# The Atoz Game (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [January 24, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920 "2020-01-24T21:53:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 169

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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:** [August 6, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3362 "2020-08-06T13:45:07Z")

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Objects shaped like letters, but the letter not used attributively in their name, like “A-frame”.

A - jumper-cable clamps  
B - slave shackles  
C - round wire hooks  
D - Carabiner  
E - Elizabethan manor  
F- The Manhattan skyline before 9/11  
G- [C-clamp](https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/hand-tools/c-clamps/22120)  
H - Lincoln log vertebrae

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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 6, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3363 "2020-08-06T13:49:48Z")

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Objects shaped like letters, but the letter not used attributively in their name, like “A-frame”.

A - jumper-cable clamps  
B - slave shackles  
C - round wire hooks  
D - Carabiner  
E - Elizabethan manor  
F- The Manhattan skyline before 9/11  
G- [C-clamp](https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/hand-tools/c-clamps/22120)  
H - Lincoln log vertebrae  
I - Telephone pole

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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:** [August 6, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3364 "2020-08-06T14:17:32Z")

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Objects shaped like letters, but the letter not used attributively in their name, like “A-frame”.

A - jumper-cable clamps  
B - slave shackles  
C - round wire hooks  
D - Carabiner  
E - Elizabethan manor  
F- The Manhattan skyline before 9/11  
G- [C-clamp](https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/hand-tools/c-clamps/22120)  
H - Lincoln log vertebrae  
I - Telephone pole  
J - Fish hook

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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 6, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3365 "2020-08-06T16:13:21Z")

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Objects shaped like letters, but the letter not used attributively in their name, like “A-frame”.

A - jumper-cable clamps  
B - slave shackles  
C - round wire hooks  
D - Carabiner  
E - Elizabethan manor  
F- The Manhattan skyline before 9/11  
G- [C-clamp](https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/hand-tools/c-clamps/22120)  
H - Lincoln log vertebrae  
I - Telephone pole  
J - Fish hook  
K - [Jackknife](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/26011/23357068_1.jpg?v=8D2DD8702610F20)

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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:** [August 6, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3366 "2020-08-06T16:15:58Z")

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Objects shaped like letters, but the letter not used attributively in their name, like “A-frame”.

A - jumper-cable clamps  
B - slave shackles  
C - round wire hooks  
D - Carabiner  
E - Elizabethan manor  
F- The Manhattan skyline before 9/11  
G- [C-clamp](https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/hand-tools/c-clamps/22120)  
H - Lincoln log vertebrae  
I - Telephone pole  
J - Fish hook  
K - [Jackknife](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/26011/23357068_1.jpg?v=8D2DD8702610F20)  
L - Bracket

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**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3367 "2020-08-06T16:30:59Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
>
> A - jumper-cable clamps  
> B - slave shackles  
> C - round wire hooks  
> D - Carabiner  
> E - Elizabethan manor  
> F- The Manhattan skyline before 9/11  
> G- [C-clamp](https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/hand-tools/c-clamps/22120)  
> H - Lincoln log vertebrae  
> I - Telephone pole  
> J - Fish hook  
> K - [Jackknife](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/26011/23357068_1.jpg?v=8D2DD8702610F20)  
> L - Bracket

M - the Batman symbol

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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 6, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3368 "2020-08-06T19:19:32Z")

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Objects shaped like letters, but the letter not used attributively in their name, like “A-frame”.

A - jumper-cable clamps  
B - slave shackles  
C - round wire hooks  
D - Carabiner  
E - Elizabethan manor  
F- The Manhattan skyline before 9/11  
G- [C-clamp](https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/hand-tools/c-clamps/22120)  
H - Lincoln log vertebrae  
I - Telephone pole  
J - Fish hook  
K - [Jackknife](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/26011/23357068_1.jpg?v=8D2DD8702610F20)  
L - Bracket  
M - the Batman symbol  
N - [Fence gate](https://todayshomeowner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/tall-wooden-gate.jpg)

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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:** [August 6, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3369 "2020-08-06T19:33:22Z")

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Objects shaped like letters, but the letter not used attributively in their name, like “A-frame”.

