# Change one letter and turn a nice name into a not-so-nice name **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 1, 2010, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-and-turn-a-nice-name-into-a-not-so-nice-name/530789 "2010-03-01T00:08:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-and-turn-a-nice-name-into-a-not-so-nice-name/530789/1 "2010-03-01T00:08:14Z")
Maria --\> Mania (what gave me the idea) Dawn --\> Damn or Yawn Kate --\> Kale Faye --\> Fake Doris --\> Dorks Mandy --\> Mangy ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-and-turn-a-nice-name-into-a-not-so-nice-name/530789/2 "2010-03-01T00:31:07Z")
Moved MPSIMS --\> The Game Room. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-and-turn-a-nice-name-into-a-not-so-nice-name/530789/3 "2010-03-01T00:34:31Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Moved MPSIMS –\> The Game Room. The Game Room –\> The Lame Room 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-and-turn-a-nice-name-into-a-not-so-nice-name/530789/4 "2010-03-01T01:11:59Z")
Curt------\> Curd ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-and-turn-a-nice-name-into-a-not-so-nice-name/530789/5 "2010-03-01T01:40:21Z")
Alan Funt… Flan Funt ---
**Author:** ![rinni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f6c823/32.png) [@rinni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rinni)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-and-turn-a-nice-name-into-a-not-so-nice-name/530789/6 "2010-03-01T02:15:28Z")
Wendy --\> Windy Reggie --\> Veggie Matt --\> Fatt Lee --\> Pee Harry --\> Hairy ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-and-turn-a-nice-name-into-a-not-so-nice-name/530789/7 "2010-03-01T02:26:37Z")
Walt --\> Wart Gus --\> Pus Bill --\> Bile The Good Ship Lollipop ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-and-turn-a-nice-name-into-a-not-so-nice-name/530789/8 "2010-03-01T02:50:20Z")
Gary --\> Gamy Bart --\> Fart Trish --\> Trash Shelly --\> Smelly ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-and-turn-a-nice-name-into-a-not-so-nice-name/530789/9 "2010-03-01T06:32:44Z")
Duke - - - Puke Mike - - - Mice Ron - - - Rot Bill - - - Kill Mark - - - Nark Burt - - - Burp Stu - - - Sty Eddie - - - Oddie Ray - - - Rat Kate - - - Hate ---
**Author:** ![Shark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Shark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-and-turn-a-nice-name-into-a-not-so-nice-name/530789/10 "2010-03-01T18:26:51Z")
Gus— Pus Russ—Puss Greg—Dreg Sam—Sad Arte—Arse Sean—Mean ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-and-turn-a-nice-name-into-a-not-so-nice-name/530789/11 "2010-03-01T18:29:04Z")
Molly --\> Moldy ---
**Author:** ![Bewildebeest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Bewildebeest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bewildebeest)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-and-turn-a-nice-name-into-a-not-so-nice-name/530789/12 "2010-03-01T19:07:56Z")
Brad — Brat ---
**Author:** ![DragonAsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-and-turn-a-nice-name-into-a-not-so-nice-name/530789/13 "2010-03-02T15:04:06Z")
Well, there is the spellcheck-challenged tennis player Karolina Sprem… ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-and-turn-a-nice-name-into-a-not-so-nice-name/530789/14 "2010-03-02T23:23:56Z")
Butch =\> Bitch Mitch =\> Witch Jim =\> Dim