# 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:** 697
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13924 "2017-02-24T01:30:28Z")
tennis anyone ---
**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 24, 2017, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13925 "2017-02-24T01:54:09Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Net profit profit margin ---
**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:** [February 24, 2017, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13926 "2017-02-24T01:59:15Z")
page margin ---
**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 24, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13927 "2017-02-24T03:12:17Z")
last page ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13928 "2017-02-24T03:12:31Z")
page turner ---
**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:** [February 24, 2017, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13929 "2017-02-24T03:47:16Z")
Tina Turner ---
**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 24, 2017, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13930 "2017-02-24T04:17:51Z")
pancake turner ---
**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:** [February 24, 2017, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13931 "2017-02-24T09:03:47Z")
pancake syrup ---
**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 24, 2017, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13932 "2017-02-24T12:41:12Z")
cough syrup ---
**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 24, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13933 "2017-02-24T14:17:12Z")
cough drops ---
**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:** [February 24, 2017, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13934 "2017-02-24T16:35:56Z")
rain drops ---
**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 24, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13935 "2017-02-24T17:13:21Z")
freezing rain ---
**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 24, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13936 "2017-02-24T17:22:49Z")
freezing cold ---
**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 24, 2017, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13937 "2017-02-24T17:49:26Z")
cold shoulder ---
**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:** [February 24, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13938 "2017-02-24T18:02:09Z")
bitter cold ---
**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 24, 2017, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13939 "2017-02-24T18:42:48Z")
bitter truth ---
**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 24, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13940 "2017-02-24T19:37:36Z")
truth serum ---
**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 24, 2017, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13941 "2017-02-24T20:18:47Z")
face serum ---
**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:** [February 24, 2017, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13942 "2017-02-24T22:01:27Z")
about face ---
**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 24, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13943 "2017-02-24T22:08:33Z")
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