# 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:** 404
**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 13, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8064 "2016-04-13T15:35:28Z")
picket fence ---
**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 13, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8065 "2016-04-13T15:46:24Z")
picket line ---
**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 13, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8066 "2016-04-13T16:14:50Z")
line item ---
**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:** [April 13, 2016, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8067 "2016-04-13T17:11:19Z")
conga line ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8068 "2016-04-13T17:37:50Z")
conga drums ---
**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 13, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8069 "2016-04-13T18:35:02Z")
steel drums ---
**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 13, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8070 "2016-04-13T19:44:09Z")
Steel Angel > **[Steel Angel Kurumi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Angel_Kurumi)** > > Steel Angel Kurumi (Japanese: 鋼鉄天使くるみ, Hepburn: Kōtetsu Tenshi Kurumi) is a Japanese manga series created by Kaishaku. An anime series adaptation directed by Naohito Takahashi, animated by Oriental Light and Magic, produced by Pony Canyon with character designs by Yuriko Chiba and Yūji Ikeda and music by Toshihiko Sahashi has been translated and released in North America by ADV Films. In 2008, Crunchyroll announced it had partnered with Pony Canyon to release the Steel Angel Kurumi series for ---
**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 13, 2016, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8071 "2016-04-13T20:07:41Z")
Dark Angel [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OQxMCXemfe4/hqdefault.jpg "Dark Angel - Immigrant Song (1989) HQ (Led Zeppelin cover)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQxMCXemfe4) ---
**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:** [April 13, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8072 "2016-04-13T20:54:38Z")
Weeping Angel [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weeping\_Angel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weeping_Angel) ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8073 "2016-04-13T21:06:46Z")
Weeping Willow. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2016, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8074 "2016-04-13T21:24:34Z")
Willow Soprano (Are proper names allowed? If not, feel free to change.) ---
**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 13, 2016, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8075 "2016-04-13T21:30:49Z")
soprano sax ---
**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 13, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8076 "2016-04-13T21:52:17Z")
soprano section ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2016, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8077 "2016-04-13T22:31:37Z")
Section Eight ---
**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 13, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8078 "2016-04-13T22:41:40Z")
crazy eight ---
**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 13, 2016, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8079 "2016-04-13T22:44:00Z")
crazy Ivan > **[Baffles (submarine)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Ivan)** > > The baffles is the area in the water directly behind a submarine or ship through which a hull-mounted sonar cannot hear. This blind spot is caused by the need to insulate the sonar array, commonly mounted near the bow, from the noise of the vessel's machinery. > During the Cold War, one submarine would frequently attempt to follow another by hiding in its baffles. This led to the practice of "clearing the baffles", that is, turning to observe the blind spot and detect any followers. Related maneuv... ---
**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 13, 2016, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8080 "2016-04-13T22:58:39Z")
Ivan Lendl ---
**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 14, 2016, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8081 "2016-04-14T00:54:17Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Willow Soprano > (Are proper names allowed? If not, feel free to change.) Only on days that end in “day.” 🙂 Case in point: Ivan Dixon ---
**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 14, 2016, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8082 "2016-04-14T01:41:43Z")
Mason-Dixon ---
**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 14, 2016, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8083 "2016-04-14T01:56:52Z")
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