The NEW "ABC" thread

[jenluckenbach]

Why don't we try musical instuments???

Accordian

[Vermontcat]

Banjo
Bassoon(that one is easy since its part of someone's name here)

[luckies4me]

Clarinet

[jenluckenbach]

clarinet
cymbols

[slleipnir]

Drums :D

[lynnestankard]

Euphonium (sp?!)

[jenluckenbach]

flute

[Cataholic]

GUITAR!!!

[Vermontcat]

Harp
Harmonica

[Cataholic]

See, I always get the hard ones! I can't think of an "I" so, I am making one up.

Ice Cube...hey, he is a singer, and that means he makes music!!!!

[Cookiebaker]

Jutebox???? It makes music! :D
Jazz guitar

[Uabassoon]

Kpanlogo and Kutiro both West African drums... let me see if I can find pictures

Ok here's the Kpanlogo
http://www.african.de/media/kp.gif

I found a Kutiro too. Now if I remember anything from my west african drumming class, I'm pretty sure the Kutiro player uses all three drums.
http://www.angelfire.com/music4/jetucker/Pictures/Percussion/Africa/kutiro_2.jpg

[Cookiebaker]

Lute

[jenluckenbach]

morroccos (spelling?)

[Lillycat]

nickelodeon.....or if no good can we skip n and go to o for oboe? and p for piano?

[Vermontcat]

Wow! Lillycat you did a 3 in 1 post!
So for the letter Q the best I could come up with is
Quartet! Well it does make music.:)

[Cookiebaker]

A Reed Instrument??

A Radio????

[Cincy'sMom]

Sousaphone, Saxophone

[AmberLee]

Tuba! (My 13 year old nephew lugs one a mile to school on foot -- although he does try for a lift from family members when he can...)

[Desert Arabian]

Ukelele- ok, so my mom helped me with the spelling.

[Cincy'sMom]

Violin

[Cookiebaker]

Woodwind instruments

[Felicia's Mom]

Xylaphone

[Uabassoon]

zither

[Uabassoon]

Do I get to pick the next topic? If so how about names of Pet talkers Pets.

Alabama (One of Cataholics beautiful tuxes)

[Nomilynn]

Bassett!! My kitty!! :D

[Uabassoon]

Corkscrew (my kitty!!)

[Nomilynn]

Dakota

[AmberLee]

Elvis

[Uabassoon]

Fister

[Nomilynn]

Glacier

[popcornbird]

Graham!

[Uabassoon]

Huney

[popcornbird]

Indiana! (I think there's an Indiana.................am I right?)

Oh and HOW can I forget?! The newest adorable fluffy baby kitten INKA!!! :D

[Nomilynn]

Jasper!

[Uabassoon]

Kersey

[Nomilynn]

Louise

[Cookiebaker]

Malone-pups:D :o

[Nomilynn]

Nutmeg!!!! :D

[Cookiebaker]

Opus

(**don't forget Nebo!**) :D

[Nomilynn]

How could I forget Nebo!!! ;)

Popcorn :D

[Cookiebaker]

Since Q has me befuddled...on to R

Reggie

[Nomilynn]

Catland has an RB kitty named Quincy.. may this be his tribute :D

Vermontcat's kitty Samantha

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by Cookiebaker
Malone-pups:D :o

Don't forget my Muffin baby!!


Originally posted by Nomilynn
How could I forget Nebo!!! ;)

Popcorn :D

:D:D:D

Tinky!!!!

[Nomilynn]

And Tilly too!!! :D :D

Utah !! I know , it is not a pet of a PT-member , but it the dog of my neighbours ... !! Does that count ???:D :D

[jenluckenbach]

Vanna white It is the name of one of my mice.

Whiskers !!

[mugsy]

Why do I ALWAYS get the hard ones?? lol I can't think of ANY X's other than my friend's cat named Xyzyx (ziziks).

[Vermontcat]

Y is for Yumyum

[popcornbird]

Yippee! I get Z this time. :D

Zasper

Ok new category..................................let's do airlines!

Air Lingus !!
or is that "LINGUS" wrong ?? Air Alaska then ?? Or is that non-existing ?:( :confused:

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by lut
Air Lingus !!
or is that "LINGUS" wrong ?? Air Alaska then ?? Or is that non-existing ?:( :confused:

I think its called Alaska Airlines :confused:

British Airways

[lynnestankard]

Cathay Pacific

[RockyRoad]

Wait I don't get it?? Are we doing airplane stations or something?? Well in that case does Delta Airways count??:confused:

[popcornbird]

Yes Delta Airlines counts. Any airline (name of the airline).

