# 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:** 4
**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:** [May 4, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/61 "2015-05-04T00:46:04Z")
Stamp Act ---
**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:** [May 4, 2015, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/62 "2015-05-04T02:24:41Z")
act up ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2015, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/63 "2015-05-04T03:06:35Z")
> [@Thin\_Ice](#): > > act up Up Yours ---
**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:** [May 4, 2015, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/64 "2015-05-04T03:15:12Z")
Yours truly ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2015, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/65 "2015-05-04T04:44:26Z")
your mama ---
**Author:** ![esmeralda2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ccd318/32.png) [@esmeralda2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/esmeralda2)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2015, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/66 "2015-05-04T11:52:51Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > your mama your is not the same word as yours–you’re supposed to keep one of the words So the last post to follow is ‘yours truly’ truly madly ---
**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:** [May 4, 2015, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/67 "2015-05-04T13:05:31Z")
Truly Nolen ---
**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:** [May 4, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/68 "2015-05-04T13:49:38Z")
Truly Scrumptious ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/69 "2015-05-04T14:49:52Z")
Scrumptious pie ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2015, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/70 "2015-05-04T14:57:05Z")
Cutie pie ---
**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:** [May 4, 2015, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/71 "2015-05-04T15:04:03Z")
Apple Pie ---
**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:** [May 4, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/72 "2015-05-04T15:20:15Z")
apple tree ---
**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:** [May 4, 2015, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/73 "2015-05-04T15:52:54Z")
Family tree ---
**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:** [May 4, 2015, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/74 "2015-05-04T16:16:00Z")
Addams Family ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2015, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/75 "2015-05-04T17:00:06Z")
Family bathroom ---
**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:** [May 4, 2015, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/76 "2015-05-04T21:03:21Z")
bathroom break ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2015, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/77 "2015-05-05T01:05:59Z")
coffee break ---
**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:** [May 5, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/78 "2015-05-05T01:47:03Z")
black coffee ---
**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:** [May 5, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/79 "2015-05-05T02:38:41Z")
coffee can ---
**Author:** ![ashley81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/57b2e6/32.png) [@ashley81](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ashley81)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2015, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/80 "2015-05-05T03:02:45Z")
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