# Describe it in three words **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 10, 2007, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439 "2007-01-10T19:01:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 27
**Author:** ![threnodyangelfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@threnodyangelfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threnodyangelfire)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/521 "2007-01-19T01:14:35Z")
Overnight delivery: means next week Tonsils ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/522 "2007-01-19T01:49:32Z")
Useless pharyngeal lumps **Eyestrain** ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/523 "2007-01-19T03:11:43Z")
Eyestrain: An ocular hernia. Patina. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2007, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/524 "2007-01-19T05:52:15Z")
Patina: Pleasing surface coloring. _Top Gun._ ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/525 "2007-01-19T11:49:25Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] _Top Gun._ [/QUOTE] Tom Cruise flick. Birdhouse ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/526 "2007-01-19T12:11:20Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Tom Cruise flick. Birdhouse [/QUOTE] Tweety’s snazzy digs. **Acquiesce.** ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/527 "2007-01-19T12:22:06Z")
[QUOTE=Kalhoun] Tweety’s snazzy digs. **Acquiesce.** [/QUOTE] To lose face Buffer Underrun ---
**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:** [January 19, 2007, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/528 "2007-01-19T14:00:33Z")
[QUOTE=Harmonious Discord] To lose face Buffer Underrun [/QUOTE] recode and recompile next: Ozzy! ---
**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:** [January 19, 2007, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/529 "2007-01-19T14:31:19Z")
Ozzy: Pathetic fading rockstar. The Cleveland Indians. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/530 "2007-01-19T14:42:44Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] The Cleveland Indians. [/QUOTE] Sports team, maybe? 😃 Finagle. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/531 "2007-01-19T14:48:30Z")
Finagle: Just a folly. Ethel Merman. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/532 "2007-01-19T18:12:08Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Finagle: Just a folly. Ethel Merman. [/QUOTE] Used her diaphram **SNOW** ---
**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:** [January 19, 2007, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/533 "2007-01-19T20:04:35Z")
Snow: White, fluffy, cold. _My Name is Earl._ ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/534 "2007-01-19T20:05:35Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] _My Name is Earl._ [/QUOTE] ## Never seen it. Pandora’s Box ---
**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:** [January 19, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/535 "2007-01-19T20:10:28Z")
## [QUOTE=ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies] Never seen it. Pandora’s Box [/QUOTE] You _should_ see it - great show! Pandora’s Box: Wait, don’t… shit! Obi-Wan Kenobi. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/536 "2007-01-19T20:27:12Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Obi-Wan Kenobi. [/QUOTE] Kicked Vader’s butt. **Aardvark** ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/537 "2007-01-19T20:27:20Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Pandora’s Box: Wait, don’t… shit! Obi-Wan Kenobi. [/QUOTE] “My only hope.” napalm ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/538 "2007-01-19T20:33:31Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] **Aardvark** [/QUOTE] UC Irvine mascot. Napalm. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/539 "2007-01-19T21:30:57Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] UC Irvine mascot. Napalm. [/QUOTE] Dumped over 'Nam. **drudgery** ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/540 "2007-01-19T21:41:49Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] UC Irvine mascot. [/QUOTE] That’s the UC Irvine Anteaters, not aardvarks, last I checked. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439.md?page=26) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439.md?page=28)