# 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:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11264 "2016-10-27T16:18:57Z")

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Peeping Tom

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**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11265 "2016-10-27T22:01:51Z")

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tom tom

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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:** [October 27, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11266 "2016-10-27T22:33:34Z")

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Tom Turkey

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**Author:** ![Brooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Brooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brooky)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11267 "2016-10-27T22:47:24Z")

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Tom Thumb

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**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11268 "2016-10-27T23:36:56Z")

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thumb sucker

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**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:** [October 27, 2016, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11269 "2016-10-27T23:45:56Z")

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cock sucker

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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:** [October 28, 2016, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11270 "2016-10-28T00:59:05Z")

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cock blocked

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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:** [October 28, 2016, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11271 "2016-10-28T01:05:40Z")

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blocked shot

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**Author:** ![Brooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Brooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brooky)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11272 "2016-10-28T02:08:42Z")

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sure shot

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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:** [October 28, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11273 "2016-10-28T02:13:18Z")

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buck shot

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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11274 "2016-10-28T02:48:02Z")

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buck naked

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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:** [October 28, 2016, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11275 "2016-10-28T04:27:12Z")

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Naked Lunch

(I can think of at least two things wrong with that title.)

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**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:** [October 28, 2016, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11276 "2016-10-28T09:04:27Z")

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stark naked

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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:** [October 28, 2016, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11277 "2016-10-28T11:14:40Z")

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John Stark

> **[John Stark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stark)**
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> American Revolutionary War
> Major-General John Stark (August 28, 1728 – May 8, 1822) was an American military officer who served during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. He became known as the "Hero of Bennington" for his exemplary service at the Battle of Bennington in 1777.
> John Stark was born in Londonderry, New Hampshire (at a site that is now in Derry) in 1728. His father, Archibald Stark (1693-1758) was born in Glasgow, Scotland, to parents who were from Wiltshire, Eng...

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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:** [October 28, 2016, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11278 "2016-10-28T11:44:48Z")

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Iron John

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**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:** [October 28, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11279 "2016-10-28T16:14:57Z")

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John Kennedy

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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:** [October 28, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11280 "2016-10-28T16:23:35Z")

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Cape Kennedy

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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:** [October 28, 2016, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11281 "2016-10-28T16:24:47Z")

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Cape Cod

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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:** [October 28, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11282 "2016-10-28T16:40:05Z")

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[“No capes!”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xslFCFTUXQU)

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**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11283 "2016-10-28T17:11:27Z")

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No Parking

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