# Wordplay **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 7, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordplay/499022 "2009-06-07T16:45:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordplay/499022/21 "2009-06-09T23:10:20Z")
Hugh likes to _walk_ but but hates to _run_. Hugh really likes to be called a pedestrian but don’t call him a jogger. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordplay/499022/22 "2009-06-10T02:40:55Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Hugh likes to _walk_ but but hates to _run_. > > Hugh really likes to be called a pedestrian but don’t call him a jogger. Nope, sorry, neither one. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordplay/499022/23 "2009-06-10T03:06:04Z")
Ok…I agree that the first one does not work, but the second one does: pe **de** strian or even pede **st** rian ---
**Author:** ![zut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zut/32/2875_2.png) [@zut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zut)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordplay/499022/24 "2009-06-10T03:17:04Z")
Ah. He vacations in Fiji, but never in Tonga. He’ll drink pop, but not soda. As an aside, I think the original puzzle-a-day puzzle is somewhat ill-formed. The answers _also_ conform to another relatively simple rule:Hugh likes words with odd syllables, but dislikes words with even syllables. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2009, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordplay/499022/25 "2009-06-10T11:59:35Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Ok..I agree that the first one does not work, but the second one does: > > pe **de** strian or even pede **st** rian No to both of those. There’s a slight distinction you’re missing. Hal and Thudlow missed it originally as well. > [@zut](#): > > Ah. He vacations in Fiji, but never in Tonga. He’ll drink pop, but not soda. No to your first one. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordplay/499022/26 "2009-06-10T13:44:13Z")
OK I think I got it now. Hugh is glad a patriotic song is named the Battle **Hymn** of the Republic instead of the Battle **Tune** of the Republic. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordplay/499022/27 "2009-06-10T16:58:15Z")
By George, I think s/he’s got it! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordplay/499022/28 "2009-06-10T17:02:42Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Okay, I’m totally not getting this one – could someone spoilerbox an answer, pls? :eek: Wow. Admittedly, it was a real hard one, after the underhanded toss that was my first one. I had to balance them out. But yes, the rule was given. And as I hinted, it has a very limited set. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordplay/499022/29 "2009-06-10T17:05:48Z")
New Puzzle: Pluto, but not Neptune. Washington D.C., but not Hawaii Joker, but not Ace of Spades Unlike my previous, I am anticipating a LOT of valid answers. So that I can confirm your answers or not, please provide links as you see necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordplay/499022/30 "2009-06-11T14:05:52Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > New Puzzle: > > Pluto, but not Neptune. > > Washington D.C., but not Hawaii > > Joker, but not Ace of Spades > > Unlike my previous, I am anticipating a LOT of valid answers. So that I can confirm your answers or not, please provide links as you see necessary. One way to go: Lisa, but not Laura Israel, but not Palestine Buick, but not Cadillac In the first term of each pair, no vowel is repeated. In the second term of each pair, at least one vowel is used more than once. ---
**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:** [June 11, 2009, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordplay/499022/31 "2009-06-11T15:44:11Z")
The color Fuschia but not Periwinkle When flying would rather use United or Southwest instead of American. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2009, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordplay/499022/32 "2009-06-19T05:54:06Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > One way to go: > > Lisa, but not Laura > > Israel, but not Palestine > > Buick, but not Cadillac > > In the first term of each pair, no vowel is repeated. In the second term of each pair, at least one vowel is used more than once. 😕 😕 Wow. Uhm, I guess that works. And I totally forgot I had an open puzzle over here for you guys. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordplay/499022.md?page=1)