# 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:** 845

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**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/16886 "2017-09-24T23:50:14Z")

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shot glasses

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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:** [September 25, 2017, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/16887 "2017-09-25T01:00:48Z")

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sun glasses

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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:** [September 25, 2017, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/16888 "2017-09-25T02:02:20Z")

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midnight sun

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**Author:** ![Brooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Brooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brooky)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/16889 "2017-09-25T02:19:00Z")

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Midnight Cowboy

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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:** [September 25, 2017, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/16890 "2017-09-25T02:34:25Z")

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Cowboy Curtis

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**Author:** ![Brooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Brooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brooky)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/16891 "2017-09-25T02:59:53Z")

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Cowboy Poetry

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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:** [September 25, 2017, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/16892 "2017-09-25T04:17:21Z")

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Rhyming poetry

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/16893 "2017-09-25T05:29:09Z")

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rhyming scheme

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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:** [September 25, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/16894 "2017-09-25T14:43:13Z")

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evil scheme

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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:** [September 25, 2017, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/16895 "2017-09-25T17:33:15Z")

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Evil spirit

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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:** [September 25, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/16896 "2017-09-25T17:35:12Z")

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blithe spirit

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**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/16897 "2017-09-25T20:57:25Z")

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Christmas spirit

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/16898 "2017-09-26T05:19:37Z")

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Christmas lights

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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:** [September 26, 2017, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/16899 "2017-09-26T11:15:54Z")

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flood lights

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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:** [September 26, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/16900 "2017-09-26T13:44:42Z")

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flood control

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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:** [September 26, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/16901 "2017-09-26T14:04:50Z")

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self control

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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:** [September 26, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/16902 "2017-09-26T15:53:34Z")

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self absorbed

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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:** [September 26, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/16903 "2017-09-26T19:20:44Z")

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shock absorber

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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:** [September 26, 2017, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/16904 "2017-09-26T19:24:39Z")

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shock treatment

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**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/16905 "2017-09-26T23:36:54Z")

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shock wave

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