# The Atoz Game (Part 2)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 4, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097 "2022-08-04T15:42:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 131

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**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2602 "2023-07-20T13:22:57Z")

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**Authors**

Alcott, Louisa May  
Bradbury, Ray  
Cherryh, C.J.  
Dickens, Charles  
Ellison, Harlan  
Faulkner, William  
Gordon, Seton  
Hemingway, Ernest  
Irving, John  
John Steinbeck  
Kierkegaard, Soren  
London, Jack  
Miller, Arthur  
Nietzsche, Friedrich  
Ocampo, Victoria  
Proust, Marcel  
Quayle, Dan

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2603 "2023-07-20T13:37:26Z")

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**Authors**

Alcott, Louisa May  
Bradbury, Ray  
Cherryh, C.J.  
Dickens, Charles  
Ellison, Harlan  
Faulkner, William  
Gordon, Seton  
Hemingway, Ernest  
Irving, John  
John Steinbeck  
Kierkegaard, Soren  
London, Jack  
Miller, Arthur  
Nietzsche, Friedrich  
Ocampo, Victoria  
Proust, Marcel  
Quayle, Dan  
Rand, Ayn

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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:** [July 20, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2604 "2023-07-20T15:38:57Z")

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**Authors**

Alcott, Louisa May  
Bradbury, Ray  
Cherryh, C.J.  
Dickens, Charles  
Ellison, Harlan  
Faulkner, William  
Gordon, Seton  
Hemingway, Ernest  
Irving, John  
John Steinbeck  
Kierkegaard, Soren  
London, Jack  
Miller, Arthur  
Nietzsche, Friedrich  
Ocampo, Victoria  
Proust, Marcel  
Quayle, Dan  
Rand, Ayn  
Stein, Gertrude

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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:** [July 20, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2605 "2023-07-20T15:53:01Z")

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**Authors**

Alcott, Louisa May  
Bradbury, Ray  
Cherryh, C.J.  
Dickens, Charles  
Ellison, Harlan  
Faulkner, William  
Gordon, Seton  
Hemingway, Ernest  
Irving, John  
James, Henry  
Kierkegaard, Soren  
London, Jack  
Miller, Arthur  
Nietzsche, Friedrich  
Ocampo, Victoria  
Proust, Marcel  
Quayle, Dan  
Rand, Ayn  
Stein, Gertrude  
Thompson, Hunter S.

I also replaced my “J” entry to be a last name, first name to match everyone else.

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**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2606 "2023-07-20T17:39:06Z")

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**Authors**

Alcott, Louisa May  
Bradbury, Ray  
Cherryh, C.J.  
Dickens, Charles  
Ellison, Harlan  
Faulkner, William  
Gordon, Seton  
Hemingway, Ernest  
Irving, John  
James, Henry  
Kierkegaard, Soren  
London, Jack  
Miller, Arthur  
Nietzsche, Friedrich  
Ocampo, Victoria  
Proust, Marcel  
Quayle, Dan  
Rand, Ayn  
Stein, Gertrude  
Thompson, Hunter S.  
Uris, Leon

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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:** [July 20, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2607 "2023-07-20T17:50:53Z")

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**Authors**

Alcott, Louisa May  
Bradbury, Ray  
Cherryh, C.J.  
Dickens, Charles  
Ellison, Harlan  
Faulkner, William  
Gordon, Seton  
Hemingway, Ernest  
Irving, John  
James, Henry  
Kierkegaard, Soren  
London, Jack  
Miller, Arthur  
Nietzsche, Friedrich  
Ocampo, Victoria  
Proust, Marcel  
Quayle, Dan  
Rand, Ayn  
Stein, Gertrude  
Thompson, Hunter S.  
Uris, Leon  
Valentine, Sarah

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**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:** [July 20, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2608 "2023-07-20T17:52:22Z")

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**Authors**

Alcott, Louisa May  
Bradbury, Ray  
Cherryh, C.J.  
Dickens, Charles  
Ellison, Harlan  
Faulkner, William  
Gordon, Seton  
Hemingway, Ernest  
Irving, John  
James, Henry  
Kierkegaard, Soren  
London, Jack  
Miller, Arthur  
Nietzsche, Friedrich  
Ocampo, Victoria  
Proust, Marcel  
Quayle, Dan  
Rand, Ayn  
Stein, Gertrude  
Thompson, Hunter S.  
Uris, Leon  
Valentine, Sarah  
Wouk, Herman

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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:** [July 20, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2609 "2023-07-20T19:54:28Z")