Emirates! (Me favorite airline and rated as the best in the world! ) :D

[Vermontcat]

Finnair (The official airline of Santa Claus)

I had to do a search at yahoo to find it!

[Desert Arabian]

Galaxy Airways (german)

[Nomilynn]

Horizon Air

[Cookiebaker]

Indian airways

[popcornbird]

Japan Airways

[lynnestankard]

Korean Airways

[mugsy]

I suck at this one, so, it's not an airline, but the Nazi Air Force in WWII

Luftwaffe

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by mugsy
I suck at this one, so, it's not an airline, but the Nazi Air Force in WWII

Luftwaffe

I thought for a while but finally remembered an "L" airline.

Lufthansa. :)

as for M.................................I THINK there's a

Morroccon Airlines (or Airways) ...................... oh well, one of them :) Let's go on to N.

Nasa !!! that is in the air too , hey !! lol

[lynnestankard]

Origin Pacific Airways (honestly!)

Lynne

[mugsy]

Pan Am

[Vermontcat]

Qantas! I love the koala bear in their commercials!:)

[popcornbird]

Royal Jordanian :o (You wouldn't want to go on it) LOL

[catland]

this is an easy one, its named after our own pettalker

SAS!!

(Scandinavian Airlines)

[popcornbird]

TWA

[Uabassoon]

United airlines (at least I think that's one)

[popcornbird]

Virgin Atlantic (just traveled on it this summer..................great airline :))

[lynnestankard]

Wideroe (in Norway I believe)

Lynne

[Vermontcat]

I did a search on Yahoo and could not find an X airline so
Yemen Airways for the letter Y

There does not seem to be any with the letter Z either so can I pick a new topic?

How about Actors/Actresses (alphabetically by last name)?

[mugsy]

Alan Arkin
Adam Arkin
Patricia Arquette

[Cataholic]

Finally, someone did the "A"



Charlie Brown!!!!!!

[mugsy]

Kevin Costner

[Uabassoon]

Johnny Depp

[jenluckenbach]

OK Airlines was ghastly hard !!!!!:( And now actors {for me it might as well be microoganisms by latin names} :( And now we are at E !!!!!!:eek:

I was sitting here and said out loud "An "EEEEEEEEEE" I don't know any "EEEEEEEEEE"." and my cats thought it must be time to EAT {I always say "Do you want to EEEEEE-AT?}"

Oh well, at least I can be the comic relief.:confused:

[lynnestankard]

Oh JLB - the one the only......................

Clint Eastwood!!

[jenluckenbach]

Originally posted by lynnestankard
Oh JLB - the one the only......................

Clint Eastwood!!
I have one word for me.....
DUHHHHH !!!!

[lynnestankard]

Come on then Jen - give with the 'F' - LOL.

[jenluckenbach]

William Frawley (of I love Lucy....fame)


I got one

[lynnestankard]

Richard Gere

[mugsy]

Dustin Hoffman
You know, for not being an movie or tv buff, I know quite a lot of names.

[Vermontcat]

Eric Idle (For you Brits and Monty Python Fans):)

Mugsy, you are doing fine, Jen on the other hand forgot Harrison Ford!

[ChrisH]

Jill St John
Don Johnson

[Vermontcat]

Nicole Kidman
Val Kilmer
Kevin Kline

[lynnestankard]

Jack Lemon

[Vermontcat]

Mike Myers (Austin Powers):)
Steve McQueen
Marilyn Monroe

[jenluckenbach]

Paul Newman

[mugsy]

Oscar the Grouch!! lol J/K

I'm pulling a blank here!

[Vermontcat]

Ok how about
Ryan O'Neil
and for P
Brad Pitt! (the reason I started this topic!):D

[mugsy]

Anthony Quinn (in honor of my maiden name)
Adain Quinn

[Cataholic]

Richie Rich
Ronald REagan


I should get double credit for finding first and last "r" names..

[Vermontcat]

Hey Cat, you forgot
Robert Redford!:p

[mugsy]

Well then...

Sally Struthers!! lol

[Cataholic]

Tim Taylor from Tool Time!!!!!!!!!

