# 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:** 656
**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:** [January 20, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13104 "2017-01-20T17:16:12Z")
trapeze artist ---
**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 20, 2017, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13105 "2017-01-20T17:39:55Z")
bullshit artist ---
**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 20, 2017, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13106 "2017-01-20T17:41:54Z")
bullshit detector ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13107 "2017-01-20T17:44:35Z")
lie detector ---
**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 20, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13108 "2017-01-20T18:29:57Z")
politicians lie ---
**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 20, 2017, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13109 "2017-01-20T22:05:44Z")
local politicians ---
**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 21, 2017, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13110 "2017-01-21T00:38:01Z")
local news ---
**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 21, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13111 "2017-01-21T00:56:51Z")
sports news ---
**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 21, 2017, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13112 "2017-01-21T01:31:34Z")
sports team ---
**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 21, 2017, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13113 "2017-01-21T01:45:04Z")
team spirit ---
**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 21, 2017, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13114 "2017-01-21T01:51:05Z")
Dream Team ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13115 "2017-01-21T02:04:29Z")
Wet dream ---
**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 21, 2017, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13116 "2017-01-21T02:24:03Z")
wet t-shirt > **[Wet T-shirt contest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet_T-shirt_contest)** > > A wet T-shirt contest is a competition involving exhibitionism, typically featuring young women contestants at a nightclub, bar, or resort. Wet T-shirt contestants generally wear thin white or light-colored T-shirts without bras, bikini tops, or other garments beneath. Water (often ice water) is then sprayed or poured onto the participants' chests, causing their T-shirts to turn translucent and cling to their breasts. The comparatively rarer male equivalent is the wet boxer contest, sometimes h... ---
**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 21, 2017, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13117 "2017-01-21T10:38:59Z")
wet paint ---
**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 21, 2017, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13118 "2017-01-21T13:06:46Z")
paint job ---
**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 21, 2017, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13119 "2017-01-21T14:53:57Z")
temporary job ---
**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 21, 2017, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13120 "2017-01-21T15:11:36Z")
temporary repair ---
**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 21, 2017, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13121 "2017-01-21T15:41:20Z")
temporary filling ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13122 "2017-01-21T15:58:43Z")
“Less Filling!!!” ---
**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 21, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13123 "2017-01-21T16:46:13Z")
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