# New Feud. The Name Game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feud-the-name-game/914937>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [July 10, 2020, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feud-the-name-game/914937 "2020-07-10T13:41:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feud-the-name-game/914937/21 "2020-07-13T17:57:09Z")

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1. John
2. Mary
3. Spot
4. Fluffy
5. Mane
6. Named
7. Chris
8. Lucky
9. A Horse With No Name
10. The Name of the Rose

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feud-the-name-game/914937/22 "2020-07-17T12:47:18Z")

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Twenty players so far.

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**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:** [July 20, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feud-the-name-game/914937/23 "2020-07-20T16:17:42Z")

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1. John
2. Mary
3. Spot
4. Boots
5. MEAN
6. Names
7. Pat
8. Fuzzy
9. Say My Name
10. In the Name of the Father

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**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feud-the-name-game/914937/24 "2020-07-22T19:09:09Z")

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1. John
2. Jennifer
3. Spot
4. Tom
5. mean
6. names
7. Sam
8. Butthead
9. In the Name of Love
10. My Name is Nobody

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feud-the-name-game/914937/25 "2020-08-02T06:55:32Z")

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A bump.

I’m going to give this one more day and if nobody objects, I’ll go ahead and score it.

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**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feud-the-name-game/914937/26 "2020-08-12T16:00:41Z")

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1. John
2. Mary
3. Rover
4. Garfield
5. Mane
6. Names
7. Pat
8. Prince/Princess
9. Name of the Game
10. Name of the Rose

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feud-the-name-game/914937/27 "2020-08-13T17:19:21Z")

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Oh yeah, I sort of promised two weeks ago that I would score this.

1. A popular name for men  
John - 34  
Michael - 8  
Bill - 0  
Bob - 0

2. A popular name for women  
Mary - 24  
Karen - 6  
Jane - 4  
Jennifer - 4  
Elizabeth - 0  
Emma - 0  
Joan - 0  
Susan - 0

3. A popular name for a dog  
Spot - 18  
Max - 8  
Fido - 6  
Rover - 6  
Duke - 0  
King - 0  
Lucy - 0  
Prince - 0

4. A popular name for a cat.  
Fluffy - 16  
Tiger - 4  
Boots - 0  
Cleo - 0  
Garfield - 0  
Kitty - 0  
Midnight - 0  
Mittens - 0  
Morris - 0  
Oliver - 0  
Puff - 0  
Smoky - 0  
Sneakers - 0  
Tom - 0  
Whiskers - 0

5. An anagram of NAME  
Mean - 30  
Mane - 12  
Amen - 4

6. A word of 5 letters or more containing the consecutive letters NAME.  
Names - 16  
Enamel - 14  
Named - 4  
Namesake - 0  
Nametag - 0  
Nickname - 0  
Renamed - 0  
Surname - 0  
Vietnamese - 0

7. A name that is popular for both men and women  
Chris - 20  
Pat - 10  
Jamie - 4  
Lee - 4  
Alex - 0  
Avery - 0  
Jordan - 0  
Sam - 0

8. A name that is popular for both cats and dogs.  
Spot - 8  
Tiger - 6  
Lucky - 4  
Max - 4  
Bella - 0  
Boots - 0  
Bruno - 0  
Butthead - 0  
Fuzzy - 0  
Ginger - 0  
Hey You - 0  
Luna - 0  
Midnight - 0  
Patches - 0  
Prince/Princess - 0  
Tramp - 0

9. A song title that contains the word Name.  
A Horse With No Name - 18  
The Name Game - 6  
Say My Name - 4  
Stop in the Name of Love - 4  
The Name of the Game - 4  
A Boy Named Sue - 0  
In the Name of Love - 0  
My Name Is - 0  
Where Everybody Knows Your Name - 0  
You Never Even Call Me By My Name - 0

10. A movie that contains the word Name.  
The Name of the Rose - 28  
In the Name of the Father - 6  
My Name is Nobody - 4  
A Boy Named Charlie Brown - 0  
Call Me By Your Name - 0  
I know my first name is Steven - 0  
Trinity Is Still My Name - 0

panache45 - 210  
MadTheSwine - 180  
Intergalactic\_Gladiator - 178  
SpoilerVirgin - 166  
bibliophage - 164  
Paintcharge - 150  
Elendil\_s\_Heir - 142  
needscoffee - 138  
Bayaker - 134  
Oly - 134  
IvoryTowerDenizen - 130  
Little\_Nemo - 126  
Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle - 122  
not\_what\_you\_d\_expect - 122  
Biotop - 118  
FastDan1 - 114  
Fretful\_Porpentine - 114  
Prof.Pepperwinkle - 114  
Folacin - 106  
Springtime\_for\_Spacers - 106  
RivkahChaya - 96  
Dolores\_Reborn - 76  
NDP - 76

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**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:** [August 13, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feud-the-name-game/914937/28 "2020-08-13T17:29:28Z")

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Holy shit, I actually finished in the top third - that never happens! Thanks, **LN**!

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**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feud-the-name-game/914937/29 "2020-08-13T19:55:16Z")

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I’m not dead last! That never happens!

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feud-the-name-game/914937/30 "2020-08-13T20:05:48Z")

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I’m in the middle of the pack! That happens quite frequently!

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**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feud-the-name-game/914937/31 "2020-08-14T05:12:40Z")

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8th place! It’s been a long time since I cracked the top ten! We’ll just forget that there were only 23 players! Thanks, Little\_Nemo!

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**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feud-the-name-game/914937/32 "2020-08-14T13:27:27Z")

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Thanks for scoring this Little Nemo.

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**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feud-the-name-game/914937/33 "2020-08-14T14:29:53Z")

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I did better than I thought I would after I scanned other answers and saw how much different mine were.

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feud-the-name-game/914937/34 "2020-08-14T19:09:29Z")

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Looks like I’m “Lucky Thirteen”. 😕

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