Remove One Letter

Deranged Nasat · January 22 2013, 11:08 PM

I'm sure we've played a game like this before, but on another forum I frequent someone started a thread, and I thought I'd reproduce it here.

Take a film, a book, a game, etc, and remove one letter from the title, to give a (hopefully) humorous alternative. Here are mine from the other board:

Moby-Ick: The white whale's condition is revealed to be the result of white-spot disease, perhaps due to Ishmael's ongoing insistence that a whale is a fish.

Oldfinger: The third film featuring post-retiree James Bond. A geriatric businessman smuggles pills and false teeth, and plans to contaminate Walmart to increase the value of his own pill supply. Can Bond stop his diabolical scheme?

To Kill A Mocking-bid: Powerful literary tale of prejudice and the fight for justice, as the protagonist's father auctions off his prized possessions only to meet with sneering offers that seriously devalue the items in question.

Little Wome: American post-Civil War classic in which Pontius Pilate attempts to balance domesticity, work and true love while reflecting on his place in society.

A Hundred Ears of Solitude: Latin America has problems, but no-one's listening to them.

auntiehill · January 22 2013, 11:41 PM

Perhaps I'm mistaken, but I believe that open-ended game threads are not allowed in Misc; they are better suited for the lounges.

eta: here it is--last page, first two posts.

teacake · January 22 2013, 11:52 PM

Star Trek: The Final Fontier: In the obsessive search for the perfect Trek font Captain Kirk make a stand for the purity of design. A stand which will ultimately fail when Star Trek meets its Nemesis.

ManOnTheWave · January 23 2013, 12:00 AM

Lost in Pace: The space family Robinson embark on a journey to the stars, only to discover they are poor musicians and dancers.

Deranged Nasat · January 23 2013, 12:07 AM

auntiehill wrote:

Perhaps I'm mistaken, but I believe that open-ended game threads are not allowed in Misc; they are better suited for the lounges.

eta: here it is--last page, first two posts.

Oops, my apologies, then. If this needs to be moved to the Admiral's Lounge, then to the lounge it must go!

Shazam! · January 23 2013, 12:12 AM

Aws. Amity Island is overrun by kittens.

Zion Ravescene · January 23 2013, 12:20 AM

Last time I played this game, I made a suggestion using "The Count of Monte Cristo."

No-one talks to me now.

Deranged Nasat · January 23 2013, 12:21 AM

Zion Ravescene wrote:

Last time I played this game, I made a suggestion using "The Count of Monte Cristo."

No-one talks to me now.

teacake · January 23 2013, 12:28 AM

Star Trek: The Search for Sock After discovering that dryers are portals to another dimension the crew of the Enterprise go on a recovery mission.

teacake · January 23 2013, 12:30 AM

Star Trek: The Undiscovered Cuntry Emerging from their inter-dimensional basements a band of neckbeards seek the treasures they have only dreamed of until now.

captain crow · January 23 2013, 12:46 AM

Mystery Science Heater 3000: A mad scientist traps a man in space and forces him to use the worst home heating equipment ever made.

ManOnTheWave · January 23 2013, 01:16 AM

The Fountain Had Two architects meet to discusss the attributes of a famous public space. Although they will discover that one of them is a massive asshole, they will never know just what appeal the fountain had.

captain crow · January 23 2013, 05:21 AM

Doctor Ho: An alien prostitute turns tricks throughout space and time.

B.J. · January 23 2013, 05:22 AM

Jurassic Ark: A bunch of dinosaurs try to survive the coming meteor by building a massive ship.

Spot's Meow · January 23 2013, 05:22 AM

The Adventures of Huckleberry Inn - The scandalous and sordid happenings of an Inn in the sleepy southern town of Huckleberry.

Melrose Lace - Two sweet but naive sisters venture out on their own in 1990s Los Angelos to start their own fashion studio.

January 22 2013, 11:08 PM	#1
Deranged Nasat Vice Admiral Location: Warped off into the sunset. With fond memories of most of you, and not a little sorrow at leaving.	Remove One Letter I'm sure we've played a game like this before, but on another forum I frequent someone started a thread, and I thought I'd reproduce it here. Take a film, a book, a game, etc, and remove one letter from the title, to give a (hopefully) humorous alternative. Here are mine from the other board: Moby-Ick: The white whale's condition is revealed to be the result of white-spot disease, perhaps due to Ishmael's ongoing insistence that a whale is a fish. Oldfinger: The third film featuring post-retiree James Bond. A geriatric businessman smuggles pills and false teeth, and plans to contaminate Walmart to increase the value of his own pill supply. Can Bond stop his diabolical scheme? To Kill A Mocking-bid: Powerful literary tale of prejudice and the fight for justice, as the protagonist's father auctions off his prized possessions only to meet with sneering offers that seriously devalue the items in question. Little Wome: American post-Civil War classic in which Pontius Pilate attempts to balance domesticity, work and true love while reflecting on his place in society. A Hundred Ears of Solitude: Latin America has problems, but no-one's listening to them. __________________ We are all the sum of our tears. Too little and the ground is not fertile and nothing can grow there; too much, the best of us is washed away.

