# 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:** 453
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2016, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9044 "2016-06-01T04:15:17Z")
Activated charcoal ---
**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 1, 2016, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9045 "2016-06-01T06:27:54Z")
shields activated ---
**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:** [June 1, 2016, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9046 "2016-06-01T06:34:30Z")
Raise shields ---
**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:** [June 1, 2016, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9047 "2016-06-01T11:26:36Z")
raise hell ---
**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:** [June 1, 2016, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9048 "2016-06-01T13:10:58Z")
Hell bent ---
**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 1, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9049 "2016-06-01T16:11:51Z")
Get bent (sorry) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9050 "2016-06-01T16:26:15Z")
Get Back ---
**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 1, 2016, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9051 "2016-06-01T18:12:43Z")
Get Smart ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9052 "2016-06-01T18:40:26Z")
Smart bomb ---
**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 1, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9053 "2016-06-01T20:35:13Z")
bomb squad ---
**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 1, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9054 "2016-06-01T20:59:26Z")
Police Squad (In color) ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2016, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9055 "2016-06-01T21:10:41Z")
smart aleck ---
**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 2, 2016, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9056 "2016-06-02T00:18:42Z")
(Looks like **Ignatz** missed the page break.) Dream Police ---
**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 2, 2016, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9057 "2016-06-02T00:48:11Z")
Dream Lover ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2016, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9058 "2016-06-02T00:57:40Z")
“Easy Lover” ---
**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 2, 2016, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9059 "2016-06-02T01:06:21Z")
Easy Bake (oven) ---
**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:** [June 2, 2016, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9060 "2016-06-02T01:21:37Z")
easy virtue ---
**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:** [June 2, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9061 "2016-06-02T01:38:35Z")
Catholic Virtue ---
**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:** [June 2, 2016, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9062 "2016-06-02T13:58:45Z")
Roman Catholic ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2016, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9063 "2016-06-02T14:02:53Z")
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