# Write a sentence using anagrams that have a different amount of syllables **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 22, 2009, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-sentence-using-anagrams-that-have-a-different-amount-of-syllables/497292 "2009-05-22T12:35:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-sentence-using-anagrams-that-have-a-different-amount-of-syllables/497292/1 "2009-05-22T12:35:51Z")
For dinner we are having _lion loin_. I always keep a _dairy diary_ Jean Louis, _rise_ when your _sire_ is leaving. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-sentence-using-anagrams-that-have-a-different-amount-of-syllables/497292/2 "2009-05-22T12:45:45Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Jean Louis, _rise_ when your _sire_ is leaving. 😕 Some people are so sensitive that they’ll _react_ to _trace_ amounts of an offending allergen. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-sentence-using-anagrams-that-have-a-different-amount-of-syllables/497292/3 "2009-05-22T14:59:58Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > For dinner we are having _lion loin_. > I always keep a _dairy diary_ > Jean Louis, _rise_ when your _sire_ is leaving. Is it me, or do diary / dairy pair not both have 2 syllables? The orchestra adopted the carthorse. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-sentence-using-anagrams-that-have-a-different-amount-of-syllables/497292/4 "2009-05-22T15:10:42Z")
WhatEVAR. But I dare you to ignor my groin. ETA: Crap. Nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-sentence-using-anagrams-that-have-a-different-amount-of-syllables/497292/5 "2009-05-22T15:11:02Z")
> [@glee](#): > > Is it me, or do diary / dairy pair not both have 2 syllables? > > The orchestra adopted the carthorse. I pronounce diary - di-uh-ree The _astronomer_ was a _moon starer_ After the _election results_ were announced, the loser exclaimed “_Lies, lets recount_” ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-sentence-using-anagrams-that-have-a-different-amount-of-syllables/497292/6 "2009-05-22T15:28:11Z")
Some others The guy from _Serbia_ had _rabies_. The _admirer_ got _married_. I got\* sadder \*as I thought the _dreads_. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-sentence-using-anagrams-that-have-a-different-amount-of-syllables/497292/7 "2009-05-22T15:45:28Z")
I prounce sire with two syllables and diary with three. With a nod to _Son of Rosemary_–I took a _somersault_ right into the _roast mules._ ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-sentence-using-anagrams-that-have-a-different-amount-of-syllables/497292/8 "2009-05-22T15:49:59Z")
“What a lame meal,” Tom said, noshously. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-sentence-using-anagrams-that-have-a-different-amount-of-syllables/497292/9 "2009-05-22T18:22:39Z")
> [@SiXSwordS](#): > > “What a lame meal,” Tom said, noshously. Lame meal? As in a repast made of fabric? It has the different syllable thing going for it. ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-sentence-using-anagrams-that-have-a-different-amount-of-syllables/497292/10 "2009-05-22T18:42:47Z")
LamĂ© is two syllables
 Let’s all be sly, wot? ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-sentence-using-anagrams-that-have-a-different-amount-of-syllables/497292/11 "2009-05-22T18:43:49Z")
Did the sheep under the table bleat? ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-sentence-using-anagrams-that-have-a-different-amount-of-syllables/497292/12 "2009-05-22T19:23:51Z")
Is the United States coming untied? ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-sentence-using-anagrams-that-have-a-different-amount-of-syllables/497292/13 "2009-05-22T19:31:06Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > Did the sheep under the table bleat? Actually, the sound you heard came from the _goat_ in a _toga_! ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-sentence-using-anagrams-that-have-a-different-amount-of-syllables/497292/14 "2009-05-22T19:43:20Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > Is the United States coming untied? Is this a test? ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-sentence-using-anagrams-that-have-a-different-amount-of-syllables/497292/15 "2009-05-22T19:56:33Z")
Cindy did a slow _striptease_ behind the _tapestries_. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-sentence-using-anagrams-that-have-a-different-amount-of-syllables/497292/16 "2009-05-22T21:02:02Z")
The teacher’s _aide_ had a good _idea_. Her name _may_ be _Amy_. Did she _tear_ up a picture of _Arte_ Johnson? She offered to _streak_ for money, but there were no _takers_. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-sentence-using-anagrams-that-have-a-different-amount-of-syllables/497292/17 "2009-05-22T22:40:12Z")
Lord, deliver us from hated, reviled death! ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2009, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-sentence-using-anagrams-that-have-a-different-amount-of-syllables/497292/18 "2009-05-23T00:26:37Z")
The _mega_ shark was just playing a _game_ with me. The _mean_ guy without a _name_ said _amen_ after he beat me up. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-sentence-using-anagrams-that-have-a-different-amount-of-syllables/497292/19 "2009-05-23T00:30:12Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > Lord, deliver us from hated, reviled death! Please let us have no _hatred_ in this _thread_. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2009, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-sentence-using-anagrams-that-have-a-different-amount-of-syllables/497292/20 "2009-05-23T01:34:23Z")
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