[Vermontcat]

How about
Liz Taylor &
John Travolta

[lynnestankard]

Peter Ustinov

[Vermontcat]

Dick Van Dyke
Jon Voight

[jenluckenbach]

Adam West
Joanne Werley (I sure hope I spelled that right)
Johnathan Winters

Look out, I'm on a roll!!!

[RockyRoad]

Grrr I got here too late!! Actors and actresses are my specialty!! Can I add on??

Jen Aniston
Nicky Colasanto
Ted Danson
*Kelsey Grammer*
*David Hyde Pierce* *=my favorite
Jane Leeves
Matt Le Blanc
Peri Gilpin
Ben Afleck
Courtney Cox-Arquette
Al Rosen
John Ratzenberger
George Wendt
*Ray Ramano*
*Matt Perry*
Russel Crowe
Debra Messing
Sean Hayes
Woody Harrelson
Patricia Heaton
David Schwimmer
Lisa Kudrow
Doris Roberts
Vin Diesel
Dan Butlor
Rhea Perlman/DiVito
Danny DiVito
Umm and I kinow other ones too but this was just from memory. I knwo most of them were probably said but I just wanted to put them down. I know they are all from sitcoms too.
~*Now continue with X, since I have no clue what actor/actress' name starts with X!*~

[Vermontcat]

Since this has been stalled for a couple of days I will get it moving again.
I could not find any for X but I did find a Y
Michael York (he was Basil in Austin Powers)

Whoever can find a Z gets to choose the next topic!:)

[mugsy]

Catherine Zada-Jones (or how ever you spell it...you know...Mrs. Douglas! lol)

How about names of colleges?? I'm drawing a blank, we've done so many different topics, I'm beginning to forget what we've done and what we haven't. Now I'm second guessing my choice. If we've already done it, can we do it again??

[jenluckenbach]

Arkansas State college

(ok...I'm guessing, but I assume there is one) hee hee

[mugsy]

Ball State (in Muncie, IN...I lasted a year there, but both of my parent's got their teaching degrees there)

[jenluckenbach]

Collgate
Cedar Crest College (Allentown, PA-where I live)
Columbia

[mugsy]

Dartmouth

[Pam]

Eastern University, St. Davids, Pa.

[jenluckenbach]

Florida State

[Cincy'sMom]

Greorgia Tech

[jenluckenbach]

Harvard.....of course

[Cookiebaker]

Hofstra University (it's the college I went to!)

[Cincy'sMom]

Indiana
Iowa
Illinois

(Wow, lots of "I" school in the Big 10!)

[mugsy]

Since I posted one under Mike's name, I'll do one under mine! (Ok, so I'm cheating a little bit, but I'm bored this morning! lol)

Kent State (the site of the 60s Vietnam protest riot)

[Vermontcat]

Louisiana State University

[mugsy]

Michigan State
Michigan
MIT

[Vermontcat]

Notre Dame
New York University

[Cincy'sMom]

Ohio Univeristy
Ohio State

[jenluckenbach]

Penn State

[mugsy]

Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London
Queen's University, Belfast
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
Queensland University of Technology
Quincy University

[Cookiebaker]

Rutgers

[Nomilynn]

Simon Fraser University (in Burnaby, BC)

[mugsy]

Temple University
Taylor University (in Upland and Fort Wayne, IN)

[Vermontcat]

This one is easy
University of Vermont
(and of any other state for that matter):)

[Desert Arabian]

University of Wisconsin- LaCrosse

[mugsy]

Xavier University

btw...Happy belated b-day YellowLabLover

[Vermontcat]

I meant for the letter U
University of Vermont
for V
Vermont Law School

and now for the letter Y

Yale University

[ChrisH]

Just had to put his in here!:)
Elihu Yale, who the University is named after is buried in St Giles churchyard here in Wrexham, also there was a replica of church tower built on the University campus. The Yale family has a long history in the Wrexham area back to the 15th century.

I doubt it, but if anyone is interested in knowing more there is a bit more info here
http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/english/leisure_tourism/culture_heritage/ElihuYale.htm

[jenluckenbach]

I actually went and did a search, and could find no "z". So I'd like to choose Gems, rocks or minerals........

