# 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:** 32
**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:** [June 17, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/621 "2015-06-17T17:02:09Z")
dance partner ---
**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 17, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/622 "2015-06-17T18:43:50Z")
Apache Dance ---
**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 17, 2015, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/623 "2015-06-17T18:45:52Z")
Apache helicopter ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/624 "2015-06-17T20:29:20Z")
Helicopter parent ---
**Author:** ![Absene\_Myth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/absene_myth/32/7322_2.png) [@Absene\_Myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absene_Myth)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/625 "2015-06-17T20:33:00Z")
Happy Days ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/626 "2015-06-17T20:34:32Z")
Parent company ---
**Author:** ![Norse\_Fulton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c2a13f/32.png) [@Norse\_Fulton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse_Fulton)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/627 "2015-06-17T21:10:22Z")
Holding company ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/628 "2015-06-17T21:17:52Z")
defensive holding ---
**Author:** ![Norse\_Fulton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c2a13f/32.png) [@Norse\_Fulton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse_Fulton)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/629 "2015-06-17T21:21:34Z")
defensive tactics ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/630 "2015-06-17T21:28:49Z")
scare tactics ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/631 "2015-06-17T21:35:32Z")
scare quotes ---
**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 17, 2015, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/632 "2015-06-17T22:38:21Z")
air quotes ---
**Author:** ![Absene\_Myth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/absene_myth/32/7322_2.png) [@Absene\_Myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absene_Myth)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/633 "2015-06-17T23:11:34Z")
thin air ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/634 "2015-06-17T23:19:55Z")
wheat thin ---
**Author:** ![Norse\_Fulton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c2a13f/32.png) [@Norse\_Fulton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse_Fulton)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/635 "2015-06-18T00:21:21Z")
Whole wheat ---
**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 18, 2015, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/636 "2015-06-18T00:45:11Z")
Whole Foods ---
**Author:** ![Absene\_Myth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/absene_myth/32/7322_2.png) [@Absene\_Myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absene_Myth)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/637 "2015-06-18T00:58:33Z")
Super Foods ---
**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 18, 2015, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/638 "2015-06-18T01:25:00Z")
Super Chief ---
**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 18, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/639 "2015-06-18T02:51:33Z")
Fire Chief ---
**Author:** ![Absene\_Myth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/absene_myth/32/7322_2.png) [@Absene\_Myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absene_Myth)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/640 "2015-06-18T04:14:09Z")
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