# 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:** 1045

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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:** [November 12, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20887 "2018-11-12T15:53:08Z")

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wild oats

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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:** [November 12, 2018, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20888 "2018-11-12T16:06:04Z")

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Quaker Oats

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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:** [November 12, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20889 "2018-11-12T18:39:40Z")

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Quaker State

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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:** [November 12, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20890 "2018-11-12T19:03:12Z")

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State Farm

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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:** [November 12, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20891 "2018-11-12T19:22:10Z")

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State Department

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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:** [November 12, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20892 "2018-11-12T20:00:57Z")

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department head

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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:** [November 12, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20893 "2018-11-12T20:48:42Z")

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head boy

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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:** [November 12, 2018, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20894 "2018-11-12T20:56:24Z")

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butt boy

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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20895 "2018-11-13T02:00:32Z")

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boy toy

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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:** [November 13, 2018, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20896 "2018-11-13T03:06:00Z")

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Toy poodle

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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:** [November 13, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20897 "2018-11-13T14:45:50Z")

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poodle cut

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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:** [November 13, 2018, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20898 "2018-11-13T14:54:55Z")

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power cut

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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:** [November 13, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20899 "2018-11-13T15:18:31Z")

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_Absolute Power_

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20900 "2018-11-13T15:24:03Z")

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Absolut Vodka

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**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:** [November 13, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20901 "2018-11-13T16:24:50Z")

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Russian vodka

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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:** [November 13, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20902 "2018-11-13T16:54:57Z")

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Russian winters

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**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:** [November 13, 2018, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20903 "2018-11-13T17:44:55Z")

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Jonathan Winters

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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:** [November 13, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20904 "2018-11-13T17:53:03Z")

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cold winters

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**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20905 "2018-11-13T23:57:28Z")

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cold shoulder

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**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:** [November 14, 2018, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20906 "2018-11-14T12:00:26Z")

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pork shoulder

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