From George Soros , the DNC and a whole lot of dumb people . <| sep |> The problem with if was explained by uscoutt pretty well . You can actually solve this in one for loop . Just negate the in statement and delete the unmatching item . for item in thelist if item not in 1 , 2 , 3 thelist . removeitem <| sep |> Do some variation of kegels ? <| sep |> Beer and tacos for my family this fine thanksgiving . <| sep |> Well alright then <| sep |> Hi , touny 71 , thanks for your submission to rmadlads ! Unfortunately , your submission has been removed for the following reasonsRule 2 Your post is a still image that isn ' t a screenshot of social media . REMINDER We do not punish for posts that break rules . If you feel that it has been removed in error , please message us % 2 Fr % 2 Fmadlads so that we may review it .