Our Quiz Guy John Chaneski has a special twist on the “Change One Letter” game. For this one, change one letter in a word to make it fit twice in a sentence. For example, fill in these blanks: Dear ______ Brown, lay off the candy bars in the confessional or you’ll only get _____. Have the answer? This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Change One Letter Word Game”
You’re listening to A Way with Words. I’m Martha Barnette.
And I’m Grant Barrett. And joining us is our quiz guy, John Chaneski.
Hello, John.
Hi, Grant. Hi, Martha.
Hi, John.
What’s up, buddy?
Hi, I’m back. I have a nice little puzzle for you guys.
Okay.
That’s awesome.
This one, you know, there’s an old chestnut in the puzzle world. You know, you change one letter in a well-known title and see what you get, right?
Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah, sure.
You’ve done those before.
Sure, yeah.
However, that’s not all I’m changing. Well, here’s an example.
Fill in the blanks.
Dear Blank Brown, you’d better lay off the candy bars in the confessional or you’ll only get blank.
Concernedly, A Way with Words.
Dear Blank Brown.
You’d better lay off the candy bars in the confessional.
Is it Parson?
Father and Fatter.
Yes, that’s it.
Very good.
Very good.
Dear Blank Judy, we are the ones who decide who gets into our club, and on this matter we will not blank.
We remain.
A Way with Words.
Judge and budge.
Judge and budge is right.
Very good.
I feel properly sledged.
I think you’ll know this one, too.
Dear blank Quimby, with your huge salary, it’s not surprising you live in a huge blank.
Regards, A Way with Words.
Mayor and you live in a large manor.
Manor is correct.
Good teamwork on that one.
Dear blank Benjamin, we’re not sure what this has to do with the military, but like a human, a baboon is a blank.
Best, A Way with Words.
Private and primate.
Private and primate is right.
Very good.
That, Benjamin.
Dear Blank Edmund, your dressage video was interesting. How did you make your horse blank to the music?
Curiously, A Way with Words.
Was it canter for the last word?
No.
No?
Prince and Prance.
Ooh, very good.
Yes, Prince and Prance.
Very good.
Let me preface this one. This one’s a triple. There are three blanks.
Okay?
Okay.
Dear Blank Snyder, we believe your email is a scam. Are you trying to blank us blank?
Suspiciously, A Way with Words.
Duke.
Yes.
So Duke is the first field. Are you trying to…
Dupe?
Yes.
Us.
Us.
Dude.
Blank.
What’s that?
Dude.
Dude.
Dude.
Are you trying to dupe us, dude?
Very good.
Dear Blank Cohen, thank you for asking. Our favorite breakfast side dish is blank.
Hungrily, A Way with Words.
And once again, this is a member of the peerage.
Toast? It’s not toast?
A member of the peerage.
Five letters.
I see.
Five letters.
Bacon.
Bacon and barren.
Bacon and barren.
Oh, there we go.
Lord of mercy.
Blank, blank, Jones. We will be unable to complete this semester of classes.
Sincerely, A Way with Words.
Dear Dean Jones.
That’s it.
Dear Dean James, we will be unable to complete this semester.
Thanks, John.
Thanks for the torture, John.
Much appreciated.
Thank you, guys.
Take care.
Bye-bye.
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