# Keep a Word, Delete a Word **URL:** \ **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:** 1032
**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:** [October 10, 2018, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20627 "2018-10-10T11:23:56Z")
blue norther ---
**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:** [October 10, 2018, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20628 "2018-10-10T13:18:22Z")
Blue Meanie ---
**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:** [October 10, 2018, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20629 "2018-10-10T13:56:58Z")
old Meanie ---
**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:** [October 10, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20630 "2018-10-10T14:47:05Z")
old hand ---
**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:** [October 10, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20631 "2018-10-10T14:47:19Z")
Old Guard > **[3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_U.S._Infantry_Regiment_(The_Old_Guard))** > > The 3rd United States Infantry Regiment is a regiment of the United States Army. It currently has three active battalions, and is readily identified by its nickname, The Old Guard, as well as Escort to the President. The regimental motto is Noli Me Tangere (from Latin: – "Touch Me Not"). The regiment is a major unit of the Military District of Washington (MDW). > The 3rd is the oldest regiment still active in the Regular Army, having been first organized as the First American Regiment in 1784. ... ---
**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:** [October 10, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20632 "2018-10-10T16:57:23Z")
old ways ---
**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:** [October 10, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20633 "2018-10-10T21:19:56Z")
separate ways ---
**Author:** ![CharmaChameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@CharmaChameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharmaChameleon)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20634 "2018-10-11T01:15:25Z")
separate maintenance ---
**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:** [October 11, 2018, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20635 "2018-10-11T01:39:07Z")
preventive maintenance ---
**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:** [October 11, 2018, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20636 "2018-10-11T01:59:51Z")
preventive medicine ---
**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:** [October 11, 2018, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20637 "2018-10-11T03:19:08Z")
medicine man ---
**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:** [October 11, 2018, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20638 "2018-10-11T04:41:11Z")
internal medicine ---
**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:** [October 11, 2018, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20639 "2018-10-11T12:50:19Z")
internal combustion ---
**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:** [October 11, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20640 "2018-10-11T13:05:09Z")
spontaneous combustion ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20641 "2018-10-11T13:23:15Z")
spontaneous recovery ---
**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:** [October 11, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20642 "2018-10-11T15:11:51Z")
Recovery Room ---
**Author:** ![Skinnybones\_Lampshade](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skinnybones_lampshade/32/2872_2.png) [@Skinnybones\_Lampshade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skinnybones_Lampshade)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20643 "2018-10-11T15:12:49Z")
breathing room ---
**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:** [October 11, 2018, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20644 "2018-10-11T17:25:05Z")
Emergency Room ---
**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:** [October 11, 2018, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20645 "2018-10-11T17:36:07Z")
elbow room ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20646 "2018-10-12T00:44:55Z")
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