# 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:** 524
**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:** [September 14, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10464 "2016-09-14T02:29:59Z")
mechanical man ---
**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:** [September 14, 2016, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10465 "2016-09-14T04:54:29Z")
Missionary Man ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10466 "2016-09-14T05:36:09Z")
missionary position ---
**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:** [September 14, 2016, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10467 "2016-09-14T11:17:42Z")
pole position ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10468 "2016-09-14T11:34:52Z")
South Pole ---
**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:** [September 14, 2016, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10469 "2016-09-14T11:39:07Z")
stripper pole ---
**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:** [September 14, 2016, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10470 "2016-09-14T13:00:48Z")
paint stripper ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10471 "2016-09-14T15:13:23Z")
oil paint ---
**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:** [September 14, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10472 "2016-09-14T16:14:08Z")
engine oil ---
**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:** [September 14, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10473 "2016-09-14T20:10:03Z")
difference engine ---
**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:** [September 15, 2016, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10474 "2016-09-15T00:10:50Z")
time difference ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10475 "2016-09-15T00:11:30Z")
time dilation ---
**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:** [September 15, 2016, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10476 "2016-09-15T00:20:00Z")
[Time Passages](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm6TsYypBpY) ---
**Author:** ![eloquently](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@eloquently](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eloquently)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10477 "2016-09-15T01:29:07Z")
Dark Passages by Kathryn Leigh Scott ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10478 "2016-09-15T04:09:54Z")
Dark Victory ---
**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:** [September 15, 2016, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10479 "2016-09-15T13:49:11Z")
(I wanted to say HMS Victory, but I’m not sure if that is allowed) so, IN PLAY: Victory Brewing [http://www.victorybeer.com/](http://www.victorybeer.com/) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10480 "2016-09-15T20:02:18Z")
victory garden ---
**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:** [September 15, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10481 "2016-09-15T20:05:04Z")
Pyrrhic victory ---
**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:** [September 15, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10482 "2016-09-15T20:19:08Z")
Pyrrhic dance ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10483 "2016-09-15T21:04:10Z")
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