# The Atoz Game (Part 2) **URL:** \ **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:** 146
**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:** [August 21, 2023, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2902 "2023-08-21T02:19:24Z")
**Sports terms** Appeal play (baseball) Blitz (football) Charging foul (basketball) Down (football) Earned Run Average (baseball) Fouled out (basketball) GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLL! (soccer) Holding (football) Icing (hockey) Jump ball (basketball) Kicked ball (basketball) Line drive (baseball) Masters Tournament (golf) Niblick (golf) archaic name for an iron club with a heavy, lofted head. The modern equivalent would be a 9-iron or wedge. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2903 "2023-08-21T02:58:51Z")
**Sports terms** Appeal play (baseball) Blitz (football) Charging foul (basketball) Down (football) Earned Run Average (baseball) Fouled out (basketball) GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLL! (soccer) Holding (football) Icing (hockey) Jump ball (basketball) Kicked ball (basketball) Line drive (baseball) Masters Tournament (golf) Niblick (golf) Offensive foul (basketball) ---
**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:** [August 21, 2023, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2904 "2023-08-21T03:45:11Z")
**Sports terms** Appeal play (baseball) Blitz (football) Charging foul (basketball) Down (football) Earned Run Average (baseball) Fouled out (basketball) GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLL! (soccer) Holding (football) Icing (hockey) Jump ball (basketball) Kicked ball (basketball) Line drive (baseball) Masters Tournament (golf) Niblick (golf) Offensive foul (basketball) Parallel bars (gymnastics) ---
**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:** [August 21, 2023, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2905 "2023-08-21T03:56:20Z")
**Sports terms** Appeal play (baseball) Blitz (football) Charging foul (basketball) Down (football) Earned Run Average (baseball) Fouled out (basketball) GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLL! (soccer) Holding (football) Icing (hockey) Jump ball (basketball) Kicked ball (basketball) Line drive (baseball) Masters Tournament (golf) Niblick (golf) Offensive foul (basketball) Parallel bars (gymnastics) Quarterback sneak (football) ---
**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:** [August 21, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2906 "2023-08-21T03:58:33Z")
**Sports terms** Appeal play (baseball) Blitz (football) Charging foul (basketball) Down (football) Earned Run Average (baseball) Fouled out (basketball) GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLL! (soccer) Holding (football) Icing (hockey) Jump ball (basketball) Kicked ball (basketball) Line drive (baseball) Masters Tournament (golf) Niblick (golf) Offensive foul (basketball) Parallel bars (gymnastics) Quarterback sneak (football) Ruck (rugby union) ---
**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:** [August 21, 2023, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2907 "2023-08-21T05:44:03Z")
**Sports terms** Appeal play (baseball) Blitz (football) Charging foul (basketball) Down (football) Earned Run Average (baseball) Fouled out (basketball) GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLL! (soccer) Holding (football) Icing (hockey) Jump ball (basketball) Kicked ball (basketball) Line drive (baseball) Masters Tournament (golf) Niblick (golf) Offensive foul (basketball) Parallel bars (gymnastics) Quarterback sneak (football) Ruck (rugby union) Shootout (hockey) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2908 "2023-08-21T07:01:21Z")
**Sports terms** Appeal play (baseball) Blitz (football) Charging foul (basketball) Down (football) Earned Run Average (baseball) Fouled out (basketball) GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLL! (soccer) Holding (football) Icing (hockey) Jump ball (basketball) Kicked ball (basketball) Line drive (baseball) Masters Tournament (golf) Niblick (golf) Offensive foul (basketball) Parallel bars (gymnastics) Quarterback sneak (football) Ruck (rugby union) Shootout (hockey) Tuck Rule (football) ---
**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:** [August 21, 2023, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2909 "2023-08-21T08:30:24Z")
**Sports terms** Appeal play (baseball) Blitz (football) Charging foul (basketball) Down (football) Earned Run Average (baseball) Fouled out (basketball) GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLL! (soccer) Holding (football) Icing (hockey) Jump ball (basketball) Kicked ball (basketball) Line drive (baseball) Masters Tournament (golf) Niblick (golf) Offensive foul (basketball) Parallel bars (gymnastics) Quarterback sneak (football) Ruck (rugby union) Shootout (hockey) Tuck Rule (football) Unnecessary roughness (football) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2910 "2023-08-21T10:43:53Z")
**Sports terms** Appeal play (baseball) Blitz (football) Charging foul (basketball) Down (football) Earned Run Average (baseball) Fouled out (basketball) GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLL! (soccer) Holding (football) Icing (hockey) Jump ball (basketball) Kicked ball (basketball) Line drive (baseball) Masters Tournament (golf) Niblick (golf) Offensive foul (basketball) Parallel bars (gymnastics) Quarterback sneak (football) Ruck (rugby union) Shootout (hockey) Tuck Rule (football) Unnecessary roughness (football) Volleyball ---
**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:** [August 21, 2023, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2911 "2023-08-21T11:45:41Z")
**Sports terms** Appeal play (baseball) Blitz (football) Charging foul (basketball) Down (football) Earned Run Average (baseball) Fouled out (basketball) GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLL! (soccer) Holding (football) Icing (hockey) Jump ball (basketball) Kicked ball (basketball) Line drive (baseball) Masters Tournament (golf) Niblick (golf) Offensive foul (basketball) Parallel bars (gymnastics) Quarterback sneak (football) Ruck (rugby union) Shootout (hockey) Tuck Rule (football) Unnecessary roughness (football) Volleyball WHIP (baseball) ---
**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:** [August 21, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2912 "2023-08-21T12:12:05Z")
**Sports terms** Appeal play (baseball) Blitz (football) Charging foul (basketball) Down (football) Earned Run Average (baseball) Fouled out (basketball) GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLL! (soccer) Holding (football) Icing (hockey) Jump ball (basketball) Kicked ball (basketball) Line drive (baseball) Masters Tournament (golf) Niblick (golf) Offensive foul (basketball) Parallel bars (gymnastics) Quarterback sneak (football) Ruck (rugby union) Shootout (hockey) Tuck Rule (football) Unnecessary roughness (football) Volleyball WHIP (baseball) Xipho (Fencing with a short sword) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2913 "2023-08-21T12:26:42Z")
**Sports terms** Appeal play (baseball) Blitz (football) Charging foul (basketball) Down (football) Earned Run Average (baseball) Fouled out (basketball) GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLL! (soccer) Holding (football) Icing (hockey) Jump ball (basketball) Kicked ball (basketball) Line drive (baseball) Masters Tournament (golf) Niblick (golf) Offensive foul (basketball) Parallel bars (gymnastics) Quarterback sneak (football) Ruck (rugby union) Shootout (hockey) Tuck Rule (football) Unnecessary roughness (football) Volleyball WHIP (baseball) Xipho (Fencing with a short sword) “You’re out!” (baseball) ---
**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:** [August 21, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2914 "2023-08-21T16:55:38Z")
**Sports terms** Appeal play (baseball) Blitz (football) Charging foul (basketball) Down (football) Earned Run Average (baseball) Fouled out (basketball) GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLL! (soccer) Holding (football) Icing (hockey) Jump ball (basketball) Kicked ball (basketball) Line drive (baseball) Masters Tournament (golf) Niblick (golf) Offensive foul (basketball) Parallel bars (gymnastics) Quarterback sneak (football) Ruck (rugby union) Shootout (hockey) Tuck Rule (football) Unnecessary roughness (football) Volleyball WHIP (baseball) Xipho (Fencing with a short sword) “You’re out!” (baseball) Zero (baseball) Not the score you want for your team. Pass. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2915 "2023-08-21T17:43:20Z")
**Funny, Humorous or Comical People** Anderson, Louis ---
**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:** [August 21, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2916 "2023-08-21T17:45:13Z")
**Funny, Humorous or Comical People** Anderson, Louis Birbiglia, Mike Very funny guy ---
**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:** [August 21, 2023, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2917 "2023-08-21T18:03:43Z")
**Funny, Humorous or Comical People** Anderson, Louis Birbiglia, Mike Chris Rock ---
**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:** [August 21, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2918 "2023-08-21T18:09:28Z")
**Funny, Humorous or Comical People** Anderson, Louis Birbiglia, Mike Chris Rock Dr. Demento ---
**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:** [August 21, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2919 "2023-08-21T18:48:02Z")
**Funny, Humorous or Comical People** Anderson, Louis Birbiglia, Mike Chris Rock Dr. Demento Eddie Murphy ---
**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:** [August 21, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2920 "2023-08-21T20:27:58Z")
**Funny, Humorous or Comical People** Anderson, Louis Birbiglia, Mike Chris Rock Dr. Demento Eddie Murphy Fran Drescher ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2921 "2023-08-21T21:46:00Z")
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