# 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\
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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:** [November 9, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4302 "2020-11-09T12:50:12Z")

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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  
Owning Mahowny  
Playing for Time

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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:** [November 9, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4303 "2020-11-09T15:36:42Z")

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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  
Owning Mahowny  
Playing for Time  
Quickening - Highlander II: The Quickening

Yes. It is an abomination.

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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:** [November 9, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4304 "2020-11-09T15:57:48Z")

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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  
Owning Mahowny  
Playing for Time  
Quickening - Highlander II: The Quickening  
Running With Scissors

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4305 "2020-11-09T16:00:47Z")

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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  
Owning Mahowny  
Playing for Time  
Quickening - Highlander II: The Quickening  
Running With Scissors  
Desperately Seeking Susan

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4306 "2020-11-09T16:18:39Z")

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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  
Owning Mahowny  
Playing for Time  
Quickening - Highlander II: The Quickening  
Running With Scissors  
Desperately Seeking Susan  
The Taking of Pelham 123

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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:** [November 10, 2020, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4307 "2020-11-10T03:05:55Z")

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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  
Owning Mahowny  
Playing for Time  
Quickening - Highlander II: The Quickening  
Running With Scissors  
Desperately Seeking Susan  
The Taking of Pelham 123  
Untying the Knot

Reality TV series, 2014  
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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:** [November 10, 2020, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4308 "2020-11-10T12:01:52Z")

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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  
Owning Mahowny  
Playing for Time  
Quickening - Highlander II: The Quickening  
Running With Scissors  
Desperately Seeking Susan  
The Taking of Pelham 123  
Untying the Knot  
Vanishing Waves

2013 movie

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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:** [November 10, 2020, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4309 "2020-11-10T12:16:30Z")

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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  
Owning Mahowny  
Playing for Time  
Quickening - Highlander II: The Quickening  
Running With Scissors  
Desperately Seeking Susan  
The Taking of Pelham 123  
Untying the Knot  
Vanishing Waves  
Wandering

Hermann Hesse

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**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 10, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4310 "2020-11-10T13:58:59Z")

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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  
Owning Mahowny  
Playing for Time  
Quickening - Highlander II: The Quickening  
Running With Scissors  
Desperately Seeking Susan  
The Taking of Pelham 123  
Untying the Knot  
Vanishing Waves  
Wandering  
The E **X** terminating Angel

An opera. (Hey - it’s X!)

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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:** [November 10, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4311 "2020-11-10T15:09:54Z")

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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  
Owning Mahowny  
Playing for Time  
Quickening - Highlander II: The Quickening  
Running With Scissors  
Desperately Seeking Susan  
The Taking of Pelham 123  
Untying the Knot  
Vanishing Waves  
Wandering  
The E **X** terminating Angel  
The Yearning

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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:** [November 10, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4312 "2020-11-10T18:45:08Z")

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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  
Owning Mahowny  
Playing for Time  
Quickening - Highlander II: The Quickening  
Running With Scissors  
Desperately Seeking Susan  
The Taking of Pelham 123  
Untying the Knot  
Vanishing Waves  
Wandering  
The E **X** terminating Angel  
The Yearning  
Zig-Zaggin’ Through Ghostland

No, I’d never heard of it before either: [Zig-Zaggin' Through Ghostland - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zig-Zaggin%27_Through_Ghostland)

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The Biden Administration

Advisors

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4313 "2020-11-10T20:13:33Z")

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The Biden Administration

Advisors  
Biden, Joseph Robinette

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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:** [November 10, 2020, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4314 "2020-11-10T20:56:25Z")

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The Biden Administration

Advisors  
Biden, Joseph Robinette  
“Comma-la” not “ka-MAH-lah”

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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:** [November 10, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4315 "2020-11-10T21:06:37Z")

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The Biden Administration

Advisors  
Biden, Joseph Robinette  
“Comma-la” not “ka-MAH-lah”  
Democratic ideals

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**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 10, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4316 "2020-11-10T21:23:26Z")

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The Biden Administration

Advisors  
Biden, Joseph Robinette  
“Comma-la” not “ka-MAH-lah”  
Democratic ideals  
Environmental issues

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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:** [November 11, 2020, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4317 "2020-11-11T02:57:05Z")

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The Biden Administration

Advisors  
Biden, Joseph Robinette  
“Comma-la” not “ka-MAH-lah”  
Democratic ideals  
Environmental issues  
Fraud accusations

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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:** [November 11, 2020, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4318 "2020-11-11T12:54:48Z")

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The Biden Administration

Advisors  
Biden, Joseph Robinette  
“Comma-la” not “ka-MAH-lah”  
Democratic ideals  
Environmental issues  
Fraud accusations  
Greta Thunberg approved

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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:** [November 11, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4319 "2020-11-11T21:03:11Z")

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The Biden Administration

Advisors  
Biden, Joseph Robinette  
“Comma-la” not “ka-MAH-lah”  
Democratic ideals  
Environmental issues  
Fraud accusations  
Greta Thunberg-approved  
Happier Americans

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**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 12, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4320 "2020-11-12T14:18:05Z")

</div>

The Biden Administration

Advisors  
Biden, Joseph Robinette  
“Comma-la” not “ka-MAH-lah”  
Democratic ideals  
Environmental issues  
Fraud accusations  
Greta Thunberg-approved  
Happier Americans  
International relations

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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:** [November 12, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4321 "2020-11-12T14:20:51Z")

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The Biden Administration

Advisors  
Biden, Joseph Robinette  
“Comma-la” not “ka-MAH-lah”  
Democratic ideals  
Environmental issues  
Fraud accusations  
Greta Thunberg-approved  
Happier Americans  
International relations  
Joe!

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