# \[GAME\] a **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 23, 2014, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267 "2014-08-23T02:58:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 51
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1001 "2014-09-29T03:57:22Z")
**Y** AK BUTTER: This product will improve any GAME, public or private. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1002 "2014-09-29T13:25:44Z")
Zounds, I must try that! ---
**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:** [September 29, 2014, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1003 "2014-09-29T14:29:27Z")
**A** nd now we’re off on another round-the-world tour: first stop, **A** ustralia! G’day mate! Throw another Doper on the barby. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1004 "2014-09-29T14:49:19Z")
**B** altimore–it’s on the way from DC to NYC; stop by for ten minutes! ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1005 "2014-09-29T16:01:57Z")
**C** astroville, CA, the artichoke capital of the world. Fried artichoke hearts…YUM! ---
**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:** [September 29, 2014, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1006 "2014-09-29T16:28:23Z")
**D** jibouti. Sounds like a song from _The Music Man_, but it isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Vita\_Beata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@Vita\_Beata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vita_Beata)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1007 "2014-09-29T18:54:56Z")
**E** ureka Springs, Arkansas has historically been called “The Little Switzerland of America” and “The Stairstep Town” because of its mountainous terrain and the winding, up-and-down paths of its streets and walkways. The streets wind around the town, and no two intersect at a 90 degree angle; there are no traffic lights. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1008 "2014-09-29T18:59:41Z")
**F** inally, a sentence with a period at the end. ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1009 "2014-09-29T20:12:08Z")
**F** almouth, Maine, a beautiful little coastal town and the setting for Stephen King’s _Salem’s Lot_ ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1010 "2014-09-29T20:32:19Z")
**G** reenland: It isn’t **g** reen and there isn’t much land. **G** et the sensation! ---
**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:** [September 29, 2014, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1011 "2014-09-29T20:53:31Z")
**H** ong Kong. Home of Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2014, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1012 "2014-09-30T00:00:02Z")
**I** daho: Come for the potatoes, stay for the…umm, potatoes. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1013 "2014-09-30T01:17:34Z")
**J** amaica, mon–what was I saying? ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1014 "2014-09-30T01:28:32Z")
**K** okomo…bodies in the sand, tropical drink melting in your hand, and the Beach Boys singing in front of you. It’s not a place, it’s a state of mind. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1015 "2014-09-30T01:57:30Z")
**L** uxembourg, ah the memories. Oh, wait, or was it Leichtenstein? Or Latvia? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1016 "2014-09-30T04:04:31Z")
**M** adagascar–the animals are all cartoons! ---
**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:** [September 30, 2014, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1017 "2014-09-30T04:19:42Z")
**N** epal, if you’re heading for Mount Everest next. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1018 "2014-09-30T04:32:06Z")
**O** regon–it starts with “O.” ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1021 "2014-09-30T12:49:56Z")
(I’ll stick in a late Q) **Q** uebec City, because it is a place I would like to visit someday. Next up - S ---
**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:** [September 30, 2014, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267/1022 "2014-09-30T13:03:56Z")
**S** chlussing down the slopes of Sweden! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267.md?page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-a/696267.md?page=52)