# Deleting, sorry **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 1, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-sorry/1029704 "2026-05-01T18:38:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-sorry/1029704/21 "2026-05-01T21:23:22Z")
Three minutes _exceedingly_ well spent. I thank you 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-sorry/1029704/22 "2026-05-01T21:25:23Z")
De nada! ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-sorry/1029704/23 "2026-05-01T21:41:46Z")
_It’s de-lemon! It’s de-lime! It’s de-sugar-free!_ ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-sorry/1029704/24 "2026-05-01T22:00:24Z")
Try making _that_ out of a cola nut. **HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA!** ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-sorry/1029704/25 "2026-05-02T16:01:21Z")
(Sung to the tune of “Maria”) Deletion. I’ve just had a bout of deletion. No longer on my screen Are things that make me scream Out louuuuuuuuuud. Deeeeeletion. When I use it it fills me with sanguine. A removed line is what I imagine. Deletion. I’ve just had a bout of deletion !!! ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-sorry/1029704/26 "2026-05-03T00:26:14Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Try making _that_ out of a cola nut. **HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA!** In 1973, he played the villainous Baron Samedi in the James Bond Live and Die. … and was not deleted! ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-sorry/1029704/27 "2026-05-03T01:24:14Z")
I do not delete. I **redact**. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-sorry/1029704/28 "2026-05-03T02:16:47Z")
My cat’s breath smells like cat food. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-sorry/1029704/29 "2026-05-03T04:57:16Z")
The Dreaded Wing-ed Dildo! I’d Delete that, Fo Sho! ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-sorry/1029704/30 "2026-05-03T06:33:43Z")
Gilbert or Sullivan, is that you? ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-sorry/1029704/31 "2026-05-03T09:22:26Z")
[Doctor Who - Rise of the Cybermen - Delete, Delete, Delete, Delete!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ecWDo-HpbE) Now that’s a proper delete! ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-sorry/1029704/32 "2026-05-03T10:55:50Z")
Here’s some music while we wait for the next post … [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ekc_aR5LyAk/maxresdefault.jpg "Erasure - Ship of Fools (Official HD Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekc_aR5LyAk) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-sorry/1029704/33 "2026-05-03T11:41:45Z")
Ms Grundy: Use “delete,” “defense” and “detail” in a sentence. Jughead: Delete of the cat went over defense before detail. Ms Grundy (to herself): Idiot. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-sorry/1029704/34 "2026-05-03T19:00:38Z")
Delete ? Defeat maybe ? ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-sorry/1029704/35 "2026-05-04T12:17:41Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/07h0ksKx5sM/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC6AKKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLAmhQMevtZW433BM7RCoWvxIAmmDQ "BALEETED") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07h0ksKx5sM) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-sorry/1029704/36 "2026-05-05T01:21:56Z")
Damn, I had to redact my redaction.. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-sorry/1029704/37 "2026-05-05T01:31:32Z")
D3l33t ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-sorry/1029704/38 "2026-05-05T03:46:46Z")
[expletive deleted] ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-sorry/1029704/39 "2026-05-05T15:22:01Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > D3l33t That’s pretty clever. I haven’t seen l33k5p34k on the boards in quite some time. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-sorry/1029704/40 "2026-05-05T15:23:26Z")
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