# 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:** 959
**Author:** ![Mr\_Zox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Mr\_Zox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Zox)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/19166 "2018-05-15T23:36:05Z")
welder’s mask ---
**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:** [May 16, 2018, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/19167 "2018-05-16T04:28:17Z")
_The Mask_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/hOqVRwGVUkA/hqdefault.jpg "The Mask Trailer") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOqVRwGVUkA) ---
**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:** [May 16, 2018, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/19168 "2018-05-16T04:43:11Z")
The Fugitive ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/19169 "2018-05-16T14:21:40Z")
fugitive hunter (It would have been so much easier to play off of “the,” but I’m accepting the challenge.) ---
**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:** [May 16, 2018, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/19170 "2018-05-16T14:31:58Z")
treasure hunter ---
**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:** [May 16, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/19171 "2018-05-16T15:32:59Z")
bounty hunter ---
**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:** [May 16, 2018, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/19172 "2018-05-16T16:51:59Z")
Bounty towels ---
**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:** [May 16, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/19173 "2018-05-16T16:56:44Z")
HMS _Bounty_ ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/19174 "2018-05-16T16:57:09Z")
beach towels ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/19175 "2018-05-17T00:35:54Z")
beach blanket ---
**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:** [May 17, 2018, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/19176 "2018-05-17T04:24:58Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > HMS _Bounty_ > [@astorian](#): > > beach towels Bzzzt. In play: sandy beach ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/19177 "2018-05-17T13:47:39Z")
pecan sandy ---
**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:** [May 17, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/19178 "2018-05-17T14:00:19Z")
pecan pie ---
**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:** [May 17, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/19179 "2018-05-17T14:36:29Z")
pie chart ---
**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:** [May 17, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/19180 "2018-05-17T15:03:22Z")
apple pie ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/19181 "2018-05-17T15:48:14Z")
Fiona Apple ---
**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:** [May 17, 2018, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/19182 "2018-05-17T17:01:03Z")
apple cider ---
**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:** [May 17, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/19183 "2018-05-17T18:24:48Z")
Apple Watch ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/19184 "2018-05-17T19:02:47Z")
Swiss watch ---
**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:** [May 18, 2018, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/19185 "2018-05-18T00:32:50Z")
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