, artist, and photographer)
7. Michael Nesmith (former Monkee)
8. Oliver H. Payne (businessman who founded American Tobacco)
9. Quentin Roosevelt II (grandson of Teddy Roosevelt)
10. Steven Tyler of Aerosmith
11. Ulrich Vinzents (Danish footballer)

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**Author:** ![Absene\_Myth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/absene_myth/32/7322_2.png) [@Absene\_Myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absene_Myth)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-couples/723935/55 "2015-07-03T22:09:22Z")

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_Steven Tyler pops up every time. Can someone find another man with S and T?_

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**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-couples/723935/56 "2015-07-03T23:34:35Z")

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Scott Turow, author.

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**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-couples/723935/57 "2015-07-04T04:06:31Z")

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Sonny Tufts!

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**Author:** ![Absene\_Myth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/absene_myth/32/7322_2.png) [@Absene\_Myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absene_Myth)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-couples/723935/58 "2015-07-04T04:30:39Z")

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1. Art Buchwald (humorist)
2. Clarence Darrow (attorney–born in 19th century, die 1937)
3. Edmund Fitzgerald (President of Northwestern Mutual in the 1950s)
4. George Hitchcock (American poet who used to wear heavy flannel shirts)
5. Indiana Jones (Fictitious, but hey, not against the published rules!)
6. Karl Lagerfeld (German fashion designer, artist, and photographer)
7. Michael Nesmith (former Monkee)
8. Oliver H. Payne (businessman who founded American Tobacco)
9. Quentin Roosevelt II (grandson of Teddy Roosevelt)
10. Steven Tyler of Aerosmith
11. Ulrich Vinzents (Danish footballer)
12. Scott Turrow Sonny Tufts

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**Author:** ![Absene\_Myth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/absene_myth/32/7322_2.png) [@Absene\_Myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absene_Myth)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-couples/723935/59 "2015-07-04T04:34:11Z")

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1. Art Buchwald (humorist)
2. Clarence Darrow (attorney–born in 19th century, die 1937)
3. Edmund Fitzgerald (President of Northwestern Mutual in the 1950s)
4. George Hitchcock (American poet who used to wear heavy flannel shirts)
5. Indiana Jones (Fictitious, but hey, not against the published rules!)
6. Karl Lagerfeld (German fashion designer, artist, and photographer)
7. Michael Nesmith (former Monkee)
8. Oliver H. Payne (businessman who founded American Tobacco)
9. Quentin Roosevelt II (grandson of Teddy Roosevelt)
10. Steven Tyler of Aerosmith
11. Ulrich Vinzents (Danish footballer)
12. Scott Turrow Sonny Tufts
13. William Young 20th century writer.

Yay us!!

Let’s do women before 1920 when women got the vote  
Please copy and paste what we’re doing now in your copies and pastes.

1. Anne Bronte, sister of Charlotte and Emily. Author of two good novels of her own.

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**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-couples/723935/60 "2015-07-04T04:38:25Z")

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Let’s do women before 1920 when women got the vote  
Please copy and paste what we’re doing now in your copies and pastes.

1. Anne Bronte, sister of Charlotte and Emily. Author of two good novels of her own.
2. Charlotte Dacre, English author

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