# Describe it in three words

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [November 14, 2007, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384 "2007-11-14T17:06:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/261 "2007-11-19T18:03:48Z")

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[QUOTE=Scribble]

Hockey  
[/QUOTE]

Ice fighting license

water

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**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:** [November 19, 2007, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/262 "2007-11-19T18:31:59Z")

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Water: Life’s vital liquid.

Aquaman.

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**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/263 "2007-11-19T18:53:39Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
Water: Life’s vital liquid.

Aquaman.  
[/QUOTE]

Useless, just useless  
Fred Flintstone

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**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/264 "2007-11-19T19:51:58Z")

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[QUOTE=Sitnam]  
Useless, just useless  
Fred Flintstone  
[/QUOTE]

Owns no pants  
Betty Rubble

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**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:** [November 19, 2007, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/265 "2007-11-19T19:58:52Z")

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Betty Rubble: Fred’s secret lover.

Adultery.

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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:** [November 19, 2007, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/266 "2007-11-19T20:32:33Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
Betty Rubble: Fred’s secret lover.

Adultery.  
[/QUOTE]

Opposite of “Infantry”

C3PO

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**Author:** ![KC\_Bravelens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eb8c5e/32.png) [@KC\_Bravelens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KC_Bravelens)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/267 "2007-11-19T20:51:37Z")

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british made robot  
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christmas pudding

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**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/268 "2007-11-19T20:54:01Z")

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[QUOTE=KC Bravelens]

.  
christmas pudding  
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Soggy British dessert

Charles Dicken’s Tiny Tim

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**Author:** ![LVgeogeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b19c9b/32.png) [@LVgeogeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVgeogeek)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/269 "2007-11-19T21:06:11Z")

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[QUOTE=eleanorigby]

Charles Dicken’s Tiny Tim  
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Crippled little boy…

California

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**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/270 "2007-11-19T21:11:31Z")

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[QUOTE=LVgeogeek]  
Crippled little boy…

California  
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Awaiting next earthquake  
Florida

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**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/271 "2007-11-19T21:15:18Z")

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[QUOTE=Flander]

Florida  
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sunny geriatric haven

vacuum cleaners

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**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/272 "2007-11-19T21:16:17Z")

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suck floors vigorously

metaphor

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**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/273 "2007-11-19T21:36:06Z")

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[QUOTE=fetus]

metaphor  
[/QUOTE]

compares unlike things

frozen pizza

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**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/274 "2007-11-19T22:09:59Z")

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[QUOTE=eleanorigby]  
frozen pizza  
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great lazy food  
Ramen noodles

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**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/275 "2007-11-19T22:27:36Z")

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[QUOTE=Flander]  
great lazy food  
Ramen noodles  
[/QUOTE]

dorm room staple  
PhD

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**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/276 "2007-11-19T22:27:49Z")

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Ramen noodles: Just add water.

Shrinky Dinks.

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**Author:** ![LVgeogeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b19c9b/32.png) [@LVgeogeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVgeogeek)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/277 "2007-11-19T22:38:21Z")

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[QUOTE=Bayard]

PhD  
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very expensive degree

USB drive

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**Author:** ![akira5822](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@akira5822](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akira5822)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/278 "2007-11-19T22:43:15Z")

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[QUOTE=LVgeogeek]  
very expensive degree

USB drive  
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Manageable mobile memory  
Notary public

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**Author:** ![Indistinguishable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90ced4/32.png) [@Indistinguishable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indistinguishable)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/279 "2007-11-19T22:47:32Z")

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[QUOTE=akira5822]  
Manageable mobile memory  
Notary public  
[/QUOTE]

Rather, an autocracy.

Subwoofers.

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**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/280 "2007-11-19T23:01:35Z")

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[QUOTE=Indistinguishable]  
Rather, an autocracy.

Subwoofers.  
[/QUOTE]

Journey into bass  
Hip-hop music

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