# 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:** 150
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2982 "2023-08-30T21:04:15Z")
**Opening lines of odd, obscure and cryptic poems and songs** Arthur O’Bower has broken his band BLOW out, you bugles, over the rich Dead! Carry on, my wayward son Day after day, alone on a hill England swings like a pendulum do Found a cure Growltiger was a Bravo Cat, who lived upon a barge Hence burgundy, claret, and port I sing the body electric Jeremiah was a bullfrog K-K-K-Katy! Beautiful Katy! You’re the only g-g-g-girl that I adore! Look at the sneaky crocodile M is for Maud who was swept out to sea. ---
**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 31, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2983 "2023-08-31T13:53:40Z")
**Opening lines of odd, obscure and cryptic poems and songs** Arthur O’Bower has broken his band BLOW out, you bugles, over the rich Dead! Carry on, my wayward son Day after day, alone on a hill England swings like a pendulum do Found a cure Growltiger was a Bravo Cat, who lived upon a barge Hence burgundy, claret, and port I sing the body electric Jeremiah was a bullfrog K-K-K-Katy! Beautiful Katy! You’re the only g-g-g-girl that I adore! Look at the sneaky crocodile M is for Maud who was swept out to sea. New doth the sun appear ---
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**Opening lines of odd, obscure and cryptic poems and songs** Arthur O’Bower has broken his band BLOW out, you bugles, over the rich Dead! Carry on, my wayward son Day after day, alone on a hill England swings like a pendulum do Found a cure Growltiger was a Bravo Cat, who lived upon a barge Hence burgundy, claret, and port I sing the body electric Jeremiah was a bullfrog K-K-K-Katy! Beautiful Katy! You’re the only g-g-g-girl that I adore! Look at the sneaky crocodile M is for Maud who was swept out to sea. New doth the sun appear Off, off, said the stranger, off, off, and away, ---
**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 31, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2985 "2023-08-31T14:32:43Z")
Arthur O’Bower has broken his band BLOW out, you bugles, over the rich Dead! Carry on, my wayward son Day after day, alone on a hill England swings like a pendulum do Found a cure Growltiger was a Bravo Cat, who lived upon a barge Hence burgundy, claret, and port I sing the body electric Jeremiah was a bullfrog K-K-K-Katy! Beautiful Katy! You’re the only g-g-g-girl that I adore! Look at the sneaky crocodile M is for Maud who was swept out to sea. New doth the sun appear Off, off, said the stranger, off, off, and away, People would laugh if you rode a giraffe ---
**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 31, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2986 "2023-08-31T15:48:57Z")
**Opening lines of odd, obscure and cryptic poems and songs** Arthur O’Bower has broken his band BLOW out, you bugles, over the rich Dead! Carry on, my wayward son Day after day, alone on a hill England swings like a pendulum do Found a cure Growltiger was a Bravo Cat, who lived upon a barge Hence burgundy, claret, and port I sing the body electric Jeremiah was a bullfrog K-K-K-Katy! Beautiful Katy! You’re the only g-g-g-girl that I adore! Look at the sneaky crocodile M is for Maud who was swept out to sea. New doth the sun appear Off, off, said the stranger, off, off, and away, People would laugh if you rode a giraffe Quiet is the hour of even ---
**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:** [September 1, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2987 "2023-09-01T13:41:18Z")
**Opening lines of odd, obscure and cryptic poems and songs** Arthur O’Bower has broken his band BLOW out, you bugles, over the rich Dead! Carry on, my wayward son Day after day, alone on a hill England swings like a pendulum do Found a cure Growltiger was a Bravo Cat, who lived upon a barge Hence burgundy, claret, and port I sing the body electric Jeremiah was a bullfrog K-K-K-Katy! Beautiful Katy! You’re the only g-g-g-girl that I adore! Look at the sneaky crocodile M is for Maud who was swept out to sea. New doth the sun appear Off, off, said the stranger, off, off, and away, People would laugh if you rode a giraffe Quiet is the hour of even Remember, O thou man, O thou man, O thou man, ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2988 "2023-09-01T15:21:14Z")
**Opening lines of odd, obscure and cryptic poems and songs** Arthur O’Bower has broken his band BLOW out, you bugles, over the rich Dead! Carry on, my wayward son Day after day, alone on a hill England