# 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:** 34
**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:** [October 27, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/662 "2022-10-27T20:56:47Z")
**Names you would name a pet, but not a child** Avimelech Baskerville Cujo Dog Ebenezer Froggy Boy Goober Hong Kong Phooey ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/663 "2022-10-28T15:15:40Z")
**Names you would name a pet, but not a child** Avimelech Baskerville Cujo Dog Ebenezer Froggy Boy Goober Hong Kong Phooey Iguanallamadingdong ---
**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:** [October 28, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/664 "2022-10-28T15:26:02Z")
**Names you would name a pet, but not a child** Avimelech Baskerville Cujo Dog Ebenezer Froggy Boy Goober Hong Kong Phooey Iguanallamadingdong Juggernaut ---
**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:** [October 28, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/665 "2022-10-28T17:32:26Z")
**Names you would name a pet, but not a child** Avimelech Baskerville Cujo Dog Ebenezer Froggy Boy Goober Hong Kong Phooey Iguanallamadingdong Juggernaut Killer ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/666 "2022-10-28T17:52:59Z")
**Names you would name a pet, but not a child** Avimelech Baskerville Cujo Dog Ebenezer Froggy Boy Goober Hong Kong Phooey Iguanallamadingdong Juggernaut Killer Lightning My brother named one of our cats Lightning when he was nine years old. And I know a young woman who named her son Lightning about three years ago. One of these was an acceptable name and the other was not. ---
**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:** [October 28, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/667 "2022-10-28T18:25:34Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > My brother named one of our cats Lightning when he was nine years old. And I know a young woman who named her son Lightning about three years ago. Maybe she hoped he would grow up to be a race car. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/668 "2022-10-28T18:29:50Z")
> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > Maybe she hoped he would grow up to be a race car. Or a blues singer. They were originally going to give the poor child the middle name Wolf. But in a dim moment of sanity, they decided on John. ---
**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:** [October 28, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/669 "2022-10-28T19:13:38Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Juggernaut In college, my roommate’s Chinese water dragon was named Jub Jub **Names you would name a pet, but not a child** Avimelech Baskerville Cujo Dog Ebenezer Froggy Boy Goober Hong Kong Phooey Iguanallamadingdong Juggernaut Killer Lightning Mushu Another name for a lizard. ---
**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:** [October 28, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/670 "2022-10-28T20:15:25Z")
Was he a _Simpsons_ fan, **IntGlad**?: [Jub-Jub Bouvier | Simpsons Wiki | Fandom](https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Jub-Jub_Bouvier) **Names you would name a pet, but not a child** Avimelech Baskerville Cujo Dog Ebenezer Froggy Boy Goober Hong Kong Phooey Iguanallamadingdong Juggernaut Killer Lightning Mushu Norris, Mrs. A grown woman, or even a cat, but not a child: [Mrs Norris | Harry Potter Wiki | Fandom](https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Mrs_Norris?so=search) ---
**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:** [October 28, 2022, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/671 "2022-10-28T21:05:57Z")
**Names you would name a pet, but not a child** Avimelech Baskerville Cujo Dog Ebenezer Froggy Boy Goober Hong Kong Phooey Iguanallamadingdong Juggernaut Killer Lightning Mushu Norris, Mrs. Old Deuteronomy ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/672 "2022-10-28T21:41:47Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > They were originally going to give the poor child the middle name Wolf. But in a dim moment of sanity, they decided on John. L. John Smith, 60th President of the United States. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2022, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/673 "2022-10-29T01:27:03Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > L. John Smith, 60th President of the United States. Hayes really got screwed. It’s not like he calling himself R. Birchard Hayes was a big improvement. ---
**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:** [October 31, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/674 "2022-10-31T18:22:21Z")
**Names you would name a pet, but not a child** Avimelech Baskerville Cujo Dog Ebenezer Froggy Boy Goober Hong Kong Phooey Iguanallamadingdong Juggernaut Killer Lightning Mushu Norris, Mrs. Old Deuteronomy Pepe Le Pew ---
**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:** [October 31, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/675 "2022-10-31T18:40:04Z")
**Names you would name a pet, but not a child** Avimelech Baskerville Cujo Dog Ebenezer Froggy Boy Goober Hong Kong Phooey Iguanallamadingdong Juggernaut Killer Lightning Mushu Norris, Mrs. Old Deuteronomy Pepe Le Pew Queen Barks-a-lot ---
**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:** [October 31, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/676 "2022-10-31T18:41:24Z")
**Names you would name a pet, but not a child** Avimelech Baskerville Cujo Dog Ebenezer Froggy Boy Goober Hong Kong Phooey Iguanallamadingdong Juggernaut Killer Lightning Mushu Norris, Mrs. Old Deuteronomy Pepe Le Pew Queen Barks-a-lot Rover ---
**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:** [October 31, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/677 "2022-10-31T19:01:33Z")
**Names you would name a pet, but not a child** Avimelech Baskerville Cujo Dog Ebenezer Froggy Boy Goober Hong Kong Phooey Iguanallamadingdong Juggernaut Killer Lightning Mushu Norris, Mrs. Old Deuteronomy Pepe Le Pew Queen Barks-a-lot Rover Shithead ---
**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:** [October 31, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/678 "2022-10-31T19:06:09Z")
**Names you would name a pet, but not a child** Avimelech Baskerville Cujo Dog Ebenezer Froggy Boy Goober Hong Kong Phooey Iguanallamadingdong Juggernaut Killer Lightning Mushu Norris, Mrs. Old Deuteronomy Pepe Le Pew Queen Barks-a-lot Rover Shithead Thunderbark ---
**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:** [October 31, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/679 "2022-10-31T19:14:08Z")
**Names you would name a pet, but not a child** Avimelech Baskerville Cujo Dog Ebenezer Froggy Boy Goober Hong Kong Phooey Iguanallamadingdong Juggernaut Killer Lightning Mushu Norris, Mrs. Old Deuteronomy Pepe Le Pew Queen Barks-a-lot Rover Shithead Thunderbark Underdog ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/680 "2022-10-31T19:57:01Z")
> [@](#): > > **Names you would name a pet, but not a child** Avimelech Baskerville Cujo Dog Ebenezer Froggy Boy Goober Hong Kong Phooey Iguanallamadingdong Juggernaut Killer Lightning Mushu Norris, Mrs. Old Deuteronomy Pepe Le Pew Queen Barks-a-lot Rover Shithead Thunderbark Underdog Vladimir ---
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