# Keep a Word, Delete a Word

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013>\
**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\
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**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:** [May 19, 2016, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8844 "2016-05-19T01:47:09Z")

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John Henry

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**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:** [May 19, 2016, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8845 "2016-05-19T03:14:59Z")

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John Doe

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**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:** [May 19, 2016, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8846 "2016-05-19T03:28:50Z")

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doe eyed

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8847 "2016-05-19T11:22:43Z")

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Cock eyed

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**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:** [May 19, 2016, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8848 "2016-05-19T12:20:12Z")

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Cock Marsh

> **[Cock Marsh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cock_Marsh)**
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> Cock Marsh is an area of marsh land and steep chalk slope covering more than 150-acre (61-hectare) north of Maidenhead in Berkshire. It includes a 45-acre (18-hectare) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is also the location of a Round barrow cemetery and common land where livestock have grazed for hundreds of years. Cock Marsh is owned and managed by the National Trust.
> The chalk grasslands of Cock Marsh are located near the River Thames, north of Maidenhead in Berkshire. The...

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**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:** [May 19, 2016, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8849 "2016-05-19T13:24:32Z")

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Dead Marshes

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**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:** [May 19, 2016, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8850 "2016-05-19T14:27:26Z")

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Living Dead

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8851 "2016-05-19T14:36:09Z")

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living large

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**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:** [May 19, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8852 "2016-05-19T14:45:58Z")

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[Large Marge](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BUxqxZi3Cc)

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8853 "2016-05-19T17:14:04Z")

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Marge Simpson

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**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:** [May 19, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8854 "2016-05-19T17:55:25Z")

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Simpson trial

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8855 "2016-05-19T21:34:09Z")

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Trial balloon

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**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:** [May 19, 2016, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8856 "2016-05-19T22:02:19Z")

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lead balloon

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8857 "2016-05-19T22:12:55Z")

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Pencil lead

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**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 19, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8858 "2016-05-19T22:13:19Z")

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lead actor

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**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:** [May 19, 2016, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8859 "2016-05-19T23:15:08Z")

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famous actor

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**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:** [May 20, 2016, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8860 "2016-05-20T01:49:52Z")

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famous amos

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**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:** [May 20, 2016, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8861 "2016-05-20T01:51:22Z")

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Amos Moses

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**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:** [May 20, 2016, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8862 "2016-05-20T01:51:56Z")

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Amos Moses

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**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:** [May 20, 2016, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/8863 "2016-05-20T01:53:27Z")

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(Holy crap!)

BIP:

Tori Amos

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