# 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:** 1060
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21187 "2018-12-27T17:24:21Z")
whiskey sour ---
**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:** [December 27, 2018, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21188 "2018-12-27T17:30:26Z")
sour balls ---
**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:** [December 27, 2018, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21189 "2018-12-27T17:31:38Z")
Schweddy balls ---
**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:** [December 27, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21190 "2018-12-27T17:57:07Z")
tennis balls (Like I could have played off of Schweddy… :rolleyes:) ---
**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:** [December 27, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21191 "2018-12-27T20:17:07Z")
brass balls ---
**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:** [December 27, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21192 "2018-12-27T20:19:06Z")
brass knuckles ---
**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:** [December 27, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21193 "2018-12-27T20:20:48Z")
brass tacks ---
**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:** [December 27, 2018, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21194 "2018-12-27T20:42:08Z")
top brass ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21195 "2018-12-27T22:38:19Z")
top shelf ---
**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:** [December 28, 2018, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21196 "2018-12-28T02:27:45Z")
shelf life ---
**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:** [December 28, 2018, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21197 "2018-12-28T09:17:14Z")
life sentence ---
**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:** [December 28, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21198 "2018-12-28T13:45:11Z")
incomplete sentence ---
**Author:** ![RUSSRr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/848f3c/32.png) [@RUSSRr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RUSSRr)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21199 "2018-12-28T16:13:31Z")
Longest hour ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2018, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21200 "2018-12-28T17:30:57Z")
RUSSRr, you need to read the rules. Playing off incomplete sentence: sentence structure ---
**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:** [December 28, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21201 "2018-12-28T18:09:47Z")
prison sentence ---
**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:** [December 28, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21202 "2018-12-28T18:10:22Z")
prison stripes ---
**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:** [December 28, 2018, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21203 "2018-12-28T18:15:07Z")
White Stripes > **[The White Stripes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Stripes)** > > The White Stripes were an American rock duo from Detroit formed in 1997. The group consisted of Jack White (songwriter, vocals, guitar, piano, and mandolin) and Meg White (drums and vocals). After releasing several singles and three albums within the Detroit music scene, the White Stripes rose to prominence in 2002 as part of the garage rock revival scene. Their successful and critically acclaimed albums White Blood Cells and Elephant drew attention from a large variety of media outlets in the... ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21204 "2018-12-28T20:06:33Z")
white noise ---
**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:** [December 28, 2018, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21205 "2018-12-28T22:16:07Z")
noise pollution ---
**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:** [December 28, 2018, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21206 "2018-12-28T22:44:23Z")
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