A - jumper-cable clamps  
B - slave shackles  
C - round wire hooks  
D - Carabiner  
E - Elizabethan manor  
F- The Manhattan skyline before 9/11  
G- [C-clamp](https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/hand-tools/c-clamps/22120)  
H - Lincoln log vertebrae  
I - Telephone pole  
J - Fish hook  
K - [Jackknife](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/26011/23357068_1.jpg?v=8D2DD8702610F20)  
L - Bracket  
M - the Batman symbol  
N - [Fence gate](https://todayshomeowner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/tall-wooden-gate.jpg)  
O - doughnuts

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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 6, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3370 "2020-08-06T19:41:50Z")

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Objects shaped like letters, but the letter not used attributively in their name, like “A-frame”.

A - jumper-cable clamps  
B - slave shackles  
C - round wire hooks  
D - Carabiner  
E - Elizabethan manor  
F- The Manhattan skyline before 9/11  
G- [C-clamp](https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/hand-tools/c-clamps/22120)  
H - Lincoln log vertebrae  
I - Telephone pole  
J - Fish hook  
K - [Jackknife](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/26011/23357068_1.jpg?v=8D2DD8702610F20)  
L - Bracket  
M - the Batman symbol  
N - [Fence gate](https://todayshomeowner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/tall-wooden-gate.jpg)  
O - doughnuts  
P - [Dolly Parton](https://hollywoodneuz.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DollyPartonPNG.jpg)

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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 6, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3371 "2020-08-06T19:49:54Z")

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Objects shaped like letters, but the letter not used attributively in their name, like “A-frame”.

A - jumper-cable clamps  
B - slave shackles  
C - round wire hooks  
D - Carabiner  
E - Elizabethan manor  
F- The Manhattan skyline before 9/11  
G- [C-clamp](https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/hand-tools/c-clamps/22120)  
H - Lincoln log vertebrae  
I - Telephone pole  
J - Fish hook  
K - [Jackknife](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/26011/23357068_1.jpg?v=8D2DD8702610F20)  
L - Bracket  
M - the Batman symbol  
N - [Fence gate](https://todayshomeowner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/tall-wooden-gate.jpg)  
O - doughnuts  
P - [Dolly Parton](https://hollywoodneuz.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DollyPartonPNG.jpg)  
Q - Pretzel (some, anyway)

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3372 "2020-08-09T02:56:23Z")

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Objects shaped like letters, but the letter not used attributively in their name, like “A-frame”.

A - jumper-cable clamps  
B - slave shackles  
C - round wire hooks  
D - Carabiner  
E - Elizabethan manor  
F- The Manhattan skyline before 9/11  
G- [C-clamp](https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/hand-tools/c-clamps/22120)  
H - Lincoln log vertebrae  
I - Telephone pole  
J - Fish hook  
K - [Jackknife](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/26011/23357068_1.jpg?v=8D2DD8702610F20)  
L - Bracket  
M - the Batman symbol  
N - [Fence gate](https://todayshomeowner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/tall-wooden-gate.jpg)  
O - doughnuts  
P - [Dolly Parton](https://hollywoodneuz.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DollyPartonPNG.jpg)  
Q - Pretzel (some, anyway)  
R- [Bobby-pin](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F5%2F51%2FR-Clip.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FR-clip&tbnid=BgqXxdhSW34T4M&vet=12ahUKEwial_vKjo3rAhXnzIsBHX9qC5oQMygHegUIARC4AQ..i&docid=bVxs92isN3BfdM&w=300&h=225&q=R-shaped%20bobby%20pin&hl=en&authuser=0&ved=2ahUKEwial_vKjo3rAhXnzIsBHX9qC5oQMygHegUIARC4AQ)

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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 9, 2020, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3373 "2020-08-09T03:05:26Z")

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Objects shaped like letters, but the letter not used attributively in their name, like “A-frame”.

