# Describe it in three words

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439>\
**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:** 52

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**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 9, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1021 "2007-02-09T17:30:32Z")

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[QUOTE=Kalhoun]

**Weekend Warrior.**  
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Weekday desk jockey

Really loud neighbors

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**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1022 "2007-02-09T17:52:15Z")

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[QUOTE=Scribble]  
Weekday desk jockey

Really loud neighbors  
[/QUOTE]

That’d be me.

**Tambourine.**

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**Author:** ![Butterscotch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dc4da7/32.png) [@Butterscotch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Butterscotch)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1023 "2007-02-09T17:59:44Z")

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[QUOTE=Kalhoun]  
**Tambourine.**  
[/QUOTE]

Jingles when hit

Next: chewing gum

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1024 "2007-02-09T18:00:49Z")

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[QUOTE=Butterscotch]  
Next: chewing gum  
[/QUOTE]

Cud for humanoids.  
Cow.

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**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 9, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1025 "2007-02-09T18:05:01Z")

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[QUOTE=twickster]  
Cow.  
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Hamburger on hooves.

Fuel injection

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1026 "2007-02-09T21:32:33Z")

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[QUOTE=Scribble]  
Fuel injection  
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[Powers this Chevy.](http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/ChevyTri-Five/1957_Chevrolet_Model_150_Sedan-Fuel_Injection-283.jpg)

**Grenada** (as opposed to _Granada_, the Spanish city which apparently reminded **twickster** of [this commercial)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV06_moDqSw))

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1027 "2007-02-09T21:45:26Z")

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[QUOTE=Sternvogel]  
**Grenada** (as opposed to _Granada_, the Spanish city which apparently reminded **twickster** of [this commercial)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV06_moDqSw))  
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Granada, Cordoba, what **ev** er. I was hoping no one would notice that whole brain fart. Thanks oodles, **sternvogel**

What Gramps drove.

Lawrence Welk.

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**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 9, 2007, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1028 "2007-02-09T21:48:56Z")

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[QUOTE=twickster]

Lawrence Welk.  
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Lawrence Welk again?

Next: Meatloaf

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**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 9, 2007, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1029 "2007-02-09T21:51:12Z")

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[QUOTE=Winston Smith]  
Lawrence Welk again?

Next: Meatloaf  
[/QUOTE]

Uses up leftovers

**Lorena Bobbitt**

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1030 "2007-02-09T21:59:14Z")

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[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas]  
**Lorena Bobbitt**  
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The cutting edge.  
Ginzu knives

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**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 9, 2007, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1031 "2007-02-09T22:27:58Z")

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[QUOTE=twickster]

Ginzu knives  
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Free bamboo steamer!

Popeil pocket fisherman

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**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 9, 2007, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1032 "2007-02-09T22:34:56Z")

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[QUOTE=Scribble]

Popeil pocket fisherman  
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Doesn’t _actually_ work.

Next: Apply it _directly_ to the forehead!

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**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 9, 2007, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1033 "2007-02-09T22:37:05Z")

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[QUOTE=Winston Smith]  
Doesn’t _actually_ work.

Next: Apply it _directly_ to the forehead!  
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Hearty dope slap

**Farrier**

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**Author:** ![Hogwash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e57/32.png) [@Hogwash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hogwash)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1034 "2007-02-09T22:41:32Z")

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Farrier: Easy does it.

**Introvert**.

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**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 10, 2007, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1035 "2007-02-10T03:06:41Z")

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[QUOTE=Hogwash]

**Introvert**.  
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Keeps to himself.

Origami

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**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 10, 2007, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1036 "2007-02-10T03:13:55Z")

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[QUOTE=Scribble]  
Keeps to himself.

Origami  
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Beautifully folded paper

analog

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**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 10, 2007, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1037 "2007-02-10T03:17:47Z")

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[QUOTE=freckafree]

analog  
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Continuous signal, non-digital

Weird Al’s “White and Nerdy”

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**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2007, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1038 "2007-02-10T04:49:38Z")

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[QUOTE=Scribble]

Weird Al’s “White and Nerdy”  
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His biggest hit

Hugh Masekela

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2007, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1039 "2007-02-10T14:14:26Z")

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[QUOTE=Governor Quinn]  
Hugh Masekela  
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World famous flugelhornist.

Flugelhorn.

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**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 10, 2007, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1040 "2007-02-10T15:09:48Z")

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[QUOTE=twickster]

Flugelhorn.  
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Funniest instrument name.

Crumpet

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