Name a [whatever] without a [common letter] in it!

[TheHuckster]

I know it's petty to get bent out of shape over a stupid Facebook meme, but these varieties have been getting more and more prevalent, I just have to voice my annoyance.

Usually it's something find like a state name, capital city, famous person's name, without a particular letter in it. Usually a very common letter like "a" or "e."

It's one thing if the subset of words in this category that matched it were really small, making for a difficult puzzle, but often times it turns out to be 30-50% of all of them. Like, if you know your states, countries, or famous people, you'd be able to get it.

"Name a world capital without an 'e'" Umm, Washington DC, Tokyo, Paris, London... I mean, literally the first capital cities that come to mind to most people in the western world don't have e's. Ugh.

[HYHYBT]

Interesting. I was seeing a flood of those maybe a year ago, but none lately. Must have moved to your friends.

[Greenday]

Last one I saw was "Name a word that starts with F and ends with K"

There was a very long list. Not much of a challenge.

[Aragarthiel]

"Select a pet's name without an "e" in it."

Seriously, how much more vague can you get? You could name your pet "Ms. Snuffy-Wuffy-Poopykins" if you'd like and it still doesn't have an "e" in it.

[Bloodsoul]

I kind of want to do the opposite. Something like:

Find an English word that contains the letter "Ƿ," "Ȝ," "Þ," "Ð," "Æ," or "Œ."

[catcul]

Last one I saw was "Name a word that starts with F and ends with K"

There was a very long list. Not much of a challenge.

I've actually did that to coworkers as a joke.

Me: What word starts with "F" and ends with "CK?"
CW:
Me: Firetruck
CW:

[wolfie]

Last one I saw was "Name a word that starts with F and ends with K"

Are you planning to fink on me for swearing? I was talking about flak batteries along the left flank of the approach route - you must be some kind of freak, or a fan of major Frank Burns.

"Select a pet's name without an "e" in it."

"Fluffy" is common for cats, and "fido" for dogs. For chocolate labs, "mocha" is fairly common.

[HYHYBT]

Among those that have been at least in some sense mine, I had more trouble coming up with one that DID have an e. Finally remembered Redcat from when I was little. (Dad wasn't good at naming cats. Her sister was named Graycat.)

[Mr Hero]

I haven't seen these in a while, but got old fast. I once posted a joke one. "Name a U.S. state without a Q in it" since there doesn't seem to be a state with a Q in it.

"Name a famous movie without the letter A"
My response: The Room

Another Facebook quiz I see is a grid of letters much like a word search. "Post the first word you see."
My response: I

[TheHuckster]

I've seen these "brain teasers" for a few years, but for some reason in the last week or so they had some kind of resurgence on my news feed. I've noticed that a lot of my friends (usually older family members) tend to be a little slow on the uptake on memes, and often post outdated and passe jokes and memes as if they are brand new. I wouldn't be surprised if soon I'll see someone post the blue/white dress.

[Bloodsoul]

Name a famous movie without the letter "A"

M

[Aragarthiel]

I wouldn't be surprised if soon I'll see someone post the blue/white dress.

It's not the dress anymore. Now I'm constantly seeing a plate with rice on it. Some people see golden-yellow rice, some people see bright pink rice.

[wolfie]

"Name a famous movie without the letter A"

Duel
Blues Brothers
Ghostbusters
Dr. No
Spectre

[KabeRinnaul]

"name a famous movie without the letter a"

11-11-11
300
1984
2012
9

[Mr Hero]

I haven't seen these in a while

That's what I get for tempting fate. These are starting to pop up on my news feed. The dumbest one was asking for a dog's name without the letter A. Fucking dumb! The most cliched dog's name, Fido, doesn't have that letter.