# The Atoz Game (Part 3)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [December 2, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341 "2025-12-02T22:20:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 19

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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:** [January 29, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/361 "2026-01-29T18:02:42Z")

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**Cities**

Annapolis  
Baghdad  
Corpus Christi  
Dublin  
Edinburgh  
Fucking, Austria  
Green Bay, Wisconsin  
Hamilton, Ontario  
Indianapolis  
Jerusalem  
Kyiv  
Leicester  
Moscow  
Nice  
Ottawa  
Parma  
Queen City, Texas  
Richmond  
Singapore  
Tirana, Albania  
Uvalde, Texas  
Vancouver  
Walla Walla  
Xenia, Ohio

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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:** [January 29, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/362 "2026-01-29T20:38:35Z")

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**Cities**

Annapolis  
Baghdad  
Corpus Christi  
Dublin  
Edinburgh  
Fucking, Austria  
Green Bay, Wisconsin  
Hamilton, Ontario  
Indianapolis  
Jerusalem  
Kyiv  
Leicester  
Moscow  
Nice  
Ottawa  
Parma  
Queen City, Texas  
Richmond  
Singapore  
Tirana, Albania  
Uvalde, Texas  
Vancouver  
Walla Walla  
Xenia, Ohio  
York

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**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:** [January 29, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/363 "2026-01-29T22:23:00Z")

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Why isn’t the quote feature working?

Zagreb

pass.

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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:** [January 29, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/364 "2026-01-29T22:35:57Z")

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**Cities**

Annapolis  
Baghdad  
Corpus Christi  
Dublin  
Edinburgh  
Fucking, Austria  
Green Bay, Wisconsin  
Hamilton, Ontario  
Indianapolis  
Jerusalem  
Kyiv  
Leicester  
Moscow  
Nice  
Ottawa  
Parma  
Queen City, Texas  
Richmond  
Singapore  
Tirana, Albania  
Uvalde, Texas  
Vancouver  
Walla Walla  
Xenia, Ohio  
York  
Zagreb

> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
>
> Why isn’t the quote feature working?

Worked fine for me.

I’ll also pass.

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**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:** [January 30, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/365 "2026-01-30T03:32:33Z")

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**Reasons for passing**  
**A** in’t got any good ideas

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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:** [January 30, 2026, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/366 "2026-01-30T03:36:10Z")

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**Reasons for passing**  
**A** in’t got any good ideas  
**B** ecause I’m too lazy to think of another topic

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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:** [January 30, 2026, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/367 "2026-01-30T03:38:50Z")

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**Reasons for passing**  
**A** in’t got any good ideas  
**B** ecause I’m too lazy to think of another topic  
**C** at sleeping on my keyboard

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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:** [January 30, 2026, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/368 "2026-01-30T03:52:23Z")

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**Reasons for passing**

**A** in’t got any good ideas  
**B** ecause I’m too lazy to think of another topic  
**C** at sleeping on my keyboard  
**D** unno, just feeling dumb right now, I guess

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**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:** [January 30, 2026, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/369 "2026-01-30T04:46:07Z")

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**Reasons for passing**

**A** in’t got any good ideas  
**B** ecause I’m too lazy to think of another topic  
**C** at sleeping on my keyboard  
**D** unno, just feeling dumb right now, I guess  
**E** chidnas keep distracting me

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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:** [January 30, 2026, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/370 "2026-01-30T05:01:26Z")

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[quote=“Elendil\_s\_Heir, post:369, topic:1025341, full:true”]  
**Reasons for passing**

**A** in’t got any good ideas  
**B** ecause I’m too lazy to think of another topic  
**C** at sleeping on my keyboard  
**D** unno, just feeling dumb right now, I guess  
**E** chidnas keep distracting me  
**F** \*\*\* if I know what topic to suggest next

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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:** [January 30, 2026, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/371 "2026-01-30T05:15:04Z")

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**Reasons for passing**

**A** in’t got any good ideas  
**B** ecause I’m too lazy to think of another topic  
**C** at sleeping on my keyboard  
**D** unno, just feeling dumb right now, I guess  
**E** chidnas keep distracting me  
**F** \*\*\* if I know what topic to suggest next  
**G** ot nuthin’

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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:** [January 30, 2026, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/372 "2026-01-30T06:17:19Z")

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**Reasons for passing**

**A** in’t got any good ideas  
**B** ecause I’m too lazy to think of another topic  
**C** at sleeping on my keyboard  
**D** unno, just feeling dumb right now, I guess  
**E** chidnas keep distracting me  
**F** uck if I know what topic to suggest next  
**G** ot nuthin’  
**H** ungry! I’m trying to eat here! Do you mind?!

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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:** [January 30, 2026, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/373 "2026-01-30T07:08:28Z")

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[quote=“ekedolphin, post:372, topic:1025341, full:true”]  
**Reasons for passing**

**A** in’t got any good ideas  
**B** ecause I’m too lazy to think of another topic  
**C** at sleeping on my keyboard  
**D** unno, just feeling dumb right now, I guess  
**E** chidnas keep distracting me  
**F** uck if I know what topic to suggest next  
**G** ot nuthin’  
**H** ungry! I’m trying to eat here! Do you mind?!  
**I** ’m curious about what other topics people will come up with.

