# 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:** 47
**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:** [February 5, 2007, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/921 "2007-02-05T02:35:09Z")
[QUOTE=bumfuzzled] surge protector [/QUOTE] Computers don’t fry. Egyptian cotton ---
**Author:** ![bumfuzzled](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@bumfuzzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bumfuzzled)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/922 "2007-02-05T02:38:27Z")
best sheets ever Qtips ---
**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:** [February 5, 2007, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/923 "2007-02-05T02:59:48Z")
[QUOTE=bumfuzzled] Qtips [/QUOTE] Swabs on sticks. Kabuki theater ---
**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:** [February 5, 2007, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/924 "2007-02-05T04:43:14Z")
Kabuki theater: Gongs sound often. _MacBeth._ ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/925 "2007-02-05T11:53:37Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] _MacBeth._ [/QUOTE] “Eye of newt…” Newt. ---
**Author:** ![Butterscotch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dc4da7/32.png) [@Butterscotch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Butterscotch)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/926 "2007-02-05T12:24:10Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Newt. [/QUOTE] Brightly coloured salamander Next: superbowl ---
**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:** [February 5, 2007, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/927 "2007-02-05T12:59:38Z")
[QUOTE=Butterscotch] Brightly coloured salamander Next: superbowl [/QUOTE] The Colts Win! Criminal Minds ---
**Author:** ![Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silence_of_the_clams)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/928 "2007-02-05T13:07:03Z")
Criminal Minds: Bonnie and Clyde Thompson gun ---
**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:** [February 5, 2007, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/929 "2007-02-05T13:31:40Z")
[QUOTE=Kotick] Thompson gun [/QUOTE] Headless Roland’s preference. Next: Shrew ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/930 "2007-02-05T13:33:53Z")
[QUOTE=Winston Smith] Headless Roland’s preference. Next: Shrew [/QUOTE] Shrieking, bitchy woman. \*\* Cinderella.\*\* ---
**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:** [February 5, 2007, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/931 "2007-02-05T13:46:37Z")
[QUOTE=Kalhoun] Shrieking, bitchy woman. \*\* Cinderella.\*\* [/QUOTE] Glass slipper chick \*\* ombudsman\*\* ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/932 "2007-02-05T13:46:44Z")
[QUOTE=Kalhoun] \*\* Cinderella.\*\* [/QUOTE] Pumpkin for coach. Canteloupe. ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/933 "2007-02-05T13:58:21Z")
Must have wedding. Rug ---
**Author:** ![Butterscotch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dc4da7/32.png) [@Butterscotch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Butterscotch)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/934 "2007-02-05T13:59:25Z")
[QUOTE=freckafree] **ombudsman** [/QUOTE] listens to complaints next: rug ---
**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:** [February 5, 2007, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/935 "2007-02-05T14:35:54Z")
[QUOTE=Butterscotch] listens to complaints next: rug [/QUOTE] Worn by baldies Wind Chill ---
**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:** [February 5, 2007, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/936 "2007-02-05T14:55:15Z")
Windchill: Nasty in Cleveland. Antarctica. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/937 "2007-02-05T14:57:03Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Antarctica. [/QUOTE] Where penguins march. Documentary. ---
**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:** [February 5, 2007, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/938 "2007-02-05T15:21:16Z")
Documentary: Nonfiction film genre. _Hoop Dreams._ ---
**Author:** ![Sonia\_Montdore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Sonia\_Montdore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonia_Montdore)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/939 "2007-02-05T19:28:54Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Documentary: Nonfiction film genre. _Hoop Dreams._ [/QUOTE] Hoop Dreams: Siskel’s favorite documentary pantyhose ---
**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:** [February 5, 2007, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/940 "2007-02-05T19:33:19Z")
[QUOTE=Sonia Montdore] pantyhose [/QUOTE] Sweaty, uncomfortable nylons. Caribbean cruises [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439.md?page=46) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439.md?page=48)