# 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:** 288

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**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5743 "2021-05-06T16:45:19Z")

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**Authors**

Asimov, Isaac  
Boccaccio  
Charles Dickens

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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:** [May 6, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5744 "2021-05-06T17:07:50Z")

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**Authors**

Asimov, Isaac  
Boccaccio  
Charles Dickens  
Dashiell Hammett

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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:** [May 6, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5745 "2021-05-06T17:08:34Z")

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**Authors**

Asimov, Isaac  
Boccaccio  
Charles Dickens  
Dashiell Hammett  
Ellison, Ralph

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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:** [May 6, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5746 "2021-05-06T18:13:01Z")

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**Authors**

Asimov, Isaac  
Boccaccio  
Charles Dickens  
Dashiell Hammett  
Ellison, Ralph  
Fleming, Ian

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**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5747 "2021-05-06T18:42:24Z")

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**Authors**

Asimov, Isaac  
Boccaccio  
Charles Dickens  
Dashiell Hammett  
Ellison, Ralph  
Fleming, Ian  
Gaiman, Neil

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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:** [May 6, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5748 "2021-05-06T18:44:44Z")

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**Authors**

Asimov, Isaac  
Boccaccio  
Charles Dickens  
Dashiell Hammett  
Ellison, Ralph  
Fleming, Ian  
Gaiman, Neil  
Heinlein, Robert A.

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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:** [May 6, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5749 "2021-05-06T20:24:46Z")

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**Authors**

Asimov, Isaac  
Boccaccio  
Charles Dickens  
Dashiell Hammett  
Ellison, Ralph  
Fleming, Ian  
Gaiman, Neil  
Heinlein, Robert A.  
Isabel Allende

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**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5750 "2021-05-06T21:28:49Z")

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**Authors**

Asimov, Isaac  
Boccaccio  
Charles Dickens  
Dashiell Hammett  
Ellison, Ralph  
Fleming, Ian  
Gaiman, Neil  
Heinlein, Robert A.  
Isabel Allende  
James Fenimore Cooper

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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:** [May 6, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5751 "2021-05-06T21:32:17Z")

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**Authors**

Asimov, Isaac  
Boccaccio  
Charles Dickens  
Dashiell Hammett  
Ellison, Ralph  
Fleming, Ian  
Gaiman, Neil  
Heinlein, Robert A.  
Isabel Allende  
James Fenimore Cooper  
Kafka, Franz

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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:** [May 6, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5752 "2021-05-06T22:31:38Z")

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**Authors**

Asimov, Isaac  
Boccaccio  
Charles Dickens  
Dashiell Hammett  
Ellison, Ralph  
Fleming, Ian  
Gaiman, Neil  
Heinlein, Robert A.  
Isabel Allende  
James Fenimore Cooper  
Kafka, Franz  
L. Frank Baum

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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:** [May 7, 2021, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5753 "2021-05-07T00:06:02Z")

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**Authors**

Asimov, Isaac  
Boccaccio  
Charles Dickens  
Dashiell Hammett  
Ellison, Ralph  
Fleming, Ian  
Gaiman, Neil  
Heinlein, Robert A.  
Isabel Allende  
James Fenimore Cooper  
Kafka, Franz  
L. Frank Baum  
Mann, Thomas

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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:** [May 7, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5754 "2021-05-07T00:18:23Z")

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**Authors**

Asimov, Isaac  
Boccaccio  
Charles Dickens  
Dashiell Hammett  
Ellison, Ralph  
Fleming, Ian  
Gaiman, Neil  
Heinlein, Robert A.  
Isabel Allende  
James Fenimore Cooper  
Kafka, Franz  
L. Frank Baum  
Mann, Thomas  
Nancy Freedman

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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:** [May 7, 2021, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5755 "2021-05-07T00:57:56Z")

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**Authors**

Asimov, Isaac  
Boccaccio  
Charles Dickens  
Dashiell Hammett  
Ellison, Ralph  
Fleming, Ian  
Gaiman, Neil  
Heinlein, Robert A.  
Isabel Allende  
James Fenimore Cooper  
Kafka, Franz  
L. Frank Baum  
Mann, Thomas  
Nancy Freedman  
Obruchev, Vladimir

