# The Feud: 'A' is for... by Elendil's Heir \[game over\]
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858
**Category:** The Game Room
**Created:** [August 20, 2010, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858 "2010-08-20T12:05:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2010, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858/1 "2010-08-20T12:05:35Z")
**Object of the game:**
Give the most popular answer for each category.
**Rules:**
1. No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system.
2. Formatting rules must be followed (see below).
3. Joke answers will not be considered, as it is not fair to other players.
4. Google (etc.) is allowed, if you desire.
5. The game will end with 50 entrants, or when I get time to score it.
6. There is no Rule 6.
7. Special Rules for this particular Feud: None
**Formatting rules:**
To make semi-automated scoring possible, and my job easier, make you post look exactly like this:
1. answer
2. answer
3. answer
4. answer
No double spacing, do not use the “list” function, no smilies, no urls, no periods, no quote marks, and no punctuation if it is not necessary. Put “pass” if you want to leave an answer blank. If you feel you must qualify your answer, do it AFTER THE LIST! If you don’t format like this, your answers might be DISQUALIFIED.
**Scoring:**
With 50 entrants, an answer with a match is worth 2x the number of people matching it. If 4 people match, they each get 8 points for that answer. No matches = 0 points.
Formula: Score = 100 / (# of entrants) x (# of matches)
Good luck!
If any of you have ideas for Feuds -and would like me to score them- PM me. If anyone wants to run their own Feud, feel free. I will help any way I can.
**Read the rules!
Special Rules for this particular Feud: None**
1. Name a month that includes the letter A somewhere in it
2. Name a leader whose last name begins with A
3. Name a country beginning with A
4. Name a TV show beginning with A
5. Name a movie beginning with A
6. Name a food beginning with A
7. Name a candy beginning with A
8. Name a scary thing beginning with A
9. Name a wonderful thing beginning with A
10. Give a first name, male or female, beginning with A
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### Author:  [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2010, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858/2 "2010-08-20T12:14:01Z")
1. April
2. Aquino
3. Afghanistan
4. A-Team
5. Annie Hall
6. Asparagus
7. Almond Joy
8. Alligator
9. Angels
10. Alan
9 – damn, I have zero idea on this – will be curious to see what y’all come up with!
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2010, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858/3 "2010-08-20T12:31:05Z")
1. August
2. Akihito
3. Albania
4. American Idol
5. Airplane
6. Apple
7. Almond Joy
8. Aliens
9. Animals
10. Allen
This is a hard one! I predict extremely low scores.
ETA: We have at least one match, **Twickster**!
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### Author:  [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2010, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858/4 "2010-08-20T12:34:27Z")
1. August
2. Idi Amin
3. Australia
4. A-Team
5. Avatar
6. Apple
7. Almond Joy
8. Alien
9. Angel
10. Anthony
I think 7 could be a problem for me. For the UK I’d say “Aero”, but google tells me it’s not available in the US.
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2010, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858/5 "2010-08-20T13:01:59Z")
1. August
2. John Adams
3. Argentina
4. All in the Family
5. All the Pretty Horses
6. asparagus
7. Almond Joy
8. arthritis
9. alphabet soup
10. Anna
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### Author:  [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2010, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858/6 "2010-08-20T13:12:07Z")
1. April
2. John Adams
3. Afghanistan
4. Alias
5. Alien
6. Apples
7. Almond Joy
8. Apocalypse
9. Alcohol
10. Adam
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### Author:  [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2010, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858/7 "2010-08-20T13:17:38Z")
1. August
2. John Adams
3. Australia
4. All in the Family
5. Avatar
6. Apple
7. Almond Joy
8. Arachnid
9. alcohol
10. Alan
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### Author:  [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2010, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858/8 "2010-08-20T13:24:13Z")
1. August
2. John Adams
3. Argentina
4. The A-Team
5. Avatar
6. Apple pie
7. Almond Joy
8. Ants
9. Angels
10. Amber
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### Author:  [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858/9 "2010-08-20T13:41:15Z")
1. April
2. Aristide
3. Afghanistan
4. A-Team
5. Armageddon
6. applesauce
7. atomic fireballs
8. arachnids
9. autumn
10. Aaron
Oh dear. Oh dear. I’m gonna come in last.
