# 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:** 440
**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 15, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8784 "2022-03-15T21:54:00Z")
**People you’d like to sit down and have a chat with** (Translators will be provided if necessary) Alan Arkin Beto O’Rourke Chanel West Coast Dwayne Johnson Erykah Badu Frank Langella Galgut, Damon Helen Mirren Iggy Pop Jesus of Nazareth Keira Knightley Leonard Maltin Martin Luther King Jr. Neil Diamond ---
**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 15, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8785 "2022-03-15T21:59:22Z")
**People you’d like to sit down and have a chat with** (Translators will be provided if necessary) Alan Arkin Beto O’Rourke Chanel West Coast Dwayne Johnson Erykah Badu Frank Langella Galgut, Damon Helen Mirren Iggy Pop Jesus of Nazareth Keira Knightley Leonard Maltin Martin Luther King Jr. Neil Diamond Oliver O. Howard Since he might be a bit more obscure: [Oliver Otis Howard - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Otis_Howard) ---
**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 15, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8786 "2022-03-15T22:11:16Z")
**People you’d like to sit down and have a chat with** (Translators will be provided if necessary) Alan Arkin Beto O’Rourke Chanel West Coast Dwayne Johnson Erykah Badu Frank Langella Galgut, Damon Helen Mirren Iggy Pop Jesus of Nazareth Keira Knightley Leonard Maltin Martin Luther King Jr. Neil Diamond Oliver O. Howard Paul Gallico ---
**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 16, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8787 "2022-03-16T14:38:51Z")
**People you’d like to sit down and have a chat with** (Translators will be provided if necessary) Alan Arkin Beto O’Rourke Chanel West Coast Dwayne Johnson Erykah Badu Frank Langella Galgut, Damon Helen Mirren Iggy Pop Jesus of Nazareth Keira Knightley Leonard Maltin Martin Luther King Jr. Neil Diamond Oliver O. Howard Paul Gallico Queen Elizabeth II ---
**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 16, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8788 "2022-03-16T15:27:10Z")
**People you’d like to sit down and have a chat with** (Translators will be provided if necessary) Alan Arkin Beto O’Rourke Chanel West Coast Dwayne Johnson Erykah Badu Frank Langella Galgut, Damon Helen Mirren Iggy Pop Jesus of Nazareth Keira Knightley Leonard Maltin Martin Luther King Jr. Neil Diamond Oliver O. Howard Paul Gallico Queen Elizabeth II Roger Ebert ---
**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 16, 2022, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8789 "2022-03-16T15:32:39Z")
**People you’d like to sit down and have a chat with** (Translators will be provided if necessary) Alan Arkin Beto O’Rourke Chanel West Coast Dwayne Johnson Erykah Badu Frank Langella Galgut, Damon Helen Mirren Iggy Pop Jesus of Nazareth Keira Knightley Leonard Maltin Martin Luther King Jr. Neil Diamond Oliver O. Howard Paul Gallico Queen Elizabeth II Roger Ebert Steve Lukather Rock guitarist, who has been a prolific session musician for decades, as well as being a founder of the band Toto. I’ve read a number of interviews with him, and he has amazing stories about his career. ---
**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 16, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8790 "2022-03-16T20:16:53Z")
**People you’d like to sit down and have a chat with** (Translators will be provided if necessary) Alan Arkin Beto O’Rourke Chanel West Coast Dwayne Johnson Erykah Badu Frank Langella Galgut, Damon Helen Mirren Iggy Pop Jesus of Nazareth Keira Knightley Leonard Maltin Martin Luther King Jr. Neil Diamond Oliver O. Howard Paul Gallico Queen Elizabeth II Roger Ebert Steve Lukather Thomas Becket ---
**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 17, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8791 "2022-03-17T19:57:00Z")
**People you’d like to sit down and have a chat with** (Translators will be provided if necessary) Alan Arkin Beto O’Rourke Chanel West Coast Dwayne Johnson Erykah Badu Frank Langella Galgut, Damon Helen Mirren Iggy Pop Jesus of Nazareth Keira Knightley Leonard Maltin Martin Luther King Jr. Neil Diamond Oliver O. Howard Paul Gallico Queen Elizabeth II Roger Ebert Steve Lukather Thomas Becket Ursula K. Le Guin ---
**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 17, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8792 "2022-03-17T20:02:13Z")
**People you’d like to