public static void main(String[] args)
   {
      List<String> a = new LinkedList<String>();
      a.add("Amy");
      a.add("Carl");
      a.add("Erica");

      List<String> b = new LinkedList<String>();
      b.add("Bob");
      b.add("Doug");
      b.add("Frances");
      b.add("Gloria");

      // merge the words from b into a

      ListIterator<String> aIter = a.listIterator();
      Iterator<String> bIter = b.iterator();

      while (bIter.hasNext())
      {
         if (aIter.hasNext()) aIter.next();
         aIter.add(bIter.next());
      }

      System.out.println(a);

      // remove every second word from b

      bIter = b.iterator();
      while (bIter.hasNext())
      {
         bIter.next(); // skip one element
         if (bIter.hasNext())
         {
            bIter.next(); // skip next element
            bIter.remove(); // remove that element
         }
      }

      System.out.println(b);

      // bulk operation: remove all words in b from a

      a.removeAll(b);

      System.out.println(a);
   }