# 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:** 409
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8164 "2016-04-17T01:34:35Z")
Open house ---
**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:** [April 17, 2016, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8165 "2016-04-17T01:37:07Z")
British Open ---
**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 17, 2016, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8166 "2016-04-17T01:53:08Z")
open source ---
**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 17, 2016, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8167 "2016-04-17T02:01:43Z")
open circuit ---
**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:** [April 17, 2016, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8168 "2016-04-17T04:55:29Z")
circuit court ---
**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 17, 2016, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8169 "2016-04-17T07:11:27Z")
short circut ---
**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 17, 2016, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8170 "2016-04-17T07:12:52Z")
short circuit ---
**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 17, 2016, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8171 "2016-04-17T11:57:34Z")
short list ---
**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 17, 2016, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8172 "2016-04-17T12:06:07Z")
long list ---
**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 17, 2016, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8173 "2016-04-17T12:26:54Z")
Howie Long ---
**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 17, 2016, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8174 "2016-04-17T12:28:41Z")
long bow ---
**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:** [April 17, 2016, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8175 "2016-04-17T12:40:31Z")
bow wow ---
**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 17, 2016, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8176 "2016-04-17T12:41:22Z")
Wow! signal ---
**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 17, 2016, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8177 "2016-04-17T12:44:35Z")
traffic signal ---
**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 17, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8178 "2016-04-17T14:43:48Z")
through traffic ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2016, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8179 "2016-04-17T14:46:49Z")
Play through ---
**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 17, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8180 "2016-04-17T15:20:09Z")
Play games ---
**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 17, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8181 "2016-04-17T15:48:00Z")
Thread Games ---
**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 17, 2016, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8182 "2016-04-17T16:00:49Z")
zombie thread ---
**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:** [April 17, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8183 "2016-04-17T19:59:43Z")
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