# The celebrity alphabetical initials game (how long can it last?) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 6, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392 "2010-08-06T13:41:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/1 "2010-08-06T13:41:13Z")
The rules are simple: Starting with Alan Alda for AA, add a celebrity whose initials come next. To start: AA–Alan Alda AB–Antonio Bandares Next up–AC ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/2 "2010-08-06T13:45:30Z")
Alice Cooper AD ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/3 "2010-08-06T14:02:00Z")
Annie Duke AE ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/4 "2010-08-06T14:03:15Z")
Albert Einstein? AF ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/5 "2010-08-06T14:03:34Z")
nm: beat me to it ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/6 "2010-08-06T14:08:36Z")
Albert Finney AG ---
**Author:** ![Registered\_at\_Last](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@Registered\_at\_Last](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Registered_at_Last)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/7 "2010-08-06T14:10:51Z")
Alan Greenspan AH ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/8 "2010-08-06T14:12:36Z")
Alfred Hitchcock AI BTW, I recommend we give “X” a miss. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/9 "2010-08-06T14:30:41Z")
Amy Irving AJ ---
**Author:** ![Supdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Supdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Supdog)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/10 "2010-08-06T14:37:11Z")
Al Jolson AK ---
**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 6, 2010, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/11 "2010-08-06T15:18:44Z")
Alan King Seriously, do I have to tell you what comes next? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/12 "2010-08-06T16:45:50Z")
Alice Liddell AM ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/13 "2010-08-06T16:48:47Z")
Alfred Molina AN ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/14 "2010-08-06T17:08:43Z")
Alfred E. Newman ---
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Alexander Ovechkin AP ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/16 "2010-08-06T17:44:12Z")
Alan Parsons AQ ---
**Author:** ![BobArrgh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobarrgh/32/2881_2.png) [@BobArrgh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobArrgh)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/17 "2010-08-06T17:44:18Z")
Never mind ---
**Author:** ![BobArrgh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobarrgh/32/2881_2.png) [@BobArrgh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobArrgh)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/18 "2010-08-06T17:46:01Z")
Anthony Quinn AR ---
**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/19 "2010-08-06T17:46:53Z")
Ayn Rand. ---
**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 6, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/20 "2010-08-06T17:58:45Z")
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