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Old 05-07-2007, 09:27 AM
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Describe it in three words, Part Deux
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/...=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.
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Old 05-07-2007, 09:32 AM
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Not a know-nothing.

Hamlet.
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Old 05-07-2007, 10:20 AM
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Hamlet.
Shakespeare's Oedipal tragedy.

Cotton candy
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Old 05-07-2007, 11:03 AM
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Cotton candy: Fluffy circus treat.

Stampeding elephant.
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Old 05-07-2007, 11:06 AM
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Stampeding elephant.
Unfluffy circus threat.

Immanuel Kant (this is an easy one!)
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Old 05-07-2007, 11:36 AM
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Immanuel Kant (this is an easy one!)
A real pissant (sheesh...much of a softball there, Gadarene? )

Softball
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Old 05-07-2007, 12:26 PM
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Softball: Kinda like baseball.

Ty Cobb.
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Old 05-07-2007, 12:36 PM
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Ty Cobb.
Racist baseball player.

The Internet.
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Old 05-07-2007, 01:00 PM
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The Internet.
World wide porn

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Old 05-07-2007, 01:35 PM
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The wheel of Ka: In Ka's Cadillac.

The Wicker Man.
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Old 05-07-2007, 01:41 PM
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The Wicker Man.
A nice chair.

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Old 05-07-2007, 01:56 PM
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A nice chair.

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In Hot Water

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Old 05-07-2007, 02:03 PM
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Extremely discreet hello.

Karma
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Old 05-07-2007, 02:05 PM
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Karma: Earl's guiding principle.

Randy Hickey.
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Old 05-07-2007, 02:07 PM
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Karma: Earl's guiding principle.

Randy Hickey.
Aren't they all?


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Old 05-07-2007, 02:30 PM
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Armor Penetrating Weapon

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Old 05-07-2007, 02:32 PM
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Nintendo Gamecube
Endless gaming fun

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Old 05-07-2007, 02:36 PM
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Biding their time.

The Magna Carta
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Old 05-07-2007, 02:36 PM
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Commemorate Roosevelt's compassion.

Mt. Rushmore
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Old 05-07-2007, 03:28 PM
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Magna Carta: Signed at Runnymede.

Mt. Rushmore.
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Old 05-07-2007, 04:37 PM
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Mt. Rushmore
Cary Grant dangles.

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Old 05-07-2007, 05:18 PM
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Worthless these days.

Runaway inflation
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Old 05-07-2007, 05:52 PM
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Runaway inflation
A fugitive balloon.

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

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Old 05-07-2007, 11:02 PM
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Keyser Soze: Mythical... or not?

The Loch Ness Monster.
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Old 05-08-2007, 12:09 AM
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The Loch Ness Monster: Modern Day Plesiosaur

AAA Batteries
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Old 05-08-2007, 07:55 AM
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Car club chargers

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Old 05-08-2007, 07:57 AM
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Indiana Jones
Archaeologist adrenalin junkie.

Madame Bovary
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Old 05-08-2007, 07:58 AM
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Archaeologist adrenalin junkie.

Madame Bovary
Rhymes with "Ovary"

Dr. Zhivago
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Old 05-08-2007, 10:19 AM
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Dr. Zhivago
Rhymes with "farrago"

Antonin Scalia
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Old 05-08-2007, 10:33 AM
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Antonin Scalia: has six vowels

Tokyo
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Old 05-08-2007, 10:37 AM
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Antonin Scalia: has six vowels

Tokyo
Tokyo - still in Japan.


Underwear
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Old 05-08-2007, 10:43 AM
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An innocent question.

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Old 05-08-2007, 01:44 PM
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Margaritas: Frosty alcoholic treats.

Bartending school.
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Old 05-08-2007, 01:48 PM
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Bartending school.
Bender's higher education

Summer Vacation
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Old 05-08-2007, 01:54 PM
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Summer Vacation
Three months off.

Chromosome packing.
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Old 05-08-2007, 01:54 PM
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Chromosome packing: No suitcase needed.

Beach blanket.
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Old 05-08-2007, 02:36 PM
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Beach blanket.
Better than sand.

Existentialism
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Old 05-08-2007, 02:43 PM
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Existentialism
What it is.

Next: trolls
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Old 05-08-2007, 02:47 PM
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trolls
Don't feed them.

Saturn's rings.
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Old 05-08-2007, 02:48 PM
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deleting inferior "trolls" answer in this edit
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Old 05-08-2007, 02:57 PM
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Saturn's rings.
Surround sixth planet.

General Motors
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Old 05-08-2007, 03:03 PM
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General Motors
Officer moving quickly

Ski Jet
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Old 05-08-2007, 03:33 PM
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Ski Jet: Jet Ski backwards.

Cmdr. James Bond.
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Old 05-08-2007, 03:35 PM
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Ski Jet: Jet Ski backwards.

Cmdr. James Bond.
Not the ornothologist.

Perry Mason
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Old 05-08-2007, 03:38 PM
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Perry Mason
Raymond Burr role.

Perry White
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Old 05-08-2007, 03:38 PM
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Perry White: "Great Caesar's Ghost!"

Yellow journalism.
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Old 05-08-2007, 03:40 PM
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Yellow journalism.
Media pissing contests.

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Old 05-08-2007, 03:43 PM
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Muckrakers: Expose official corruption.

The Teapot Dome Scandal.
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Old 05-08-2007, 04:00 PM
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The Teapot Dome Scandal.
Har de Harding.

Next: Woodstock
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Old 05-08-2007, 04:31 PM
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Har de Harding.

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Snoopy's Yellow Friend

Next: Rock Lobster

Sgt Schwartz
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