Describe it in three words, Part Deux

[Elendil's Heir]

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=403490&page=1

After the unfortunate and, IMHO, premature closure of the previous such thread last week, I've decided to start another one.

Our first word or phrase:

Cecil Adams.

[Gadarene]

Not a know-nothing.

Hamlet.

[Scribble]

Hamlet.

Shakespeare's Oedipal tragedy.

Cotton candy

[Elendil's Heir]

Cotton candy: Fluffy circus treat.

Stampeding elephant.

[Gadarene]

Stampeding elephant.

Unfluffy circus threat.

Immanuel Kant (this is an easy one!)

[Hal Briston]

Immanuel Kant (this is an easy one!)A real pissant (sheesh...much of a softball there, Gadarene? ;))

Softball

[Elendil's Heir]

Softball: Kinda like baseball.

Ty Cobb.

[Ellen Cherry]

Ty Cobb.

Racist baseball player.

The Internet.

[Winston Smith]

The Internet.

World wide porn

Next: The wheel of Ka

[Elendil's Heir]

The wheel of Ka: In Ka's Cadillac.

The Wicker Man.

[Abby_Emma_Sasha]

The Wicker Man.

A nice chair.

Next: Tea bags

[Annie-Xmas]

A nice chair.

Next: Tea bags

In Hot Water

Next: Microwave

[Gadarene]

Extremely discreet hello.

Karma

[Elendil's Heir]

Karma: Earl's guiding principle.

Randy Hickey.

[OneCentStamp]

Karma: Earl's guiding principle.

Randy Hickey.
Aren't they all?


Next: stiletto

[Mahaloth]

Next: stiletto

Armor Penetrating Weapon

Next: Nintendo Gamecube

[swampbear]

Nintendo Gamecube
Endless gaming fun

Next: Teddy bears

[Gadarene]

Teddy bears

Biding their time.

The Magna Carta

[Sternvogel]

Next: Teddy bears

Commemorate Roosevelt's compassion. (http://www.bearhollow.net/teddy_roosevelt.htm)

Mt. Rushmore

[Elendil's Heir]

Magna Carta: Signed at Runnymede.

Mt. Rushmore.

[Gadarene]

Mt. Rushmore

Cary Grant dangles.

Next: a ha'penny

[Scribble]

Worthless these days.

Runaway inflation

[Gadarene]

Runaway inflation

A fugitive balloon.

(Yes, I love bad puns; why do you ask?)

Next: Keyser Soze

[Elendil's Heir]

Keyser Soze: Mythical... or not?

The Loch Ness Monster.

[Lord Il Palazzo]

The Loch Ness Monster: Modern Day Plesiosaur

AAA Batteries

[Gadarene]

AAA Batteries

Car club chargers

Next: Indiana Jones

[Scribble]

Indiana Jones

Archaeologist adrenalin junkie.

Madame Bovary

[Annie-Xmas]

Archaeologist adrenalin junkie.

Madame Bovary

Rhymes with "Ovary"

Dr. Zhivago

[Gadarene]

Dr. Zhivago

Rhymes with "farrago" ;)

Antonin Scalia

[nashiitashii]

Antonin Scalia: has six vowels

Tokyo

[jali]

Antonin Scalia: has six vowels

Tokyo

Tokyo - still in Japan.


Underwear

[Gadarene]

Underwear

An innocent question.

Next: margaritas

[Elendil's Heir]

Margaritas: Frosty alcoholic treats.

Bartending school.

[Mikemike2]

Bartending school.

Bender's higher education

Summer Vacation

[Scribble]

Summer Vacation

Three months off.

Chromosome packing.

[Elendil's Heir]

Chromosome packing: No suitcase needed.

Beach blanket.

[Potato Pancakes]

Beach blanket.

Better than sand.

Existentialism

[Gadarene]

Existentialism

What it is.

Next: trolls

[Scribble]

trolls

Don't feed them.

Saturn's rings.

[jali]

deleting inferior "trolls" answer in this edit

[Sternvogel]

Saturn's rings.

Surround sixth planet.

