# 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:** 474
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9462 "2025-08-22T14:24:44Z")
**Places Where You’ve Lived** Allouez, Wisconsin Bloomington, Indiana Çakmaklı, Turkey Dannemora, New York Elwood, Indiana Florida Gresham, Oregon ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9463 "2025-08-22T19:07:10Z")
**Places Where You’ve Lived** Allouez, Wisconsin Bloomington, Indiana Çakmaklı, Turkey Dannemora, New York Elwood, Indiana Florida Gresham, Oregon Hollywood ---
**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 22, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9464 "2025-08-22T19:11:37Z")
**Places Where You’ve Lived** Allouez, Wisconsin Bloomington, Indiana Çakmaklı, Turkey Dannemora, New York Elwood, Indiana Florida Gresham, Oregon Hollywood Indianapolis, Indiana ---
**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:** [August 23, 2025, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9465 "2025-08-23T02:44:17Z")
> [@Gr8Kat](#): > > Are we allowed to fib? I’ve only lived 2 places. Really? I just counted and I came up with twenty-two different towns I’ve lived in. And this is just towns; in some of the towns I lived in different residences at different times. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2025, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9466 "2025-08-23T02:54:25Z")
Full disclosure: I was working at a summer camp in Gresham; my home address was Portland. In play: **Places Where You’ve Lived** Allouez, Wisconsin Bloomington, Indiana Çakmaklı, Turkey Dannemora, New York Elwood, Indiana Florida Gresham, Oregon Hollywood Indianapolis, Indiana ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2025, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9467 "2025-08-23T03:54:41Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Really? I just counted and I came up with twenty-two different towns I’ve lived in. And this is just towns; in some of the towns I lived in different residences at different times. Yeah, just 2. I was born to be sedentary, I guess. ---
**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 23, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9468 "2025-08-23T20:25:09Z")
I count five for myself. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2025, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9469 "2025-08-23T22:27:23Z")
Waiting for J, come on Jeddah, Juno Beach, Juneau, Jalisco, Japan come on down! ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2025, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9470 "2025-08-24T03:22:18Z")
I spent a night in Jasper, Alberta. Does that count? ---
**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:** [August 24, 2025, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9471 "2025-08-24T03:41:42Z")
I’ve visited Japan 3 times for a total of 16 days, but I don’t think I should count it as having lived there. I’m waiting for K, L, M or N, which are all initials of places I’ve lived. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2025, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9472 "2025-08-25T04:16:00Z")
**Places Where You’ve Lived** Allouez, Wisconsin Bloomington, Indiana Çakmaklı, Turkey Dannemora, New York Elwood, Indiana Florida Gresham, Oregon Hollywood Indianapolis, Indiana (San) Jose, California Just to get the game unstuck! ---
**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 25, 2025, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9473 "2025-08-25T12:32:21Z")
**Places Where You’ve Lived** Allouez, Wisconsin Bloomington, Indiana Çakmaklı, Turkey Dannemora, New York Elwood, Indiana Florida Gresham, Oregon Hollywood Indianapolis, Indiana (San) Jose, California Katy, Texas ---
**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:** [August 25, 2025, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9474 "2025-08-25T12:37:16Z")
**Places Where You’ve Lived** Allouez, Wisconsin Bloomington, Indiana Çakmaklı, Turkey Dannemora, New York Elwood, Indiana Florida Gresham, Oregon Hollywood Indianapolis, Indiana (San) Jose, California Katy, Texas Liberal, Kansas It’s not exactly left-wing ---
**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:** [August 25, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9475 "2025-08-25T13:38:51Z")
**Places Where You’ve Lived** Allouez, Wisconsin Bloomington, Indiana Çakmaklı, Turkey Dannemora, New York Elwood, Indiana Florida Gresham, Oregon Hollywood Indianapolis, Indiana (San) Jose, California Katy, Texas Liberal, Kansas Manila, Philippines ---
**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:** [August 25, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9476 "2025-08-25T13:42:24Z")
**Places Where You’ve Lived** Allouez, Wisconsin Bloomington, Indiana Çakmaklı, Turkey Dannemora, New York Elwood, Indiana Florida Gresham, Oregon Hollywood Indianapolis, Indiana (San) Jose, California Katy, Texas Liberal, Kansas Manila, Philippines North York, Ontario Formerly a federated city of “Metropolitan Toronto”, now an integral part of Toronto ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9477 "2025-08-25T16:04:23Z")
**Places Where You’ve Lived** Allouez, Wisconsin Bloomington, Indiana Çakmaklı, Turkey Dannemora, New York Elwood, Indiana Florida Gresham, Oregon Hollywood Indianapolis, Indiana (San) Jose, California Katy, Texas Liberal, Kansas Manila, Philippines North York, Ontario Oregon City, Oregon ---
**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:** [August 25, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9478 "2025-08-25T16:24:08Z")
**Places Where You’ve Lived** Allouez, Wisconsin Bloomington, Indiana Çakmaklı, Turkey Dannemora, New York Elwood, Indiana Florida Gresham, Oregon Hollywood Indianapolis, Indiana (San) Jose, California Katy, Texas Liberal, Kansas Manila, Philippines North York, Ontario Oregon City, Oregon Polanco, CDMX, Mexico It looks like the Roma neighborhood in the 2018 Cuaron film ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2025, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9479 "2025-09-03T03:08:38Z")
**Places Where You’ve Lived** Allouez, Wisconsin Bloomington, Indiana Çakmaklı, Turkey Dannemora, New York Elwood, Indiana Florida Gresham, Oregon Hollywood Indianapolis, Indiana (San) Jose, California Katy, Texas Liberal, Kansas Manila, Philippines North York, Ontario Oregon City, Oregon Polanco, CDMX, Mexico Quiet country road It describes where I grew up 🤔 🤷‍♀️ ---
**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 3, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9480 "2025-09-03T14:57:15Z")
**Places Where You’ve Lived** Allouez, Wisconsin Bloomington, Indiana Çakmaklı, Turkey Dannemora, New York Elwood, Indiana Florida Gresham, Oregon Hollywood Indianapolis, Indiana (San) Jose, California Katy, Texas Liberal, Kansas Manila, Philippines North York, Ontario Oregon City, Oregon Polanco, CDMX, Mexico Quiet country road Ross Avenue ---
**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 3, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9481 "2025-09-03T15:15:24Z")
**Places Where You’ve Lived** Allouez, Wisconsin Bloomington, Indiana Çakmaklı, Turkey Dannemora, New York Elwood, Indiana Florida Gresham, Oregon Hollywood Indianapolis, Indiana (San) Jose, California Katy, Texas Liberal, Kansas Manila, Philippines North York, Ontario Oregon City, Oregon Polanco, CDMX, Mexico Quiet country road Ross Avenue Suffolk, Virginia [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097.md?page=473) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097.md?page=475)