# 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:** 699
**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 25, 2017, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13964 "2017-02-25T19:21:50Z")
Stars & Bars ---
**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 25, 2017, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13965 "2017-02-25T19:23:33Z")
horizontal bars ---
**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 25, 2017, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13966 "2017-02-25T22:50:24Z")
leather bars ---
**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 26, 2017, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13967 "2017-02-26T00:13:00Z")
leather jacket ---
**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 26, 2017, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13968 "2017-02-26T00:27:15Z")
bomber jacket ---
**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 26, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13969 "2017-02-26T01:06:45Z")
bomber aircraft ---
**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:** [February 26, 2017, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13970 "2017-02-26T01:43:37Z")
aircraft carrier ---
**Author:** ![Brooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Brooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brooky)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13971 "2017-02-26T01:57:46Z")
Carrier pidgeon ---
**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:** [February 26, 2017, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13972 "2017-02-26T02:02:45Z")
Passenger pigeon ---
**Author:** ![Brooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Brooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brooky)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13973 "2017-02-26T02:12:59Z")
pigeon hole ---
**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:** [February 26, 2017, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13974 "2017-02-26T02:20:01Z")
clay pigeon (Shoot! The more I type “pigeon,” the weirder it looks without the “d.”) ---
**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 26, 2017, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13975 "2017-02-26T03:04:56Z")
clay tile Burpo: maybe you keep thinking of pidgin > **[Pidgin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin)** > > A pidgin /ˈpɪdʒɪn/, or pidgin language, is a grammatically simplified means of communication that develops between two or more groups of people that do not have a language in common: typically, its vocabulary and grammar are limited and often drawn from several languages. It is most commonly employed in situations such as trade, or where both groups speak languages different from the language of the country in which they reside (but where there is no common language between the groups). Fundamen... ---
**Author:** ![Brooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Brooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brooky)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13976 "2017-02-26T04:09:01Z")
Cassios Clay ---
**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 26, 2017, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13977 "2017-02-26T08:10:30Z")
clay feet ---
**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 26, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13978 "2017-02-26T13:46:47Z")
iambic feet ---
**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 26, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13979 "2017-02-26T15:17:01Z")
iambic pentameter ---
**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 27, 2017, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13980 "2017-02-27T03:36:00Z")
Or this guy: [Walter Pidgeon - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Pidgeon) In play: iambic key ---
**Author:** ![CatandMouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@CatandMouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatandMouse)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13981 "2017-02-27T03:41:13Z")
Key West ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13982 "2017-02-27T04:10:47Z")
Jerry West ---
**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 27, 2017, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13983 "2017-02-27T06:49:01Z")
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