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**Authors**

Alcott, Louisa May  
Bradbury, Ray  
Cherryh, C.J.  
Dickens, Charles  
Ellison, Harlan  
Faulkner, William  
Gordon, Seton  
Hemingway, Ernest  
Irving, John  
James, Henry  
Kierkegaard, Soren  
London, Jack  
Miller, Arthur  
Nietzsche, Friedrich  
Ocampo, Victoria  
Proust, Marcel  
Quayle, Dan  
Rand, Ayn  
Stein, Gertrude  
Thompson, Hunter S.  
Uris, Leon  
Valentine, Sarah  
Wouk, Herman  
Xenophon

No slouch in the literary field of his day: [Xenophon - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophon#List_of_works)

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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:** [July 21, 2023, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2610 "2023-07-21T10:34:58Z")

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**Authors**

Alcott, Louisa May  
Bradbury, Ray  
Cherryh, C.J.  
Dickens, Charles  
Ellison, Harlan  
Faulkner, William  
Gordon, Seton  
Hemingway, Ernest  
Irving, John  
James, Henry  
Kierkegaard, Soren  
London, Jack  
Miller, Arthur  
Nietzsche, Friedrich  
Ocampo, Victoria  
Proust, Marcel  
Quayle, Dan  
Rand, Ayn  
Stein, Gertrude  
Thompson, Hunter S.  
Uris, Leon  
Valentine, Sarah  
Wouk, Herman  
Xenophon  
Yeats, William Butler

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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2611 "2023-07-21T10:48:25Z")

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**Authors**

Alcott, Louisa May  
Bradbury, Ray  
Cherryh, C.J.  
Dickens, Charles  
Ellison, Harlan  
Faulkner, William  
Gordon, Seton  
Hemingway, Ernest  
Irving, John  
James, Henry  
Kierkegaard, Soren  
London, Jack  
Miller, Arthur  
Nietzsche, Friedrich  
Ocampo, Victoria  
Proust, Marcel  
Quayle, Dan  
Rand, Ayn  
Stein, Gertrude  
Thompson, Hunter S.  
Uris, Leon  
Valentine, Sarah  
Wouk, Herman  
Xenophon  
Yeats, William Butler  
Zola, Émile

**Seen at the Tour de France**

‘Arrivée’ banner _(finish line)_

_ **-“BB”-** _

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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:** [July 21, 2023, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2612 "2023-07-21T12:14:18Z")

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**Seen at the Tour de France**

‘Arrivée’ banner _(finish line)_  
Bicycles

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**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2613 "2023-07-21T13:41:50Z")

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**Seen at the Tour de France**

‘Arrivée’ banner _(finish line)_  
Bicycles  
Cyclists

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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:** [July 21, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2614 "2023-07-21T14:22:43Z")

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**Seen at the Tour de France**

‘Arrivée’ banner _(finish line)_  
Bicycles  
Cyclists  
Drinks

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**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:** [July 21, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2615 "2023-07-21T14:23:34Z")

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**Seen at the Tour de France**

‘Arrivée’ banner _(finish line)_  
Bicycles  
Cyclists  
Drinks  
European landscape

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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:** [July 21, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2616 "2023-07-21T14:25:31Z")

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**Seen at the Tour de France**

‘Arrivée’ banner _(finish line)_  
Bicycles  
Cyclists  
Drinks  
European landscape  
France!

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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:** [July 21, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2617 "2023-07-21T15:11:43Z")

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**Seen at the Tour de France**

‘Arrivée’ banner _(finish line)_  
Bicycles  
Cyclists  
Drinks  
European landscape  
France!  
Gendarmes

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2618 "2023-07-21T16:31:32Z")

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**Seen at the Tour de France**

‘Arrivée’ banner _(finish line)_  
Bicycles  
Cyclists  
Drinks  
European landscape  
France!  
Gendarmes  
Hills

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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:** [July 22, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2619 "2023-07-22T14:40:46Z")

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**Seen at the Tour de France**

‘Arrivée’ banner _(finish line)_  
Bicycles  
Cyclists  
Drinks  
European landscape  
France!  
Gendarmes  
Hills  
Indifferent locals

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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:** [July 22, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2620 "2023-07-22T15:42:28Z")

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**Seen at the Tour de France**

‘Arrivée’ banner _(finish line)_  
Bicycles  
Cyclists  
Drinks  
European landscape  
France!  
Gendarmes  
Hills  
Indifferent locals  
Jonas Vingegaart

2022 winner

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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:** [July 22, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2621 "2023-07-22T17:09:12Z")

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**Seen at the Tour de France**

‘Arrivée’ banner _(finish line)_  
Bicycles  
Cyclists  
Drinks  
European landscape  
France!  
Gendarmes  
Hills  
Indifferent locals  
Jonas Vingegaart  
Kisses for the top finishers

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