# 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:** 1063
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21247 "2019-01-02T16:14:09Z")
broken vows ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21248 "2019-01-02T16:26:22Z")
broken arrow ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21249 "2019-01-02T17:27:17Z")
Pierce-Arrow ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21250 "2019-01-02T19:35:53Z")
President Pierce (A character, believe it or not, in the newest Coen Bros. movie, _The Ballad of Buster Scruggs_) ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21251 "2019-01-02T21:20:06Z")
[Mr. President](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_-Qtz70_z4) ---
**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:** [January 3, 2019, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21252 "2019-01-03T15:56:31Z")
President Obama ---
**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:** [January 3, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21253 "2019-01-03T17:05:56Z")
Former President ---
**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:** [January 3, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21254 "2019-01-03T19:18:40Z")
former employee ---
**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:** [January 3, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21255 "2019-01-03T20:19:26Z")
part-time employee ---
**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:** [January 3, 2019, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21256 "2019-01-03T20:52:38Z")
employee benefits ---
**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:** [January 4, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21257 "2019-01-04T15:42:29Z")
fringe benefits ---
**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:** [January 4, 2019, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21258 "2019-01-04T16:05:57Z")
fringe science ---
**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:** [January 4, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21259 "2019-01-04T16:45:10Z")
science fair ---
**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:** [January 4, 2019, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21260 "2019-01-04T19:07:14Z")
Science Officer ---
**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:** [January 4, 2019, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21261 "2019-01-04T20:30:57Z")
Political Officer ---
**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:** [January 4, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21262 "2019-01-04T20:59:01Z")
political correctness ---
**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:** [January 4, 2019, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21263 "2019-01-04T21:05:34Z")
political party ---
**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:** [January 4, 2019, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21264 "2019-01-04T21:13:15Z")
party animal ---
**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:** [January 4, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21265 "2019-01-04T23:16:32Z")
animal crackers ---
**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:** [January 5, 2019, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21266 "2019-01-05T00:08:51Z")
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