# 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:** 315

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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:** [September 23, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6282 "2024-09-23T17:11:10Z")

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**Things Found in an Airport**

Arrival Board  
Baggage Handlers  
Customs Officials  
Delayed flights  
ETA signs  
Frequent flyers  
Gulfstream jets  
Hotel directions  
Information Desk  
Jumbo jets  
Keys to locked briefcases, mislaid in the restrooms, which won’t be missed until somewhere in Aruba  
Lockheed Martin aircraft  
Moving walkway  
Napping passengers who arrived 2+ hours early as directed  
Overlooked napping passengers who arrived 2+ hours early as directed, but slept through their departure times  
Public art installations  
Querulous passengers who missed their flights because they were napping  
Rollaboard luggage  
Souvenir shops  
Takeoffs  
UPS dropoff points

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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:** [September 23, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6283 "2024-09-23T17:14:45Z")

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**Things Found in an Airport**

Arrival Board  
Baggage Handlers  
Customs Officials  
Delayed flights  
ETA signs  
Frequent flyers  
Gulfstream jets  
Hotel directions  
Information Desk  
Jumbo jets  
Keys to locked briefcases, mislaid in the restrooms, which won’t be missed until somewhere in Aruba  
Lockheed Martin aircraft  
Moving walkway  
Napping passengers who arrived 2+ hours early as directed  
Overlooked napping passengers who arrived 2+ hours early as directed, but slept through their departure times  
Public art installations  
Querulous passengers who missed their flights because they were napping  
Rollaboard luggage  
Souvenir shops  
Takeoffs  
UPS dropoff points  
Very long and slow lines

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**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:** [September 26, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6284 "2024-09-26T13:42:15Z")

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**Things Found in an Airport**

Arrival Board  
Baggage Handlers  
Customs Officials  
Delayed flights  
ETA signs  
Frequent flyers  
Gulfstream jets  
Hotel directions  
Information Desk  
Jumbo jets  
Keys to locked briefcases, mislaid in the restrooms, which won’t be missed until somewhere in Aruba  
Lockheed Martin aircraft  
Moving walkway  
Napping passengers who arrived 2+ hours early as directed  
Overlooked napping passengers who arrived 2+ hours early as directed, but slept through their departure times  
Public art installations  
Querulous passengers who missed their flights because they were napping  
Rollaboard luggage  
Souvenir shops  
Takeoffs  
UPS dropoff points  
Very long and slow lines  
Windsocks

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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:** [September 26, 2024, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6285 "2024-09-26T13:59:19Z")

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Things Found in an Airport

Arrival Board  
Baggage Handlers  
Customs Officials  
Delayed flights  
ETA signs  
Frequent flyers  
Gulfstream jets  
Hotel directions  
Information Desk  
Jumbo jets  
Keys to locked briefcases, mislaid in the restrooms, which won’t be missed until somewhere in Aruba  
Lockheed Martin aircraft  
Moving walkway  
Napping passengers who arrived 2+ hours early as directed  
Overlooked napping passengers who arrived 2+ hours early as directed, but slept through their departure times  
Public art installations  
Querulous passengers who missed their flights because they were napping  
Rollaboard luggage  
Souvenir shops  
Takeoffs  
UPS dropoff points  
Very long and slow lines  
Windsocks  
X-Ray machines

---

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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:** [September 26, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6286 "2024-09-26T15:09:56Z")

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**Things Found in an Airport**

Arrival Board  
Baggage Handlers  
Customs Officials  
Delayed flights  
ETA signs  
Frequent flyers  
Gulfstream jets  
Hotel directions  
Information Desk  
Jumbo jets  
Keys to locked briefcases, mislaid in the restrooms, which won’t be missed until somewhere in Aruba  
Lockheed Martin aircraft  
Moving walkway  
Napping passengers who arrived 2+ hours early as directed  
Overlooked napping passengers who arrived 2+ hours early as directed, but slept through their departure times  
Public art installations  
Querulous passengers who missed their flights because they were napping  
Rollaboard luggage  
Souvenir shops  
Takeoffs  
UPS dropoff points  
Very long and slow lines  
Windsocks  
X-Ray machines  
Yesterday’s newspaper

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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:** [September 26, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6287 "2024-09-26T16:39:11Z")

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**Things Found in an Airport**

