# 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:** 653
**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 18, 2017, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13044 "2017-01-18T04:44:35Z")
county seat ---
**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:** [January 18, 2017, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13045 "2017-01-18T04:46:08Z")
Brisco County ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13046 "2017-01-18T05:53:47Z")
County jail ---
**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 18, 2017, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13047 "2017-01-18T05:56:10Z")
jail suicide ---
**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 18, 2017, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13048 "2017-01-18T10:06:16Z")
suicide pact ---
**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 18, 2017, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13049 "2017-01-18T12:26:09Z")
marriage pact ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13050 "2017-01-18T13:23:25Z")
Shotgun marriage ---
**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 18, 2017, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13051 "2017-01-18T13:51:19Z")
same-sex marriage ---
**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 18, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13052 "2017-01-18T16:24:49Z")
same-sex adoption ---
**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 18, 2017, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13053 "2017-01-18T16:36:55Z")
early adoption ---
**Author:** ![CatandMouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@CatandMouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatandMouse)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13054 "2017-01-18T16:37:01Z")
pet adoption ---
**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 18, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13055 "2017-01-18T16:47:18Z")
Pet Sematary ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13056 "2017-01-18T17:40:29Z")
Pet Sounds ---
**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 18, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13057 "2017-01-18T19:03:33Z")
whale sounds ---
**Author:** ![CatandMouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@CatandMouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatandMouse)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13058 "2017-01-18T19:09:13Z")
beached whale ---
**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 18, 2017, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13059 "2017-01-18T19:14:48Z")
beach blanket ---
**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 18, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13060 "2017-01-18T20:27:06Z")
_Prof, so wanted to add “Bingo” to that (for you young’ns, it’s a geezer thing)_ in play: blanket judgement ---
**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 18, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13061 "2017-01-18T20:27:24Z")
security blanket ---
**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:** [January 18, 2017, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13062 "2017-01-18T23:10:52Z")
Homeland Security ---
**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 19, 2017, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13063 "2017-01-19T01:22:06Z")
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