# 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:** 52

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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:** [January 10, 2008, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1021 "2008-01-10T20:54:24Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
Reinhard Heydrich.  
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Wannsee Conference chairman.

Reinhold Niebuhr

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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:** [January 10, 2008, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1022 "2008-01-10T21:24:55Z")

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[QUOTE=Sternvogel]  
…Reinhold Niebuhr  
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Obama likes him.

Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.)

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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:** [January 10, 2008, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1023 "2008-01-10T22:07:38Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]

Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.)  
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Hillary’s worst problem

Booble head doll

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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:** [January 10, 2008, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1024 "2008-01-10T23:42:45Z")

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[QUOTE=bannerrefugee]

Booble head doll  
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I think you might mean bobble head.  
Bobble head doll: scary collectable figurines

yogurt

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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:** [January 11, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1025 "2008-01-11T01:16:52Z")

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[QUOTE=eleanorigby]  
I think you might mean bobble head.  
Bobble head doll: scary collectable figurines

yogurt  
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No I meant booble head. I will accept your answer anyway.  
Milk based food  
hot

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**Author:** ![Danalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1026 "2008-01-11T06:19:15Z")

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[QUOTE=bannerrefugee]  
hot  
[/QUOTE]  
Orange Oven Thing

Jalapeno Lollipop

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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:** [January 11, 2008, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1027 "2008-01-11T14:06:07Z")

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[QUOTE=Danalan]

Jalapeno Lollipop  
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(that’ s a heating element, btw)  
jalapeno lollipop–disgusting portable confection

Mr Whipple

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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:** [January 11, 2008, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1028 "2008-01-11T14:19:09Z")

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[QUOTE=eleanorigby]  
(that’ s a heating element, btw)  
jalapeno lollipop–disgusting portable confection

Mr Whipple  
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Don’t Squeeze Charmin

The Maytag Repair Man

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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:** [January 11, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1029 "2008-01-11T15:30:48Z")

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[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas]

The Maytag Repair Man  
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Highly inaccurate caricature

locksmiths

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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:** [January 11, 2008, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1030 "2008-01-11T21:05:50Z")

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[QUOTE=bannerrefugee]  
locksmiths  
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Make key decisions.

The Panama Canal

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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:** [January 11, 2008, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1031 "2008-01-11T21:10:00Z")

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[QUOTE=Sternvogel]

The Panama Canal  
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Lots of locks  
Listening to your coworkers country music all day long

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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:** [January 12, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1032 "2008-01-12T02:11:11Z")

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[QUOTE=bannerrefugee]  
…Listening to your coworkers’ country music all day long  
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Could be worse.

Bosses who have fake hand grenades on their desks.

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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:** [January 12, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1033 "2008-01-12T02:15:40Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]

Bosses who have fake hand grenades on their desks.  
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Cool management toy!  
OR

Sure they’re fake?

Legos

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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:** [January 12, 2008, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1034 "2008-01-12T05:23:26Z")

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Legos: My son loves.

Thomas the Tank Engine.

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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:** [January 12, 2008, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1035 "2008-01-12T07:46:18Z")

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Ringo, Carlin, Baldwin

The Chrysler Turbine Car

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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:** [January 12, 2008, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1036 "2008-01-12T15:15:24Z")

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[QUOTE=Enola Straight]

The Chrysler Turbine Car  
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Why not used?

The Edsel

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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:** [January 13, 2008, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1037 "2008-01-13T04:29:18Z")

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The Edsel: Notorious marketing flop.

New Coke.

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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:** [January 13, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1038 "2008-01-13T18:18:32Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]

New Coke.  
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The liquid Edsel?

driver’s ed

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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:** [January 13, 2008, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1039 "2008-01-13T21:50:41Z")

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[QUOTE=eleanorigby]  
…driver’s ed  
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Teens with deathmobiles.

The Batmobile.

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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:** [January 13, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1040 "2008-01-13T22:03:22Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]

The Batmobile.  
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Very cool wheels

carpal tunnel

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