# Describe a city using only one-syllable words, try to guess other posters' cities **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 22, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-city-using-only-one-syllable-words-try-to-guess-other-posters-cities/1013256 "2025-01-22T15:39:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-city-using-only-one-syllable-words-try-to-guess-other-posters-cities/1013256/101 "2025-01-23T02:00:30Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Wings and weck. Buffalo A tougher one: town in the same state as Town of Wind, but not as big. On a land vein named for the state. There’s a plant that makes farm tools (the big kind), and also one that moves corn or beans. The town stinks! ---
**Author:** ![Kimble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimble/32/19185_2.png) [@Kimble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimble)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-city-using-only-one-syllable-words-try-to-guess-other-posters-cities/1013256/102 "2025-01-23T02:28:00Z")
Peoria Weird Al can’t spell its name. (Well, he can spell the first four parts of it.) ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-city-using-only-one-syllable-words-try-to-guess-other-posters-cities/1013256/103 "2025-01-23T02:33:35Z")
I’ve had a few that no one’s guessed yet myself. Perhaps give everyone 24 hours to guess, then add more clues? And if no one’s guessed yours, yet, you can use it as your first description? Or do as the Topic Playlist thread does, and pass to the first person who wants to jump in with a new description? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-city-using-only-one-syllable-words-try-to-guess-other-posters-cities/1013256/104 "2025-01-23T02:36:11Z")
> [@Kimble](#): > > Weird Al can’t spell its name. (Well, he can spell the first four parts of it.) Albuquerque. I’ll retry one of mine: Where Lee shot John and Jack shot Lee. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-city-using-only-one-syllable-words-try-to-guess-other-posters-cities/1013256/105 "2025-01-23T03:19:04Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > I’ve had a few that no one’s guessed yet myself. Perhaps give everyone 24 hours to guess, then add more clues? A good idea as the thread’s currently set up. Not so good if it’s going to stop for 24 hours every time somebody puts one up that isn’t guessed. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-city-using-only-one-syllable-words-try-to-guess-other-posters-cities/1013256/106 "2025-01-23T03:23:24Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@Kimble](#): > > > > Weird Al can’t spell its name. (Well, he can spell the first four parts of it.) > > Albuquerque. > > I’ll retry one of mine: > > Where Lee shot John and Jack shot Lee. Dallas? ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-city-using-only-one-syllable-words-try-to-guess-other-posters-cities/1013256/107 "2025-01-23T03:24:59Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > I’ve had a few that no one’s guessed yet myself. Perhaps give everyone 24 hours to guess, then add more clues? > > A good idea as the thread’s currently set up. Not so good if it’s going to stop for 24 hours every time somebody puts one up that isn’t guessed. I am a little afraid to play now cause there seems to be uncertainty about the rules. I’ll wait til it’s sorted out lest I offend 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-city-using-only-one-syllable-words-try-to-guess-other-posters-cities/1013256/108 "2025-01-23T03:28:57Z")
Well, maybe it would be best if @HeyHomie (the OP) weigh in on what they think would be good. I’ll admit my bias was towards it becoming a long-running thread game like the Botticellis or Free Association, but there’s nothing wrong with having a quick burst of fun and then fading away. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-city-using-only-one-syllable-words-try-to-guess-other-posters-cities/1013256/109 "2025-01-23T03:41:03Z")
I really rather prefer the current free for all. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-city-using-only-one-syllable-words-try-to-guess-other-posters-cities/1013256/110 "2025-01-23T03:58:08Z")
There you have it, folks! Take it away! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-city-using-only-one-syllable-words-try-to-guess-other-posters-cities/1013256/111 "2025-01-23T04:04:33Z")
> [@Ellecram](#): > > Dallas? Correct. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-city-using-only-one-syllable-words-try-to-guess-other-posters-cities/1013256/112 "2025-01-23T04:06:08Z")
Dikes and weed. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-city-using-only-one-syllable-words-try-to-guess-other-posters-cities/1013256/113 "2025-01-23T04:19:58Z")
Amsterdam? (The old one?) ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-city-using-only-one-syllable-words-try-to-guess-other-posters-cities/1013256/114 "2025-01-23T04:23:01Z")
Cow town with a drawl. Spot on well known cow trail. Butch and the Kid got shot here, so to speak. A local tale says a big cat slept here and left it’s mark on the town lore ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-city-using-only-one-syllable-words-try-to-guess-other-posters-cities/1013256/115 "2025-01-23T04:29:27Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Amsterdam? (The old one?) Yes! You are correct. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-city-using-only-one-syllable-words-try-to-guess-other-posters-cities/1013256/116 "2025-01-23T05:44:46Z")
> [@Frilly\_Heck](#): > > The town I live in is in a dry place with lots of sand. We have cool plants here – some have spikes. It has been farmed for a long, long time. Most spots on this land mass have not been farmed as long. We try to keep our skies dark so that the stars can be seen well. Our town name comes from a word in a tongue that folks used to speak here. Some still speak it, but it is much more rare. > > I’m near a made up line that stands for the end of one place and the start of a new place. Easy peasy! Tucson. Easy because I live here. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-city-using-only-one-syllable-words-try-to-guess-other-posters-cities/1013256/117 "2025-01-23T06:39:13Z")
A town in the north east of the state that leads it. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-city-using-only-one-syllable-words-try-to-guess-other-posters-cities/1013256/118 "2025-01-23T14:20:35Z")
South Bend? ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-city-using-only-one-syllable-words-try-to-guess-other-posters-cities/1013256/119 "2025-01-23T14:23:45Z")
Mine already got solved upthread. It’s Detroit. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-city-using-only-one-syllable-words-try-to-guess-other-posters-cities/1013256/120 "2025-01-23T15:10:41Z")
In the state named for the small brown nut that comes from the tree of the same name is a town on a Great Lake. There’s a yuge theme park there. There’s a myth (or is it true?) that a group of old men are in charge of all things, you just don’t know it. A myth (or is it true?) states that the town’s street grid is based on the group’s mark - which is to say, two tools with which to cut stone and they make a square. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-city-using-only-one-syllable-words-try-to-guess-other-posters-cities/1013256.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-city-using-only-one-syllable-words-try-to-guess-other-posters-cities/1013256.md?page=7)