# 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: ![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: [February 11, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/461 "2020-02-11T16:41:51Z")

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Asimov, Isaac  
Bellow, Saul  
Clancy, Tom

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### Author: ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/462 "2020-02-11T16:44:49Z")

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Authors

Asimov, Isaac  
Bellow, Saul  
Clancy, Tom  
Dickens, Charles

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### Author: ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/463 "2020-02-11T16:50:39Z")

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Authors

Asimov, Isaac  
Bellow, Saul  
Clancy, Tom  
Dickens, Charles  
Evanovich, Janet

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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: [February 11, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/464 "2020-02-11T17:27:37Z")

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Authors

Asimov, Isaac  
Bellow, Saul  
Clancy, Tom  
Dickens, Charles  
Evanovich, Janet  
Frost, Robert

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### Author: ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2020, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/465 "2020-02-11T17:32:05Z")

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Authors

Asimov, Isaac  
Bellow, Saul  
Clancy, Tom  
Dickens, Charles  
Evanovich, Janet  
Frost, Robert  
Gardner, Earl Stanley

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### Author: ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/466 "2020-02-11T18:28:46Z")

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Authors

Asimov, Isaac  
Bellow, Saul  
Clancy, Tom  
Dickens, Charles  
Evanovich, Janet  
Frost, Robert  
Gardner, Erle Stanley  
Hemingway, Ernest

And fixed Gardner’s first name

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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: [February 11, 2020, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/467 "2020-02-11T18:52:38Z")

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Authors

Asimov, Isaac  
Bellow, Saul  
Clancy, Tom  
Dickens, Charles  
Evanovich, Janet  
Frost, Robert  
Gardner, Erle Stanley  
Hemingway, Ernest  
Irving, John

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### Author: ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/468 "2020-02-11T18:57:14Z")

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Authors

Asimov, Isaac  
Bellow, Saul  
Clancy, Tom  
Dickens, Charles  
Evanovich, Janet  
Frost, Robert  
Gardner, Erle Stanley  
Hemingway, Ernest  
Irving, John  
James, Henry

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### Author: ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/469 "2020-02-11T19:11:40Z")

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Authors

Asimov, Isaac  
Bellow, Saul  
Clancy, Tom  
Dickens, Charles  
Evanovich, Janet  
Frost, Robert  
Gardner, Erle Stanley  
Hemingway, Ernest  
Irving, John  
James, Henry  
Kesey, Ken

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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: [February 11, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/470 "2020-02-11T23:06:19Z")

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Authors

Asimov, Isaac  
Bellow, Saul  
Clancy, Tom  
Dickens, Charles  
Evanovich, Janet  
Frost, Robert  
Gardner, Erle Stanley  
Hemingway, Ernest  
Irving, John  
James, Henry  
Kesey, Ken  
Lewis, C.S.

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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: [February 11, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/471 "2020-02-11T23:08:41Z")

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Authors

Asimov, Isaac  
Bellow, Saul  
Clancy, Tom  
Dickens, Charles  
Evanovich, Janet  
Frost, Robert  
Gardner, Erle Stanley  
Hemingway, Ernest  
Irving, John  
James, Henry  
Kesey, Ken  
Lewis, C.S.  
Martin, George R.R.

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### Author: ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/472 "2020-02-11T23:36:37Z")

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Authors

Asimov, Isaac  
Bellow, Saul  
Clancy, Tom  
Dickens, Charles  
Evanovich, Janet  
Frost, Robert  
Gardner, Erle Stanley  
Hemingway, Ernest  
Irving, John  
James, Henry  
Kesey, Ken  
Lewis, C.S.  
Martin, George R.R.  
Niven, Larry

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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: [February 12, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/473 "2020-02-12T00:15:34Z")

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Authors

Asimov, Isaac  
Bellow, Saul  
Clancy, Tom  
Dickens, Charles  
Evanovich, Janet  
Frost, Robert  
Gardner, Erle Stanley  
Hemingway, Ernest  
Irving, John  
James, Henry  
Kesey, Ken  
Lewis, C.S.  
Martin, George R.R.  
Niven, Larry  
O’Hara, John

