X Is For What Now?: A Historical Inquiry You Probably Never Considered

You know this game: A is for Apple, B is for Banana, X is usually for Xylophone or X-ray. But as it turns out, these X words were coined in the nineteenth century. So what did people use to represent X before then?

Baby Praying Mantis 9 months ago 44 responses

The Prehistoric Animal Alphabet

Only slightly more complicated than Dr. Seuss.

Cates Holderness 9 months ago 51 responses

The Superhero Film Alphabet

A new A-to-Z from Stephen Wildish. I AM SURPRISED THERE IS A ‘Z’ AND I DON’T KNOW WHAT IT IS. Help, please. Thx.

Jonathan a year ago 20 responses

The Harry Potter Alphabet

How well do you know the characters? No clues on this one!

BurnRed a year ago 112 responses

The Dr. Seuss Alphabet

So you think you know your Seuss characters? How many of these can you identify? Answers below if you need a hint.

BurnRed a year ago 20 responses

Star Wars Alphabet

May the force be with U. I mean…A B C. (via laughingsquid.com) View Image ›

@LenKendall a year ago 60 responses

Geek Alphabet

Adorably geeky, and a real treat to read through. (By *yllya on deviantART). [Ed. note: Teach your kids how to read and how to be hopeless geeks at the same time!] View Image ›

Floobity a year ago 96 responses

B Is For Beard

B is for Beard by BT Livermore is an ABC experience for fans of facial hair! Here’s a selection. Informative AND fun! (Via Buy Me Stuff) View List ›

The Uniblogger 2 years ago 15 responses

The Simpsons Alphabet

When and if I have kids, they will be learning their ABCs via this poster. (The Daily What, via Bizzy B Blogs). View Image ›

Bizzy B 2 years ago 37 responses

The Movie Alphabet

Here’s a supercut of movie characters reciting the alphabet. Just because. Watch Video ›

thetoaster 2 years ago 48 responses

Video Game Alphabet

Yeah, this is pretty much how I learned my ABCs. Found on Laughing Squid. View Image ›

Bizzy B 2 years ago 40 responses

The Geek Alphabet on neatorama.com ›

The ABCs of geekery. Make your kids memorize this so they can have the same experience of social isolation that you did when your were in school.

Neatorama 3 years ago 6 responses