Unless someone finds a "z" college

[Cookiebaker]

amathyst

[mugsy]

beryl

(Thanks for this one...I was a geology major for 4 years!! lol)

[jenluckenbach]

Coal

[Tanya&Fritz]

Diamonds

[Cookiebaker]

Emeralds

[mugsy]

feldspar
fluorite

[Cookiebaker]

graphite

[mugsy]

halite

[Cookiebaker]

indigo (**I THINK this is a stone...**) :confused:

[mugsy]

indigo is actually a plant used to make the dye indigo. I only know that because I just had to teach about the crop being grown in South Carolina when a girl named Eliza Lucas developed it as a second cash crop to rice. Gee, aren't I just a wealth of information! lol j/k

My favorite "I" mineral is Icelandspar because you can put on a piece of paper and it doubles the image!

How about Jade for "J"

[Desert Arabian]

Kunzite ... had to look that one up :rolleyes:

[mugsy]

lapidolite
lapus

[jenluckenbach]

Mica

[Uabassoon]

Nepheline

[Cookiebaker]

Opal (a personal favorite)

[jenluckenbach]

Pearl (it is a gem even if it isn't a rock)

[Nomilynn]

quartz

[Felicia's Mom]

ruby

[jenluckenbach]

Saphire

[Vermontcat]

turquoise
I love that color too!

[mugsy]

Ulexite
Uraniphane

[Vermontcat]

Vegemite!:D (just kidding, that is a food from Australia)

I did a search and came up with
Vermiculite &
Vanadium

[mugsy]

Wolframite

Vermontcat....vermiculite is a form of mica that when you put a flame to the edges the spread out like a book. It's used a lot for aerating (spelling?) soil.

[Nomilynn]

Xenotime

I had to search for that one!! :)

[mugsy]

Yukonite

I had to search for this one too and it took me 5 websites before I did too! "Y" minerals are pretty obscure.

[Cookiebaker]

Zinc


...how about common household items?...

[mugsy]

Apple corer

[Cookiebaker]

Bagel cutter

[lynnestankard]

Colander

[mugsy]

dishwasher

[jenluckenbach]

egg slicer

[mugsy]

french fryer

[Cookiebaker]

garbage disposal

[jenluckenbach]

a glass
a grater (for cheese)
a gravy boat

[mugsy]

hamburger press

[jenluckenbach]

ice crusher

[Cookiebaker]

juicer

[jenluckenbach]

Kitty litter......I dare you to tell me that is not a household item, at least among US !!!!!

[Cookiebaker]

Lysol

[mugsy]

masher (as in potato...)

[Cookiebaker]

Nose-wipers (aka kleenex) :D

[mugsy]

peeler (as in potato or carrot!)

[Cookiebaker]

Q-tips

[Uabassoon]

Rolling pin

[Cookiebaker]

Spacesavers

[mugsy]

Soap!!! Gotta have that to clean this stuff!! lol

[mugsy]

OOPS!! Cookie you beat me!!

then how about tongs for "T"

[Cookiebaker]

Underwear drawer (**shrugs** couldn't think of anything else :D)

[mugsy]

vice! well, maybe not in the kitchen, but I couldn't think of anything else either! lol

[Cookiebaker]

Window cleaner

[mugsy]

xylophone

so you can have music while you work in the kitchen!! lol

I don't know any "X" kitchen implements!! lol

[Cookiebaker]

Yoga training tape

[mugsy]

Zipper lock Glad bags

[Cookiebaker]

Ok, Mugsy, Next???? :D

[mugsy]

OOPS!!! I forgot :( Mea culpa mea culpa! hehehee

Ok....Mike wants candy bars! So...candy bars it is!

Who wants to start??

[Nomilynn]

butterfinger

[mugsy]

Clark Bar

[Nomilynn]

What is a Clark Bar? I've never heard of that kind.

some other Canadian c's are Caramilk and Coffee Crisp

I cannot think of one "D"!!!!

there are so many chocolate bars and I can't think!! LOL :D (Interesting too how I call them chocolate bars, not candy bars :) Even if they aren't chocolate, I still call them a chocolate bar :D I think it might be a Canadianism :D )

[Cookiebaker]

Dum-Dum (well, it's a lollipop...does that count??

[Uabassoon]

Extra (couldn't think of a candy bar, but gum is candy)

[jenluckenbach]

Fudge

[mugsy]

Mike thought of Dove bar for "D" and a Clark bar is a kind of like a Butterfinger except it doens't stick to your teeth quite as much! lol I'm leaving "G" for someone else. We couldn't think of an "E" either.

