# 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:** 427
**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, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8524 "2022-02-11T18:21:01Z")
**Famous Lovers (or pairs of lovers)** Abelard & Heloise Bonnie and Clyde Cleopatra and Mark Antony Delilah and Sampson Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Harry and Sally Iseult and Tristan John Lennon and Yoko Ono Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman Louis XV and Madame Pompadour Meghan and Harry Nick & Nora Charles ---
**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:** [February 11, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8525 "2022-02-11T18:28:04Z")
**Famous Lovers (or pairs of lovers)** Abelard & Heloise Bonnie and Clyde Cleopatra and Mark Antony Delilah and Sampson Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Harry and Sally Iseult and Tristan John Lennon and Yoko Ono Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman Louis XV and Madame Pompadour Meghan and Harry Nick & Nora Charles Orpheus and Eurydice ---
**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:** [February 11, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8526 "2022-02-11T18:29:43Z")
**Famous Lovers (or pairs of lovers)** Abelard & Heloise Bonnie and Clyde Cleopatra and Mark Antony Delilah and Sampson Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Harry and Sally Iseult and Tristan John Lennon and Yoko Ono Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman Louis XV and Madame Pompadour Meghan and Harry Nick & Nora Charles Orpheus and Eurydice Pattie Boyd and George Harrison (and, later, Eric Clapton) ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8527 "2022-02-11T18:46:33Z")
**Famous Lovers (or pairs of lovers)** Abelard & Heloise Bonnie and Clyde Cleopatra and Mark Antony Delilah and Sampson Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Harry and Sally Iseult and Tristan John Lennon and Yoko Ono Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman Louis XV and Madame Pompadour Meghan and Harry Nick & Nora Charles Orpheus and Eurydice Pattie Boyd and George Harrison (and, later, Eric Clapton) Queen Victoria and Prince Albert ---
**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, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8528 "2022-02-11T18:47:29Z")
**Famous Lovers (or pairs of lovers)** Abelard & Heloise Bonnie and Clyde Cleopatra and Mark Antony Delilah and Sampson Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Harry and Sally Iseult and Tristan John Lennon and Yoko Ono Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman Louis XV and Madame Pompadour Meghan and Harry Nick & Nora Charles Orpheus and Eurydice Pattie Boyd and George Harrison (and, later, Eric Clapton) Queen Victoria and Prince Albert Romeo and Juliet ---
**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:** [February 11, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8529 "2022-02-11T19:25:26Z")
**Famous Lovers (or pairs of lovers)** Abelard & Heloise Bonnie and Clyde Cleopatra and Mark Antony Delilah and Sampson Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Harry and Sally Iseult and Tristan John Lennon and Yoko Ono Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman Louis XV and Madame Pompadour Meghan and Harry Nick & Nora Charles Orpheus and Eurydice Pattie Boyd and George Harrison (and, later, Eric Clapton) Queen Victoria and Prince Albert Romeo and Juliet Superman and Lois Lane ---
**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:** [February 11, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8530 "2022-02-11T19:39:01Z")
**Famous Lovers (or pairs of lovers)** Abelard & Heloise Bonnie and Clyde Cleopatra and Mark Antony Delilah and Sampson Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Harry and Sally Iseult and Tristan John Lennon and Yoko Ono Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman Louis XV and Madame Pompadour Meghan and Harry Nick & Nora Charles Orpheus and Eurydice Pattie Boyd and George Harrison (and, later, Eric Clapton) Queen Victoria and Prince Albert Romeo and Juliet Superman and Lois Lane Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson ---
**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:** [February 11, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8531 "2022-02-11T20:42:44Z")
**Famous Lovers (or pairs of lovers)** Abelard & Heloise Bonnie and Clyde Cleopatra and Mark Antony Delilah and Sampson Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Harry and Sally Iseult and Tristan John Lennon and Yoko Ono Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman Louis XV and Madame Pompadour Meghan and Harry Nick & Nora Charles Orpheus and Eurydice Pattie Boyd and George Harrison (and, later, Eric Clapton) Queen Victoria and Prince Albert Romeo and Juliet Superman and Lois Lane Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Ulysses and Penelope ---
**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:** [February 11, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8532 "2022-02-11T21:47:46Z")
**Famous Lovers (or pairs of lovers)** Abelard & Heloise Bonnie and Clyde Cleopatra and Mark Antony Delilah and Samson Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Harry and Sally Iseult and Tristan John Lennon and Yoko Ono Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman Louis XV and Madame Pompadour Meghan and Harry Nick & Nora Charles Orpheus and Eurydice Pattie Boyd and George Harrison (and, later, Eric Clapton) Queen Victoria and