# 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:** 374
**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:** [March 16, 2016, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7464 "2016-03-16T04:10:29Z")
grizzly bear ---
**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:** [March 16, 2016, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7465 "2016-03-16T04:14:59Z")
polar bear ---
**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:** [March 16, 2016, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7466 "2016-03-16T11:22:47Z")
Polar Loop ---
**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:** [March 16, 2016, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7467 "2016-03-16T11:56:17Z")
polar ice ---
**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:** [March 16, 2016, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7468 "2016-03-16T12:08:52Z")
ice cube ---
**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:** [March 16, 2016, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7469 "2016-03-16T12:43:57Z")
cube root ---
**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:** [March 16, 2016, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7470 "2016-03-16T13:10:52Z")
root canal ---
**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:** [March 16, 2016, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7471 "2016-03-16T14:01:13Z")
Elihu Root > **[Elihu Root](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elihu_Root)** > > Elihu Root (/ˈɛlɪhjuː ˈruːt/; February 15, 1845 – February 7, 1937) was an American lawyer, Republican politician, and statesman who served as the 41st U.S. Secretary of War and 38th U.S. Secretary of State. He also served as the United States Senator from New York and received the 1912 Nobel Peace Prize. Root is sometimes considered the prototype of the 20th century political "wise man," advising presidents on a range of foreign and domestic issues. > Root was a leading New York City lawyer wh... ---
**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:** [March 16, 2016, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7472 "2016-03-16T14:39:00Z")
Elihu Yale ---
**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:** [March 16, 2016, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7473 "2016-03-16T15:00:02Z")
Yale lock ---
**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:** [March 16, 2016, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7474 "2016-03-16T15:04:35Z")
lock jaw ---
**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:** [March 16, 2016, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7475 "2016-03-16T16:56:36Z")
fractured jaw ---
**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:** [March 16, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7476 "2016-03-16T17:30:36Z")
Fractured Flickers ---
**Author:** ![PoppaSan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/poppasan/32/189_2.png) [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7477 "2016-03-16T17:55:05Z")
Fractured fairytales ---
**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:** [March 16, 2016, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7478 "2016-03-16T19:00:50Z")
Twisted fairytales ---
**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:** [March 16, 2016, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7479 "2016-03-16T19:03:07Z")
Twisted Sister ---
**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:** [March 16, 2016, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7480 "2016-03-16T23:27:08Z")
younger sister ---
**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:** [March 16, 2016, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7481 "2016-03-16T23:51:23Z")
Cole Younger ---
**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:** [March 17, 2016, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7482 "2016-03-17T00:11:11Z")
USS Cole ---
**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:** [March 17, 2016, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7483 "2016-03-17T00:32:23Z")
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