# 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:** 189
**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, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3764 "2015-10-09T12:15:16Z")
bay rum ---
**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 9, 2015, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3765 "2015-10-09T12:29:45Z")
rum runner ---
**Author:** ![davida03801](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3766 "2015-10-09T12:54:59Z")
Jamaican rum ---
**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 9, 2015, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3767 "2015-10-09T12:56:04Z")
rum cocktail ---
**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, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3768 "2015-10-09T13:48:46Z")
cocktail waitress ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3769 "2015-10-09T15:23:39Z")
Dumb waitress. ---
**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, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3770 "2015-10-09T15:31:11Z")
Dumb Witness ---
**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, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3771 "2015-10-09T15:37:56Z")
material witness ---
**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, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3772 "2015-10-09T15:45:59Z")
material girl ---
**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 9, 2015, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3773 "2015-10-09T16:02:38Z")
_'“Cause we’re living in a…”_ material world ---
**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 9, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3774 "2015-10-09T16:09:06Z")
Mechanical World ---
**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 9, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3775 "2015-10-09T16:12:53Z")
Mechanical Turk ---
**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, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3776 "2015-10-09T16:12:58Z")
mechanical construct ---
**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 9, 2015, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3777 "2015-10-09T17:01:11Z")
mechanical engineering ---
**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 9, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3778 "2015-10-09T18:55:26Z")
mechanical drawing ---
**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, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3779 "2015-10-09T19:00:52Z")
drawing flies ---
**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, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3780 "2015-10-09T19:32:42Z")
fruit flies ---
**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 9, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3781 "2015-10-09T19:38:53Z")
low-hanging fruit ---
**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, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3782 "2015-10-09T20:30:52Z")
fruit bat ---
**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, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/3783 "2015-10-09T21:35:30Z")
baseball bat [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013.md?page=188) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013.md?page=190)