# 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:** 340
**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:** [November 21, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6782 "2024-11-21T18:32:23Z")
And now we call Bicycle Bill’s bluff. ---
**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:** [November 21, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6783 "2024-11-21T18:39:25Z")
:: crosses arms, taps foot :: ---
**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:** [November 21, 2024, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6784 "2024-11-21T20:55:56Z")
[quote=“Rebo, post:6781, topic:969097, full:true”] **Colors _(and yes, I already checked … there are several for ‘X’ when we get to that point)_** Apricot (hex code ffb27f, pantone number 15-1153) Burnt Umber Cyan Denim Ecru Fuchsia Gossamer Hot Pink Indigo Jet Black Kachi indigo Light blue Mauve Navy Blue Orange Puce Quince (pantone number 13-0753) Red Scarlet Turquoise Umber Violet White Xanthene Yellow (hex code #F7F500) Xanthos means yellow in Ancient Greek. It was the name of one of the hero Achilles’ horses. ---
**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:** [November 21, 2024, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6785 "2024-11-21T21:20:47Z")
**Colors _(and yes, I already checked … there are several for ‘X’ when we get to that point)_** Apricot (hex code ffb27f, pantone number 15-1153) Burnt Umber Cyan Denim Ecru Fuchsia Gossamer Hot Pink Indigo Jet Black Kachi indigo Light blue Mauve Navy Blue Orange Puce Quince (pantone number 13-0753) Red Scarlet Turquoise Umber Violet White Xanthene Yellow (hex code #F7F500) Yellow ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6786 "2024-11-22T00:36:23Z")
**Colors _(and yes, I already checked … there are several for ‘X’ when we get to that point)_** Apricot (hex code ffb27f, pantone number 15-1153) Burnt Umber Cyan Denim Ecru Fuchsia Gossamer Hot Pink Indigo Jet Black Kachi indigo Light blue Mauve Navy Blue Orange Puce Quince (pantone number 13-0753) Red Scarlet Turquoise Umber Violet White Xanthene Yellow (hex code #F7F500) Yellow Zaffre (an intense blue color derived from cobalt) Pass ---
**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:** [November 22, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6787 "2024-11-22T00:54:22Z")
**Trains** American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco) (A major manufacturer of steam, and later diesel-electric, locomotives) ---
**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:** [November 22, 2024, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6788 "2024-11-22T01:00:59Z")
**Trains** American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco) BNSF Railway Formed by a merger of Burlington Northern & Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe ---
**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:** [November 22, 2024, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6789 "2024-11-22T01:39:12Z")
**Trains** American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco) BNSF Railway Canadian Pacific ---
**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:** [November 22, 2024, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6790 "2024-11-22T03:26:09Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > And now we call Bicycle Bill’s bluff… Google, I need a list of colors that start with the letter ‘X’… (Google gives me this site – [List of colors starting with X | Colorful Wiki | Fandom](https://colorful.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_colors_starting_with_X)) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [November 22, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6791 "2024-11-22T03:34:35Z")
**Trains** American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco) BNSF Railway Canadian Pacific Denver Zephyr One of the original Zephyr streamlined passenger trains operated by the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy from 1936 to 1971 (when Amtrak took over passenger rail service in the US), providing service between Chicago and Denver – hence the name, of course _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6792 "2024-11-22T04:07:59Z")
**Trains** American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco) BNSF Railway Canadian Pacific Denver Zephyr Eurostar ---
**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:** [November 22, 2024, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6793 "2024-11-22T05:46:21Z")
**Trains** American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco) BNSF Railway Canadian Pacific Denver Zephyr Eurostar Finger Lakes Railway ---
**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:** [November 22, 2024, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6794 "2024-11-22T13:43:55Z")
**Trains** American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco) BNSF Railway Canadian Pacific Denver Zephyr Eurostar Finger Lakes Railway Galley car ---
**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:** [November 22, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6795 "2024-11-22T14:03:03Z")
**Trains** American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco) BNSF Railway Canadian Pacific Denver Zephyr Eurostar Finger Lakes Railway Galley car Holding tracks ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6796 "2024-11-22T15:38:50Z")
**Trains** American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco) BNSF Railway Canadian Pacific Denver Zephyr Eurostar Finger Lakes Railway Galley car Holding tracks Iarnród Éireann (Irish Railway) ---
**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:** [November 22, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6797 "2024-11-22T18:07:06Z")
**Trains** American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco) BNSF Railway Canadian Pacific Denver Zephyr Eurostar Finger Lakes Railway Galley car Holding tracks Iarnród Éireann (Irish Railway) [J class](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_J_class_(1941)) ---
**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:** [November 23, 2024, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6798 "2024-11-23T00:08:41Z")
**Trains** American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco) BNSF Railway Canadian Pacific Denver Zephyr Eurostar Finger Lakes Railway Galley car Holding tracks Iarnród Éireann (Irish Railway) [J class](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_J_class_(1941)) Kansas City Southern Railway ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6799 "2024-11-23T02:05:41Z")
**Trains** American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco) BNSF Railway Canadian Pacific Denver Zephyr Eurostar Finger Lakes Railway Galley car Holding tracks Iarnród Éireann (Irish Railway) [J class](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_J_class_(1941)) Kansas City Southern Railway Lionel ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6800 "2024-11-23T02:13:48Z")
**Trains** American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco) BNSF Railway Canadian Pacific Denver Zephyr Eurostar Finger Lakes Railway Galley car Holding tracks Iarnród Éireann (Irish Railway) [J class](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_J_class_(1941)) Kansas City Southern Railway Lionel Metro ---
**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:** [November 23, 2024, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6801 "2024-11-23T02:47:33Z")
**Trains** American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco) BNSF Railway Canadian Pacific Denver Zephyr Eurostar Finger Lakes Railway Galley car Holding tracks Iarnród Éireann (Irish Railway) [J class](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_J_class_(1941)) Kansas City Southern Railway Lionel Metro Norfolk & Southern Not too many fans of the line in East Palestine, Ohio. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097.md?page=339) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097.md?page=341)