# 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:** 1041
**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 29, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20807 "2018-10-29T17:17:10Z")
generous tips ---
**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 29, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20808 "2018-10-29T18:36:42Z")
generous donation ---
**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 29, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20809 "2018-10-29T22:13:46Z")
donation box ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20810 "2018-10-30T00:14:45Z")
box top ---
**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:** [October 30, 2018, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20811 "2018-10-30T00:23:47Z")
top marks ---
**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 30, 2018, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20812 "2018-10-30T02:55:21Z")
stretch marks ---
**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 30, 2018, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20813 "2018-10-30T09:40:23Z")
stretch wrap ---
**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 30, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20814 "2018-10-30T13:30:26Z")
wrap dress ---
**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 30, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20815 "2018-10-30T14:00:22Z")
dress uniform ---
**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:** [October 30, 2018, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20816 "2018-10-30T17:42:50Z")
superhero uniform ---
**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 30, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20817 "2018-10-30T18:09:01Z")
uniform spacing ---
**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 30, 2018, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20818 "2018-10-30T18:15:00Z")
Starfleet uniform ---
**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 30, 2018, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20819 "2018-10-30T20:09:27Z")
Starfleet Command ---
**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 30, 2018, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20820 "2018-10-30T23:05:01Z")
command line ---
**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 31, 2018, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20821 "2018-10-31T02:59:31Z")
command decision ---
**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 31, 2018, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20822 "2018-10-31T11:54:51Z")
decision point ---
**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 31, 2018, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20823 "2018-10-31T12:54:26Z")
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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:** [October 31, 2018, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20824 "2018-10-31T12:58:45Z")
blank canvas ---
**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 31, 2018, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20825 "2018-10-31T13:21:34Z")
canvas stretcher ---
**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 31, 2018, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20826 "2018-10-31T23:16:14Z")
stretcher bars > **[Stretcher bar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stretcher_bar)** > > A stretcher bar is used to construct a wooden stretcher used by artists to mount their canvases. > They are traditionally a wooden framework support on which an artist fastens a piece of canvas. They are also used for small-scale embroidery to provide steady tension, affixing the edges of the fabric with push-pins or a staple gun before beginning to sew, and then removing it from the stretcher when the work is complete. Stretchers are usually in the shape of a rectangle, although shaped canvases a... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013.md?page=1040) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013.md?page=1042)