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### Author:  [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2010, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858/10 "2010-08-20T13:45:57Z")
1. April
2. Cory Aquino
3. Australia
4. The A Team
5. Alien
6. apple
7. Almond Joy
8. acid
9. art
10. Amy
11. Google-cheated on that one
12. I can’t be the only one to open this thread thinking “A is for Amy, who fell down the stairs; B is for Basil, assaulted by bears”
8 & 9 - I went “acid & amnesty” at first, and after those two, I almost wanted to go back to #2 and change it to Spiro Agnew.
ETA: wow, I figured Australia would be a near-conch.
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### Author:  [@blue\_infinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blue_infinity)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858/11 "2010-08-20T13:46:16Z")
1. April
2. al-Assad
3. Australia
4. Angel
5. Avatar
6. Apple
7. Almond Joy
8. Avalanche
9. Aurora
10. Anne
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### Author:  [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2010, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858/12 "2010-08-20T13:52:33Z")
1. January
2. John Adams
3. Australia
4. A-Team
5. Avatar
6. Apple
7. Almond Joy
8. Alien
9. Autumn
10. Adam
\*8. My first choice was “Ann Coulter”
8 and 9 were hard!
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### Author:  [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2010, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858/13 "2010-08-20T13:54:30Z")
Wait, #1 says _contains_ A. Why am I the only person who started at the beginning and said let’s see, January… yep! Two As!"
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### Author:  [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2010, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858/14 "2010-08-20T13:57:01Z")
> [@Skammer](#):
>
> Wait, #1 says _contains_ A. Why am I the only person who started at the beginning and said let’s see, January.. yep! Two As!"
I saw that, but I figured more people were going to choose answers that started with A.
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### Author:  [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858/15 "2010-08-20T14:11:44Z")
> [@Skammer](#):
>
> \*8. My first choice was “Ann Coulter”
It said “scary”, not “terrifying”.
> [@Tom\_Scud](#):
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> I saw that, but I figured more people were going to choose answers that started with A.
Ditto.
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### Author:  [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858/16 "2010-08-20T14:44:38Z")
For those who – sensibly – go with a month that starts with A, it will be interesting to see how many go with the one with an actual “a” sound that comes first in the calendar, and how many go with the month we’re actually in.
**Rebo** – I assume all Alans, Allens, Allans will be counted together?
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### Author:  [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2010, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858/17 "2010-08-20T15:37:31Z")
1. April
2. Arafat
3. Australia
4. A\*Team
5. All About Eve
6. Apple
7. Abba-Zabba
8. Apparition
9. Autumn
10. Andrew
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858/18 "2010-08-20T15:44:15Z")
> [@twickster](#):
>
> … **Rebo** – I assume all Alans, Allens, Allans will be counted together?
I’d suggest not. If it were your name, and someone spelled it differently, it would be a misspelling, not a variant. Just my two cents’ worth.
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### Author:  [@KinkiNipponTourist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KinkiNipponTourist)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858/19 "2010-08-20T15:44:52Z")
1. May
2. Corazon Aquino
3. Argentina
4. All in the Family
5. Avatar
6. Apple streudel
7. Almond Joy
8. Anal fissure
9. A white christmas
10. Andy
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### Author:  [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858/20 "2010-08-20T15:59:34Z")
1. April
2. John Adams
3. Albania
4. A-Team
5. All the President’s Men
6. Apple
7. Almond Joy
8. Ann Coulter
9. Alcohol
10. Andrew
Notes:
4. I’m assuming we’re allowed to ignore the ‘The’ in the title
5. Probably going too far back for many matches
7. Because sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t
8. And speaking of nuts…
9. One of the few ways of dealing with #8
ETA: #5: Avatar! D’oh!
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