# 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:** ![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 11, 2007, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/701 "2007-12-11T19:41:05Z")

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Not like rhinos.

Bad puns

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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 11, 2007, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/702 "2007-12-11T20:32:35Z")

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[QUOTE=Hostile Dialect]  
Bad puns  
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The only kind.  
warranty

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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 11, 2007, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/703 "2007-12-11T20:37:23Z")

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No pun protection.

WEP puns

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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 11, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/704 "2007-12-11T20:48:11Z")

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WEP puns: Weeping entirely prodigiously.

( **eleanor** , hope you feel better soon!)

Too much Christmas music on the radio.

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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 11, 2007, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/705 "2007-12-11T20:59:23Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
Too much Christmas music on the radio.  
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[Video addresses problem.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCXSVIFZAPg)\*

Irving Berlin

- I’m on a public computer that has the sound turned off. This video may contain NSFW lyrics, so click the link at your own risk.

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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 11, 2007, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/706 "2007-12-11T21:12:22Z")

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Irving Berlin: Very talented composer.

_God Bless America._

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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 11, 2007, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/707 "2007-12-11T21:53:07Z")

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God Bless america

Patriotic opening song

Newsletter

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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 11, 2007, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/708 "2007-12-11T22:41:34Z")

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[QUOTE=bannerrefugee]

Newsletter  
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Short regular periodical

Ghost of Christmas Future

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**Author:** ![Stauderhorse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/709 "2007-12-12T01:47:07Z")

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[QUOTE=eleanorigby]  
Ghost of Christmas Future  
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Freaky hooded skeleton.

The Sun.

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**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:** [December 12, 2007, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/710 "2007-12-12T02:06:36Z")

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[QUOTE=Stauderhorse]

The Sun.  
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Nemesis to all

Warren Moon

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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 12, 2007, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/711 "2007-12-12T02:11:40Z")

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Freaky unhooded newspaper

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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 12, 2007, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/712 "2007-12-12T02:14:23Z")

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Warren Moon: Great black QB.

Freaky unhooded newspaper: I lack subscription.

_Reader’s Digest._

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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 12, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/713 "2007-12-12T18:41:13Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]

_Reader’s Digest._  
[/QUOTE]

Dentist office offering.

theobromine

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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 12, 2007, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/714 "2007-12-12T22:04:44Z")

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[QUOTE=eleanorigby]  
theobromine  
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Dangerous to dogs.

Snoopy

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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 12, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/715 "2007-12-12T22:21:10Z")

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Canine fighter pilot.

Imaginary warplanes

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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 12, 2007, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/716 "2007-12-12T22:45:24Z")

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[QUOTE=Hostile Dialect]  
Canine fighter pilot.

Imaginary warplanes  
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Fantasized Flying Fighters

Photocopier

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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 12, 2007, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/717 "2007-12-12T22:47:19Z")

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Duplicates paper documents

Rotating your tires every 9,000 miles

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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 12, 2007, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/718 "2007-12-12T23:42:18Z")

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[QUOTE=Scribble]

Rotating your tires every 9,000 miles  
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Should be 7500.

Tupperware

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**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:** [December 12, 2007, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/719 "2007-12-12T23:58:27Z")

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Suburban Housewife Product

Cigarette Holders

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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 13, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/720 "2007-12-13T00:16:10Z")

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[QUOTE=Enola Straight]

Cigarette Holders  
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Antique tobacco accessories

bird feeders

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