# 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:** 226

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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:** [December 9, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4502 "2020-12-09T15:30:30Z")

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**Christmastide**

Advent calendar  
Bouche de Noel  
Caroling

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4503 "2020-12-09T15:32:19Z")

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**Christmastide**

Advent calendar  
Bouche de Noel  
Caroling  
_Do They Know It’s Christmas?_

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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:** [December 9, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4504 "2020-12-09T17:59:41Z")

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**Christmastide**

Advent calendar  
Bouche de Noel  
Caroling  
_Do They Know It’s Christmas?_  
Evergreen trees

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**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4505 "2020-12-09T18:01:45Z")

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**Christmastide**

Advent calendar  
Bouche de Noel  
Caroling  
_Do They Know It’s Christmas?_  
Evergreen trees  
Festivus for the rest of us

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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:** [December 9, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4506 "2020-12-09T19:33:14Z")

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**Christmastide**

Advent calendar  
Bouche de Noel  
Caroling  
_Do They Know It’s Christmas?_  
Evergreen trees  
Festivus for the rest of us  
Grinch

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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:** [December 9, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4507 "2020-12-09T19:35:18Z")

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**Christmastide**

Advent calendar  
Bouche de Noel  
Caroling  
_Do They Know It’s Christmas?_  
Evergreen trees  
Festivus for the rest of us  
Grinch  
_Hark! The Herald Angels Sing_

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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:** [December 10, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4508 "2020-12-10T03:13:38Z")

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**Christmastide**

Advent calendar  
Bouche de Noel  
Caroling  
_Do They Know It’s Christmas?_  
Evergreen trees  
Festivus for the rest of us  
Grinch  
_Hark! The Herald Angels Sing_  
Icicles

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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:** [December 10, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4509 "2020-12-10T03:50:30Z")

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**Christmastide**

Advent calendar  
Bouche de Noel  
Caroling  
_Do They Know It’s Christmas?_  
Evergreen trees  
Festivus for the rest of us  
Grinch  
_Hark! The Herald Angels Sing_  
Icicles  
_Jingle Bells_

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4510 "2020-12-10T04:03:45Z")

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**Christmastide**

Advent calendar  
Bouche de Noel  
Caroling  
_Do They Know It’s Christmas?_  
Evergreen trees  
Festivus for the rest of us  
Grinch  
_Hark! The Herald Angels Sing_  
Icicles  
_Jingle Bells_  
Kris Kringle

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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:** [December 10, 2020, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4511 "2020-12-10T05:23:26Z")

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**Christmastide**

Advent calendar  
Bouche de Noel  
Caroling  
_Do They Know It’s Christmas?_  
Evergreen trees  
Festivus for the rest of us  
Grinch  
_Hark! The Herald Angels Sing_  
Icicles  
_Jingle Bells_  
Kris Kringle  
Logs crackling in the fire

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4512 "2020-12-10T05:26:34Z")

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**Christmastide**

Advent calendar  
Bouche de Noel  
Caroling  
_Do They Know It’s Christmas?_  
Evergreen trees  
Festivus for the rest of us  
Grinch  
_Hark! The Herald Angels Sing_  
Icicles  
_Jingle Bells_  
Kris Kringle  
Logs crackling in the fire  
Mistletoe

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4513 "2020-12-10T06:18:05Z")

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**Christmastide**

Advent calendar  
Bouche de Noel  
Caroling  
_Do They Know It’s Christmas?_  
Evergreen trees  
Festivus for the rest of us  
Grinch  
_Hark! The Herald Angels Sing_  
Icicles  
_Jingle Bells_  
Kris Kringle  
Logs crackling in the fire  
Mistletoe  
Noel

Nitpick: **Buche** (log) and not Bouche de Noel

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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:** [December 10, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4514 "2020-12-10T14:34:13Z")

