# 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:** 74
**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:** [April 23, 2007, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1461 "2007-04-23T19:44:38Z")
Duke Ellington’s ouvre. Next: Pythagorean Theorem. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1462 "2007-04-23T20:19:54Z")
[QUOTE=Cartooniverse] Pythagorean Theorem. [/QUOTE] Falsely so attributed. Next: pineapple ---
**Author:** ![King\_Friday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/43a26b/32.png) [@King\_Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Friday)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1463 "2007-04-23T20:41:20Z")
Horrible football substitute Next: Office Space ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1464 "2007-04-23T20:56:22Z")
[QUOTE=King Friday] Next: Office Space [/QUOTE] Mike Judge comedy. **The Great Cornholio** ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1465 "2007-04-23T21:00:38Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] Mike Judge comedy. **The Great Cornholio** [/QUOTE] from Lake Titicaca Next: zucchini ---
**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:** [April 24, 2007, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1466 "2007-04-24T02:13:04Z")
Cucumber Wanna Be Next: Bakalite ---
**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:** [April 24, 2007, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1467 "2007-04-24T04:06:54Z")
Bakelite: Fifties phone material. Formica. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2007, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1468 "2007-04-24T04:11:36Z")
Formica: your grandma’s countertop reticulans ---
**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:** [April 24, 2007, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1469 "2007-04-24T16:21:38Z")
Reticulans: Hands off Texas! Ann Richards. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1470 "2007-04-24T19:06:35Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Ann Richards. [/QUOTE] [Met Bill Dauterive.](http://animatedtv.about.com/library/graphics/kohGlassElevator.jpg) **Yakov Smirnoff** ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2007, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1471 "2007-04-24T19:13:05Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] [Met Bill Dauterive.](http://animatedtv.about.com/library/graphics/kohGlassElevator.jpg) **Yakov Smirnoff** [/QUOTE] Borat before Borat. Next: William Shakespeare ---
**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:** [April 24, 2007, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1472 "2007-04-24T20:24:24Z")
The Bard Himself. Next: Alamagordo, New Mexico ---
**Author:** ![lovelybean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/94ad74/32.png) [@lovelybean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lovelybean)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1473 "2007-04-24T23:20:00Z")
[QUOTE=Cartooniverse] Alamagordo, New Mexico [/QUOTE] In the South ladybug ---
**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:** [April 24, 2007, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1474 "2007-04-24T23:27:28Z")
> [@](#): > > ladybug Little spotted insect Gorgonzola cheese ---
**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:** [April 25, 2007, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1475 "2007-04-25T01:05:01Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] Gorgonzola cheese [/QUOTE] Not my favorite William Gaxton ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1476 "2007-04-25T21:12:30Z")
[QUOTE=Governor Quinn] William Gaxton [/QUOTE] Leo Carrillo’s cousin. **The Louisiana Purchase** ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1477 "2007-04-25T21:40:50Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] Leo Carrillo’s cousin. **The Louisiana Purchase** [/QUOTE] Dollars well spent. Next: licorice ---
**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:** [April 25, 2007, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1478 "2007-04-25T21:44:20Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] Next: licorice [/QUOTE] MMMMMM MMMMMMMMMM Good! Next: fountain pens ---
**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:** [April 26, 2007, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1479 "2007-04-26T02:09:46Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] Next: fountain pens [/QUOTE] They leak everywhere. Leon Belasco ---
**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:** [April 26, 2007, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439/1480 "2007-04-26T03:54:26Z")
Leon Belasco: Unknown to me. Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern-schplenden-schlitter-crasscrenbon-fried-digger-dingle-dangle-dongle-dungle-burstein-von-knacker-thrasher-apple-banger-horowitz-ticolensic-grander-knotty-spelltinkle-grandlich-grumblemeyer-spelterwasser-kurstlich-himbleeisen-ahnwagen-gutenabend-bitte-ein-nürnburger-bratwustle-gerspurten-mitz-weimache-luber-hundsfut-gumberaber-shönedanker-kalbsfleisch-mittler-aucher von Hautkopft… of Ulm. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439.md?page=73) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439.md?page=75)