# 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:** 650
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/12984 "2017-01-15T23:07:04Z")
Julius Caesar ---
**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:** [January 15, 2017, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/12985 "2017-01-15T23:20:10Z")
caesar salad ---
**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:** [January 15, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/12986 "2017-01-15T23:44:15Z")
potato salad ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/12987 "2017-01-16T00:10:20Z")
Sweet potato ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/12988 "2017-01-16T01:22:13Z")
Sweet Pea ---
**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:** [January 16, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/12989 "2017-01-16T02:00:08Z")
pea shooter ---
**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:** [January 16, 2017, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/12990 "2017-01-16T02:34:44Z")
straight shooter ---
**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:** [January 16, 2017, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/12991 "2017-01-16T02:52:19Z")
straight dope ---
**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:** [January 16, 2017, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/12992 "2017-01-16T03:46:34Z")
dope smack ---
**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:** [January 16, 2017, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/12993 "2017-01-16T05:48:35Z")
dope peddler ---
**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:** [January 16, 2017, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/12994 "2017-01-16T06:33:53Z")
street peddler ---
**Author:** ![CatandMouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@CatandMouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatandMouse)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/12995 "2017-01-16T06:37:29Z")
street smart ---
**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:** [January 16, 2017, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/12996 "2017-01-16T09:09:47Z")
dressing smart ---
**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:** [January 16, 2017, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/12997 "2017-01-16T11:32:35Z")
Italian dressing ---
**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:** [January 16, 2017, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/12998 "2017-01-16T12:16:29Z")
Italian Stallion ---
**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:** [January 16, 2017, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/12999 "2017-01-16T12:18:27Z")
Black Stallion ---
**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:** [January 16, 2017, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13000 "2017-01-16T12:20:27Z")
Black Beauty ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13001 "2017-01-16T16:40:09Z")
Black History ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13002 "2017-01-16T17:12:05Z")
History paper ---
**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:** [January 16, 2017, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13003 "2017-01-16T17:59:29Z")
Japanese paper > **[Washi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washi)** > > Washi (和紙) is traditional Japanese paper. The term is used to describe paper that uses local fiber, processed by hand and made in the traditional manner. Washi is made using fibers from the inner bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub (Edgeworthia chrysantha), or the paper mulberry (kōzo) bush. As a Japanese craft, it is registered as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage. > Washi is generally tougher than ordinary paper made from wood pulp, and is used in many traditional arts. Origami, Shod... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013.md?page=649) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013.md?page=651)