# 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:** 1081
**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:** [February 12, 2019, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21607 "2019-02-12T21:19:29Z")
close talker ---
**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:** [February 12, 2019, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21608 "2019-02-12T21:43:49Z")
code talker ---
**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:** [February 12, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21609 "2019-02-12T23:18:34Z")
embedded code ---
**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:** [February 13, 2019, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21610 "2019-02-13T00:08:46Z")
area code ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21611 "2019-02-13T01:10:35Z")
secret code ---
**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:** [February 13, 2019, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21612 "2019-02-13T01:37:06Z")
secret agent ---
**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:** [February 13, 2019, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21613 "2019-02-13T03:49:56Z")
Agent Orange ---
**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:** [February 13, 2019, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21614 "2019-02-13T12:53:25Z")
Orange Bowl ---
**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:** [February 13, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21615 "2019-02-13T13:33:28Z")
crystal bowl ---
**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:** [February 13, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21616 "2019-02-13T15:23:38Z")
Crystal Palace > **[The Crystal Palace](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crystal_Palace)** > > The Crystal Palace was a cast iron and plate glass structure, originally built in Hyde Park, London, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. The exhibition took place from 1 May to 15 October 1851, and more than 14,000 exhibitors from around the world gathered in its 990,000 square feet (92,000 m2) exhibition space to display examples of technology developed in the Industrial Revolution. Designed by Joseph Paxton, the Great Exhibition building was 1,851 feet (564 m) long, with an interior heigh... ---
**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:** [February 13, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21617 "2019-02-13T15:28:03Z")
[Crackerbox Palace](https://www.google.com/search?ei=PDZkXMzTD6La5gL5kbLACQ&q=Crackerjack+palace&oq=Crackerjack+palace&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0l3j0i22i30l2.5307.9843..10019...0.0..0.98.1183.18......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i131j0i131i67j0i10.vQCfKsOl2HE) ---
**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:** [February 13, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21618 "2019-02-13T16:26:56Z")
Crackerbox boat ---
**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:** [February 13, 2019, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21619 "2019-02-13T17:46:51Z")
gravy boat ---
**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:** [February 13, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21620 "2019-02-13T18:33:45Z")
gravy train ---
**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:** [February 13, 2019, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21621 "2019-02-13T19:39:31Z")
train whistle ---
**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:** [February 13, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21622 "2019-02-13T20:06:11Z")
freight train ---
**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:** [February 13, 2019, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21623 "2019-02-13T21:48:51Z")
freight elevator ---
**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:** [February 13, 2019, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21624 "2019-02-13T21:55:59Z")
elevator doors ---
**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:** [February 14, 2019, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21625 "2019-02-14T00:23:10Z")
sliding doors ---
**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:** [February 14, 2019, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21626 "2019-02-14T01:03:34Z")
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