# 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:** ![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 16, 2008, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1061 "2008-01-16T06:17:02Z")

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[QUOTE=bannerrefugee]  
…Gemutlich  
[/QUOTE]

Aw, just right!

The VW “Unpimping Your Ride” ad campaign.

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**Author:** ![Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silence_of_the_clams)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1062 "2008-01-16T11:24:27Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
The VW “Unpimping Your Ride” ad campaign.  
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Swedish demolition derby  
and now to something completely different:

the inquisition :eek:

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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 16, 2008, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1063 "2008-01-16T14:13:43Z")

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[QUOTE=Kotick]  
…the inquisition :eek:  
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Spanish? Nobody expected!

Cardinals Fang and Biggles.

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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 16, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1064 "2008-01-16T18:27:05Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]

Cardinals Fang and Biggles.  
[/QUOTE]

Strange backyard birds?

OR

St Louis pro starters?

OR

Very silly men

cheese shop

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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 16, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1065 "2008-01-16T19:56:59Z")

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[QUOTE=eleanorigby]

cheese shop  
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Dairy products galore  
unless it’s the python version of a cheese shop in which kase

Sorry no Swiss  
beat to the punch

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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 16, 2008, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1066 "2008-01-16T21:11:10Z")

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[QUOTE=bannerrefugee]  
beat to the punch  
[/QUOTE]

Grab beverage first.

Mr. Pibb

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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 16, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1067 "2008-01-16T21:21:48Z")

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[QUOTE=Sternvogel]  
Grab beverage first.

Mr. Pibb  
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Dr. Peppers Enemy

or

Coca Cola’s Crap

chiral drugs

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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 16, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1068 "2008-01-16T21:29:32Z")

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Chiral drugs: Not for me.

Venezuelan Beaver Cheese.

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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 16, 2008, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1069 "2008-01-16T22:09:28Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]

Venezuelan Beaver Cheese.  
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Try milking beaver  
Mitt Romney

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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 16, 2008, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1070 "2008-01-16T23:35:23Z")

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[QUOTE=bannerrefugee]

Mitt Romney  
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Mormon beaver cheese?  
(sorry, my little joke)  
Mitt Romney: Ken doll, alive!

PeeWee Herman

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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 17, 2008, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1071 "2008-01-17T15:54:13Z")

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PeeWee Herman: Suit’s too tight!

Savile Row.

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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 17, 2008, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1072 "2008-01-17T16:02:23Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]

Savile Row.  
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Tons of Tailors  
Abilene

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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 17, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1073 "2008-01-17T16:26:30Z")

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Abilene: Ike raised there.

The D-Day invasion of Normandy, 1944.

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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:** [January 17, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1074 "2008-01-17T16:28:01Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
Abilene: Ike raised there.

The D-Day invasion of Normandy, 1944.  
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Too many died.

plane crash

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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 17, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1075 "2008-01-17T19:27:08Z")

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[QUOTE=Sitnam]

plane crash  
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Crash and burn

Humble Pie

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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 17, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1076 "2008-01-17T20:18:08Z")

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Humble Pie: Unpleasant to eat.

A politician exposed as a liar and a hypocrite.

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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 17, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1077 "2008-01-17T20:44:38Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
A politician exposed as a liar and a hypocrite.  
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Happens quite often.

Pervez Musharraf

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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 17, 2008, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1078 "2008-01-17T22:40:21Z")

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[QUOTE=Sternvogel]  
Happens quite often.

Pervez Musharraf  
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Mustachioed Dictator Guy

Cold

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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 18, 2008, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1079 "2008-01-18T06:04:05Z")

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My Mother’s stare

Quantum Electrodynamics

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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 18, 2008, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1080 "2008-01-18T15:40:45Z")

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[QUOTE=Enola Straight]  
…Quantum Electrodynamics  
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Wish I understood.

The phrase, “It’s Greek to me.”

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