# Keep a Word, Delete a Word

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [May 1, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013 "2015-05-01T15:39:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 1005

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20086 "2018-08-08T19:08:45Z")

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Bugs Meany

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**Author:** ![CharmaChameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@CharmaChameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharmaChameleon)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20087 "2018-08-08T20:51:19Z")

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George Meany

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20088 "2018-08-08T21:11:52Z")

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blue meanie

> **[Blue Meanies (Yellow Submarine)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Meanies_(Yellow_Submarine))**
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> The Blue Meanies are a fictional army of fierce, buffoonish, music-hating beings and the main antagonists in the surreal 1968 Beatles animated film Yellow Submarine. They allegorically represent all the bad people in the world. Their visual appearance was mostly designed by Heinz Edelmann. Producer Al Brodax said that the Chief Blue Meanie resembled production coordinator Abe Goodman.
> The Blue Meanies are focused on the occupation and silencing of Pepperland — a colorful, musical utopia that ...

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**Author:** ![CharmaChameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@CharmaChameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharmaChameleon)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20089 "2018-08-08T21:50:37Z")

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blue moon

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20090 "2018-08-08T22:14:59Z")

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moon river

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20091 "2018-08-08T23:37:42Z")

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River Dance

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**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20092 "2018-08-09T03:03:30Z")

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Dance Studio

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**Author:** ![CharmaChameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@CharmaChameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharmaChameleon)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20093 "2018-08-09T11:34:03Z")

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studio apartment

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**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20094 "2018-08-09T12:53:08Z")

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television studio

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20095 "2018-08-09T13:12:41Z")

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television set

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**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20096 "2018-08-09T14:33:12Z")

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set off

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**Author:** ![backsidejohnny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/backsidejohnny/32/280_2.png) [@backsidejohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/backsidejohnny)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20097 "2018-08-09T14:36:43Z")

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teed off

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**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20098 "2018-08-09T16:13:42Z")

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off color

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20099 "2018-08-09T16:21:15Z")

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cast off

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20100 "2018-08-09T18:08:01Z")

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_Cast Away_

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fMoFmICrISE/hqdefault.jpg "Cast Away Soundtrack - Main Theme") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMoFmICrISE)

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20101 "2018-08-09T18:34:50Z")

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“Away Team”

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**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20102 "2018-08-09T20:16:39Z")

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Team America

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20103 "2018-08-09T23:32:00Z")

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America Online

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**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2018, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20104 "2018-08-10T03:01:15Z")

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online dating

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**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2018, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20105 "2018-08-10T13:35:15Z")

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carbon dating

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