# 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:** 71

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**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 3, 2008, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1401 "2008-03-03T01:31:08Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]

Porter Waggoner.  
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Actually, “Porter Wagoner”

OR

Discoverer of Parton

Waggoner Carr

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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:** [March 3, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1402 "2008-03-03T18:43:29Z")

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[QUOTE=Governor Quinn]

Waggoner Carr  
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Lubbock’s largest lawyer

Apparition

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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:** [March 3, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1403 "2008-03-03T18:54:25Z")

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[QUOTE=bannerrefugee]  
…Apparition  
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Might be ghost.

The movie _Ghost_.

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**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 4, 2008, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1404 "2008-03-04T00:23:46Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]

The movie _Ghost_.  
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Goldberg, meet Oscar.

Oscar Levant

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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:** [March 4, 2008, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1405 "2008-03-04T03:31:30Z")

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[QUOTE=Governor Quinn]

Oscar Levant  
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An American Amnesiac

Since those creepy pricks in IT installed office 2007 on my computer it’s getting harder and harder to use office 2003 at home.

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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:** [March 4, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1406 "2008-03-04T14:46:44Z")

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[QUOTE=bannerrefugee]  
An American Amnesiac

Since those creepy pricks in IT installed office 2007 on my computer it’s getting harder and harder to use office 2003 at home.  
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Terror of technology

Phred Phelps

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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:** [March 4, 2008, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1407 "2008-03-04T15:40:43Z")

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[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas]  
…Phred Phelps  
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Phreakin’ phanatic phool.

Homophobia.

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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:** [March 4, 2008, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1408 "2008-03-04T16:01:26Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
Phr  
Homophobia.  
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Honestly hate homosexuals  
or  
Common conservative conceit

Gymnastics

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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:** [March 4, 2008, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1409 "2008-03-04T16:30:49Z")

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Gymnastics: Never liked 'em.

Anorexic preteen girls participating in Olympic or pro gymnastics, maybe against their wills, losing their childhoods under the watchful eye of a maybe-pervy coach.

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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:** [March 4, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1410 "2008-03-04T18:40:07Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]

Anorexic preteen girls participating in Olympic or pro gymnastics, maybe against their wills, losing their childhoods under the watchful eye of a maybe-pervy coach.  
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Certainly sounds sick

Hong Kong

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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:** [March 4, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1411 "2008-03-04T20:48:52Z")

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[QUOTE=bannerrefugee]  
…Hong Kong  
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Britain shoulda kept.

Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

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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:** [March 4, 2008, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1412 "2008-03-04T21:35:40Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.  
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[See this post.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=9346612&highlight=Margaret+Thatcher#post9346612)😛

Reruns of one-month-old _Tonight Show_ and _Late Night_ episodes

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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:** [March 4, 2008, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1413 "2008-03-04T22:05:56Z")

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[QUOTE=Sternvogel]

Reruns of one-month-old _Tonight Show_ and _Late Night_ episodes  
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Rapidly repeating reruns  
Or  
Humor has happened  
Or  
Wit which was

The Discoverie of Witchcraft

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**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:** [March 5, 2008, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1414 "2008-03-05T03:23:03Z")

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Witches don’t exist!

Scrapbook enthusiasts

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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:** [March 5, 2008, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1415 "2008-03-05T04:52:34Z")

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Scrapbook enthusiasts: Not for me OR Cut, paste memories OR Oddly cultlike hobby OR Keeps off street.

Getting frustrated in using online photo services like ShutterFly and SnapFish.

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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:** [March 5, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1416 "2008-03-05T14:40:58Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]

Getting frustrated in using online photo services like ShutterFly and SnapFish.  
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Picture posting provocation

Dirty dishes

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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:** [March 5, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1417 "2008-03-05T15:17:36Z")

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Dirty dishes: Must be washed OR Can’t stand them OR Not for long.

Talking dirty during sex.

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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:** [March 5, 2008, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1418 "2008-03-05T16:44:21Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]

Talking dirty during sex.  
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Intercourse, including instructions!

Oration (which sadly I couldn’t figure out how to use, Oration,…,Orgasm)

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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:** [March 5, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1419 "2008-03-05T17:14:48Z")

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Oration: Valedictorian’s forgettable remarks.

The salutatorian who happens to be the hawtest girl in the class.

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**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384/1420 "2008-03-05T18:27:41Z")

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> The salutatorian who happens to be the hawtest girl in the class.

Beauty, Brains, Boobs!

Wonderbra

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