# 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:** 70
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1381 "2008-02-28T19:51:26Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] The _Fuhrerbunker_. [/QUOTE] [William Snodgrass inspiration.](http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/15) The National Library of Poetry ---
**Author:** ![Devorzhum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Devorzhum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Devorzhum)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1382 "2008-02-28T20:06:51Z")
Isolation Home Alone Too onomatopoeia ---
**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 28, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1383 "2008-02-28T20:56:27Z")
[QUOTE=Devorzhum] Isolation Home Alone Too … [/QUOTE] 😕 Onomatopoeia: Sounds like this The National Library of Poetry. ---
**Author:** ![bannerrefugee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@bannerrefugee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bannerrefugee)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1384 "2008-02-29T14:55:43Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] The National Library of Poetry. [/QUOTE] Poor poetry publishers Pyramid scams ---
**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 29, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1385 "2008-02-29T15:02:31Z")
Suckers bilking suckers Handicrafts from a rural cooperative in West Bengal, India. ---
**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 29, 2008, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1386 "2008-02-29T16:13:42Z")
[QUOTE=Scribble] …Handicrafts from a rural cooperative in West Bengal, India. [/QUOTE] Ecofriendly gift idea. Al Gore’s movie _An Inconvenient Truth_. ---
**Author:** ![bannerrefugee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@bannerrefugee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bannerrefugee)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1387 "2008-02-29T16:55:58Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Al Gore’s movie _An Inconvenient Truth_. [/QUOTE] Debated dark documentary Someone who’s birthday falls on Feb 29th ---
**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 29, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1388 "2008-02-29T20:06:15Z")
[QUOTE=bannerrefugee] …Someone who’s birthday falls on Feb 29th [/QUOTE] Key to _Penzance_ OR Celebrates only quadrennially OR Calendar somewhat deceptive. Gilbert & Sullivan’s _The Pirates of Penzance_. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1389 "2008-02-29T20:22:34Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Gilbert & Sullivan’s _The Pirates of Penzance_. [/QUOTE] Features [Stanley’s patter.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_General%27s_Song) Henry Morton Stanley ---
**Author:** ![bannerrefugee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@bannerrefugee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bannerrefugee)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1390 "2008-02-29T20:59:22Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] Henry Morton Stanley [/QUOTE] Adventurer and Author Toxicology ---
**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 29, 2008, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1391 "2008-02-29T21:11:12Z")
Toxicology: What killed him? Finding ricin in a cheap motel room. ---
**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 29, 2008, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1392 "2008-02-29T23:57:06Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Finding ricin in a cheap motel room. [/QUOTE] Man, oh, man The Mann Act ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2008, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1393 "2008-03-01T03:08:22Z")
No traveling nookie Cream ---
**Author:** ![Pasta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pasta)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2008, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1394 "2008-03-01T08:59:13Z")
Thicker than milk. Carburetor ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2008, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1395 "2008-03-01T13:19:58Z")
Gas guzzlers’ gizmo Benny Hinn ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1396 "2008-03-02T01:27:36Z")
Rich fake preacher. Sudoku ---
**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:** [March 2, 2008, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1397 "2008-03-02T03:13:06Z")
Sudoku: My wife’s pasttime. A handheld Tetris game that threatens to eat up every moment of my free time. ---
**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:** [March 2, 2008, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1398 "2008-03-02T04:02:12Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] A handheld Tetris game that threatens to eat up every moment of my free time. [/QUOTE] Drop it, buddy Samuel Barber ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1399 "2008-03-02T07:08:10Z")
[QUOTE=Governor Quinn] Drop it, buddy Samuel Barber [/QUOTE] Six foot pianist. Wagner ---
**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:** [March 2, 2008, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1400 "2008-03-02T22:36:35Z")
Wagner: Noted opera composer OR Famous German musician OR Notorious anti-Semite OR Twain hated him OR Hitler loved him OR Favorite of Coppola OR Unpopular in Israel OR On _Excalibur_ soundtrack. Porter Waggoner. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384.md?page=69) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384.md?page=71)