General Motors

[Mikemike2]

General Motors

Officer moving quickly

Ski Jet

[Elendil's Heir]

Ski Jet: Jet Ski backwards.

Cmdr. James Bond.

[Annie-Xmas]

Ski Jet: Jet Ski backwards.

Cmdr. James Bond.

Not the ornothologist.

Perry Mason

[Sternvogel]

Perry Mason

Raymond Burr role.

Perry White

[Elendil's Heir]

Perry White: "Great Caesar's Ghost!"

Yellow journalism.

[Gadarene]

Yellow journalism.

Media pissing contests.

Next: muckrakers

[Elendil's Heir]

Muckrakers: Expose official corruption.

The Teapot Dome Scandal.

[Gadarene]

The Teapot Dome Scandal.

Har de Harding.

Next: Woodstock

[SSG Schwartz]

Har de Harding.

Next: Woodstock

Snoopy's Yellow Friend

Next: Rock Lobster

Sgt Schwartz

[OneCentStamp]

Snoopy's Yellow Friend

Next: Rock Lobster

Sgt Schwartz
Clam shells clappin'!


Next: Atlanta

[Civil Guy]

Stone Mountain suburb.

Next: Baseball

[Elendil's Heir]

Baseball: Perfect summer game.

Curling (the sport).

[Gadarene]

Curling (the sport).

Damn ice sweeping.

Next: badminton

[Elendil's Heir]

Badminton: Toffs' backyard favorite.

The International Twit of the Year competition.

[Scribble]

The International Twit of the Year competition.

Monty Python contest.

Roth IRA

[swampbear]

Roth IRA
Private retirement money

Next: Thermal underwear

[Elendil's Heir]

Thermal underwear: Invaluable in winter.

The luge.

[Gary "Wombat" Robson]

The luge.Frenetically Hurtling Downhill

Vegemite

[Gadarene]

Vegemite

Frenetically hurling Down-Under

(whaddya want from me?)

Next: geodes

[Elendil's Heir]

Geodes: Cool desktop geology.

Spelunking.

[Sternvogel]

Spelunking.

Exploring subterranean wonderlands.

Tourist traps

[Scribble]

Spelunking.

Hiking through caves.

Yiddish theater

[Scribble]

Oh, whoops.

Tourist traps

Vacation cash extractors.

Yiddish theater.

[swampbear]

Yiddish theater.
Oy vey schmaltz!

Next: Electric pencil sharpeners

[Elendil's Heir]

Electric pencil sharpeners: Needless aggravation source.

Traffic jams.

[Winston Smith]

Traffic jams.

Needless aggrevation source. :D

Next: Zen

[Elendil's Heir]

Zen: I need more.

Motorcycle maintenence.

[Gadarene]

Motorcycle maintenence.

It's an art.

Next: Calvinball

[Elendil's Heir]

Calvinball: Hobbes knows better.

Scary snowmen.

[nashiitashii]

Scary snowmen: why the ax?

dishtowels

[Sternvogel]

dishtowels

Improvised Superman capes.

Cape Horn

[Elendil's Heir]

Cape Horn: Not Good Hope.

Vasco da Gama.

[Gadarene]

Vasco da Gama

Remember Portugal's empire?

Next: archy and mehitabel

[Scribble]

Next: archy and mehitabel

Don Marquis' characters

[OneCentStamp]

Don Marquis' characters
Um...Scribble dropped the ball. Now what do we play with? :(

[KneadToKnow]

Scribble: write with errors

Next: thunderstorms

[Elendil's Heir]

Thunderstorms: Sometimes scare children.

Circus clowns.

[Sternvogel]

Circus clowns.

Causes of coulrophobia. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_clowns)

Roustabouts

[Scribble]

Circus clowns.

Barnum's multicolored moneymakers.

Scribble: Sorry for mistake.

Next up: licorice jelly beans

[KneadToKnow]

licorice jelly beans
dark matter pellets

Next: right field

[Elendil's Heir]

Right field: Wake up, you!

Line drive.

[KneadToKnow]

Sideshow Bob
Killed Bart ... not.

[KneadToKnow]

Line drive.
Low-achieving homer.

