# The Feud: By the Letter by twickster \[game over\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 18, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-by-the-letter-by-twickster-game-over/543692 "2010-06-18T18:04:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-by-the-letter-by-twickster-game-over/543692/1 "2010-06-18T18:04:40Z")
**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, no smilies, no “list” function, 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** Inspired by the “animals by the letter” Feud: 1. Other than the Rolling Stones, name a rock group that begins with the letter R. 2. Other than Sarah Palin, name a politician whose last name begins with P. 3. Name an author whose last name begins with A. 4. Name an item of clothing that begins with C. 5. Name a flower that begins with F. 6. Name a sitcom that begins with S. (For this one, you can ignore a “The” at the beginning of the title.) 7. Name a movie that begins with M. (Again, you can ignore a “The” at the beginning of the title.) 8. Other than politician, name a profession that begins with P. 9. Name a critter that lives in the sea that begins with S. 10. Name something you’d buy at Target that begins with T. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-by-the-letter-by-twickster-game-over/543692/2 "2010-06-18T18:13:00Z")
1. Rush 2. David Paterson 3. Isaac Asimov 4. chemise 5. forsythia 6. The Simpsons 7. M 8. plumber 9. Seal 10. Toilet paper ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-by-the-letter-by-twickster-game-over/543692/3 "2010-06-18T18:13:27Z")
1. REM 2. James K. Polk 3. Jane Austen 4. Chaps 5. Forget-me-nots 6. Seinfeld 7. Milk 8. Physician 9. Squid 10. TV Notes: 10. Or am I confusing them with Best Buy? (edited to add note) ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-by-the-letter-by-twickster-game-over/543692/4 "2010-06-18T18:20:54Z")
1. The Ramones 2. Putin 3. Jane Austen 4. Cardigan 5. Forget Me Not 6. Seinfeld 7. M 8. Professor 9. Shark 10. Toy ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-by-the-letter-by-twickster-game-over/543692/5 "2010-06-18T18:22:45Z")
1. The Ramones 2. Nancy Pelosi 3. Isaac Asimov 4. cap 5. fuchsia 6. The Simpsons 7. The Matrix 8. postman 9. starfish 10. toilet paper ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-by-the-letter-by-twickster-game-over/543692/6 "2010-06-18T18:29:47Z")
1. Ramones 2. Pelosi 3. Atwood 4. coat 5. freesia 6. Seinfeld 7. M 8. pediatrician 9. seal 10. toilet paper 11. I had to look this up and freesias are my favorite flower – they smell so good! ---
**Author:** ![markdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-by-the-letter-by-twickster-game-over/543692/7 "2010-06-18T18:29:59Z")
1. Red Hot Chili Peppers 2. Nancy Pelosi 3. Isaac Asimov 4. Coat 5. Forget-me-not 6. Seinfeld 7. The Matrix 8. Policeman 9. Shark 10. Television ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-by-the-letter-by-twickster-game-over/543692/8 "2010-06-18T18:31:01Z")
1. Rush 2. Nancy Pelosi 3. Jane Austen 4. Camisole 5. Foxglove 6. Seinfeld 7. The Matrix 8. Psychologist 9. Shark 10. TV ---
**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:** [June 18, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-by-the-letter-by-twickster-game-over/543692/9 "2010-06-18T18:35:16Z")
1. The Ramones 2. Nancy Pelosi 3. Asimov 4. Cap 5. Forget me not 6. Seinfeld 7. Mad Max 8. Professor 9. Sea horse 10. a toy ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-by-the-letter-by-twickster-game-over/543692/10 "2010-06-18T18:46:51Z")
1. Ramones 2. Pawlenty 3. Douglas Adams 4. Coat 5. Forget-me-not 6. Simpsons 7. Men in Black 8. Police 9. Shark 10. Toy ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-by-the-letter-by-twickster-game-over/543692/11 "2010-06-18T18:47:21Z")
1. REO Speedwagon 2. Nancy Pelosi 3. Louisa May Alcott 4. Corset 5. Forget-me-not 6. Seinfeld 7. M 8. Physician 9. Shark 10. TV 11. “Who wrote _Little Women_?” “Lonely little men.” 😃 12. Peter Lorre film about a child murderer. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-by-the-letter-by-twickster-game-over/543692/12 "2010-06-18T18:52:04Z")
I may regret changing my first answer for #8 to policeman from professor. And why did I immediately think of Pawlenty instead of Pelosi? Too much time reading the 2012 election threads I guess. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-by-the-letter-by-twickster-game-over/543692/13 "2010-06-18T18:54:58Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > I may regret changing my first answer for #8 to policeman from professor. And why did I immediately think of Pawlenty instead of Pelosi? Too much time reading the 2012 election threads I guess. Yeah, when I saw the Pelosi answer I also went :smack: ETA: And I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a TV on sale at Target but oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-by-the-letter-by-twickster-game-over/543692/14 "2010-06-18T18:54:59Z")
1. Rascals 2. Polk 3. Asimov 4. Cap 5. Fern 6. Sex and the City 7. The Man Who Knew Too Much 8. Pollster 9. Sea Lion 10. Tea I used a different strategy this time – no second guessing, no looking anything up. I truly put down the first answer that came to me. Even though a fern is not a flower. I do not suspect this tactic will pay off. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-by-the-letter-by-twickster-game-over/543692/15 "2010-06-18T18:57:19Z")
1. Rush 2. Perot 3. Alcott 4. Cap 5. Forget Me Not 6. Soap 7. Mission Impossible 8. psychologist 9. seal 10. Tide Left off first names for #2, and #3 11. (Ross) Perot 12. (Louisa May) Alcott 13. hoping psychologist and psychiatrist are the same, if not I hope I picked the right one. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-by-the-letter-by-twickster-game-over/543692/16 "2010-06-18T18:59:00Z")
1. The Ramones 2. Tim Pawlenty 3. Isaac Asimov 4. Coat 5. Foxglove 6. The Simpsons 7. Men in Black 8. Policeman 9. Starfish 10. Toys On 8, my first thought was “physicist”, but I’m trying to override my natural bias. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-by-the-letter-by-twickster-game-over/543692/17 "2010-06-18T19:03:41Z")
1. The Ramones 2. Nancy Pelosi 3. Isaac Asimov 4. Coat 5. Forget-Me-Not 6. Seinfeld 7. Matrix 8. Physician 9. Starfish 10. Toilet Paper\* - Those who know me will not be surprised at this answer. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-by-the-letter-by-twickster-game-over/543692/18 "2010-06-18T19:03:58Z")
1. Rush 2. Tim Pawlenty 3. Margaret Atwood 4. Coat 5. Forget-me-not 6. Seinfeld 7. Memento 8. Policeman 9. Sea urchin 10. Towels ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-by-the-letter-by-twickster-game-over/543692/19 "2010-06-18T19:20:52Z")
1. REM 2. James K Polk 3. Isaac Asimov 4. Coat 5. Fuchsia 6. The Simpsons 7. M 8. Professor 9. Squid 10. Toys 11. Stupid US-centric questions…I have barely any idea what Target sells…the only reason I’m sure they sell toys is they got exclusives in a line I’m a fan of… ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-by-the-letter-by-twickster-game-over/543692/20 "2010-06-18T19:21:21Z")
1. Ramones 2. Nancy Pelosi 3. Douglas Adams 4. Cap 5. Forget-me-not 6. Seinfeld 7. The Matrix 8. Police Officer 9. Seahorse 10. Toys [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-by-the-letter-by-twickster-game-over/543692.md?page=2)