January 22 2013, 11:41 PM	#2
auntiehill Fleet Admiral Location: av by Chemahkuu	Re: Remove One Letter Perhaps I'm mistaken, but I believe that open-ended game threads are not allowed in Misc; they are better suited for the lounges. eta: here it is--last page, first two posts.

January 22 2013, 11:52 PM	#3
teacake Admiral Location: Militant Janeway True Path Devotees Compound. With Sehlats.	Re: Remove One Letter Star Trek: The Final Fontier: In the obsessive search for the perfect Trek font Captain Kirk make a stand for the purity of design. A stand which will ultimately fail when Star Trek meets its Nemesis. __________________ Rider: I can't believe you'd kill me for a field of empty holes. J'onn: It's all I have. ■ ■ ■ Janeway does Melbourne

January 23 2013, 12:00 AM	#4
ManOnTheWave Rear Admiral Location: ManOnTheWave	Re: Remove One Letter Lost in Pace: The space family Robinson embark on a journey to the stars, only to discover they are poor musicians and dancers. __________________ The falling leaf hates the wind.

January 23 2013, 12:12 AM	#6
Shazam! Rear Admiral	Re: Remove One Letter Aws. Amity Island is overrun by kittens. Last edited by Shazam!; January 23 2013 at 11:39 AM.

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January 23 2013, 12:20 AM	#7
Zion Ravescene Admirable	Re: Remove One Letter Last time I played this game, I made a suggestion using "The Count of Monte Cristo." No-one talks to me now. __________________ "Well, I would like to make another trip," he said, jumping to his feet; "but I really don't know when I'll have the time. There's just so much to do right here."

January 23 2013, 12:28 AM	#9
teacake Admiral Location: Militant Janeway True Path Devotees Compound. With Sehlats.	Re: Remove One Letter Star Trek: The Search for Sock After discovering that dryers are portals to another dimension the crew of the Enterprise go on a recovery mission. __________________ Rider: I can't believe you'd kill me for a field of empty holes. J'onn: It's all I have. ■ ■ ■ Janeway does Melbourne

January 23 2013, 12:30 AM	#10
teacake Admiral Location: Militant Janeway True Path Devotees Compound. With Sehlats.	Re: Remove One Letter Star Trek: The Undiscovered Cuntry Emerging from their inter-dimensional basements a band of neckbeards seek the treasures they have only dreamed of until now. __________________ Rider: I can't believe you'd kill me for a field of empty holes. J'onn: It's all I have. ■ ■ ■ Janeway does Melbourne

January 23 2013, 12:46 AM	#11
captain crow Fleet Captain Location: Onboard a sliver dog bone shaped satellite in Earth orbit	Re: Remove One Letter Mystery Science Heater 3000: A mad scientist traps a man in space and forces him to use the worst home heating equipment ever made. __________________ "I calculated the odds of this succeeding versus the odds I was doing something incredibly stupid, and I went ahead anyway." - Crow T. Robot, Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

January 23 2013, 01:16 AM	#12
ManOnTheWave Rear Admiral Location: ManOnTheWave	Re: Remove One Letter The Fountain Had Two architects meet to discusss the attributes of a famous public space. Although they will discover that one of them is a massive asshole, they will never know just what appeal the fountain had. __________________ The falling leaf hates the wind.

January 23 2013, 05:21 AM	#13
captain crow Fleet Captain Location: Onboard a sliver dog bone shaped satellite in Earth orbit	Re: Remove One Letter Doctor Ho: An alien prostitute turns tricks throughout space and time. __________________ "I calculated the odds of this succeeding versus the odds I was doing something incredibly stupid, and I went ahead anyway." - Crow T. Robot, Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

January 23 2013, 05:22 AM	#14
B.J. Commodore Location: Huntsville, AL, USA	Re: Remove One Letter Jurassic Ark: A bunch of dinosaurs try to survive the coming meteor by building a massive ship. __________________ B.J. --- bj-o23.deviantart.com

January 23 2013, 05:22 AM	#15
Spot's Meow Vice Admiral Location: California	Re: Remove One Letter The Adventures of Huckleberry Inn - The scandalous and sordid happenings of an Inn in the sleepy southern town of Huckleberry. Melrose Lace - Two sweet but naive sisters venture out on their own in 1990s Los Angelos to start their own fashion studio. __________________ Time present and time past are both perhaps present in time future. And time future contained in time past. —T.S. Eliot