Next: Trapper Keeper.

[Scribble]

Next: Trapper Keeper.

Teen girl's notebook.

Mercury

[KneadToKnow]

Mercury
Tastes like burning.

Next: Violists

[Elendil's Heir]

Violists: Not violinists, dammit.

Eugene Ormandy.

[Winston Smith]

Eugene Ormandy.

I choose mandy.

Next: I hate my job.

[KneadToKnow]

I hate my job.
Grow accustomed, dude.

Next: Flirty skirts

[Elendil's Heir]

Flirty skirts: Bring 'em on!

The most eye-poppingly gorgeous actress (or handsome actor) you know of.

[Gary "Wombat" Robson]

The most eye-poppingly gorgeous actress (or handsome actor) you know of:

Yowza! I wish!

Next up: Porcupine farts

[Elendil's Heir]

Porcupine farts: Part the needles.

Knitting.

[swampbear]

Knitting.
Nice warm booties.

Next: life rafts

[Elendil's Heir]

Life rafts: Titanic needed lots.

Iceberg.

[notthatagain]

Iceberg: Popular salad lettuce.

Spaghetti Fork

[Mighty_Girl]

Spaghetti Fork: pasta picker-upper.

Soprano

[Lord Il Palazzo]

Spaghetti ForkItalian Twirling Tool

Bunk beds

[KneadToKnow]

Soprano: Hide the stemware.

Bunk beds: Funnest concussion ever!

Next: crankcase

[Sternvogel]

Next: crankcase

Holds flivver starter. (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org/lochist/periodicals/bittersweet/7i2p18.jpg&imgrefurl=http://thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org/lochist/periodicals/bittersweet/wi79c.htm&h=748&w=510&sz=135&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=e-QuQxBDh_rBHM:&tbnh=141&tbnw=96&prev=/images%3Fq%3DModel%2BT%2Bcrank%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG)

Roustabouts

[Gary "Wombat" Robson]

Roustabouts: Dudes with fists

Next: Blank journals

[Elendil's Heir]

Blank journals: Fill with musings.

The Muses.

[Gary "Wombat" Robson]

The muses: Inspire me, Baby!

Next up: cat harnesses

[Gukumatz]

Cat Harness: Ferocious baggage security.

Next: Wirewalking

[KneadToKnow]

Wirewalking: Don't look down!

Next: Fishing boats

[Elendil's Heir]

Fishing boats: Guys with nets.

Sperm whales.

[Winston Smith]

Sperm whales.

Swimming oil source.

Next: Fog

[Annie-Xmas]

Swimming oil source.

Next: Fog
Horror movie staple

Next: Jerry Falwell

[rhythmonly]

Jerry Falwell: Dead as Doornail.

Hot Air Balloon.

[Sternvogel]

Jerry Falwell: Dead as Doornail.

Hot Air Balloon.

Bag of gas.

Xenon

[Gukumatz]

Xenon

Better not eat.

Next: Attempted suicide.

[Elendil's Heir]

Attempted suicide: Try, try again.

Golden Gate Bridge.

[Gary "Wombat" Robson]

Golden Gate Bridge: Why's it red?

(okay, I'm cheating a bit there)

Next: The Marianas Trench

[Gadarene]

The Marianas Trench

Now that's deep.

Mafia: the Game.

[Elendil's Heir]

Mafia, the Game: You're killin' me!

Tony Soprano.

[Winston Smith]

Tony Soprano.

HBO's charismatic Don.

Next: "13"

[Gary "Wombat" Robson]

Look out, triskaidekaphobes!

Next: Mount Fuji

[Elendil's Heir]

Mount Fuji: Iconic Japanese landmark.

Altitude sickness.

[Elendil's Heir]

::bump::

Altitude sickness.

[KneadToKnow]

Altitude sickness: Downer getting high.

Next: Portnoy's Complaint

[Elendil's Heir]

Portnoy's Complaint: Too much masturbation.

Masturbation.

[Elendil's Heir]

::bump::

Masturbation.

[Winston Smith]

Masturbation.

Endless pleasure source.

Next: Refrigerator magnet