swings like a pendulum do Found a cure Growltiger was a Bravo Cat, who lived upon a barge Hence burgundy, claret, and port I sing the body electric Jeremiah was a bullfrog K-K-K-Katy! Beautiful Katy! You’re the only g-g-g-girl that I adore! Look at the sneaky crocodile M is for Maud who was swept out to sea. New doth the sun appear Off, off, said the stranger, off, off, and away, People would laugh if you rode a giraffe Quiet is the hour of even Remember, O thou man, O thou man, O thou man, SCIENCE! true daughter of Old Time thou art! ---
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**Opening lines of odd, obscure and cryptic poems and songs** Arthur O’Bower has broken his band BLOW out, you bugles, over the rich Dead! Carry on, my wayward son Day after day, alone on a hill England swings like a pendulum do Found a cure Growltiger was a Bravo Cat, who lived upon a barge Hence burgundy, claret, and port I sing the body electric Jeremiah was a bullfrog K-K-K-Katy! Beautiful Katy! You’re the only g-g-g-girl that I adore! Look at the sneaky crocodile M is for Maud who was swept out to sea. New doth the sun appear Off, off, said the stranger, off, off, and away, People would laugh if you rode a giraffe Quiet is the hour of even Remember, O thou man, O thou man, O thou man, SCIENCE! true daughter of Old Time thou art! ’Twas just this time, last year, I died. ---
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[quote=“gkster, post:2989, topic:969097, full:true”] **Opening lines of odd, obscure and cryptic poems and songs** Arthur O’Bower has broken his band BLOW out, you bugles, over the rich Dead! Carry on, my wayward son Day after day, alone on a hill England swings like a pendulum do Found a cure Growltiger was a Bravo Cat, who lived upon a barge Hence burgundy, claret, and port I sing the body electric Jeremiah was a bullfrog K-K-K-Katy! Beautiful Katy! You’re the only g-g-g-girl that I adore! Look at the sneaky crocodile M is for Maud who was swept out to sea. New doth the sun appear Off, off, said the stranger, off, off, and away, People would laugh if you rode a giraffe Quiet is the hour of even Remember, O thou man, O thou man, O thou man, SCIENCE! true daughter of Old Time thou art! ’Twas just this time, last year, I died. Under a spreading chestnut-tree, the village smithy stands. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [September 6, 2023, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2991 "2023-09-06T12:16:47Z")
**Opening lines of odd, obscure and cryptic poems and songs** Arthur O’Bower has broken his band BLOW out, you bugles, over the rich Dead! Carry on, my wayward son Day after day, alone on a hill England swings like a pendulum do Found a cure Growltiger was a Bravo Cat, who lived upon a barge Hence burgundy, claret, and port I sing the body electric Jeremiah was a bullfrog K-K-K-Katy! Beautiful Katy! You’re the only g-g-g-girl that I adore! Look at the sneaky crocodile M is for Maud who was swept out to sea. New doth the sun appear Off, off, said the stranger, off, off, and away, People would laugh if you rode a giraffe Quiet is the hour of even Remember, O thou man, O thou man, O thou man, SCIENCE! true daughter of Old Time thou art! ’Twas just this time, last year, I died. Under a spreading chestnut-tree, the village smithy stands. V is very healthy—it’s true! _With vitamins and vegetables for you:_ _Two straight lines point down_ _And meet at the ground_ _For vacations and violins, too!_ ---
**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:** [September 6, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2992 "2023-09-06T14:01:19Z")
**Opening lines of odd, obscure and cryptic poems and songs** Arthur O’Bower has broken his band BLOW out, you bugles, over the rich Dead! Carry on, my wayward son Day after day, alone on a hill England swings like a pendulum do Found a cure Growltiger was a Bravo Cat, who lived upon a barge Hence burgundy, claret, and port I sing the body electric Jeremiah was a bullfrog K-K-K-Katy! Beautiful Katy! You’re the only g-g-g-girl that I adore! Look at the sneaky crocodile M is for Maud who was swept out to sea. New doth the sun appear Off, off, said the stranger, off, off, and away, People would laugh if you rode a giraffe Quiet is the hour of even Remember, O thou man, O thou man, O thou man, SCIENCE! true daughter of Old Time thou art! ’Twas just this time, last year, I died. Under a spreading chestnut-tree, the village smithy stands. V is very healthy—it’s true! Wallowing in this bloody sty ---
**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:** [September 6, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2993 "2023-09-06T14:52:22Z")
**Opening lines of odd, obscure and cryptic poems and songs** Arthur O’Bower has broken his band BLOW out, you bugles, over the rich Dead! Carry on, my wayward son Day after day, alone on a hill England swings like a pendulum do Found a cure Growltiger was a Bravo Cat, who lived upon a barge Hence burgundy, claret, and port I sing the body electric Jeremiah was a bullfrog K-K-K-Katy! Beautiful Katy! You’re the only g-g-g-girl that I adore! Look at the sneaky crocodile M is for Maud who was swept out to sea. New doth the sun appear Off, off, said the stranger, off, off, and away, People would laugh if you rode a giraffe Quiet is the hour of even Remember, O thou man, O thou man, O thou man, SCIENCE! true daughter of Old Time thou art! ’Twas just this time, last year, I died. Under a spreading chestnut-tree, the village smithy stands. V is very healthy—it’s true! Wallowing in this bloody sty X is for Xerxes devoured by mice It’s from the _Gashlycrumb Tinies_ by E. Gorey. It’s not, alas, the first line, but I haven’t found one elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2994 "2023-09-06T15:14:09Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > It’s from the _Gashlycrumb Tinies_ by E. Gorey. It’s not, alas, the first line, but I haven’t found one elsewhere. I was tempted to use that. (In case no one noticed, that was the source for the “M” entry.) ---
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> [@knoodler](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > t’s from the _Gashlycrumb Tinies_ by E. Gorey. It’s not, alas, the first line, but I haven’t found one elsewhere. > > I was tempted to use that. (In case no one noticed, that was the source for the “M” entry.) I figured as much. I remember seeing a parody of the _Tinies_ in the National Lampoon back in its heyday – and MAD magazine did a similar parody entitled the _Ghastlygun Tinies_ featuring schoolchildren, which becomes less and less humorous with each new incident. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Opening lines of odd, obscure and cryptic poems and songs** Arthur O’Bower has broken his band BLOW out, you bugles, over the rich Dead! Carry on, my wayward son Day after day, alone on a hill England swings like a pendulum do Found a cure Growltiger was a Bravo Cat, who lived upon a barge Hence burgundy, claret, and port I sing the body electric Jeremiah was a bullfrog K-K-K-Katy! Beautiful Katy! You’re the only g-g-g-girl that I adore! Look at the sneaky crocodile M is for Maud who was swept out to sea. New doth the sun appear Off, off, said the stranger, off, off, and away, People would laugh if you rode a giraffe Quiet is the hour of even Remember, O thou man, O thou man, O thou man, SCIENCE! true daughter of Old Time thou art! ’Twas just this time, last year, I died. Under a spreading chestnut-tree, the village smithy stands. V is very healthy—it’s true! Wallowing in this bloody sty X is for Xerxes devoured by mice You never asked me what I wanted. You only asked me why. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2997 "2023-09-08T16:53:45Z")
**Opening lines of odd, obscure and cryptic poems and songs** Arthur O’Bower has broken his band BLOW out, you bugles, over the rich Dead! Carry on, my wayward son Day after day, alone on a hill England swings like a pendulum do Found a cure Growltiger was a Bravo Cat, who lived upon a barge Hence burgundy, claret, and port I sing the body electric Jeremiah was a bullfrog K-K-K-Katy! Beautiful Katy! You’re the only g-g-g-girl that I adore! Look at the sneaky crocodile M is for Maud who was swept out to sea. New doth the sun appear Off, off, said the stranger, off, off, and away, People would laugh if you rode a giraffe Quiet is the hour of even Remember, O thou man, O thou man, O thou man, SCIENCE! true daughter of Old Time thou art! ’Twas just this time, last year, I died. Under a spreading chestnut-tree, the village smithy stands. V is very healthy—it’s true! Wallowing in this bloody sty X is for Xerxes devoured by mice You never asked me what I wanted. You only asked me why. Zulaika was fair to see **Back to School** Arithmetic ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2998 "2023-09-08T16:57:54Z")
**Back to School** Arithmetic Book bags ---
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**Back to School** Arithmetic Book bags Calculators ---
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**Back to School** Arithmetic Book bags Calculators Detention ---
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