# a,e,i,o,u, and never y? : a game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 15, 2002, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-i-o-u-and-never-y-a-game/103681 "2002-04-15T03:39:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MagicalSilverKey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-i-o-u-and-never-y-a-game/103681/1 "2002-04-15T03:39:58Z")
Post a post in this thread, **without using any vowels.** The object of the game is for another Doper to quote your OP, and decipher what it says, by replacing the missing vowels. The original voweless poster must then judge how accurate the attempted decipher is. Anyone want to play? ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-i-o-u-and-never-y-a-game/103681/2 "2002-04-15T03:45:07Z")
Ths s smwht lss dffclt thn th ltrnt vrsn, whch wld nvlv sng n cnsnnts, jst vwls. A ou a ee ow e a o. ---
**Author:** ![MagicalSilverKey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-i-o-u-and-never-y-a-game/103681/3 "2002-04-15T03:47:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by matt\_mcl \* > \*\*Ths s smwht lss dffclt thn th ltrnt vrsn, whch wld nvlv sng n cnsnnts, jst vwls. > > A ou a ee ow e a o. \*\* :eek: :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-i-o-u-and-never-y-a-game/103681/4 "2002-04-15T03:52:46Z")
Translation: This is somewhat less difficult than the alternate version, which would involve using no consonents, just vowels. Ouch. Shldn’t w strt wth smthng sr? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dirty\_Earthworm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Dirty\_Earthworm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dirty_Earthworm)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-i-o-u-and-never-y-a-game/103681/5 "2002-04-15T04:01:36Z")
Tht hrt m brn. Pls stp t nc. hv qstn: hrd tht ‘w’ cn b vwl smtms. Whn? Ths gm cn b rthr dffclt whn spkng n th frst prsn, r sng th frst lttr f th lphbt. Hv fn! -Drty ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-i-o-u-and-never-y-a-game/103681/6 "2002-04-15T04:16:13Z")
Translation: This hurt my brain. Please stop at once. I have a question: I heard that ‘w’ can be a vowel sometimes. When? This game can be rather difficult when speaking in the first person, or using the first letter of the alphabet. Have fun! - Dirty That was a little difficult, but not too bad… here’s my contribution! M frnds r thr fr m whn wnt t tlk, r jst t hv smn lstn t m nd m insn rmblngs. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-i-o-u-and-never-y-a-game/103681/7 "2002-04-15T04:17:23Z")
“w” cn b vwl whn t s t th nd f dphthngs, sch s “h”, whch hs th sm vwl snd s “hs”. ---
**Author:** ![\_your\_name\_here](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/919ad9/32.png) [@\_your\_name\_here](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_your_name_here)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-i-o-u-and-never-y-a-game/103681/8 "2002-04-15T04:21:32Z")
“my friends are there for me when i want to talk, or just to have someone listen to me and my insane ramblings.” h…wll…lt’s s…ths cld be nnng t pl. fgr tht t! (nh) ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-i-o-u-and-never-y-a-game/103681/9 "2002-04-15T04:21:40Z")
Translation: That hurt my brain. Please stop it \_\_. I have a question: I heard that “w” can be a vowel sometimes. When? This game can be rather difficult when speaking in the first person, or using the first letter of the alphabet. Have fun! –Dirty Drt, Wht th hll s “nc” nd whr s m trnsltn? Rb ---
**Author:** ![king\_of\_spain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7cd45c/32.png) [@king\_of\_spain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/king_of_spain)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-i-o-u-and-never-y-a-game/103681/10 "2002-04-15T04:22:57Z")
Translation: My friends are there for me when I want to tak, or just to have someone listen to my insane ramblings. Flmstrtt\_X, snk f t jst lv t th frst-prsn prnn t. H, cn w s th twnty-ffth lttr f th lphbt f t’s s cnsnnt? ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-i-o-u-and-never-y-a-game/103681/11 "2002-04-15T05:15:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by \*\*matt\_mcl \*\*\* > A ou a ee ow e a o. As you can see how the hat off. Sorry, I kinda ran out of steam there at the end. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-i-o-u-and-never-y-a-game/103681/12 "2002-04-15T05:31:51Z")
