# 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:** 26
**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:** [June 5, 2015, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/501 "2015-06-05T18:48:00Z")
Tennis anyone? ---
**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:** [June 5, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/502 "2015-06-05T19:21:42Z")
Anyone else ---
**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:** [June 5, 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/503 "2015-06-05T19:41:45Z")
Nowhere else ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/504 "2015-06-05T19:44:48Z")
Nowhere 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:** [June 5, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/505 "2015-06-05T20:40:59Z")
man cave ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/506 "2015-06-05T21:12:25Z")
man overboard ---
**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:** [June 5, 2015, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/507 "2015-06-05T22:51:19Z")
Marlboro Man ---
**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:** [June 5, 2015, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/508 "2015-06-05T23:07:20Z")
Marlboro Country ---
**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:** [June 6, 2015, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/509 "2015-06-06T01:31:37Z")
country music ---
**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:** [June 6, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/510 "2015-06-06T14:00:49Z")
elevator music ---
**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:** [June 6, 2015, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/511 "2015-06-06T14:45:36Z")
elevator operator ---
**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:** [June 6, 2015, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/512 "2015-06-06T20:46:40Z")
space elevator > **[Space elevator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_elevator)** > > A space elevator, also referred to as a space bridge, star ladder, and orbital lift, is a proposed type of planet-to-space transportation system, often depicted in science fiction. The main component would be a cable (also called a tether) anchored to the surface and extending into space. An Earth-based space elevator cannot be constructed with a tall tower supported from below due to the immense weight—instead, it would consist of a cable with one end attached to the surface near the equator ... ---
**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:** [June 6, 2015, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/513 "2015-06-06T22:43:37Z")
space cadet ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2015, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/514 "2015-06-06T23:37:40Z")
Space Oddity ---
**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:** [June 6, 2015, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/515 "2015-06-06T23:40:40Z")
curious oddity ---
**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:** [June 7, 2015, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/516 "2015-06-07T12:43:35Z")
Curious George ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/517 "2015-06-07T12:58:48Z")
Gorgeous George ---
**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:** [June 7, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/518 "2015-06-07T17:56:38Z")
Hello, gorgeous ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/519 "2015-06-07T17:59:01Z")
Hello, walls ---
**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:** [June 7, 2015, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/520 "2015-06-07T21:13:42Z")
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