Arrival Board  
Baggage Handlers  
Customs Officials  
Delayed flights  
ETA signs  
Frequent flyers  
Gulfstream jets  
Hotel directions  
Information Desk  
Jumbo jets  
Keys to locked briefcases, mislaid in the restrooms, which won’t be missed until somewhere in Aruba  
Lockheed Martin aircraft  
Moving walkway  
Napping passengers who arrived 2+ hours early as directed  
Overlooked napping passengers who arrived 2+ hours early as directed, but slept through their departure times  
Public art installations  
Querulous passengers who missed their flights because they were napping  
Rollaboard luggage  
Souvenir shops  
Takeoffs  
UPS dropoff points  
Very long and slow lines  
Windsocks  
X-Ray machines  
Yesterday’s newspaper  
Zulu Time

**Characters from Shakespeare** … _(please also cite the work)_

Antonio _(the eponymous ‘Merchant of Venice’)_

_ **-“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:** [September 26, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6288 "2024-09-26T17:17:37Z")

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**Characters from Shakespeare** … _(please also cite the work)_

Antonio _(the eponymous ‘Merchant of Venice’)_  
Benvolio _(Romeo & Juliet)_

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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:** [September 26, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6289 "2024-09-26T17:21:28Z")

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**Characters from Shakespeare** … _(please also cite the work)_

Antonio _(the eponymous ‘Merchant of Venice’)_  
Benvolio _(Romeo & Juliet)_  
Claudius _(Hamlet)_

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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:** [September 26, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6290 "2024-09-26T17:31:02Z")

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**Characters from Shakespeare** … _(please also cite the work)_

Antonio _(the eponymous ‘Merchant of Venice’)_  
Benvolio _(Romeo & Juliet)_  
Claudius _(Hamlet)_  
Desdemona _(Othello)_

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**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:** [September 26, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6291 "2024-09-26T17:38:15Z")

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**Characters from Shakespeare** … _(please also cite the work)_

Antonio _(the eponymous ‘Merchant of Venice’)_  
Benvolio _(Romeo & Juliet)_  
Claudius _(Hamlet)_  
Desdemona _(Othello)_  
Elbow (_Measure For Measure_)

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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:** [September 26, 2024, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6292 "2024-09-26T17:40:08Z")

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**Characters from Shakespeare** … _(please also cite the work)_

Antonio _(the eponymous ‘Merchant of Venice’)_  
Benvolio _(Romeo & Juliet)_  
Claudius _(Hamlet)_  
Desdemona _(Othello)_  
Elbow (_Measure For Measure_)  
Falstaff _(Henry IV, parts I and II; The Merry Wives of Windsor)_

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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:** [September 26, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6293 "2024-09-26T17:57:13Z")

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**Characters from Shakespeare** … _(please also cite the work)_

Antonio _(the eponymous ‘Merchant of Venice’)_  
Benvolio _(Romeo & Juliet)_  
Claudius _(Hamlet)_  
Desdemona _(Othello)_  
Elbow (_Measure For Measure_)  
Falstaff _(Henry IV, parts I and II; The Merry Wives of Windsor)_  
Goneril _(King Lear)_

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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:** [September 26, 2024, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6294 "2024-09-26T19:28:00Z")

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**Characters from Shakespeare** … _(please also cite the work)_

Antonio _(the eponymous ‘Merchant of Venice’)_  
Benvolio _(Romeo & Juliet)_  
Claudius _(Hamlet)_  
Desdemona _(Othello)_  
Elbow (_Measure For Measure_)  
Falstaff _(Henry IV, parts I and II; The Merry Wives of Windsor)_  
Goneril _(King Lear)_  
Horatio _(Hamlet)_

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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:** [September 26, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6295 "2024-09-26T19:30:39Z")

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**Characters from Shakespeare** … _(please also cite the work)_

Antonio _(the eponymous ‘Merchant of Venice’)_  
Benvolio _(Romeo & Juliet)_  
Claudius _(Hamlet)_  
Desdemona _(Othello)_  
Elbow (_Measure For Measure_)  
Falstaff _(Henry IV, parts I and II; The Merry Wives of Windsor)_  
Goneril _(King Lear)_  
Horatio _(Hamlet)_  
Iago _(Othello)_

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**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:** [September 26, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6296 "2024-09-26T21:01:28Z")