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### Author: ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2020, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/474 "2020-02-12T00:17:36Z")

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Authors

Asimov, Isaac  
Bellow, Saul  
Clancy, Tom  
Dickens, Charles  
Evanovich, Janet  
Frost, Robert  
Gardner, Erle Stanley  
Hemingway, Ernest  
Irving, John  
James, Henry  
Kesey, Ken  
Lewis, C.S.  
Martin, George R.R.  
Niven, Larry  
O’Hara, John  
Penny, Louise

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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: [February 12, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/475 "2020-02-12T00:21:50Z")

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Authors

Asimov, Isaac  
Bellow, Saul  
Clancy, Tom  
Dickens, Charles  
Evanovich, Janet  
Frost, Robert  
Gardner, Erle Stanley  
Hemingway, Ernest  
Irving, John  
James, Henry  
Kesey, Ken  
Lewis, C.S.  
Martin, George R.R.  
Niven, Larry  
O’Hara, John  
Penny, Louise  
Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur

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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: [February 12, 2020, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/476 "2020-02-12T01:46:28Z")

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Authors

Asimov, Isaac  
Bellow, Saul  
Clancy, Tom  
Dickens, Charles  
Evanovich, Janet  
Frost, Robert  
Gardner, Erle Stanley  
Hemingway, Ernest  
Irving, John  
James, Henry  
Kesey, Ken  
Lewis, C.S.  
Martin, George R.R.  
Niven, Larry  
O’Hara, John  
Penny, Louise  
Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur  
Rowling, J.K.

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### Author: ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2020, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/477 "2020-02-12T03:37:33Z")

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Authors

Asimov, Isaac  
Bellow, Saul  
Clancy, Tom  
Dickens, Charles  
Evanovich, Janet  
Frost, Robert  
Gardner, Erle Stanley  
Hemingway, Ernest  
Irving, John  
James, Henry  
Kesey, Ken  
Lewis, C.S.  
Martin, George R.R.  
Niven, Larry  
O’Hara, John  
Penny, Louise  
Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur  
Rowling, J.K.  
Stevenson, Robert Louis

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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: [February 12, 2020, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/478 "2020-02-12T04:09:17Z")

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Authors

Asimov, Isaac  
Bellow, Saul  
Clancy, Tom  
Dickens, Charles  
Evanovich, Janet  
Frost, Robert  
Gardner, Erle Stanley  
Hemingway, Ernest  
Irving, John  
James, Henry  
Kesey, Ken  
Lewis, C.S.  
Martin, George R.R.  
Niven, Larry  
O’Hara, John  
Penny, Louise  
Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur  
Rowling, J.K.  
Stevenson, Robert Louis  
Twain, Mark

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### Author: ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2020, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/479 "2020-02-12T04:25:54Z")

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Authors

Asimov, Isaac  
Bellow, Saul  
Clancy, Tom  
Dickens, Charles  
Evanovich, Janet  
Frost, Robert  
Gardner, Erle Stanley  
Hemingway, Ernest  
Irving, John  
James, Henry  
Kesey, Ken  
Lewis, C.S.  
Martin, George R.R.  
Niven, Larry  
O’Hara, John  
Penny, Louise  
Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur  
Rowling, J.K.  
Stevenson, Robert Louis  
Twain, Mark  
Updike, John

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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: [February 12, 2020, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/480 "2020-02-12T04:46:34Z")

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Authors

Asimov, Isaac  
Bellow, Saul  
Clancy, Tom  
Dickens, Charles  
Evanovich, Janet  
Frost, Robert  
Gardner, Erle Stanley  
Hemingway, Ernest  
Irving, John  
James, Henry  
Kesey, Ken  
Lewis, C.S.  
Martin, George R.R.  
Niven, Larry  
O’Hara, John  
Penny, Louise  
Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur  
Rowling, J.K.  
Stevenson, Robert Louis  
Twain, Mark  
Updike, John  
Victoria, Queen

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