# 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:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2007, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/561 "2007-12-02T14:09:25Z")

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[QUOTE=Hostile Dialect]  
Laffy Taffy  
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Accidental filling remover.

Next: Prostate milking

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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:** [December 2, 2007, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/562 "2007-12-02T15:31:25Z")

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[QUOTE=Winston Smith]

Next: Prostate milking  
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Nonorgasmic male massage

spontaneous combustion

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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:** [December 2, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/563 "2007-12-02T17:08:09Z")

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Spontaneous combustion: Beautiful girls cause.

Your favorite supermodel.

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**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2007, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/564 "2007-12-02T20:16:21Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
Spontaneous combustion: Beautiful girls cause.

Your favorite supermodel.  
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Alek Wek, anyone?

Cheryl Tiegs.

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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:** [December 2, 2007, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/565 "2007-12-02T21:43:31Z")

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[QUOTE=5-4-Fighting]

Cheryl Tiegs.  
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70s eye candy

Scrabble the board game

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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:** [December 3, 2007, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/566 "2007-12-03T06:25:32Z")

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Scrabble: Wooden tile addiction.

Jane’s Addiction.

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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:** [December 3, 2007, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/567 "2007-12-03T06:27:55Z")

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Percy hates rap.

The bastard.

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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:** [December 3, 2007, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/568 "2007-12-03T15:16:04Z")

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_The Bastard_: Trashy historical fiction.

Pulitzer Prize.

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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:** [December 3, 2007, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/569 "2007-12-03T16:10:07Z")

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Good writing award.

Gregorian chants

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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:** [December 3, 2007, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/570 "2007-12-03T16:45:48Z")

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[QUOTE=Scribble]

Gregorian chants  
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Monkish monophonic plainchant (yes, plainchant is all one word)

candy canes

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**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/571 "2007-12-03T16:50:01Z")

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Candy Canes: Minty Multicolored J’s

Scarf

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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:** [December 3, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/572 "2007-12-03T17:02:07Z")

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[QUOTE=Lord Il Palazzo]

Scarf  
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colorful neck warmer  
OR  
eat food quickly!

broken child’s ornament. ☹ (I just heard a crash from the living room–handblown dragonfly ornament that was #2 son’s is in pieces). ☹

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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:** [December 3, 2007, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/573 "2007-12-03T19:37:08Z")

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Broken child’s ornament: Christmas tree casualty.

(Sorry to hear it!)

Saint Nick.

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**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2007, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/574 "2007-12-03T19:56:33Z")

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Saint Nick: Rotund Gift Distributor.

Pogs

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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:** [December 3, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/575 "2007-12-03T20:26:19Z")

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[QUOTE=Lord Il Palazzo]

Pogs  
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Milk cap fad

There will be tears after school. \<sigh\> Anyone know how to repair handblown glass?

biscotti

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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:** [December 4, 2007, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/576 "2007-12-04T04:49:21Z")

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Biscotti: Good for dunking.

A Starbucks double grande decaf mocha extra foam.

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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:** [December 4, 2007, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/577 "2007-12-04T05:05:43Z")

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Probably no tip.

Jaded

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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:** [December 4, 2007, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/578 "2007-12-04T14:53:57Z")

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Jaded: Seen too much.

Jadestone.

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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:** [December 4, 2007, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/579 "2007-12-04T15:17:24Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]

Jadestone.  
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Hmmm.

Video game developer

OR

antique Chinese pottery

haircut, color, blowdry and flatiron (and now you know my morning schedule)

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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:** [December 4, 2007, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/580 "2007-12-04T15:44:29Z")

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high-maintenance coiffure.

Bare Escentuals

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