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**Characters from Shakespeare** … _(please also cite the work)_

Antonio _(the eponymous ‘Merchant of Venice’)_  
Benvolio _(Romeo & Juliet)_  
Claudius _(Hamlet)_  
Desdemona _(Othello)_  
Elbow (_Measure For Measure_)  
Falstaff _(Henry IV, parts I and II; The Merry Wives of Windsor)_  
Goneril _(King Lear)_  
Horatio _(Hamlet)_  
Iago _(Othello)_  
Juliet (_Romeo & Juliet_)

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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:** [September 26, 2024, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6297 "2024-09-26T22:56:24Z")

</div>

**Characters from Shakespeare** … _(please also cite the work)_

Antonio _(the eponymous ‘Merchant of Venice’)_  
Benvolio _(Romeo & Juliet)_  
Claudius _(Hamlet)_  
Desdemona _(Othello)_  
Elbow (_Measure For Measure_)  
Falstaff _(Henry IV, parts I and II; The Merry Wives of Windsor)_  
Goneril _(King Lear)_  
Horatio _(Hamlet)_  
Iago _(Othello)_  
Juliet (_Romeo & Juliet_)  
Katherina (_The Taming of the Shrew_)

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**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:** [September 26, 2024, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6298 "2024-09-26T23:08:35Z")

</div>

**Characters from Shakespeare** … _(please also cite the work)_

Antonio _(the eponymous ‘Merchant of Venice’)_  
Benvolio _(Romeo & Juliet)_  
Claudius _(Hamlet)_  
Desdemona _(Othello)_  
Elbow (_Measure For Measure_)  
Falstaff _(Henry IV, parts I and II; The Merry Wives of Windsor)_  
Goneril _(King Lear)_  
Horatio _(Hamlet)_  
Iago _(Othello)_  
Juliet (_Romeo & Juliet_)  
Katherina (_The Taming of the Shrew_)  
Laertes (_Hamlet_)

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**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:** [September 26, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6299 "2024-09-26T23:12:40Z")

</div>

**Characters from Shakespeare** … _(please also cite the work)_

Antonio _(the eponymous ‘Merchant of Venice’)_  
Benvolio _(Romeo & Juliet)_  
Claudius _(Hamlet)_  
Desdemona _(Othello)_  
Elbow (_Measure For Measure_)  
Falstaff _(Henry IV, parts I and II; The Merry Wives of Windsor)_  
Goneril _(King Lear)_  
Horatio _(Hamlet)_  
Iago _(Othello)_  
Juliet (_Romeo & Juliet_)  
Katherina (_The Taming of the Shrew_)  
Laertes (_Hamlet_)  
Macbeth (_Macbeth_)

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**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:** [September 26, 2024, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6300 "2024-09-26T23:25:01Z")

</div>

**Characters from Shakespeare** … _(please also cite the work)_

Antonio _(the eponymous ‘Merchant of Venice’)_  
Benvolio _(Romeo & Juliet)_  
Claudius _(Hamlet)_  
Desdemona _(Othello)_  
Elbow (_Measure For Measure_)  
Falstaff _(Henry IV, parts I and II; The Merry Wives of Windsor)_  
Goneril _(King Lear)_  
Horatio _(Hamlet)_  
Iago _(Othello)_  
Juliet (_Romeo & Juliet_)  
Katherina (_The Taming of the Shrew_ )  
Laertes (_Hamlet_ )  
Macbeth (_Macbeth_ )  
Nerissa (_The Merchant of Venice_)

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**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:** [September 26, 2024, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6301 "2024-09-26T23:44:30Z")

</div>

**Characters from Shakespeare** … _(please also cite the work)_

Antonio _(the eponymous ‘Merchant of Venice’)_  
Benvolio _(Romeo & Juliet)_  
Claudius _(Hamlet)_  
Desdemona _(Othello)_  
Elbow (_Measure For Measure_)  
Falstaff _(Henry IV, parts I and II; The Merry Wives of Windsor)_  
Goneril _(King Lear)_  
Horatio _(Hamlet)_  
Iago _(Othello)_  
Juliet (_Romeo & Juliet_)  
Katherina (_The Taming of the Shrew_ )  
Laertes (_Hamlet_ )  
Macbeth (_Macbeth_ )  
Nerissa (_The Merchant of Venice_)  
Othello (_Othello_)

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