# 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:** 43
**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:** [June 25, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/842 "2015-06-25T16:14:00Z")
railroad crossing ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/843 "2015-06-25T16:19:26Z")
crossing pattern ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/844 "2015-06-25T16:49:07Z")
duck crossing ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/845 "2015-06-25T17:13:50Z")
Sitting duck ---
**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:** [June 25, 2015, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/846 "2015-06-25T17:48:46Z")
Peking duck ---
**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:** [June 25, 2015, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/847 "2015-06-25T19:06:46Z")
lame duck ---
**Author:** ![TexCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/texcat/32/9041_2.png) [@TexCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TexCat)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/848 "2015-06-25T19:21:25Z")
lame excuse ---
**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:** [June 25, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/849 "2015-06-25T19:43:49Z")
excuse you! ---
**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:** [June 25, 2015, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/850 "2015-06-25T19:46:50Z")
Excu-u-u-u-use me! ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/851 "2015-06-25T20:03:10Z")
Despicable Me ---
**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:** [June 25, 2015, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/852 "2015-06-25T20:23:38Z")
Me Tarzan ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/853 "2015-06-25T21:40:54Z")
Me Too ---
**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:** [June 25, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/854 "2015-06-25T21:45:20Z")
You, too? ---
**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:** [June 25, 2015, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/855 "2015-06-25T21:49:28Z")
damn you ---
**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:** [June 25, 2015, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/856 "2015-06-25T21:50:30Z")
Hey, you! ---
**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:** [June 25, 2015, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/857 "2015-06-25T21:54:30Z")
say hey ---
**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:** [June 25, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/858 "2015-06-25T21:55:54Z")
Say what? ---
**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:** [June 25, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/859 "2015-06-25T21:58:18Z")
what for ---
**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:** [June 25, 2015, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/860 "2015-06-25T22:31:04Z")
What now? ---
**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:** [June 25, 2015, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/861 "2015-06-25T22:32:25Z")
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