# 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:** 397
**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:** [April 6, 2016, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7924 "2016-04-06T12:55:45Z")
public statement ---
**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:** [April 6, 2016, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7925 "2016-04-06T13:38:46Z")
general public ---
**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:** [April 6, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7926 "2016-04-06T15:58:17Z")
General Hospital ---
**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:** [April 6, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7927 "2016-04-06T16:18:18Z")
hospital bed ---
**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:** [April 6, 2016, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7928 "2016-04-06T16:45:20Z")
flower bed ---
**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:** [April 6, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7929 "2016-04-06T18:06:25Z")
delicate flower ---
**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:** [April 6, 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7930 "2016-04-06T18:16:50Z")
delicate condition ---
**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:** [April 7, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7931 "2016-04-07T00:41:32Z")
conditioned air ---
**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:** [April 7, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7932 "2016-04-07T03:08:56Z")
air ball ---
**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:** [April 7, 2016, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7933 "2016-04-07T03:47:58Z")
Paint ball ---
**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:** [April 7, 2016, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7934 "2016-04-07T04:29:23Z")
paint can ---
**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:** [April 7, 2016, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7935 "2016-04-07T11:35:37Z")
can do ---
**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:** [April 7, 2016, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7936 "2016-04-07T11:40:10Z")
can opener ---
**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:** [April 7, 2016, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7937 "2016-04-07T12:34:39Z")
bridge opener ---
**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:** [April 7, 2016, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7938 "2016-04-07T13:29:55Z")
suspension bridge ---
**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:** [April 7, 2016, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7939 "2016-04-07T14:07:54Z")
mandatory suspension ---
**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:** [April 7, 2016, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7940 "2016-04-07T14:28:04Z")
mandatory minimum Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**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:** [April 7, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7941 "2016-04-07T15:56:24Z")
mandatory sentence ---
**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:** [April 7, 2016, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7942 "2016-04-07T16:00:02Z")
sentence fragment ---
**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:** [April 7, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/7943 "2016-04-07T18:01:34Z")
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