# 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\
**Page:** 33

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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 7, 2007, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/641 "2007-12-07T02:49:36Z")

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[QUOTE=Governor Quinn]

Whist  
[/QUOTE]

Tricks, Trumps, Honors!

solar energy

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Ryle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8dc957/32.png) [@Mark\_Ryle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Ryle)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/642 "2007-12-07T03:25:26Z")

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[QUOTE=eleanorigby]  
solar energy  
[/QUOTE]  
From fusion furnace.  
Daily Access Fee

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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 7, 2007, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/643 "2007-12-07T05:24:47Z")

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[QUOTE=Mark Ryle]

Daily Access Fee  
[/QUOTE]

Daily access fee.

Oh, all right, all right. I’ll play nice.

Pay each day.

Overpriced Dinty Moore beef stew from the corner stop-‘n’-rob

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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 7, 2007, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/644 "2007-12-07T05:56:51Z")

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[QUOTE=Scribble]  
…Overpriced Dinty Moore beef stew from the corner stop-‘n’-rob  
[/QUOTE]

Not worth it.

The Federal Reserve.

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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 7, 2007, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/645 "2007-12-07T06:25:16Z")

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Definitely worth it.

Heist

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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 7, 2007, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/646 "2007-12-07T06:27:02Z")

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Rob ‘n’ run.

Ikea

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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 7, 2007, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/647 "2007-12-07T06:29:43Z")

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Pretty furniture maze.

Bait/switch

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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 7, 2007, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/648 "2007-12-07T10:42:59Z")

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[QUOTE=Hostile Dialect]

Bait/switch  
[/QUOTE]

Tempt and take?  
Lure and lift?

Charm and renege?  
It’s 0430 here, no brain.

tontine

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Ryle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8dc957/32.png) [@Mark\_Ryle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Ryle)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/649 "2007-12-07T11:45:48Z")

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[QUOTE=eleanorigby]  
tontine  
[/QUOTE]  
Stevenson’s black comedy

glitterati

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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 7, 2007, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/650 "2007-12-07T17:17:30Z")

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Glitterati: Them’s my peeps.

Ebonics.

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Ryle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8dc957/32.png) [@Mark\_Ryle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Ryle)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/651 "2007-12-07T19:15:51Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
Ebonics.  
[/QUOTE]  
Jive talkin’ jargon

Black Friday

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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 7, 2007, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/652 "2007-12-07T19:37:40Z")

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Avoid the mall!

olive oil

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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:** [December 7, 2007, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/653 "2007-12-07T20:12:45Z")

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[QUOTE=Scribble]  
olive oil  
[/QUOTE]

Extra virgin desired.

Parsley

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**Author:** ![bannerrefugee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@bannerrefugee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bannerrefugee)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/654 "2007-12-07T20:14:29Z")

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[QUOTE=Sternvogel]  
Extra virgin desired.

Parsley  
[/QUOTE]

Great in salad  
Bar graph

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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:** [December 7, 2007, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/655 "2007-12-07T20:28:00Z")

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Never Mind

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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:** [December 7, 2007, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/656 "2007-12-07T20:30:38Z")

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[QUOTE=bannerrefugee]  
Bar graph  
[/QUOTE]

Compares beer sales.

Mitt Romney

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Ryle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8dc957/32.png) [@Mark\_Ryle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Ryle)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/657 "2007-12-07T20:41:22Z")

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[QUOTE=Sternvogel]  
Mitt Romney  
[/QUOTE]  
Pagan, Sharpton says.

Flatscreen

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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 7, 2007, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/658 "2007-12-07T20:59:05Z")

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Flatscreen: Looks 'way cool.

James Dean.

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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 7, 2007, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/659 "2007-12-07T21:02:49Z")

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Looks way cool.

Inappropriate placement of apostrophes by presidential candidates.

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**Author:** ![bannerrefugee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@bannerrefugee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bannerrefugee)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/660 "2007-12-07T21:48:41Z")

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[QUOTE=Hostile Dialect]  
Looks way cool.

Inappropriate placement of apostrophes by presidential candidates.  
[/QUOTE]

Could do worse

Neuron

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