# 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:** 664
**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 27, 2017, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13264 "2017-01-27T05:29:39Z")
Juice Newton ---
**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 27, 2017, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13265 "2017-01-27T07:04:33Z")
Newton, Iowa ---
**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 27, 2017, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13266 "2017-01-27T10:31:22Z")
Newton, Massachusetts (eponym of the fig newton) ---
**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 27, 2017, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13267 "2017-01-27T13:51:57Z")
Isaac Newton ---
**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 27, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13268 "2017-01-27T14:17:59Z")
Isaac Stern ---
**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 27, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13269 "2017-01-27T16:25:11Z")
stern expression ---
**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 27, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13270 "2017-01-27T19:11:00Z")
Howard Stern ---
**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 27, 2017, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13271 "2017-01-27T19:27:21Z")
Howard Johnson ---
**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 27, 2017, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13272 "2017-01-27T19:29:58Z")
Johnson Presidency ---
**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 27, 2017, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13273 "2017-01-27T20:59:43Z")
Andrew Johnson ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13274 "2017-01-27T21:40:13Z")
Andrew Carnegie ---
**Author:** ![slightly\_askew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@slightly\_askew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slightly_askew)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13275 "2017-01-27T21:41:40Z")
Carnegie Library ---
**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 27, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13276 "2017-01-27T21:51:08Z")
university library ---
**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 27, 2017, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13277 "2017-01-27T23:03:40Z")
library card ---
**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 27, 2017, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13278 "2017-01-27T23:52:52Z")
card reader ---
**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 27, 2017, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13279 "2017-01-27T23:53:18Z")
card shark ---
**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 27, 2017, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13280 "2017-01-27T23:53:48Z")
Shark Week! ---
**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 28, 2017, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13281 "2017-01-28T00:25:10Z")
shark attack ---
**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 28, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13282 "2017-01-28T00:30:46Z")
heart attack ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2017, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13283 "2017-01-28T00:46:02Z")
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