sit down and have a chat with** (Translators will be provided if necessary) Alan Arkin Beto O’Rourke Chanel West Coast Dwayne Johnson Erykah Badu Frank Langella Galgut, Damon Helen Mirren Iggy Pop Jesus of Nazareth Keira Knightley Leonard Maltin Martin Luther King Jr. Neil Diamond Oliver O. Howard Paul Gallico Queen Elizabeth II Roger Ebert Steve Lukather Thomas Becket Ursula K. Le Guin Van Morrison ---
**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 18, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8793 "2022-03-18T14:02:47Z")
**People you’d like to sit down and have a chat with** (Translators will be provided if necessary) Alan Arkin Beto O’Rourke Chanel West Coast Dwayne Johnson Erykah Badu Frank Langella Galgut, Damon Helen Mirren Iggy Pop Jesus of Nazareth Keira Knightley Leonard Maltin Martin Luther King Jr. Neil Diamond Oliver O. Howard Paul Gallico Queen Elizabeth II Roger Ebert Steve Lukather Thomas Becket Ursula K. Le Guin Van Morrison Washington, Geoge ---
**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 18, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8794 "2022-03-18T14:15:11Z")
**People you’d like to sit down and have a chat with** (Translators will be provided if necessary) Alan Arkin Beto O’Rourke Chanel West Coast Dwayne Johnson Erykah Badu Frank Langella Galgut, Damon Helen Mirren Iggy Pop Jesus of Nazareth Keira Knightley Leonard Maltin Martin Luther King Jr. Neil Diamond Oliver O. Howard Paul Gallico Queen Elizabeth II Roger Ebert Steve Lukather Thomas Becket Ursula K. Le Guin Van Morrison Washington, Geoge Xavier Cougat I’d let Mr. Cougat know how grateful I am for his parents choosing to name him Xavier, thereby providing people like me a lifetime of answers for questions that require a response that starts with ‘x’ ---
**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 18, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8795 "2022-03-18T15:22:14Z")
**People you’d like to sit down and have a chat with** (Translators will be provided if necessary) Alan Arkin Beto O’Rourke Chanel West Coast Dwayne Johnson Erykah Badu Frank Langella Galgut, Damon Helen Mirren Iggy Pop Jesus of Nazareth Keira Knightley Leonard Maltin Martin Luther King Jr. Neil Diamond Oliver O. Howard Paul Gallico Queen Elizabeth II Roger Ebert Steve Lukather Thomas Becket Ursula K. Le Guin Van Morrison Washington, George Xavier Cugat Yvonne Craig ---
**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 18, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8796 "2022-03-18T16:37:27Z")
**People you’d like to sit down and have a chat with** (Translators will be provided if necessary) Alan Arkin Beto O’Rourke Chanel West Coast Dwayne Johnson Erykah Badu Frank Langella Galgut, Damon Helen Mirren Iggy Pop Jesus of Nazareth Keira Knightley Leonard Maltin Martin Luther King Jr. Neil Diamond Oliver O. Howard Paul Gallico Queen Elizabeth II Roger Ebert Steve Lukather Thomas Becket Ursula K. Le Guin Van Morrison Washington, George Xavier Cugat Yvonne Craig Zappa, Frank **Machines and their components** Axle ---
**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 18, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8797 "2022-03-18T16:43:52Z")
**Machines and their components** Axle Bearings ---
**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 18, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8798 "2022-03-18T16:45:58Z")
**Machines and their components** Axle Bearings Computers ---
**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 18, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8799 "2022-03-18T17:21:27Z")
**Machines and their components** Axle Bearings Computers Differential ---
**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 18, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8800 "2022-03-18T17:27:16Z")
**Machines and their components** Axle Bearings Computers Differential Engines ---
**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:** [March 18, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8801 "2022-03-18T18:08:17Z")
**Machines and their components** Axle Bearings Computers Differential Engines Flange ---
**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 18, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8802 "2022-03-18T18:15:59Z")
**Machines and their components** Axle Bearings Computers Differential Engines Flange Gyro ---
**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 18, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8803 "2022-03-18T18:30:50Z")
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