# 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:** 688
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13744 "2017-02-17T17:58:43Z")
Face facts ---
**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:** [February 17, 2017, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13745 "2017-02-17T18:13:30Z")
dry facts ---
**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:** [February 17, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13746 "2017-02-17T20:15:06Z")
dry county ---
**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:** [February 17, 2017, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13747 "2017-02-17T20:25:37Z")
county government ---
**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:** [February 17, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13748 "2017-02-17T21:02:15Z")
Federal government ---
**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:** [February 17, 2017, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13749 "2017-02-17T21:57:58Z")
federal law ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13750 "2017-02-17T22:05:08Z")
Murphy’s Law ---
**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:** [February 17, 2017, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13751 "2017-02-17T22:24:23Z")
Murphy Brown ---
**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:** [February 17, 2017, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13752 "2017-02-17T22:58:18Z")
brown bear ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13753 "2017-02-17T23:17:06Z")
Bear Grylls ---
**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:** [February 17, 2017, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13754 "2017-02-17T23:39:27Z")
Grylls knife ---
**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:** [February 17, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13755 "2017-02-17T23:44:47Z")
sharp knife ---
**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:** [February 17, 2017, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13756 "2017-02-17T23:57:13Z")
sharp words ---
**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:** [February 18, 2017, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13757 "2017-02-18T00:09:28Z")
rhyming words ---
**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:** [February 18, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13758 "2017-02-18T02:18:35Z")
Rhyming Simon ---
**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:** [February 18, 2017, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13759 "2017-02-18T02:34:56Z")
Simon says ---
**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:** [February 18, 2017, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13760 "2017-02-18T03:05:03Z")
Says you! ---
**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:** [February 18, 2017, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13761 "2017-02-18T03:20:48Z")
Thank you! ---
**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:** [February 18, 2017, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13762 "2017-02-18T03:36:20Z")
Thank goodness! ---
**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:** [February 18, 2017, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13763 "2017-02-18T03:55:23Z")
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