# 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:** 227
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4524 "2015-11-03T03:35:45Z")
whistle blower ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4525 "2015-11-03T04:49:37Z")
Police whistle ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4526 "2015-11-03T04:57:39Z")
Police car ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4527 "2015-11-03T05:11:12Z")
police department ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4528 "2015-11-03T05:18:03Z")
Department head ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4529 "2015-11-03T07:29:13Z")
Murray Head ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4530 "2015-11-03T07:42:09Z")
Head games ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4531 "2015-11-03T12:21:31Z")
Summer Games ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4532 "2015-11-03T12:26:22Z")
Indian Summer ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4533 "2015-11-03T12:44:38Z")
Indian burn ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4534 "2015-11-03T13:33:52Z")
burn calories ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4535 "2015-11-03T14:04:26Z")
empty calories ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4536 "2015-11-03T15:17:15Z")
Empty trashcan ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4537 "2015-11-03T15:32:51Z")
Trashcan Man [http://infinitecoolness.com/galleries/stand/thestand02-031.jpg](http://infinitecoolness.com/galleries/stand/thestand02-031.jpg) ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4538 "2015-11-03T16:03:58Z")
Orkin Man ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4539 "2015-11-03T16:26:22Z")
Trojan Man ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4540 "2015-11-03T16:33:30Z")
Trojan horse ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4541 "2015-11-03T16:36:10Z")
horse sense ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4542 "2015-11-03T16:37:06Z")
Spider sense ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/4543 "2015-11-03T18:03:43Z")
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