# 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:** 1102
**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:** [April 1, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22027 "2019-04-01T17:45:28Z")
true blue ---
**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:** [April 1, 2019, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22028 "2019-04-01T18:34:29Z")
blue blood ---
**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:** [April 1, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22029 "2019-04-01T20:31:45Z")
blood chit > **[Blood chit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_chit)** > > I am an American (UNITED NATIONS) pilot. My plane has been shot down and I am helpless, but I want to get back and fight again for the peace of the world and your country. If you will help me and yourselves by getting me to the nearest American unit, my Government will reward you. Help me and we will help you. A blood chit (Chinese: 血幅; pinyin: xuè fú) is a notice carried by military personnel and addressed to any civilians who may come across an armed-services member – such as a shot-down pilot ... ---
**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:** [April 1, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22030 "2019-04-01T20:33:47Z")
blood feud ---
**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:** [April 1, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22031 "2019-04-01T21:10:06Z")
family feud ---
**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:** [April 2, 2019, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22032 "2019-04-02T00:11:11Z")
extended family ---
**Author:** ![slightly\_askew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@slightly\_askew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slightly_askew)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2019, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22033 "2019-04-02T00:15:49Z")
extended warranty ---
**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:** [April 2, 2019, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22034 "2019-04-02T00:33:54Z")
Extended Stay ---
**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:** [April 2, 2019, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22035 "2019-04-02T03:21:47Z")
stay home ---
**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2019, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22036 "2019-04-02T06:03:41Z")
stay alive ---
**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:** [April 2, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22037 "2019-04-02T13:50:27Z")
Five Alive ---
**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:** [April 2, 2019, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22038 "2019-04-02T15:02:32Z")
Jackson Five ---
**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:** [April 2, 2019, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22039 "2019-04-02T15:20:39Z")
Six Flags ---
**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:** [April 2, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22040 "2019-04-02T15:53:01Z")
\*Six Frigates \* > **[Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy: Toll, Ian W.:...](https://www.amazon.com/Six-Frigates-Epic-History-Founding/dp/039333032X)** > > Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy \[Toll, Ian W.\] on Amazon.com. \*FREE\* shipping on qualifying offers. Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy ---
**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:** [April 2, 2019, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22041 "2019-04-02T16:16:12Z")
The last valid entry was Jackson Five, so playing off it. Jackson Hole ---
**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:** [April 2, 2019, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22042 "2019-04-02T17:25:46Z")
pie hole ---
**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:** [April 2, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22043 "2019-04-02T18:15:38Z")
Humble Pie ---
**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:** [April 2, 2019, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22044 "2019-04-02T18:37:42Z")
humble beginnings, ---
**Author:** ![Spacecamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@Spacecamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spacecamp)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22045 "2019-04-02T19:01:05Z")
Humble-Brag ---
**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:** [April 2, 2019, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22046 "2019-04-02T19:03:49Z")
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