# Change one letter in one word and wreck an entire sentence **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 26, 2009, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-in-one-word-and-wreck-an-entire-sentence/487581 "2009-02-26T23:40:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-in-one-word-and-wreck-an-entire-sentence/487581/21 "2009-02-27T03:44:06Z")
The brown guppy walked into the corp field and prayed with the shake that was lying on the rock. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-in-one-word-and-wreck-an-entire-sentence/487581/22 "2009-02-27T03:45:42Z")
The brown guppy walked into the carp field and prayed with the shake that was lying on the rock. ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-in-one-word-and-wreck-an-entire-sentence/487581/23 "2009-02-27T03:47:50Z")
The brown guppy walked into the corn field and prayed with the shake that was **dying** on the rock. SSG Schwartz ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-in-one-word-and-wreck-an-entire-sentence/487581/24 "2009-02-27T04:03:05Z")
The brown guppy walked into the coon field and prayed with the shake that was dying on the rock. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-in-one-word-and-wreck-an-entire-sentence/487581/25 "2009-02-27T04:10:23Z")
Some thoughts: brown blown crown brawn walked talked balked wanked (?) walled shake shape shame shade rock rack rook lock sock The possibilities are staggering on even this simple a sentence. English! You couldn’t do better with a truckload of dictionaries. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-in-one-word-and-wreck-an-entire-sentence/487581/26 "2009-02-27T04:14:09Z")
The brown guppy walked into the coon field and prayed with the shake that was dying on the jock. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-in-one-word-and-wreck-an-entire-sentence/487581/27 "2009-02-27T04:17:34Z")
The brown guppy walked into the coon yield and prayed with the shake that was dying on the jock. ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-in-one-word-and-wreck-an-entire-sentence/487581/28 "2009-02-27T04:19:52Z")
The **grown** guppy walked into the coon yield and prayed with the shake that was dying on the jock. SSG Schwartz ---
**Author:** ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-in-one-word-and-wreck-an-entire-sentence/487581/29 "2009-02-27T04:26:09Z")
xx ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-in-one-word-and-wreck-an-entire-sentence/487581/30 "2009-02-27T04:40:11Z")
The grown guppy walked into the coon yield and prayed with the shake that was dying of “The Jock.”\*\* \*\*A nasty disease, just discovered in guppy land. ---
**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-in-one-word-and-wreck-an-entire-sentence/487581/31 "2009-02-27T05:21:32Z")
The grown guppy walked into the coon yield and prayed with the **shame** that was dying of “The Jock.” ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-in-one-word-and-wreck-an-entire-sentence/487581/32 "2009-02-27T05:32:02Z")
I really like your aunt. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-in-one-word-and-wreck-an-entire-sentence/487581/33 "2009-02-27T05:36:14Z")
I really like your hunt. **Santo** is evil, you know. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-in-one-word-and-wreck-an-entire-sentence/487581/34 "2009-02-27T05:37:21Z")
The groin guppy walked into the coon yield and prayed with the shame that was dying of “The Jock.” ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-in-one-word-and-wreck-an-entire-sentence/487581/35 "2009-02-27T13:26:30Z")
The groin guppy wanked into the coon yield and prayed with the shame that was dying of “The Jock.” ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-in-one-word-and-wreck-an-entire-sentence/487581/36 "2009-02-27T13:43:28Z")
The groin guppy wanked into the coon yield and prayed with the shame that was doing of “The Jock.” ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-in-one-word-and-wreck-an-entire-sentence/487581/37 "2009-02-27T14:41:52Z")
> [@](#): > > The brown guppy walked into the corn field and prayed with the shake that was lying on the rock. The brown guppy walked into the corn field and prayed with the shake that was dying on the rock. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-in-one-word-and-wreck-an-entire-sentence/487581/38 "2009-02-27T18:13:07Z")
> [@Santo\_Rugger](#): > > I really like your aunt. Aw, c’mon, that’s TOO easy! So… I really like your bunt. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-in-one-word-and-wreck-an-entire-sentence/487581/39 "2009-02-27T18:26:22Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Aw, c’mon, that’s TOO easy! So… > > I really like your bunt. Okay! I can’t let it pass. A nun is working the crossword and asks her roommate. "What’s a 4-letter word for woman that ends in -unt? The other says, “Aunt?” The first says, “Oh. May I borrow your eraser?” ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-in-one-word-and-wreck-an-entire-sentence/487581/40 "2009-02-27T18:27:10Z")
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