# 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:** 1074
**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 25, 2019, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21467 "2019-01-25T21:42:51Z")
day break ---
**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:** [January 25, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21468 "2019-01-25T21:53:04Z")
_Point Break_ ---
**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 25, 2019, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21469 "2019-01-25T22:43:00Z")
Point Blank ---
**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 26, 2019, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21470 "2019-01-26T03:31:46Z")
blank check ---
**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 26, 2019, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21471 "2019-01-26T08:22:32Z")
Mel Blanc (originally Blank) According to Wiki: He claimed that he changed the spelling of his name when he was 16, from “Blank” to “Blanc”, because a teacher told him that he would amount to nothing and be like his name, a “blank”. ---
**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 27, 2019, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21472 "2019-01-27T22:31:31Z")
Mel Torme ---
**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 29, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21473 "2019-01-29T13:39:24Z")
Mel Brooks ---
**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 29, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21474 "2019-01-29T13:50:09Z")
brooks babble ---
**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 29, 2019, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21475 "2019-01-29T14:37:29Z")
Babble Ball evidence: [https://petqwerks.com/product/babble-balls/](https://petqwerks.com/product/babble-balls/) ---
**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 29, 2019, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21476 "2019-01-29T17:26:49Z")
ball lightning ---
**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 29, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21477 "2019-01-29T18:49:22Z")
lightning rod ---
**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:** [January 29, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21478 "2019-01-29T18:52:09Z")
lightning strikes ---
**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 29, 2019, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21479 "2019-01-29T21:37:15Z")
white lightning ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21480 "2019-01-29T21:43:29Z")
White Castle ---
**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 30, 2019, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21481 "2019-01-30T02:14:43Z")
Castle Keep ---
**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 30, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21482 "2019-01-30T14:02:04Z")
Royal Castle ---
**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 30, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21483 "2019-01-30T16:43:24Z")
royal icing ---
**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 30, 2019, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21484 "2019-01-30T17:26:39Z")
chocolate icing ---
**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 30, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21485 "2019-01-30T18:38:29Z")
chocolate chips ---
**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 30, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21486 "2019-01-30T19:33:40Z")
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