# The Feud: Known by Initials by MadTheSwine and twickster \[game over\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 9, 2009, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-known-by-initials-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/502447 "2009-07-09T13:41:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![LateComer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5ac83/32.png) [@LateComer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LateComer)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-known-by-initials-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/502447/41 "2009-07-09T18:09:51Z")
1. L Sprague DeCamp 2. George W Bush 3. GE 4. ELO 5. HP Lovecraft 6. DJ (son on Roseanne) 7. Q from James Bond 8. ETA 9. BTVS (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) 10. ROTFL ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-known-by-initials-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/502447/42 "2009-07-09T18:10:51Z")
Crap! Big Man on Campus is going to screw me. Question #2 I had Bob Malugalugalugalugaluga"s voice in my head. The only other name I could come up with was William **G**. Buckley. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-known-by-initials-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/502447/43 "2009-07-09T18:11:34Z")
1. L Ron Hubbard 2. Michael J Fox 3. IBM 4. ELO 5. HP Lovecraft 6. [pass] 7. Mr T 8. IANAL 9. LOTR (Lord of the Rings) 10. ROTFLMAO ---
**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:** [July 9, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-known-by-initials-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/502447/44 "2009-07-09T18:51:06Z")
1. G Gordon Liddy 2. William H Macy 3. AT&T 4. ELP 5. e.e. cummings 6. BJ Hunnicutt 7. Q 8. DNFTT 9. JLU 10. YMMV 11. Emerson, Lake & Palmer 12. James Bond’s armourer. 13. Do Not Feed The Troll 14. Justice League Unlimited 15. Your Mileage May Vary God damn, this one was annoying…I didn’t know whether to put clarifications up with the initials, or down below…I erred on the side of caution. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-known-by-initials-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/502447/45 "2009-07-09T19:21:50Z")
1. M Night Shyamalan 2. Michael J Fox 3. IBM 4. REM 5. JK Rowling 6. TJ Hooker 7. M 8. IANAL 9. LOTR 10. YMMV * * * #7: From the James Bond movies #8: I Am Not A Lawyer #9: Lord of the Rings #10: Your Mileage May Vary Minor nit: In the rules, you say not to use periods except after the number. Then, all of your examples have periods in them (Example: A. John Doe). A bit confusing. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2009, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-known-by-initials-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/502447/46 "2009-07-09T19:26:50Z")
1. J. Edgar Hoover 2. John F. Kennedy 3. ATT 4. ELO 5. H.P. Lovecraft 6. J.R. Ewing 7. Q 8. IANAL 9. LOTR 10. ROFL 11. Why, yes, that is my employer. Why do you ask? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-known-by-initials-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/502447/47 "2009-07-09T19:43:42Z")
1. G Gordon Liddy 2. William F Buckley 3. IBM 4. REM 5. CS Lewis 6. JJ Evans 7. W 8. IANAL 9. American Idol 10. BRB \*6. of Good Times \*7. 43rd president of the USA ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-known-by-initials-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/502447/48 "2009-07-09T19:50:53Z")
1. J. Edgar Hoover 2. Harry S Truman 3. IBM 4. REM 5. e.e. cummings 6. 7. 8. IANAD 9. BSG 10. WTF? ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-known-by-initials-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/502447/49 "2009-07-09T19:53:44Z")
1. F. Scott Fitzgerald 2. Michael J. Fox 3. IBM 4. REM 5. J.K. Rowling 6. B.J.\* 7. Q\*\* 8. 14 k of g in a f p d 9. LOTR 10. OMG \*of B.J. and the bear \*\*the crazy Star Trek guy ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-known-by-initials-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/502447/50 "2009-07-09T20:30:55Z")
1. J. Edgar Hoover 2. Phineas J. Whoopie 3. IBM 4. R.E.M. 5. J.K. Rowling 6. BJ 7. Mr. T 8. YMMV 9. HIMYM 10. brb ETA: I think I skunked on number 2. But once you get in your head it’s hard to think of anyone else: Phineas J Whoopie, you’re the greatest! ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-known-by-initials-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/502447/51 "2009-07-09T20:35:08Z")
1. G. Gordon Liddy 2. John F. Kennedy 3. IBM 4. R.E.M. 5. T. S. Eliot 6. B. A. Baracus 7. Q 8. YMMV 9. ST:TNG 10. IMHO 11. The first “G” stands for George 12. Fitzgerald 13. International Business Machines 14. The band considered such alternatives as [_Cans of Piss_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.E.M.) and _Negro Wives_ 15. Thomas Stearns 16. Bosco Albert 17. From James Bond films 18. Your Mileage May Vary 19. _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ 20. In My Humble Opinion ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-known-by-initials-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/502447/52 "2009-07-09T20:43:56Z")
1. F. Scott Fitzgerald 2. John F. Kennedy 3. IBM 4. ELO 5. P.G. Wodehouse 6. JJ (from Good Times) 7. George W. Bush 8. IANAL 9. Star Trek: The Next Generation (ST:TNG) 10. IMO ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-known-by-initials-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/502447/53 "2009-07-09T21:13:40Z")
1. F. Murray Abraham 2. Michael J. Fox 3. IBM 4. REM 5. J.R.R. Tolkien 6. J.R. Ewing 7. Q from Star Trek 8. DNFTT 9. ST:TNG 10. BRB Wait … periods or no periods? Oy. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-known-by-initials-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/502447/54 "2009-07-09T22:24:48Z")
1. F Scott Fitzgerald 2. JFK 3. IBM 4. REM 5. JRR Tolkien 6. BA Baracas (Ateam) 7. Q (Bond Gadget guy) 8. LOTR 9. BSG 10. LMAO ---
**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:** [July 9, 2009, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-known-by-initials-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/502447/55 "2009-07-09T23:40:19Z")
It’s _unnecessary_ punctuation, guys! The periods are perfectly acceptable here! But of course, everybody did it differently. \ 😉 ---
**Author:** ![jasonh300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@jasonh300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasonh300)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-known-by-initials-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/502447/56 "2009-07-10T00:25:21Z")
1. J. Edgar Hoover 2. John F. Kennedy 3. AT&T 4. BNL 5. J.K. Rowling 6. J.R. Ewing 7. Mr. T 8. MPSIMS 9. SVU 10. IMHO ---
**Author:** ![bmoak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-known-by-initials-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/502447/57 "2009-07-10T00:57:07Z")
1. J. Edgar Hoover 2. John. F. Kennedy 3. IBM 4. ELO 5. J.K. Rowling 6. J.R. Ewing 7. M (James Bond) 8. IIRC 9. Star Trek 10. ROTFLMAO ---
**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:** [July 10, 2009, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-known-by-initials-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/502447/58 "2009-07-10T02:08:59Z")
1. J. Edgar Hoover 2. Samuel L. Jackson 3. IBM 4. REM 5. e.e. cummings 6. B.J. Hunnicutt 7. M (the head of British Intelligence) 8. IANAL 9. MST3K 10. ROFL ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-known-by-initials-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/502447/59 "2009-07-10T08:54:07Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > It’s _unnecessary_ punctuation, guys! The periods are perfectly acceptable here! Sorry about this, I put periods at the end of every answer on auto-pilot. :smack: ---
**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:** [July 10, 2009, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-known-by-initials-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/502447/60 "2009-07-10T12:42:42Z")
Ok - you’re forgiven. _This_ time. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-known-by-initials-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/502447.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-known-by-initials-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/502447.md?page=4)