# 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:** 594
**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:** [November 23, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11864 "2016-11-23T17:17:29Z")
Oklahoma City ---
**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 23, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11865 "2016-11-23T17:31:23Z")
city slicker ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11866 "2016-11-23T17:32:46Z")
rain slicker ---
**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 23, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11867 "2016-11-23T17:35:19Z")
Purple Rain (Prince) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11868 "2016-11-23T17:36:34Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > Purple Rain (Prince) Of course! R.I.P., Prince. acid rain ---
**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:** [November 23, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11869 "2016-11-23T17:36:49Z")
purple prose ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11870 "2016-11-23T17:41:54Z")
extemporaneous prose ---
**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 23, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11871 "2016-11-23T18:15:50Z")
extemporaneous speech ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11872 "2016-11-23T18:23:41Z")
speech impediment ---
**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 23, 2016, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11873 "2016-11-23T23:22:15Z")
legal impediment ---
**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:** [November 24, 2016, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11874 "2016-11-24T00:31:28Z")
street legal ---
**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 24, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11875 "2016-11-24T02:32:24Z")
street cred ---
**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:** [November 24, 2016, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11876 "2016-11-24T02:58:22Z")
office cred ---
**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 24, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11877 "2016-11-24T03:13:35Z")
office party ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11878 "2016-11-24T03:18:36Z")
Bachelor party ---
**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 24, 2016, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11879 "2016-11-24T03:39:27Z")
bachelor pad ---
**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:** [November 24, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11880 "2016-11-24T03:52:51Z")
Pad Thai ---
**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 24, 2016, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11881 "2016-11-24T06:49:13Z")
lily pad ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11882 "2016-11-24T12:28:35Z")
lily livered ---
**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 24, 2016, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/11883 "2016-11-24T12:47:22Z")
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