# 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:** 188
**Author:** ![davida03801](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3744 "2015-10-08T10:43:25Z")
Loose Thread ---
**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:** [October 8, 2015, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3745 "2015-10-08T10:50:31Z")
loose cannon ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3746 "2015-10-08T11:23:22Z")
Jimmy Cannon (spot the old timers…) ---
**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:** [October 8, 2015, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3747 "2015-10-08T11:40:11Z")
Jimmy John’s ---
**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:** [October 8, 2015, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3748 "2015-10-08T11:53:14Z")
Johns Hopkins ---
**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:** [October 8, 2015, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3749 "2015-10-08T13:07:03Z")
Lightnin’ Hopkins ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3750 "2015-10-08T13:32:41Z")
Bernard Hopkins ---
**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:** [October 8, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3751 "2015-10-08T17:58:22Z")
Saint Bernard ---
**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:** [October 8, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3752 "2015-10-08T18:35:47Z")
Saint Jerome ---
**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:** [October 8, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3753 "2015-10-08T19:17:23Z")
The Saint ---
**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:** [October 8, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3754 "2015-10-08T19:44:59Z")
The The ---
**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:** [October 8, 2015, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3755 "2015-10-08T19:57:10Z")
It’s… [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/063jQAM6N8I/hqdefault.jpg "The It's-man & Intros of Monty Python's Flying Circus") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=063jQAM6N8I) ---
**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:** [October 8, 2015, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3756 "2015-10-08T20:07:23Z")
The Thing (I’m responding to buddha david since I don’t understand Elenidil’s “It’s…” as a response (perhaps my own lack of imagination) Press on. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2015, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3757 "2015-10-08T23:19:47Z")
Swamp Thing ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3758 "2015-10-09T00:11:04Z")
Swamp gas ---
**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:** [October 9, 2015, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3759 "2015-10-09T00:12:47Z")
swamp cooler ---
**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:** [October 9, 2015, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3760 "2015-10-09T00:12:49Z")
ice cooler ---
**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:** [October 9, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3761 "2015-10-09T01:33:44Z")
cooler heads ---
**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:** [October 9, 2015, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3762 "2015-10-09T01:56:25Z")
thunder heads ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3763 "2015-10-09T04:26:55Z")
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