# Describe it in three words, Part Deux **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 7, 2007, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words-part-deux/403102 "2007-05-07T14:27:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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 7, 2007, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words-part-deux/403102/1 "2007-05-07T14:27:05Z")
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=403490&page=1](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. ---
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words-part-deux/403102/2 "2007-05-07T14:32:53Z")
Not a know-nothing. Hamlet. ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words-part-deux/403102/3 "2007-05-07T15:20:08Z")
[QUOTE=Gadarene] Hamlet. [/QUOTE] Shakespeare’s Oedipal tragedy. Cotton candy ---
**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 7, 2007, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words-part-deux/403102/4 "2007-05-07T16:03:51Z")
Cotton candy: Fluffy circus treat. Stampeding elephant. ---
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words-part-deux/403102/5 "2007-05-07T16:06:38Z")
> [@](#): > > Stampeding elephant. Unfluffy circus threat. Immanuel Kant (this is an easy one!) ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words-part-deux/403102/6 "2007-05-07T16:36:00Z")
[QUOTE=Gadarene] Immanuel Kant (this is an easy one!) [/QUOTE] A real pissant (sheesh…much of a softball there, **Gadarene**? ;)) Softball ---
**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 7, 2007, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words-part-deux/403102/7 "2007-05-07T17:26:05Z")
Softball: Kinda like baseball. Ty Cobb. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words-part-deux/403102/8 "2007-05-07T17:36:02Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Ty Cobb. [/QUOTE] Racist baseball player. The Internet. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words-part-deux/403102/9 "2007-05-07T18:00:01Z")
[QUOTE=Ellen Cherry] The Internet. [/QUOTE] World wide porn Next: The wheel of Ka ---
**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 7, 2007, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words-part-deux/403102/10 "2007-05-07T18:35:30Z")
The wheel of Ka: In Ka’s Cadillac. _The Wicker Man._ ---
**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words-part-deux/403102/11 "2007-05-07T18:41:12Z")
> [@](#): > > The Wicker Man. A nice chair. Next: Tea bags ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words-part-deux/403102/12 "2007-05-07T18:56:30Z")
[QUOTE=Abby\_Emma\_Sasha] A nice chair. Next: Tea bags [/QUOTE] In Hot Water Next: Microwave ---
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words-part-deux/403102/13 "2007-05-07T19:03:34Z")
Extremely discreet hello. Karma ---
**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 7, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words-part-deux/403102/14 "2007-05-07T19:05:34Z")
Karma: Earl’s guiding principle. Randy Hickey. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words-part-deux/403102/15 "2007-05-07T19:07:31Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Karma: Earl’s guiding principle. Randy Hickey. [/QUOTE] Aren’t they all? Next: stiletto ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words-part-deux/403102/16 "2007-05-07T19:30:26Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] Next: stiletto [/QUOTE] Armor Penetrating Weapon Next: Nintendo Gamecube ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words-part-deux/403102/17 "2007-05-07T19:32:34Z")
[QUOTE=Mahaloth] Nintendo Gamecube [/QUOTE] Endless gaming fun Next: Teddy bears ---
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words-part-deux/403102/18 "2007-05-07T19:36:09Z")
> [@](#): > > Teddy bears Biding their time. The Magna Carta ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words-part-deux/403102/19 "2007-05-07T19:36:52Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] Next: Teddy bears [/QUOTE] Commemorate Roosevelt’s [compassion.](http://www.bearhollow.net/teddy_roosevelt.htm) **Mt. Rushmore** ---
**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 7, 2007, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words-part-deux/403102/20 "2007-05-07T20:28:13Z")
Magna Carta: Signed at Runnymede. Mt. Rushmore. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words-part-deux/403102.md?page=2)