# 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:** 432
**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:** [June 2, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8622 "2025-06-02T16:58:44Z")
**Summertime Things** Air conditioning Beach reading Catching some rays Dandelions Extra hours of daylight for the northern hemisphere Flowers everywhere Green grass growing Heat wave. A tropical heat wave! Ice cream trucks June 21, the Summer Solstice in the northern hemisphere/January beach days in the southern hemisphere Kissing by moonlight Locusts Midnight sun Nighttime escapades Off on vacation Parades Quiescently frozen confections Road Trip Sizzling hot pavement Thunderstorms abound Unusually high humidity Vacation! ---
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**Summertime Things** Air conditioning Beach reading Catching some rays Dandelions Extra hours of daylight for the northern hemisphere Flowers everywhere Green grass growing Heat wave. A tropical heat wave! Ice cream trucks June 21, the Summer Solstice in the northern hemisphere/January beach days in the southern hemisphere Kissing by moonlight Locusts Midnight sun Nighttime escapades Off on vacation Parades Quiescently frozen confections Road Trip Sizzling hot pavement Thunderstorms abound Unusually high humidity Vacation! Windstorms ---
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**Summertime Things** Air conditioning Beach reading Catching some rays Dandelions Extra hours of daylight for the northern hemisphere Flowers everywhere Green grass growing Heat wave. A tropical heat wave! Ice cream trucks June 21, the Summer Solstice in the northern hemisphere/January beach days in the southern hemisphere Kissing by moonlight Locusts Midnight sun Nighttime escapades Off on vacation Parades Quiescently frozen confections Road Trip Sizzling hot pavement Thunderstorms abound Unusually high humidity Vacation! Windstorms Xmas in July ---
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**Summertime Things** Air conditioning Beach reading Catching some rays Dandelions Extra hours of daylight for the northern hemisphere Flowers everywhere Green grass growing Heat wave. A tropical heat wave! Ice cream trucks June 21, the Summer Solstice in the northern hemisphere/January beach days in the southern hemisphere Kissing by moonlight Locusts Midnight sun Nighttime escapades Off on vacation Parades Quiescently frozen confections Road Trip Sizzling hot pavement Thunderstorms abound Unusually high humidity Vacation! Windstorms Xmas in July Yachting ---
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**Summertime Things** Air conditioning Beach reading Catching some rays Dandelions Extra hours of daylight for the northern hemisphere Flowers everywhere Green grass growing Heat wave. A tropical heat wave! Ice cream trucks June 21, the Summer Solstice in the northern hemisphere/January beach days in the southern hemisphere Kissing by moonlight Locusts Midnight sun Nighttime escapades Off on vacation Parades Quiescently frozen confections Road Trip Sizzling hot pavement Thunderstorms abound Unusually high humidity Vacation! Windstorms Xmas in July Yachting Ziplining Next up: **A City or Town Within 100 Miles of Your Home** Abilene, Kansas ---
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**A City or Town Within 100 Miles of Your Home** Abilene, Kansas Beaverton, Oregon ---
**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:** [June 3, 2025, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8628 "2025-06-03T04:32:47Z")
**A City or Town Within 100 Miles of Your Home** Abilene, Kansas Beaverton, Oregon Cicero, Illinois ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8629 "2025-06-03T04:52:15Z")
**A City or Town Within 100 Miles of Your Home** Abilene, Kansas Beaverton, Oregon Cicero, Illinois Des Moines, Washington ---
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**A City or Town Within 100 Miles of Your Home** Abilene, Kansas Beaverton, Oregon Cicero, Illinois Des Moines, Washington Edison, NJ Home of Menlo Park; in 1954, the town name was changed from Raritan Township to honor Thomas Edison. ---
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**A City or Town Within 100 Miles of Your Home** Abilene, Kansas Beaverton, Oregon Cicero, Illinois Des Moines, Washington Edison, NJ Fort Macleod, Alberta ---
**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:** [June 3, 2025, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8632 "2025-06-03T05:19:04Z")
**A City or Town Within 100 Miles of Your Home** Abilene, Kansas Beaverton, Oregon Cicero, Illinois Des Moines, Washington Edison, NJ Fort Macleod, Alberta Garfield Heights, Ohio ---
**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:** [June 3, 2025, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8633 "2025-06-03T08:15:31Z")
**A City or Town Within 100 Miles of Your Home** Abilene, Kansas Beaverton, Oregon Cicero, Illinois Des Moines, Washington Edison, NJ Fort Macleod, Alberta Garfield Heights, Ohio Hořovice, Czech Republic ---
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**A City or Town Within 100 Miles of Your Home** Abilene, Kansas Beaverton, Oregon Cicero, Illinois Des Moines, Washington Edison, NJ Fort Macleod, Alberta Garfield Heights, Ohio Hořovice, Czech Republic Ionia, Michigan ---
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**A City or Town Within 100 Miles of Your Home** Abilene, Kansas Beaverton, Oregon Cicero, Illinois Des Moines, Washington Edison, NJ Fort Macleod, Alberta Garfield Heights, Ohio Hořovice, Czech Republic Ionia, Michigan Jamaica Beach, Texas ---
**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:** [June 3, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8636 "2025-06-03T15:16:54Z")
**A City or Town Within 100 Miles of Your Home** Abilene, Kansas Beaverton, Oregon Cicero, Illinois Des Moines, Washington Edison, NJ Fort Macleod, Alberta Garfield Heights, Ohio Hořovice, Czech Republic Ionia, Michigan Jamaica Beach, Texas Kemah, Texas ---
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**A City or Town Within 100 Miles of Your Home** Abilene, Kansas Beaverton, Oregon Cicero, Illinois Des Moines, Washington Edison, New Jersey Fort Macleod, Alberta Garfield Heights, Ohio Hořovice, Czech Republic Ionia, Michigan Jamaica Beach, Texas Kemah, Texas Lincoln Terrace, Pennsylvania ---
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**A City or Town Within 100 Miles of Your Home** Abilene, Kansas Beaverton, Oregon Cicero, Illinois Des Moines, Washington Edison, New Jersey Fort Macleod, Alberta Garfield Heights, Ohio Hořovice, Czech Republic Ionia, Michigan Jamaica Beach, Texas Kemah, Texas Lincoln Terrace, Pennsylvania Milwaukee, Wisconsin ---
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**A City or Town Within 100 Miles of Your Home** Abilene, Kansas Beaverton, Oregon Cicero, Illinois Des Moines, Washington Edison, New Jersey Fort Macleod, Alberta Garfield Heights, Ohio Hořovice, Czech Republic Ionia, Michigan Jamaica Beach, Texas Kemah, Texas Lincoln Terrace, Pennsylvania Milwaukee, Wisconsin Nickerson, Kansas ---
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**A City or Town Within 100 Miles of Your Home** Abilene, Kansas Beaverton, Oregon Cicero, Illinois Des Moines, Washington Edison, New Jersey Fort Macleod, Alberta Garfield Heights, Ohio Hořovice, Czech Republic Ionia, Michigan Jamaica Beach, Texas Kemah, Texas Lincoln Terrace, Pennsylvania Milwaukee, Wisconsin Nickerson, Kansas Oswego, Illinois ---
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