# 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:** 438
**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:** [March 10, 2022, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8744 "2022-03-10T03:14:38Z")
**The coming of spring!** Ants Birdsong Crocuses Daffodils Easter Flounder run Green Hippity hoppity Iris Jelly beans Kelly green on St. Patrick’s Day Later sunsets Mud puddles Neighbors go out walking Orioles show up in my backyard Parties outdoors Queen Anne’s Lace Robins reappear Skunks come out of hibernation Time change Unusually fast-growing weeds Vernal equinox Warmer and wetter Xmas is three months in the past Yellow tulips make me smile Zoos are full of schoolkids Pass. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8745 "2022-03-11T15:39:42Z")
**The Sea** Anemone ---
**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:** [March 11, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8746 "2022-03-11T15:44:20Z")
**The Sea** Anemone Barnacle ---
**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:** [March 11, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8747 "2022-03-11T15:47:48Z")
**The Sea** Anemone Barnacle Clipper ship ---
**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:** [March 11, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8748 "2022-03-11T15:58:57Z")
**The Sea** Anemone Barnacle Clipper ship Dolphin ---
**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:** [March 11, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8749 "2022-03-11T16:20:24Z")
**The Sea** Anemone Barnacle Clipper ship Dolphin Eel ---
**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:** [March 11, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8750 "2022-03-11T17:16:35Z")
**The Sea** Anemone Barnacle Clipper ship Dolphin Eel Fish ---
**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:** [March 11, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8751 "2022-03-11T17:19:40Z")
Does “Eel” look weird with the capital and lowercase "e"s next to each other like that, or is it just me? **The Sea** Anemone Barnacle Clipper ship Dolphin Eel Fish Gulf Stream ---
**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:** [March 11, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8752 "2022-03-11T20:26:07Z")
**The Sea** Anemone Barnacle Clipper ship Dolphin Eel Fish Gulf Stream Herring > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Does “Eel” look weird with the capital and lowercase "e"s next to each other like that, or is it just me? Well, at first I thought “It’s just you”, but the more I look at it, the odder it looks. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2022, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8753 "2022-03-11T20:30:11Z")
**The Sea** Anemone Barnacle Clipper ship Dolphin Eel Fish Gulf Stream Herring Ice cap ---
**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:** [March 11, 2022, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8754 "2022-03-11T21:27:55Z")
**The Sea** Anemone Barnacle Clipper ship Dolphin Eel Fish Gulf Stream Herring Ice cap John Dory > **[John Dory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dory)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > John Dory, St Pierre or Peter's fish, refers to fish of the genus Zeus, especially Zeus faber, of widespread distribution. It is an edible demersal coastal marine fish with a laterally compressed olive-yellow body which has a large dark spot, and long spines on the dorsal fin. Its large eyes at the front of the head provide it with binocular vision and depth perception, which are important for predators. The John Dory's eye spot on the side of i... ---
**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:** [March 11, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8755 "2022-03-11T21:36:43Z")
**The Sea** Anemone Barnacle Clipper ship Dolphin Eel Fish Gulf Stream Herring Ice cap John Dory Kelp ---
**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:** [March 11, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8756 "2022-03-11T21:47:39Z")
**The Sea** Anemone Barnacle Clipper ship Dolphin Eel Fish Gulf Stream Herring Ice cap John Dory Kelp Labrador Sea ---
**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:** [March 11, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8757 "2022-03-11T21:53:32Z")
**The Sea** Anemone Barnacle Clipper ship Dolphin Eel Fish Gulf Stream Herring Ice cap John Dory Kelp Labrador Sea Masthead ---
**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:** [March 11, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8758 "2022-03-11T21:55:01Z")
**The Sea** Anemone Barnacle Clipper ship Dolphin Eel Fish Gulf Stream Herring Ice cap John Dory Kelp Labrador Sea Masthead Nautilus ---
**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:** [March 11, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8759 "2022-03-11T21:55:54Z")
**The Sea** Anemone Barnacle Clipper ship Dolphin Eel Fish Gulf Stream Herring Ice cap John Dory Kelp Labrador Sea Masthead Nautilus Octopus ---
**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:** [March 11, 2022, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8760 "2022-03-11T23:32:36Z")
**The Sea** Anemone Barnacle Clipper ship Dolphin Eel Fish Gulf Stream Herring Ice cap John Dory Kelp Labrador Sea Masthead Nautilus Octopus Puffer fish ---
**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:** [March 12, 2022, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8761 "2022-03-12T00:13:26Z")
**The Sea** Anemone Barnacle Clipper ship Dolphin Eel Fish Gulf Stream Herring Ice cap John Dory Kelp Labrador Sea Masthead Nautilus Octopus Puffer fish Quahog ---
**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:** [March 12, 2022, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8762 "2022-03-12T05:33:38Z")
**The Sea** Anemone Barnacle Clipper ship Dolphin Eel Fish Gulf Stream Herring Ice cap John Dory Kelp Labrador Sea Masthead Nautilus Octopus Puffer fish Quahog Reef ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8763 "2022-03-12T14:25:04Z")
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