[Vermontcat]

how about
Goobers (chocolate covered peanuts)

they go with raisinettes

[Felicia's Mom]

gum drops

[Cookiebaker]

o'Henry

[Vermontcat]

O Cookiebaker, how about HERSHEY"S of any kind like
Hershey's special dark:);) sneaky with that "o"

[Christiansmommy]

Ice Cube Bars

(it's a real candy bar...you can check on candycompany.com if you don't believe me, LOL :));)

Robyn

[Cookiebaker]

Jujubes

[Vermontcat]

Kit Kat bars:)

[Christiansmommy]

Lolly Pops

[kohala]

Milky Way !!

I finally found you guys!!

[lynnestankard]

Nestle Chocolate Bar (over here - don't know about USA!)

[kohala]

Oh! Henry

[jenluckenbach]

peanut butter cups.......my favorite
or
peanut M&M's
or
Pay Day

[mugsy]

I can't think of a "Q" candybar, so, I'm skipping it and moving on to "R"

Reece's Peanut Butter Cups or
Reece's Pieces

[jenluckenbach]

starbursts
snickers

[catland]

Twix

[kohala]

Uno bar

[mugsy]

Hmmm...all I can think of is a fake candy from an old Doris Day/Rock Hudson movie....

VIP (it was a mint that turned to pure alcohol in your stomach...it was a very funny movie)

[Vermontcat]

Mugsy, how about Valentines candy

for W
Wonderball (a chocolate ball with a candy surprise inside!):)

[mugsy]

Works for me....got any flashes of brilliance for "X?" I'm clueless.

[kohala]

Originally posted by mugsy
Works for me....got any flashes of brilliance for "X?" I'm clueless.
No "x's" no "Y's" that I could find -
Zero Bar for Z (unless someone else can find an X or Y

[Cookiebaker]

What about Extra gum for X??

OK, Kohala, since you got Z, what's next???

[kohala]

Hmmmmm - let's see. Aha! What about sportswear brand names?

Adidas

[mugsy]

Big dog (they SAID it was sportswear)

[Cincy'sMom]

Champion

[kohala]

DKNY - well, they do sportswear, too

[Uabassoon]

Etonic

[Nomilynn]

Fila

[kohala]

Gap

Hush Puppies ( a brand of shoes here , also sports)

[jenluckenbach]

Izod (well, I'll be honest, I do not have a clue, but I know Izod does clothing)

[kohala]

Jantzen (still in business?) and old time swimsuit fav

[mugsy]

Hilfiger. Rachel (my roomie at school) came up with that one.

[mugsy]

Ok, so I missed a couple of posts. I think the next letter is "K" so how about

K-Swiss

[Cincy'sMom]

Lee?
Levi's?

One of them has to have sportswear division!

[catland]

m. rose sportswear. (I had never heard of them but did an internet search - they actually look like they make a nice line of women's sportswear)

[Vermontcat]

Nike

[Uabassoon]

O'neil (skateboard gear is sports wear)

[kohala]

Puma

[Uabassoon]

Quicksilver (more skate/surf gear)

[AmberLee]

Reebok!

(I thought I'd be totally shut out of this category!)

[kohala]

Would Skechers count?

[mugsy]

Tuscan (in keeping with skateboarding...they make parts for the boards)

[Uabassoon]

umbro

[mugsy]

Vans

[jenluckenbach]

wrangler
(honey's a genius)

[DogMania]

oboe

[kohala]

Originally posted by DogMania
oboe

??? We need a sportswear brand starting with the letter "X"

There's GOTTA be something X-treme out there -?

[mugsy]

It took me forever to figure out how best to search on Google for this category, BUT, persistance pays off. And I kid you not, this is an actual company.

Xtreme sportswear

Now is that a DUH or what??

[Vermontcat]

Kohala, I think Dogmania just didn't see that this thread had many pages.


I did come up with a good one for Y

Yellow Dog Sport:)

[mugsy]

Zumiez

I guess that's a sportswear name. It's the name of a store in some mall in Bellevue, WA.

Ok, I guess I'm next. How about names of just department stores or grocery stores etc.

[Uabassoon]

Albertsons

[mugsy]

Barnes and Noble

[kohala]

Charlotte Russe

[lynnestankard]

Debenhams (department store in UK)

[primabella]

eatons :o

[mugsy]

Frank's (a plant store here in Fort Wayne)