# 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:** 66
**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:** [March 13, 2007, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1301 "2007-03-13T20:07:45Z")
_Ich bin ein Berliner_: Famous JFK soundbite. The Cuban Missile Crisis. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1302 "2007-03-13T20:48:02Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] _ **Ich bin ein Berliner** _ [/QUOTE] [Funny urban legend](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ich_bin_ein_Berliner). Next: Batman! ---
**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:** [March 13, 2007, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1303 "2007-03-13T20:49:04Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] The Cuban Missile Crisis. [/QUOTE] Narrowly averted armageddon. Next: Batman! ---
**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:** [March 14, 2007, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1304 "2007-03-14T01:15:24Z")
[QUOTE=Winston Smith] Batman! [/QUOTE] Very well prepared George Arliss ---
**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:** [March 14, 2007, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1305 "2007-03-14T02:37:55Z")
_ **Disraeli** _ Oscar Winner Next: Mercury ---
**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:** [March 14, 2007, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1306 "2007-03-14T04:53:54Z")
Mercury: Hot, dry, sunny. The Oort Belt. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2007, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1307 "2007-03-14T11:40:34Z")
Distant Cloudy Band. Obsession ---
**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:** [March 14, 2007, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1308 "2007-03-14T13:10:29Z")
Obsession: Overhyped designer perfume. Calvin Klein. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1309 "2007-03-14T21:13:13Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Calvin Klein. [/QUOTE] Designed [Brooke’s jeans.](http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1980/november_19_1980_153318.html) **Claude Lévi-Strauss** ---
**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:** [March 15, 2007, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1310 "2007-03-15T13:35:59Z")
Claude Lévi-Strauss: Denim’s crown prince. Ken Shabby. ---
**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:** [March 15, 2007, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1311 "2007-03-15T16:41:51Z")
Monty Python’s pedophile. Next: Dennis Smith ---
**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:** [March 26, 2007, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1312 "2007-03-26T15:44:03Z")
Dennis Smith: Advocate for firefighters. Dalmatian dogs. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2007, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1313 "2007-03-26T16:26:50Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Dennis Smith: Advocate for firefighters. Dalmatian dogs. [/QUOTE] Thousand and One Glenn Close ---
**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:** [March 26, 2007, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1314 "2007-03-26T16:28:29Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] Glenn Close [/QUOTE] Psycho playing starlette. Next: Morning wood ---
**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:** [March 26, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1315 "2007-03-26T17:02:52Z")
Morning wood: Stiffy under pajamas. Flannel sheets. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2007, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1316 "2007-03-26T17:04:46Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Flannel sheets. [/QUOTE] Unexpectedly luxurious bedding. Next: Her flannel pajamas. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2007, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1317 "2007-03-26T17:34:42Z")
Her flannel pajamas: Take them off. Morning sex. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1318 "2007-03-28T20:26:59Z")
::bump:: Morning sex. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2007, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1319 "2007-03-28T21:48:11Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] ::bump:: Morning sex. [/QUOTE] Ante Meridian Coitus Afternoon Delight ---
**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:** [March 29, 2007, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1320 "2007-03-29T01:27:04Z")
[QUOTE=Enola Straight] Afternoon Delight [/QUOTE] Skyrockets in flight! Next: Safe house [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439.md?page=65) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439.md?page=67)