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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:** [January 30, 2026, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/374 "2026-01-30T08:06:06Z")

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**Reasons for passing**

**A** in’t got any good ideas  
**B** ecause I’m too lazy to think of another topic  
**C** at sleeping on my keyboard  
**D** unno, just feeling dumb right now, I guess  
**E** chidnas keep distracting me  
**F** uck if I know what topic to suggest next  
**G** ot nuthin’  
**H** ungry! I’m trying to eat here! Do you mind?!  
**I** ’m curious about what other topics people will come up with.  
**J** ust interested in participating without offering my lame idea for a category. Let’s just say I have esoteric tastes.

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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:** [January 30, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/375 "2026-01-30T14:48:07Z")

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**Reasons for passing**

**A** in’t got any good ideas  
**B** ecause I’m too lazy to think of another topic  
**C** at sleeping on my keyboard  
**D** unno, just feeling dumb right now, I guess  
**E** chidnas keep distracting me  
**F** uck if I know what topic to suggest next  
**G** ot nuthin’  
**H** ungry! I’m trying to eat here! Do you mind?!  
**I** ’m curious about what other topics people will come up with.  
**J** ust interested in participating without offering my lame idea for a category. Let’s just say I have esoteric tastes.  
**K** nights of Ni\* are sending me on another mission.

\*They’ve changed back to their former name.

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**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:** [January 30, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/376 "2026-01-30T14:49:34Z")

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**Reasons for passing**

**A** in’t got any good ideas  
**B** ecause I’m too lazy to think of another topic  
**C** at sleeping on my keyboard  
**D** unno, just feeling dumb right now, I guess  
**E** chidnas keep distracting me  
**F** uck if I know what topic to suggest next  
**G** ot nuthin’  
**H** ungry! I’m trying to eat here! Do you mind?!  
**I** ’m curious about what other topics people will come up with.  
**J** ust interested in participating without offering my lame idea for a category. Let’s just say I have esoteric tastes.  
**K** nights of Ni\* are sending me on another mission.  
**L** azy

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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:** [January 30, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/377 "2026-01-30T16:04:47Z")

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**Reasons for passing**

**A** in’t got any good ideas  
**B** ecause I’m too lazy to think of another topic  
**C** at sleeping on my keyboard  
**D** unno, just feeling dumb right now, I guess  
**E** chidnas keep distracting me  
**F** uck if I know what topic to suggest next  
**G** ot nuthin’  
**H** ungry! I’m trying to eat here! Do you mind?!  
**I** ’m curious about what other topics people will come up with.  
**J** ust interested in participating without offering my lame idea for a category. Let’s just say I have esoteric tastes.  
**K** nights of Ni\* are sending me on another mission.  
**L** azy  
**M** aybe I got distracted by the stuff

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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:** [January 30, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/378 "2026-01-30T16:08:50Z")

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**Reasons for passing**

**A** in’t got any good ideas  
**B** ecause I’m too lazy to think of another topic  
**C** at sleeping on my keyboard  
**D** unno, just feeling dumb right now, I guess  
**E** chidnas keep distracting me  
**F** uck if I know what topic to suggest next  
**G** ot nuthin’  
**H** ungry! I’m trying to eat here! Do you mind?!  
**I** ’m curious about what other topics people will come up with.  
**J** ust interested in participating without offering my lame idea for a category. Let’s just say I have esoteric tastes.  
**K** nights of Ni\* are sending me on another mission.  
**L** azy  
**M** aybe I got distracted by the stuff  
**N** o one but me wants another Star Wars-themed list

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**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:** [January 30, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/379 "2026-01-30T16:49:29Z")

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**Reasons for passing**

**A** in’t got any good ideas  
**B** ecause I’m too lazy to think of another topic  
**C** at sleeping on my keyboard  
**D** unno, just feeling dumb right now, I guess  
**E** chidnas keep distracting me  
**F** uck if I know what topic to suggest next  
**G** ot nuthin’  
**H** ungry! I’m trying to eat here! Do you mind?!  
**I** ’m curious about what other topics people will come up with.  
**J** ust interested in participating without offering my lame idea for a category. Let’s just say I have esoteric tastes.  
**K** nights of Ni\* are sending me on another mission.  
**L** azy  
**M** aybe I got distracted by the stuff  
**N** o one but me wants another Star Wars-themed list  
**O** for a Muse of fire… to inspire me with a great category idea!

Bonus points if you recognize those first six words without looking 'em up.

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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:** [January 31, 2026, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/380 "2026-01-31T06:55:07Z")

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**Reasons for passing**

**A** in’t got any good ideas  
**B** ecause I’m too lazy to think of another topic  
**C** at sleeping on my keyboard  
**D** unno, just feeling dumb right now, I guess  
**E** chidnas keep distracting me  
**F** uck if I know what topic to suggest next  
**G** ot nuthin’  
**H** ungry! I’m trying to eat here! Do you mind?!  
**I** ’m curious about what other topics people will come up with.  
**J** ust interested in participating without offering my lame idea for a category. Let’s just say I have esoteric tastes.  
**K** nights of Ni\* are sending me on another mission.  
**L** azy  
**M** aybe I got distracted by the stuff  
**N** o one but me wants another Star Wars-themed list  
**O** for a Muse of fire… to inspire me with a great category idea!  
**P** tooey! Passing pleases me.

And @Elendil_s_Heir I’ve read bits and seen clips of Henry V, but never read the whole play or seen the whole film. My brother is a big fan of the Branagh version, so maybe we’ll watch it together sometime.

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