# 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:** ![Jane\_Smythe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@Jane\_Smythe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jane_Smythe)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2016, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11584 "2016-11-13T07:10:00Z")

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Devil’s Birthmark

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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2016, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11585 "2016-11-13T07:14:26Z")

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devil’s night

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**Author:** ![Jane\_Smythe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@Jane\_Smythe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jane_Smythe)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2016, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11586 "2016-11-13T07:21:23Z")

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Gentle Night

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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2016, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11587 "2016-11-13T07:57:56Z")

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gentle person

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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:** [November 13, 2016, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11588 "2016-11-13T09:42:48Z")

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gentle shepherd

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**Author:** ![Jane\_Smythe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@Jane\_Smythe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jane_Smythe)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2016, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11589 "2016-11-13T09:56:33Z")

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shepherd’s pie

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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:** [November 13, 2016, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11590 "2016-11-13T10:08:30Z")

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shepherd’s crook

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**Author:** ![Jane\_Smythe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@Jane\_Smythe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jane_Smythe)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11591 "2016-11-13T14:17:37Z")

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crook insignia

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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:** [November 13, 2016, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11592 "2016-11-13T14:22:46Z")

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Petty crook

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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:** [November 13, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11593 "2016-11-13T14:23:38Z")

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Cunning Crook

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**Author:** ![Jane\_Smythe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@Jane\_Smythe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jane_Smythe)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2016, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11594 "2016-11-13T14:28:49Z")

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cunning fox

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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11595 "2016-11-13T14:47:12Z")

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red fox

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**Author:** ![Jane\_Smythe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@Jane\_Smythe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jane_Smythe)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11596 "2016-11-13T14:50:48Z")

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Red Buttons

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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:** [November 13, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11597 "2016-11-13T14:51:52Z")

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Red Hen

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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:** [November 13, 2016, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11598 "2016-11-13T15:04:37Z")

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wet hen

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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:** [November 13, 2016, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11599 "2016-11-13T15:14:14Z")

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Hen House

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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:** [November 13, 2016, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11600 "2016-11-13T15:27:31Z")

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Huddle House

it’s a real thing, I’ve eaten there many times: [Huddle House - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huddle_House)

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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:** [November 13, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11601 "2016-11-13T16:40:34Z")

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out house

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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:** [November 13, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11602 "2016-11-13T17:29:22Z")

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easy out

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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:** [November 13, 2016, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11603 "2016-11-13T18:05:21Z")

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