I know exactly what you are saying.
In a message dated 7/16/2010 5:22:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
astroboy@cinci.rr.com writes:
While I consider the Mel-O-Tron to be brilliant, the last time I tried
that, Frank, my vowels and all but three of my consonants were taken
away for an indeterminate amount of time. Not that anyone really
noticed, mind you...