# 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:** 36
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/701 "2010-08-14T15:17:55Z")
I’ll stick with Cuban triple jumpers Yargelis Savigne ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/702 "2010-08-14T15:26:24Z")
Yves Tanguy, surrealistic painter ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/703 "2010-08-14T15:45:54Z")
> [@mcgato](#): > > I’ll stick with Cuban triple jumpers > Yargelis Savigne You could have gone with Yves St. Laurent here. Moving on. Yuri Ushakov, Former Russian ambassador to the U.S. ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2010, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/704 "2010-08-14T18:02:42Z")
Yvonne van Gennip, 3 Olympic gold medals in speed skating ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/705 "2010-08-14T20:34:46Z")
Yolanda Whittaker, AKA Rap artist Yo-Yo ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/706 "2010-08-14T20:42:02Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > > [@mcgato](#): > > > > I’ll stick with Cuban triple jumpers > > Yargelis Savigne > > You could have gone with Yves St. Laurent here. > > Moving on. > > Yuri Ushakov, Former Russian ambassador to the U.S. Or Yahoo Serious or Yakov Smirnov. Yuri Xavier, Brazilian actor. ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2010, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/707 "2010-08-14T21:14:31Z")
Y. E. Yang, golfer ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2010, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/708 "2010-08-14T21:42:51Z")
Yuri Zhirkov, EPL footballer ---
**Author:** ![palindromemordnilap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2010, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/709 "2010-08-14T22:19:04Z")
Zachary Allen, actor (Daddy Day Care) ---
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Zach Braff actor ---
**Author:** ![Intelligently\_Designed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intelligently_designed/32/20957_2.png) [@Intelligently\_Designed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intelligently_Designed)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/711 "2010-08-14T22:49:35Z")
Boston Bruins defenceman **Zdeno Chara**. ---
**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 14, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/712 "2010-08-14T22:56:08Z")
Zooey Deschanel ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/713 "2010-08-14T22:57:26Z")
Zach Efron ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/714 "2010-08-14T23:23:06Z")
Zelda Fitzgerald ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2010, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/715 "2010-08-14T23:30:24Z")
Zach Galifiniakis ---
**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/716 "2010-08-15T01:04:12Z")
Zac Hanson ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/717 "2010-08-15T03:25:48Z")
[Zachary Ittimangnaq](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0411814/) ---
**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:** [August 15, 2010, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/718 "2010-08-15T03:57:26Z")
Zachary James, American actor. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/719 "2010-08-15T04:17:17Z")
[Zach Kroenke](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Kroenke) ---
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