A - jumper-cable clamps  
B - slave shackles  
C - round wire hooks  
D - Carabiner  
E - Elizabethan manor  
F- The Manhattan skyline before 9/11  
G- [C-clamp](https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/hand-tools/c-clamps/22120)  
H - Lincoln log vertebrae  
I - Telephone pole  
J - Fish hook  
K - [Jackknife](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/26011/23357068_1.jpg?v=8D2DD8702610F20)  
L - Bracket  
M - the Batman symbol  
N - [Fence gate](https://todayshomeowner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/tall-wooden-gate.jpg)  
O - doughnuts  
P - [Dolly Parton](https://hollywoodneuz.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DollyPartonPNG.jpg)  
Q - Pretzel (some, anyway)  
R- [Bobby-pin](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F5%2F51%2FR-Clip.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FR-clip&tbnid=BgqXxdhSW34T4M&vet=12ahUKEwial_vKjo3rAhXnzIsBHX9qC5oQMygHegUIARC4AQ..i&docid=bVxs92isN3BfdM&w=300&h=225&q=R-shaped%20bobby%20pin&hl=en&authuser=0&ved=2ahUKEwial_vKjo3rAhXnzIsBHX9qC5oQMygHegUIARC4AQ)  
S - [Lightning logo](https://cdn2.vectorstock.com/i/1000x1000/38/51/lightning-logo-design-vector-14953851.jpg)

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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 9, 2020, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3374 "2020-08-09T03:08:18Z")

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> [@jtur88](#):
>
> Objects shaped like letters, but the letter not used attributively in their name, like “A-frame”.
> 
> R- [Bobby-pin](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F5%2F51%2FR-Clip.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FR-clip&tbnid=BgqXxdhSW34T4M&vet=12ahUKEwial_vKjo3rAhXnzIsBHX9qC5oQMygHegUIARC4AQ..i&docid=bVxs92isN3BfdM&w=300&h=225&q=R-shaped%20bobby%20pin&hl=en&authuser=0&ved=2ahUKEwial_vKjo3rAhXnzIsBHX9qC5oQMygHegUIARC4AQ)

You specifically said you didn’t want things which were named after the letter. But those things you’re showing are called R-clips.

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3375 "2020-08-09T05:01:01Z")

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I didn’t know tat. My sister called them Bobby Pins and that’s what I searched for. Some other industry may call them something else. You can challenge all of the entries if some users call them by the letter.

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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 9, 2020, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3376 "2020-08-09T05:11:15Z")

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You didn’t know they were called R-clips? You linked to a Wikipedia page titled " R-clip". That might have tipped you off.

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3377 "2020-08-09T08:46:57Z")

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The link I supplied wad found by searching google images for Bobby Pins, and I chose the most R-looking example.

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3378 "2020-08-09T08:53:22Z")

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Do you like [this](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.glamour.com%2Fphotos%2F5696669feaefd309768dcc02%2Fmaster%2Fw_1600%252Cc_limit%2Fbeauty-blogs-girls-in-the-beauty-department-2011-09-16-0916-10-things-to-do-with-a-bobby-pin_bd.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamour.com%2Fstory%2Fthe-top-10-things-to-do-with-a&tbnid=V5xx8W71eoYzHM&vet=12ahUKEwjR_PCm3o3rAhUkNaYKHbbyAfgQMygHegUIARD9AQ..i&docid=-5Trg_tqCE7iMM&w=448&h=366&q=bobby%20pin&hl=en&authuser=0&ved=2ahUKEwjR_PCm3o3rAhUkNaYKHbbyAfgQMygHegUIARD9AQ) better?

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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:** [August 9, 2020, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3379 "2020-08-09T12:23:18Z")

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Objects shaped like letters, but the letter not used attributively in their name, like “A-frame”.