Prince Albert Romeo and Juliet Superman and Lois Lane Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Ulysses and Penelope Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West ---
**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, 2022, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8533 "2022-02-12T03:33:48Z")
**Famous Lovers (or pairs of lovers)** Abelard & Heloise Bonnie and Clyde Cleopatra and Mark Antony Delilah and Samson Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Harry and Sally Iseult and Tristan John Lennon and Yoko Ono Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman Louis XV and Madame Pompadour Meghan and Harry Nick & Nora Charles Orpheus and Eurydice Pattie Boyd and George Harrison (and, later, Eric Clapton) Queen Victoria and Prince Albert Romeo and Juliet Superman and Lois Lane Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Ulysses and Penelope Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West Wanda and K-k-k-Ken ---
**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, 2022, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8534 "2022-02-12T03:50:07Z")
**Famous Lovers (or pairs of lovers)** Abelard & Heloise Bonnie and Clyde Cleopatra and Mark Antony Delilah and Samson Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Harry and Sally Iseult and Tristan John Lennon and Yoko Ono Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman Louis XV and Madame Pompadour Meghan and Harry Nick & Nora Charles Orpheus and Eurydice Pattie Boyd and George Harrison (and, later, Eric Clapton) Queen Victoria and Prince Albert Romeo and Juliet Superman and Lois Lane Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Ulysses and Penelope Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West Wanda and K-k-k-Ken Xerxes and Esther ---
**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, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8535 "2022-02-12T17:25:14Z")
**Famous Lovers (or pairs of lovers)** Abelard & Heloise Bonnie and Clyde Cleopatra and Mark Antony Delilah and Samson Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Harry and Sally Iseult and Tristan John Lennon and Yoko Ono Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman Louis XV and Madame Pompadour Meghan and Harry Nick & Nora Charles Orpheus and Eurydice Pattie Boyd and George Harrison (and, later, Eric Clapton) Queen Victoria and Prince Albert Romeo and Juliet Superman and Lois Lane Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Ulysses and Penelope Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West Wanda and K-k-k-Ken Xerxes and Esther Ygraine and Uther Pendragon ---
**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 13, 2022, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8536 "2022-02-13T01:01:23Z")
**Famous Lovers (or pairs of lovers)** Abelard & Heloise Bonnie and Clyde Cleopatra and Mark Antony Delilah and Samson Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Harry and Sally Iseult and Tristan John Lennon and Yoko Ono Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman Louis XV and Madame Pompadour Meghan and Harry Nick & Nora Charles Orpheus and Eurydice Pattie Boyd and George Harrison (and, later, Eric Clapton) Queen Victoria and Prince Albert Romeo and Juliet Superman and Lois Lane Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Ulysses and Penelope Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West Wanda and K-k-k-Ken Xerxes and Esther Ygraine and Uther Pendragon Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald Next up: **Famous foes or adversaries** Adams, John and Thomas Jefferson ---
**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 13, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8537 "2022-02-13T01:42:28Z")
**Famous foes or adversaries** Adams, John and Thomas Jefferson Batman and Joker ---
**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 13, 2022, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8538 "2022-02-13T05:27:39Z")
**Famous foes or adversaries** Adams, John and Thomas Jefferson Batman and Joker Carter and Reagan ---
**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:** [February 13, 2022, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8539 "2022-02-13T10:48:44Z")
**Famous foes or adversaries** Adams, John and Thomas Jefferson Batman and Joker Carter and Reagan David and Goliath ---
**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 13, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8540 "2022-02-13T15:33:36Z")
**Famous foes or adversaries** Adams, John and Thomas Jefferson Batman and Joker Carter and Reagan David and Goliath Evil(, Dr.) and Austin Powers, baby! ---
**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 13, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8541 "2022-02-13T15:47:57Z")
**Famous foes or adversaries** Adams, John and Thomas Jefferson Batman and Joker Carter and Reagan David and Goliath Evil(, Dr.) and Austin Powers, baby! Fantomas and Juve ---
**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 13, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8542 "2022-02-13T20:31:34Z")
**Famous foes or adversaries** Adams, John and Thomas Jefferson Batman and Joker Carter and Reagan David and Goliath Evil(, Dr.) and Austin Powers, baby! Fantomas and Juve Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears ---
**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:** [February 14, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8543 "2022-02-14T19:27:45Z")
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