# Keep a Word, Delete a Word

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013>\
**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:** 753

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**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:** [April 17, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15045 "2017-04-17T19:11:51Z")

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Spider Woman

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**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:** [April 17, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15046 "2017-04-17T19:44:53Z")

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spider web

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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15047 "2017-04-18T01:18:38Z")

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Me. 😃

(Spider-Man)

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**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15048 "2017-04-18T03:12:24Z")

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space man

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**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:** [April 18, 2017, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15049 "2017-04-18T04:00:26Z")

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“Space Balls”

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15050 "2017-04-18T11:45:38Z")

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Claude Balls (author of “The Tiger’s Revenge”)

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**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:** [April 18, 2017, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15051 "2017-04-18T11:51:56Z")

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Claude Rains

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**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:** [April 18, 2017, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15052 "2017-04-18T12:29:57Z")

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driving rain

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**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:** [April 18, 2017, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15053 "2017-04-18T12:35:17Z")

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driving range

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**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:** [April 18, 2017, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15054 "2017-04-18T13:13:03Z")

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electric range

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**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15055 "2017-04-18T13:44:03Z")

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electric eel

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**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:** [April 18, 2017, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15056 "2017-04-18T16:18:14Z")

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electric car

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15057 "2017-04-18T16:59:34Z")

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smoking car (showing my age)

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15058 "2017-04-18T17:06:40Z")

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No smoking

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15059 "2017-04-18T19:51:47Z")

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Dr. No

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**Author:** ![CatandMouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@CatandMouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatandMouse)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15060 "2017-04-18T20:10:58Z")

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No Thanks

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**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15061 "2017-04-18T22:19:18Z")

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no problem

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**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:** [April 18, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15062 "2017-04-18T22:20:27Z")

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problem solved

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**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15063 "2017-04-19T00:30:55Z")

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problem child

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15064 "2017-04-19T00:52:32Z")

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