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**Christmastide**

Advent calendar  
Bouche de Noel  
Caroling  
_Do They Know It’s Christmas?_  
Evergreen trees  
Festivus for the rest of us  
Grinch  
_Hark! The Herald Angels Sing_  
Icicles  
_Jingle Bells_  
Kris Kringle  
Logs crackling in the fire  
Mistletoe  
Noel  
Partridge in a pear tree

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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:** [December 10, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4515 "2020-12-10T14:36:37Z")

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**Christmastide**

Advent calendar  
Bouche de Noel  
Caroling  
_Do They Know It’s Christmas?_  
Evergreen trees  
Festivus for the rest of us  
Grinch  
_Hark! The Herald Angels Sing_  
Icicles  
_Jingle Bells_  
Kris Kringle  
Logs crackling in the fire  
Mistletoe  
Noel  
Partridge in a pear tree  
_Quelle est cette odeur agréable?_

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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:** [December 10, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4516 "2020-12-10T17:48:02Z")

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**Christmastide**

Advent calendar  
Bouche de Noel  
Caroling  
_Do They Know It’s Christmas?_  
Evergreen trees  
Festivus for the rest of us  
Grinch  
_Hark! The Herald Angels Sing_  
Icicles  
_Jingle Bells_  
Kris Kringle  
Logs crackling in the fire  
Mistletoe  
Noel  
Partridge in a pear tree  
_Quelle est cette odeur agréable?_  
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree

…and now I have an earworm.

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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:** [December 10, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4517 "2020-12-10T18:03:50Z")

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**Christmastide**

Advent calendar  
Bouche de Noel  
Caroling  
_Do They Know It’s Christmas?_  
Evergreen trees  
Festivus for the rest of us  
Grinch  
_Hark! The Herald Angels Sing_  
Icicles  
_Jingle Bells_  
Kris Kringle  
Logs crackling in the fire  
Mistletoe  
Noel  
Partridge in a pear tree  
_Quelle est cette odeur agréable?_  
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree  
_Stille Nacht_

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**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4518 "2020-12-10T18:59:55Z")

</div>

**Christmastide**

Advent calendar  
Bouche de Noel  
Caroling  
_Do They Know It’s Christmas?_  
Evergreen trees  
Festivus for the rest of us  
Grinch  
_Hark! The Herald Angels Sing_  
Icicles  
_Jingle Bells_  
Kris Kringle  
Logs crackling in the fire  
Mistletoe  
Noel  
Partridge in a pear tree  
_Quelle est cette odeur agréable?_  
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree  
_Stille Nacht_  
Tannenbaum

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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:** [December 11, 2020, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4519 "2020-12-11T03:15:16Z")

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**Christmastide**

Advent calendar  
Bouche de Noel  
Caroling  
_Do They Know It’s Christmas?_  
Evergreen trees  
Festivus for the rest of us  
Grinch  
_Hark! The Herald Angels Sing_  
Icicles  
_Jingle Bells_  
Kris Kringle  
Logs crackling in the fire  
Mistletoe  
Noel  
Partridge in a pear tree  
_Quelle est cette odeur agréable?_  
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree  
_Stille Nacht_  
Tannenbaum  
Up the chimney he went

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**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2020, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4520 "2020-12-11T03:32:09Z")

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Oh no! There’s no ‘O’! 👆

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4521 "2020-12-11T04:34:17Z")

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**Christmastide**

Advent calendar  
Bouche de Noel  
Caroling  
_Do They Know It’s Christmas?_  
Evergreen trees  
Festivus for the rest of us  
Grinch  
_Hark! The Herald Angels Sing_  
Icicles  
_Jingle Bells_  
Kris Kringle  
Logs crackling in the fire  
Mistletoe  
Noel  
On Comet, on Cupid, on Donner and Blitzen…  
Partridge in a pear tree  
_Quelle est cette odeur agréable?_  
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree  
_Stille Nacht_  
Tannenbaum  
Up the chimney he went

No worries, **Dan** ; I took care of that.

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