# 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:** 151
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3004 "2015-09-14T15:55:36Z")
cotton ball ---
**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:** [September 14, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3005 "2015-09-14T16:09:23Z")
crystal ball ---
**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:** [September 14, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3006 "2015-09-14T17:29:54Z")
Crystal Bernard ---
**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:** [September 14, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3007 "2015-09-14T17:40:18Z")
Saint Bernard ---
**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:** [September 14, 2015, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3008 "2015-09-14T19:48:25Z")
Saint Nicholas aside: I so wanted to say Saint Stanislaus just to see if anybody could match that, but I forebore). ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3009 "2015-09-14T20:40:43Z")
Nicholas Sparks ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3010 "2015-09-14T21:28:32Z")
Nicholas Nickleby ---
**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:** [September 14, 2015, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3011 "2015-09-14T21:48:56Z")
[Well, there’s James Joyce’s brother, Stanislaus Joyce.) Nicholas Brothers ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3012 "2015-09-14T22:09:08Z")
Joyce Brothers ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3013 "2015-09-14T23:34:42Z")
Freak Brothers ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3014 "2015-09-14T23:36:27Z")
Furry Freak ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3015 "2015-09-15T01:25:53Z")
[Furry Family](http://nonsensopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Plik:Furry_Family.jpg) :eek: ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3016 "2015-09-15T01:32:57Z")
[Family Affair](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc6lSUuZEOM) Warning: earworm alert ---
**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:** [September 15, 2015, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3017 "2015-09-15T01:56:23Z")
Manson family ---
**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:** [September 15, 2015, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3018 "2015-09-15T02:02:59Z")
Marilyn Manson ---
**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:** [September 15, 2015, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3019 "2015-09-15T02:22:59Z")
Marilyn Monroe ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3020 "2015-09-15T02:53:33Z")
Monroe Doctrine ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3021 "2015-09-15T04:39:25Z")
Church doctrine ---
**Author:** ![davida03801](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3022 "2015-09-15T11:19:11Z")
Church Choir ---
**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:** [September 15, 2015, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3023 "2015-09-15T12:28:20Z")
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