_“w” cn b vwl whn t s t th nd f dphthngs, sch s “h”, whch hs th sm vwl snd s “hs”._ “w” can be a vowel when it is at the end of diphthongs, such as “how”, which has the same vowel sound as “house”. _Wht th hll s “nc” nd whr s m trnsltn?_ “t nc” is “at once” And your translation is “Shouldn’t we start with something easier?” ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-i-o-u-and-never-y-a-game/103681/13 "2002-04-15T05:32:26Z")
I’ll try to clean up the unsolved ones, too – > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by **Ruby** _ > Shldn’t w strt wth smthng sr? _Shouldn’t we start with something easier?_ > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by **matt\_mcl** \* > “w” cn b vwl whn t s t th nd f dphthngs, sch s “h”, whch hs th sm vwl snd s “hs”. _“W” can be a vowel when it is at the end of diphthongs, such as “H” which has the same vowel sound as “has.”_ I’m a little confused about the last word. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by **(your name here)**_ > h…wll…lt’s s…ths cld be nnng t pl. fgr tht t! > > (nh) \*Oh…well…let’s see…this could be annoying to play. figure that out! (ynh)\* Focusing on that 6th vowel, I see. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by **Ruby** _ > Wht th hll s “nc” nd whr s m trnsltn? _What the hell is “nc” and where is my translation?_ I cannot answer that question. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by **king of spain** _ > Flmstrtt\_X, snk f t jst lv t th frst-prsn prnn t. > H, cn w s th twnty-ffth lttr f th lphbt f t’s s cnsnnt? _ **Flamsterette\_X** , sneaky of you to just leave out the first-person pronoun t. Hey, can we use the twenty-fifth letter of the alphabet if it’s as a consonant?_ Well, I can tell you that leaving it out of the first sentence made it harder for me to figure out. I still can’t get the last word – if there was another ‘f’ I’d say it was _leave out the first-person pronoun of it_, but I can’t figure it out as is. My contribution for the next person: Ths gm s hrdr thn rgnll thght t wld b. Hr’s qstn fr : wht m tng rght nw? nd hr’s th nswr: rk’s Ppprmnt Ptts. Tht lst prt ws vr s. ---
**Author:** ![meek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@meek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meek)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-i-o-u-and-never-y-a-game/103681/14 "2002-04-15T11:53:12Z")
**Translation:** This game is harder than I orginally thought it would be. Here’s a question for you: What am I eating right now? And here’s the answer: York’s Peppermint Patties. That last part was overly so. \*\*New one: \*\* ``` cn't mgn trng ths gm nl sng cnsnnts. ``` ch! M s r bldng! ---
**Author:** ![NightRabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@NightRabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NightRabbit)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-i-o-u-and-never-y-a-game/103681/15 "2002-04-15T12:02:22Z")
I thought the last line of the previous was “that last part was very easy”… I can’t imagine trying this game only using consonants. Ach! My eyes are bleeding! (?) Your eyes are bleeding??? Ok, new one: thk v lst m sh. whr h whr cld t b? h thr t s, ndrnth th drssr! ---
**Author:** ![NightRabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@NightRabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NightRabbit)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-i-o-u-and-never-y-a-game/103681/16 "2002-04-15T12:03:49Z")
Whoops, that first one should be “thnk” sheesh :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-i-o-u-and-never-y-a-game/103681/17 "2002-04-15T12:24:01Z")
h, bggr ll ths fr lrk. ---
**Author:** ![HerMajestyLorna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7cd45c/32.png) [@HerMajestyLorna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HerMajestyLorna)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-i-o-u-and-never-y-a-game/103681/18 "2002-04-15T13:56:28Z")
Ths r nt s hrd t dcphr, bt f wrt thm, m brn gts scrmbld nt msh. S, wh hr lks c crm? d, nd m fvrt flvr s…cks nd crm. Wht s yr fvrt knd? Hh, cld gt sd t ths, hw bt y? ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-i-o-u-and-never-y-a-game/103681/19 "2002-04-15T14:13:32Z")
m th vr mdl f mdrn mjr gnrl. Srr, t s. “dll”, wrds shld hv lts f vwls n thm, mkng trnsltng dffclt. Ths s prvng t b hrdr thn thght. th lntn f n ntr rc s nt mpssbl, bt cmplt nnhltn s nhrd-f. [sub]Bst t stck wth wht knw.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![MagicalSilverKey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-i-o-u-and-never-y-a-game/103681/20 "2002-04-15T16:51:30Z")
Sounds like a Kilngon convention in here! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-i-o-u-and-never-y-a-game/103681.md?page=2)