# 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:** 65
**Author:** ![bannerrefugee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@bannerrefugee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bannerrefugee)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1281 "2008-02-13T02:26:03Z")
[QUOTE=Scribble] Rent control [/QUOTE] More monthly money (if you rent) Or Paupers please PAY (if you’re a landlord) Humor ---
**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:** [February 13, 2008, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1282 "2008-02-13T02:43:46Z")
Consolation for humanity Freezing rain ---
**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:** [February 13, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1283 "2008-02-13T03:06:22Z")
[QUOTE=Scribble] Freezing rain [/QUOTE] Darn, no umbrella. The reason why the Republicans and Democrats chose to hold their 1948 National Conventions in Philadelphia in the middle of sweltering heat waves. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1284 "2008-02-13T03:15:03Z")
[QUOTE=Governor Quinn] The reason why the Republicans and Democrats chose to hold their 1948 National Conventions in Philadelphia in the middle of sweltering heat waves. [/QUOTE] Brotherly love city! No A/C then? Eskimo pies ---
**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:** [February 13, 2008, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1285 "2008-02-13T04:48:19Z")
Eskimo pies: Not native cuisine. The doctor’s secretary from _Northern Exposure_, who was so phlegmatic, obtuse and unhelpful that I just wanted to kill her. Grrrrrrrr! ---
**Author:** ![babygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@babygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/babygirl)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1286 "2008-02-13T05:22:40Z")
[QUOTE=ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies] [Getting more expensive](http://cbs4denver.com/topstories/local_story_317230548.html). Isolation ETA: :mad: 😛 :smack: [/QUOTE] on secluded island Fruit ---
**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:** [February 13, 2008, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1287 "2008-02-13T05:23:17Z")
Native Alaskan stereotype minoxidil ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1288 "2008-02-13T14:37:15Z")
Picard’s Miracle Cure The Dead Sea Scrolls ---
**Author:** ![bannerrefugee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@bannerrefugee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bannerrefugee)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1289 "2008-02-13T16:49:53Z")
[QUOTE=Wargamer] The Dead Sea Scrolls [/QUOTE] Of obscure origin Scarecrow ---
**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:** [February 13, 2008, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1290 "2008-02-13T20:16:05Z")
[QUOTE=bannerrefugee] …Scarecrow [/QUOTE] Needed a brain OR Found in cornfields OR Ignored by crows OR Scary comics villain OR Poorly-dressed dummy. Overlooked earlier: Fruit. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2008, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1291 "2008-02-13T20:33:42Z")
Ovary and seed Nikolai Gogol ---
**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:** [February 13, 2008, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1292 "2008-02-13T20:53:37Z")
[QUOTE=Scribble] …Nikolai Gogol [/QUOTE] Died a virgin. Virginity. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1293 "2008-02-13T21:01:42Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Overlooked earlier: Fruit. [/QUOTE] With good reason – it was from a reply to a post on Page 1 of this thread, which began in November! Virginity: [Elizabeth’s](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Queen) lifelong possession? Richard Branson ---
**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:** [February 13, 2008, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1294 "2008-02-13T21:08:26Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] …Richard Branson [/QUOTE] Rollicking British billionaire. Commercial near-space tourism. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1295 "2008-02-13T21:08:55Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] Richard Branson [/QUOTE] Rotten’s Virgin buddy Sir Isaac Newton ---
**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:** [February 13, 2008, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1296 "2008-02-13T21:32:18Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] …Sir Isaac Newton [/QUOTE] Apple? A myth. Simulpost! Again, commercial near-space tourism. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1297 "2008-02-13T21:36:20Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Simulpost! Again, commercial near-space tourism. [/QUOTE] Not this century. Madonna. ---
**Author:** ![bannerrefugee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@bannerrefugee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bannerrefugee)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1298 "2008-02-13T22:37:55Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] Madonna. [/QUOTE] Widely worshipped woman Or Successful singing star Proctologist ---
**Author:** ![haystack1989](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/839c29/32.png) [@haystack1989](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/haystack1989)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1299 "2008-02-13T22:49:43Z")
licenced but doctor Rick T’s knoldge on anything automotive related ---
**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:** [February 13, 2008, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1300 "2008-02-13T22:58:50Z")
[QUOTE=haystack1989] … Rick T’s [knowledge] on anything automotive related [/QUOTE] Impresses us all. NPR’s _Car Talk_ program. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384.md?page=64) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384.md?page=66)