# The Atoz Game (Part 1) **URL:** \ **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:** 215
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**Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass** Alice “Beautiful Soup” Cheshire Cat Dodgson “EAT ME” Frog Footman Gryphon Hatter Iracebeth of Crims (The Red Queen) Jabberwocky King of Hearts Looking Glass Mad Hatter Number theory “Off with their heads!” Playing croquet Queen of Hearts Rabbit, White Syllogisms Tea Party Underground, Alice’s Adventures Vorpal Sword Wonderland ---
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**Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass** Alice “Beautiful Soup” Cheshire Cat Dodgson “EAT ME” Frog Footman Gryphon Hatter Iracebeth of Crims (The Red Queen) Jabberwocky King of Hearts Looking Glass Mad Hatter Number theory “Off with their heads!” Playing croquet Queen of Hearts Rabbit, White Syllogisms Tea Party Underground, Alice’s Adventures Vorpal Sword Wonderland xBox 360 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/SlrORVXzN9w/maxresdefault.jpg "Alice: Madness Returns - Xbox 360 / Ps3 Gameplay (2011)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlrORVXzN9w) ---
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**Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass** Alice “Beautiful Soup” Cheshire Cat Dodgson “EAT ME” Frog Footman Gryphon Hatter Iracebeth of Crims (The Red Queen) Jabberwocky King of Hearts Looking Glass Mad Hatter Number theory “Off with their heads!” Playing croquet Queen of Hearts Rabbit, White Syllogisms Tea Party Underground, Alice’s Adventures Vorpal Sword Wonderland xBox 360 yadder " adj. – Far away; beyond. ‘It’s way yadder the crossing in Snud.’ " ---
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**Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass** Alice “Beautiful Soup” Cheshire Cat Dodgson “EAT ME” Frog Footman Gryphon Hatter Iracebeth of Crims (The Red Queen) Jabberwocky King of Hearts Looking Glass Mad Hatter Number theory “Off with their heads!” Playing croquet Queen of Hearts Rabbit, White Syllogisms Tea Party Underground, Alice’s Adventures Vorpal Sword Wonderland xBox 360 yadder Zoological classification of a white rabbit in a waistcoat muttering “Oh Dear”. Pass " adj. – Far away; beyond. ‘It’s way yadder the crossing in Snud.’ " [/quote] ---
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Verbs in -ing form used in titles (songs, films, books, etc) According – The World According to Garp ---
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Verbs in -ing form used in titles (songs, films, books, etc) According – The World According to Garp Being There ---
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Verbs in -ing form used in titles (songs, films, books, etc) According – The World According to Garp Being There Chilling Adventures of Sabrina ---
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Verbs in -ing form used in titles (songs, films, books, etc) According – The World According to Garp Being There Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Driving Miss Daisy ---
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[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:4289, topic:846920, full:true”] Verbs in -ing form used in titles (songs, films, books, etc) According – The World According to Garp Being There Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Driving Miss Daisy What’s **E** ating Gilbert Grape ---
**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:** [November 7, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4291 "2020-11-07T16:00:10Z")
Verbs in -ing form used in titles (songs, films, books, etc) According – The World According to Garp Being There Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Driving Miss Daisy What’s **E** ating Gilbert Grape Flaming Star ---
**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:** [November 7, 2020, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4292 "2020-11-07T17:14:28Z")
Verbs in -ing form used in titles (songs, films, books, etc) According – The World According to Garp Being There Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Driving Miss Daisy What’s **E** ating Gilbert Grape Flaming Star Going for Broke ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4293 "2020-11-08T02:33:15Z")
Verbs in -ing form used in titles (songs, films, books, etc) According – The World According to Garp Being There Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Driving Miss Daisy What’s **E** ating Gilbert Grape Flaming Star Going for Broke H - The Hanging Tree ---
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Verbs in -ing form used in titles (songs, films, books, etc) According – The World According to Garp Being There Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Driving Miss Daisy What’s **E** ating Gilbert Grape Flaming Star Going for Broke H - The Hanging Tree Imagine 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:** [November 8, 2020, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4295 "2020-11-08T18:13:49Z")
Verbs in -ing form used in titles (songs, films, books, etc) According – The World According to Garp Being There Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Driving Miss Daisy What’s **E** ating Gilbert Grape Flaming Star Going for Broke H - The Hanging Tree Inviting The Demons Changing because of the “-ing” requirement. ---
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Verbs in -ing form used in titles (songs, films, books, etc) According – The World According to Garp Being There Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Driving Miss Daisy What’s **E** ating Gilbert Grape Flaming Star Going for Broke H - The Hanging Tree Inviting The Demons Judging Amy ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4297 "2020-11-08T19:07:45Z")
Verbs in -ing form used in titles (songs, films, books, etc) According – The World According to Garp Being There Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Driving Miss Daisy What’s **E** ating Gilbert Grape Flaming Star Going for Broke H - The Hanging Tree Inviting The Demons Judging Amy Kicking and Screaming Thanks, Prof. ---
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Verbs in -ing form used in titles (songs, films, books, etc) According – The World According to Garp Being There Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Driving Miss Daisy What’s **E** ating Gilbert Grape Flaming Star Going for Broke H - The Hanging Tree Inviting The Demons Judging Amy Kicking and Screaming Leaving Las Vegas ---
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Verbs in -ing form used in titles (songs, films, books, etc) According – The World According to Garp Being There Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Driving Miss Daisy What’s **E** ating Gilbert Grape Flaming Star Going for Broke H - The Hanging Tree Inviting The Demons Judging Amy Kicking and Screaming Leaving Las Vegas Minding the Gap ---
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Verbs in -ing form used in titles (songs, films, books, etc) According – The World According to Garp Being There Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Driving Miss Daisy What’s **E** ating Gilbert Grape Flaming Star Going for Broke H - The Hanging Tree Inviting The Demons Judging Amy Kicking and Screaming Leaving Las Vegas Minding the Gap Neverending Story Stretching “neverend” to verb status. Notting Hill" must be from an Old English verb, “to not”. Otherwise, the English title "Neighboring Sounds, a 2012 Brazilian thriller. [/quote] ---
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