# The Atoz Game (Part 3) **URL:** \ **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:** 49
**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:** [May 5, 2026, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/961 "2026-05-05T13:00:49Z")
**A to Z in science** Atom Botany Chemistry Dark matter Electricity Falsifiability Genome Higgs boson Ichthyology Jupiter’s moons Krypton Laboratory Mandibles Nanotech Oxidation number Protons Quarks Radiation Sterile environments Theory Unified field theory Velocity Weird ---
**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:** [May 6, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/962 "2026-05-06T01:33:45Z")
**A to Z in science** Atom Botany Chemistry Dark matter Electricity Falsifiability Genome Higgs boson Ichthyology Jupiter’s moons Krypton Laboratory Mandibles Nanotech Oxidation number Protons Quarks Radiation Sterile environments Theory Unified field theory Velocity Weird X-axis ---
**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:** [May 6, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/963 "2026-05-06T12:53:28Z")
**A to Z in science** Atom Botany Chemistry Dark matter Electricity Falsifiability Genome Higgs boson Ichthyology Jupiter’s moons Krypton Laboratory Mandibles Nanotech Oxidation number Protons Quarks Radiation Sterile environments Theory Unified field theory Velocity Weird X-axis Yarkovsky effect ---
**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:** [May 6, 2026, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/964 "2026-05-06T14:15:56Z")
**A to Z in science** Atom Botany Chemistry Dark matter Electricity Falsifiability Genome Higgs boson Ichthyology Jupiter’s moons Krypton Laboratory Mandibles Nanotech Oxidation number Protons Quarks Radiation Sterile environments Theory Unified field theory Velocity Weird X-axis Yarkovsky effect Zygote **Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/965 "2026-05-06T14:40:11Z")
**Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson Bill Hicks ---
**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:** [May 6, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/966 "2026-05-06T15:05:26Z")
**Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson Bill Hicks Carol Burnett ---
**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:** [May 6, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/967 "2026-05-06T15:11:58Z")
**Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson Bill Hicks Carol Burnett Don Adams ---
**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:** [May 6, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/968 "2026-05-06T15:14:05Z")
**Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson Bill Hicks Carol Burnett Don Adams Eddie Murphy ---
**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:** [May 6, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/969 "2026-05-06T19:50:11Z")
**Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson Bill Hicks Carol Burnett Don Adams Eddie Murphy Ferguson, Craig ---
**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:** [May 6, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/970 "2026-05-06T19:59:30Z")
**Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson Bill Hicks Carol Burnett Don Adams Eddie Murphy Ferguson, Craig Goldie Hawn ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/971 "2026-05-06T22:46:34Z")
**Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson Bill Hicks Carol Burnett Don Adams Eddie Murphy Ferguson, Craig Goldie Hawn Henny Youngman ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/972 "2026-05-07T02:52:45Z")
**Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson Bill Hicks Carol Burnett Don Adams Eddie Murphy Ferguson, Craig Goldie Hawn Henny Youngman Imogene Coca Best remembered from _Your Show of Shows._ Or as Aunt Edna. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/973 "2026-05-07T02:53:40Z")
**Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson Bill Hicks Carol Burnett Don Adams Eddie Murphy Ferguson, Craig Goldie Hawn Henny Youngman Imogene Coca John Pinette ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/974 "2026-05-07T12:10:31Z")
**Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson Bill Hicks Carol Burnett Don Adams Eddie Murphy Ferguson, Craig Goldie Hawn Henny Youngman Imogene Coca John Pinette Kevin Hart ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/975 "2026-05-07T17:11:56Z")
**Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson Bill Hicks Carol Burnett Don Adams Eddie Murphy Ferguson, Craig Goldie Hawn Henny Youngman Imogene Coca John Pinette Kevin Hart Larry David ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/976 "2026-05-07T17:20:50Z")
**Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson Bill Hicks Carol Burnett Don Adams Eddie Murphy Ferguson, Craig Goldie Hawn Henny Youngman Imogene Coca John Pinette Kevin Hart Larry David Mel Brooks ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/977 "2026-05-07T18:57:49Z")
“Mandibles” is not a word most people use in ordinary conversation, so it seemed science-y enough to me. YMMV. **Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson Bill Hicks Carol Burnett Don Adams Eddie Murphy Ferguson, Craig Goldie Hawn Henny Youngman Imogene Coca John Pinette Kevin Hart Larry David Mel Brooks Nat X The always-pissed-off Black Power dude played by Chris Rock on _SNL._ ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/978 "2026-05-07T19:29:20Z")
**Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson Bill Hicks Carol Burnett Don Adams Eddie Murphy Ferguson, Craig Goldie Hawn Henny Youngman Imogene Coca John Pinette Kevin Hart Larry David Mel Brooks Nat X Oliver Hardy ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/979 "2026-05-07T19:42:03Z")
[quote=“Little\_Nemo, post:978, topic:1025341, full:true”] **Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson Bill Hicks Carol Burnett Don Adams Eddie Murphy Ferguson, Craig Goldie Hawn Henny Youngman Imogene Coca John Pinette Kevin Hart Larry David Mel Brooks Nat X Oliver Hardy Penny Marshall ---
**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:** [May 8, 2026, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/980 "2026-05-08T02:32:25Z")
**Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson Bill Hicks Carol Burnett Don Adams Eddie Murphy Ferguson, Craig Goldie Hawn Henny Youngman Imogene Coca John Pinette Kevin Hart Larry David Mel Brooks Nat X Oliver Hardy Penny Marshall Quince, Peter Leader of the comic-relief Rude Mechanicals in Shakespeare’s _A Midsummer Night’s Dream_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341.md?page=48) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341.md?page=50)