# 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:** 214
**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 26, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4264 "2015-10-26T20:24:10Z")
action movie ---
**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 26, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4265 "2015-10-26T22:00:23Z")
Scary Movie ---
**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 26, 2015, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4266 "2015-10-26T22:49:19Z")
Scary stories ---
**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 26, 2015, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4267 "2015-10-26T23:07:41Z")
Scary Spice ---
**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 26, 2015, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4268 "2015-10-26T23:45:16Z")
spice cookies ---
**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 27, 2015, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4269 "2015-10-27T00:01:27Z")
Internet cookies ---
**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 27, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4270 "2015-10-27T00:46:09Z")
Internet browser ---
**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:** [October 27, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4271 "2015-10-27T00:52:30Z")
browser history ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4272 "2015-10-27T01:12:54Z")
American History ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4273 "2015-10-27T01:23:15Z")
Revisionist history ---
**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 27, 2015, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4274 "2015-10-27T01:27:19Z")
Medical history ---
**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 27, 2015, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4275 "2015-10-27T01:35:12Z")
medical science ---
**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 27, 2015, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4276 "2015-10-27T01:39:08Z")
Weird Science ---
**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:** [October 27, 2015, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4277 "2015-10-27T02:24:56Z")
weird thought ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4278 "2015-10-27T03:00:49Z")
thought process ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4279 "2015-10-27T04:00:25Z")
second thought ---
**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 27, 2015, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4280 "2015-10-27T11:35:28Z")
split second ---
**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 27, 2015, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4281 "2015-10-27T11:43:20Z")
second hand ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4282 "2015-10-27T12:25:29Z")
Learned Hand ---
**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 27, 2015, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4283 "2015-10-27T12:33:05Z")
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