# 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:** 798
**Author:** ![Harakeke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bbce88/32.png) [@Harakeke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harakeke)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15945 "2017-06-26T10:02:19Z")
freezing cold ---
**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:** [June 26, 2017, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15946 "2017-06-26T11:07:27Z")
sub freezing ---
**Author:** ![Harakeke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bbce88/32.png) [@Harakeke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harakeke)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15947 "2017-06-26T12:25:36Z")
sub Saharan ---
**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:** [June 26, 2017, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15948 "2017-06-26T12:26:31Z")
Saharan wildlife ---
**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:** [June 26, 2017, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15949 "2017-06-26T12:41:33Z")
local wildlife ---
**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:** [June 26, 2017, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15950 "2017-06-26T15:18:42Z")
local color ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15951 "2017-06-26T15:38:52Z")
off color ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15952 "2017-06-26T15:40:15Z")
color wheel ---
**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:** [June 26, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15953 "2017-06-26T15:40:43Z")
Flying Circus ---
**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:** [June 26, 2017, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15954 "2017-06-26T16:57:45Z")
flying monkeys ---
**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:** [June 26, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15955 "2017-06-26T17:13:49Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > local color > [@Sefton](#): > > off color > [@Patx2](#): > > color wheel > [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](#): > > Flying Circus > [@panache45](#): > > flying monkeys Looks like we got off the track a bit. I will play Patx2’s comment and ignore BBB and panache’s. YMMV. in play: loose wheel ---
**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:** [June 26, 2017, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15956 "2017-06-26T17:29:41Z")
I was ninja’d!!! loose lips ---
**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:** [June 26, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15957 "2017-06-26T18:02:24Z")
loose cannon ---
**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:** [June 26, 2017, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15958 "2017-06-26T20:23:14Z")
cannon fodder ---
**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:** [June 26, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15959 "2017-06-26T22:41:39Z")
fodder system ---
**Author:** ![Harakeke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bbce88/32.png) [@Harakeke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harakeke)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15960 "2017-06-26T23:40:00Z")
system error ---
**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:** [June 27, 2017, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15961 "2017-06-27T06:07:57Z")
error message ---
**Author:** ![Harakeke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bbce88/32.png) [@Harakeke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harakeke)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15962 "2017-06-27T08:00:30Z")
message bank ---
**Author:** ![Brooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Brooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brooky)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15963 "2017-06-27T09:21:19Z")
bank mode ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/15964 "2017-06-27T14:03:42Z")
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