# 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:** 395
**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 5, 2021, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7884 "2021-11-05T12:06:25Z")
**About crows** Avian Black Cawing Damage crops Eats almost anything Flock Grackles look similar Hooded crow Intelligent Jeckel & Heckle King Crow butterfly Long-lived ---
**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 5, 2021, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7885 "2021-11-05T12:19:31Z")
**About crows** Avian Black Cawing Damage crops Eats almost anything Flock Grackles look similar Hooded crow Intelligent Jeckel & Heckle King Crow butterfly Long-lived Murder of crows I was hoping I’d get the M! ---
**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:** [November 5, 2021, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7886 "2021-11-05T13:36:22Z")
**About crows** Avian Black Cawing Damage crops Eats almost anything Flock Grackles look similar Hooded crow Intelligent Jeckel & Heckle King Crow butterfly Long-lived Murder of crows Noisy ---
**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:** [November 5, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7887 "2021-11-05T17:07:23Z")
**About crows** Avian Black Cawing Damage crops Eats almost anything Flock Grackles look similar Hooded crow Intelligent Jeckel & Heckle King Crow butterfly Long-lived Murder of crows Noisy Old Crow bourbon ---
**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 5, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7888 "2021-11-05T17:07:51Z")
**About crows** Avian Black Cawing Damage crops Eats almost anything Flock Grackles look similar Hooded crow Intelligent Jeckel & Heckle King Crow butterfly Long-lived Murder of crows Noisy Old Crow bourbon Plumage ---
**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:** [November 5, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7889 "2021-11-05T17:24:15Z")
**About crows** Avian Black Cawing Damage crops Eats almost anything Flock Grackles look similar Hooded crow Intelligent Jeckel & Heckle King Crow butterfly Long-lived Murder of crows Noisy Old Crow bourbon Plumage Quill pens ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2021, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7890 "2021-11-05T17:25:17Z")
**About crows** Avian Black Cawing Damage crops Eats almost anything Flock Grackles look similar Hooded crow Intelligent Jeckel & Heckle King Crow butterfly Long-lived Murder of crows Noisy Old Crow bourbon Plumage Quill pens Rusty hinge-sounding cawing ---
**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 5, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7891 "2021-11-05T20:52:30Z")
**About crows** Avian Black Cawing Damage crops Eats almost anything Flock Grackles look similar Hooded crow Intelligent Jeckel & Heckle King Crow butterfly Long-lived Murder of crows Noisy Old Crow bourbon Plumage Quill pens Rusty hinge-sounding cawing Smart > **[Crows could be the smartest animal other than primates](https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191211-crows-could-be-the-smartest-animal-other-than-primates)** > > Crows have long been considered cunning. But their intelligence may be far more advanced than we ever thought possible. ---
**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 6, 2021, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7892 "2021-11-06T12:57:43Z")
**About crows** Avian Black Cawing Damage crops Eats almost anything Flock Grackles look similar Hooded crow Intelligent Jeckel & Heckle King Crow butterfly Long-lived Murder of crows Noisy Old Crow bourbon Plumage Quill pens Rusty hinge-sounding cawing Smart Tribe ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7893 "2021-11-06T22:34:44Z")
**About crows** Avian Black Cawing Damage crops Eats almost anything Flock Grackles look similar Hooded crow Intelligent Jeckel & Heckle King Crow butterfly Long-lived Murder of crows Noisy Old Crow bourbon Plumage Quill pens Rusty hinge-sounding cawing Smart Tribe Über-creepy clicking sound that sounds like the predator from Predator is stalking you in your own front yard that only massive amounts of tequila can silence. ---
**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, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7894 "2021-11-07T13:40:50Z")
**About crows** Avian Black Cawing Damage crops Eats almost anything Flock Grackles look similar Hooded crow Intelligent Jeckel & Heckle King Crow butterfly Long-lived Murder of crows Noisy Old Crow bourbon Plumage Quill pens Rusty hinge-sounding cawing Smart Tribe Über-creepy clicking sound that sounds like the predator from Predator is stalking you in your own front yard that only massive amounts of tequila can silence. Vermin-eating ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7895 "2021-11-08T01:34:04Z")
**About crows** Avian Black Cawing Damage crops Eats almost anything Flock Grackles look similar Hooded crow Intelligent Jeckel & Heckle King Crow butterfly Long-lived Murder of crows Noisy Old Crow bourbon Plumage Quill pens Rusty hinge-sounding cawing Smart Tribe Über-creepy clicking sound that sounds like the predator from Predator is stalking you in your own front yard that only massive amounts of tequila can silence. Vermin-eating Wicked ---
**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, 2021, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7896 "2021-11-08T13:15:15Z")
**About crows** Avian Black Cawing Damage crops Eats almost anything Flock Grackles look similar Hooded crow Intelligent Jeckel & Heckle King Crow butterfly Long-lived Murder of crows Noisy Old Crow bourbon Plumage Quill pens Rusty hinge-sounding cawing Smart Tribe Über-creepy clicking sound that sounds like the predator from Predator is stalking you in your own front yard that only massive amounts of tequila can silence. Vermin-eating Wicked Xizang Crows are often mentioned in Buddhism. Xizang is another name for Tibet. (X is a hard letter!) ---
**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 8, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7897 "2021-11-08T17:24:24Z")
**About crows** Avian Black Cawing Damage crops Eats almost anything Flock Grackles look similar Hooded crow Intelligent Jeckel & Heckle King Crow butterfly Long-lived Murder of crows Noisy Old Crow bourbon Plumage Quill pens Rusty hinge-sounding cawing Smart Tribe Über-creepy clicking sound that sounds like the predator from Predator is stalking you in your own front yard that only massive amounts of tequila can silence. Vermin-eating Wicked Xizang Year-round birds ---
**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:** [November 8, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7898 "2021-11-08T19:22:48Z")
**About crows** Avian Black Cawing Damage crops Eats almost anything Flock Grackles look similar Hooded crow Intelligent Jeckel & Heckle King Crow butterfly Long-lived Murder of crows Noisy Old Crow bourbon Plumage Quill pens Rusty hinge-sounding cawing Smart Tribe Über-creepy clicking sound that sounds like the predator from Predator is stalking you in your own front yard that only massive amounts of tequila can silence. Vermin-eating Wicked Xizang Year-round birds Zany antics **South America** Andes Mountains ---
**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:** [November 8, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7899 "2021-11-08T19:24:50Z")
**South America** Andes Mountains Brazil ---
**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, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7900 "2021-11-08T19:25:44Z")
**South America** Andes Mountains Brazil Colombia ---
**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:** [November 8, 2021, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7901 "2021-11-08T19:28:22Z")
**South America** Andes Mountains Brazil Colombia Driest place on earth (Atacama Desert) ---
**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, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7902 "2021-11-08T19:30:26Z")
**South America** Andes Mountains Brazil Colombia Driest place on earth (Atacama Desert) Ecuador ---
**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:** [November 8, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7903 "2021-11-08T20:06:40Z")
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