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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:** [May 7, 2021, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5756 "2021-05-07T02:05:52Z")

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**Authors**

Asimov, Isaac  
Boccaccio  
Charles Dickens  
Dashiell Hammett  
Ellison, Ralph  
Fleming, Ian  
Gaiman, Neil  
Heinlein, Robert A.  
Isabel Allende  
James Fenimore Cooper  
Kafka, Franz  
L. Frank Baum  
Mann, Thomas  
Nancy Freedman  
Obruchev, Vladimir  
Pushkin, Alexander

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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:** [May 7, 2021, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5757 "2021-05-07T12:12:59Z")

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**Authors**

Asimov, Isaac  
Boccaccio  
Charles Dickens  
Dashiell Hammett  
Ellison, Ralph  
Fleming, Ian  
Gaiman, Neil  
Heinlein, Robert A.  
Isabel Allende  
James Fenimore Cooper  
Kafka, Franz  
L. Frank Baum  
Mann, Thomas  
Nancy Freedman  
Obruchev, Vladimir  
Pushkin, Alexander  
Quentin Crisp

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5758 "2021-05-07T12:43:10Z")

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**Authors**

Asimov, Isaac  
Boccaccio  
Charles Dickens  
Dashiell Hammett  
Ellison, Ralph  
Fleming, Ian  
Gaiman, Neil  
Heinlein, Robert A.  
Isabel Allende  
James Fenimore Cooper  
Kafka, Franz  
L. Frank Baum  
Mann, Thomas  
Nancy Freedman  
Obruchev, Vladimir  
Pushkin, Alexander  
Quentin Crisp  
Rice, Anne

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**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5759 "2021-05-07T12:45:43Z")

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**Authors**

Asimov, Isaac  
Boccaccio  
Charles Dickens  
Dashiell Hammett  
Ellison, Ralph  
Fleming, Ian  
Gaiman, Neil  
Heinlein, Robert A.  
Isabel Allende  
James Fenimore Cooper  
Kafka, Franz  
L. Frank Baum  
Mann, Thomas  
Nancy Freedman  
Obruchev, Vladimir  
Pushkin, Alexander  
Quentin Crisp  
Rice, Anne  
Sagan, Carl

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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:** [May 7, 2021, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5760 "2021-05-07T12:53:16Z")

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**Authors**

Asimov, Isaac  
Boccaccio  
Charles Dickens  
Dashiell Hammett  
Ellison, Ralph  
Fleming, Ian  
Gaiman, Neil  
Heinlein, Robert A.  
Isabel Allende  
James Fenimore Cooper  
Kafka, Franz  
L. Frank Baum  
Mann, Thomas  
Nancy Freedman  
Obruchev, Vladimir  
Pushkin, Alexander  
Quentin Crisp  
Rice, Anne  
Sagan, Carl  
Tolkein, J. R. R.

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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:** [May 7, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5761 "2021-05-07T13:46:59Z")

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**Authors**

Asimov, Isaac  
Boccaccio  
Charles Dickens  
Dashiell Hammett  
Ellison, Ralph  
Fleming, Ian  
Gaiman, Neil  
Heinlein, Robert A.  
Isabel Allende  
James Fenimore Cooper  
Kafka, Franz  
L. Frank Baum  
Mann, Thomas  
Nancy Freedman  
Obruchev, Vladimir  
Pushkin, Alexander  
Quentin Crisp  
Rice, Anne  
Sagan, Carl  
Tolkein, J. R. R.  
Ursula K. Le Guin

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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:** [May 7, 2021, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5762 "2021-05-07T13:48:23Z")

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**Authors**

Asimov, Isaac  
Boccaccio  
Charles Dickens  
Dashiell Hammett  
Ellison, Ralph  
Fleming, Ian  
Gaiman, Neil  
Heinlein, Robert A.  
Isabel Allende  
James Fenimore Cooper  
Kafka, Franz  
L. Frank Baum  
Mann, Thomas  
Nancy Freedman  
Obruchev, Vladimir  
Pushkin, Alexander  
Quentin Crisp  
Rice, Anne  
Sagan, Carl  
Tolkein, J. R. R.  
Ursula K. Le Guin  
Vernor Vinge

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