# Describe it in three words **URL:** \ **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:** 55
**Author:** ![bannerrefugee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@bannerrefugee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bannerrefugee)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1081 "2008-01-18T16:40:17Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] The phrase, “It’s Greek to me.” [/QUOTE] Expression of ignorance Minutes from the meeting ---
**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, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1082 "2008-01-18T17:50:18Z")
[QUOTE=bannerrefugee] …Minutes from the meeting [/QUOTE] Taken by clerk. Parliamentary procedure. ---
**Author:** ![bannerrefugee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@bannerrefugee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bannerrefugee)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2008, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1083 "2008-01-18T18:30:55Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Parliamentary procedure. [/QUOTE] Funkadelic in concert Double meaning ---
**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, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1084 "2008-01-18T18:40:39Z")
Double meaning: I like 'em. _Robert’s Rules of Order._ ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2008, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1085 "2008-01-18T20:58:26Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] _Robert’s Rules of Order._ [/QUOTE] [Army major’s brainchild.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%27s_Rules_of_Order) Beetle Bailey ---
**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 19, 2008, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1086 "2008-01-19T04:17:55Z")
Beetle Bailey: Olive drab slacker. _Dazed and Confused._ ---
**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:** [January 19, 2008, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1087 "2008-01-19T04:26:51Z")
Texas cult classic. Condensation ---
**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 19, 2008, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1088 "2008-01-19T04:30:43Z")
Condensation: Water does it. Industrial contamination of the water table. ---
**Author:** ![bannerrefugee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@bannerrefugee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bannerrefugee)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1089 "2008-01-19T20:56:34Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Industrial contamination of the water table. [/QUOTE] Pollution by Business Weight room ---
**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:** [January 19, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1090 "2008-01-19T23:44:02Z")
Lots of dumbbells perfume atomizer ---
**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 20, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1091 "2008-01-20T01:25:59Z")
Perfume atomizer: Stay away, lady! Chanel No. 5. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1092 "2008-01-20T02:23:41Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Chanel No. 5. [/QUOTE] Famous Monroe poster Australia ---
**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 20, 2008, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1093 "2008-01-20T04:14:02Z")
Australia: Wanna go there. The Sydney Opera House: [Sydney Opera House - Opera House in Sydney Australia](http://www.destination360.com/australia-south-pacific/australia/sydney-opera-house.php) ---
**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:** [January 21, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1094 "2008-01-21T18:23:24Z")
Sydney Opera House. Oh, OK, OK. Fine. Modern architecture opus. Winter ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1095 "2008-01-22T02:02:57Z")
[QUOTE=Scribble] Winter [/QUOTE] My favorite season. (seriously) House M.D. ---
**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 22, 2008, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1096 "2008-01-22T05:46:57Z")
Brilliant sociopathic physician Mr. Teabag ---
**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 22, 2008, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1097 "2008-01-22T05:51:27Z")
[QUOTE=Enola Straight] …Mr. Teabag [/QUOTE] Beloved Python character. or Silly Walks bureaucrat. or John Cleese: sublime. or Her Majesty’s pedestrian. or Officious walking official. or Curiously-ambulating gent. (Can you tell I love Python?) Next: People who quote Monty Python _ad nauseum_. ---
**Author:** ![bannerrefugee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@bannerrefugee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bannerrefugee)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1098 "2008-01-22T06:34:02Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] People who quote Monty Python _ad nauseum_. [/QUOTE] Swallowed by snake The Kingsmen ---
**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 22, 2008, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1099 "2008-01-22T16:58:26Z")
[QUOTE=bannerrefugee] …The Kingsmen [/QUOTE] “Louie, Louie” mumblers. Skiffle groups. ---
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