A - jumper-cable clamps  
B - slave shackles  
C - round wire hooks  
D - Carabiner  
E - Elizabethan manor  
F- The Manhattan skyline before 9/11  
G- [C-clamp](https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/hand-tools/c-clamps/22120)  
H - Lincoln log vertebrae  
I - Telephone pole  
J - Fish hook  
K - [Jackknife](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/26011/23357068_1.jpg?v=8D2DD8702610F20)  
L - Bracket  
M - the Batman symbol  
N - [Fence gate](https://todayshomeowner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/tall-wooden-gate.jpg)  
O - doughnuts  
P - [Dolly Parton](https://hollywoodneuz.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DollyPartonPNG.jpg)  
Q - Pretzel (some, anyway)  
R- [Bobby-pin](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F5%2F51%2FR-Clip.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FR-clip&tbnid=BgqXxdhSW34T4M&vet=12ahUKEwial_vKjo3rAhXnzIsBHX9qC5oQMygHegUIARC4AQ..i&docid=bVxs92isN3BfdM&w=300&h=225&q=R-shaped%20bobby%20pin&hl=en&authuser=0&ved=2ahUKEwial_vKjo3rAhXnzIsBHX9qC5oQMygHegUIARC4AQ)  
S - [Lightning logo](https://cdn2.vectorstock.com/i/1000x1000/38/51/lightning-logo-design-vector-14953851.jpg)  
T - cross

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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:** [August 9, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3380 "2020-08-09T13:01:21Z")

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Objects shaped like letters, but the letter not used attributively in their name, like “A-frame”.

A - jumper-cable clamps  
B - slave shackles  
C - round wire hooks  
D - Carabiner  
E - Elizabethan manor  
F- The Manhattan skyline before 9/11  
G- [C-clamp](https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/hand-tools/c-clamps/22120)  
H - Lincoln log vertebrae  
I - Telephone pole  
J - Fish hook  
K - [Jackknife](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/26011/23357068_1.jpg?v=8D2DD8702610F20)  
L - Bracket  
M - the Batman symbol  
N - [Fence gate](https://todayshomeowner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/tall-wooden-gate.jpg)  
O - doughnuts  
P - [Dolly Parton](https://hollywoodneuz.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DollyPartonPNG.jpg)  
Q - Pretzel (some, anyway)  
R- [Bobby-pin](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F5%2F51%2FR-Clip.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FR-clip&tbnid=BgqXxdhSW34T4M&vet=12ahUKEwial_vKjo3rAhXnzIsBHX9qC5oQMygHegUIARC4AQ..i&docid=bVxs92isN3BfdM&w=300&h=225&q=R-shaped%20bobby%20pin&hl=en&authuser=0&ved=2ahUKEwial_vKjo3rAhXnzIsBHX9qC5oQMygHegUIARC4AQ)  
S - [Lightning logo](https://cdn2.vectorstock.com/i/1000x1000/38/51/lightning-logo-design-vector-14953851.jpg)  
T - cross  
U - horseshoe

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Objects shaped like letters, but the letter not used attributively in their name, like “A-frame”.

A - jumper-cable clamps  
B - slave shackles  
C - round wire hooks  
D - Carabiner  
E - Elizabethan manor  
F- The Manhattan skyline before 9/11  
G- [C-clamp](https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/hand-tools/c-clamps/22120)  
H - Lincoln log vertebrae  
I - Telephone pole  
J - Fish hook  
K - [Jackknife](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/26011/23357068_1.jpg?v=8D2DD8702610F20)  
L - Bracket  
M - the Batman symbol  
N - [Fence gate](https://todayshomeowner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/tall-wooden-gate.jpg)  
O - doughnuts  
P - [Dolly Parton](https://hollywoodneuz.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DollyPartonPNG.jpg)  
Q - Pretzel (some, anyway)  
R- [Bobby-pin](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F5%2F51%2FR-Clip.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FR-clip&tbnid=BgqXxdhSW34T4M&vet=12ahUKEwial_vKjo3rAhXnzIsBHX9qC5oQMygHegUIARC4AQ..i&docid=bVxs92isN3BfdM&w=300&h=225&q=R-shaped%20bobby%20pin&hl=en&authuser=0&ved=2ahUKEwial_vKjo3rAhXnzIsBHX9qC5oQMygHegUIARC4AQ)  
S - [Lightning logo](https://cdn2.vectorstock.com/i/1000x1000/38/51/lightning-logo-design-vector-14953851.jpg)  
T - cross  
U - horseshoe  
V-boomerang

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