# Describe y in x amount of words. Take 2. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 14, 2005, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291 "2005-10-14T22:17:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2005, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/221 "2005-10-26T06:23:29Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > If you’re looking for a guard dog or a hunting retriever, yes. If you seek a pooch to place in your purse, no. > > Are you watching the White Sox apparently go up 3-0 in the World Series? 14 words. No. I will resist the temptation to say anything bitchy about the “world” series. The best Eagles song and why in 18 words. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2005, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/222 "2005-10-26T12:12:10Z")
> [@roger thornhill](#): > > The best Eagles song and why in 18 words. _Hotel California_ – because you can check out, but you can never leave. (The one one I know, OK?). Boxers or briefs, in 29 words. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2005, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/223 "2005-10-26T12:13:22Z")
Damn – the _only_ one, obviously. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/224 "2005-10-27T03:15:17Z")
> [@](#): > > Boxers or briefs, in 29 words. Used to be briefs (til I was about 16), then I moved on to boxers, and really enjoyed the freedom. Now, my girlfriend thinks boxer-briefs are sexy. So: boxer-briefs. The Great Lakes in 4 words. ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/225 "2005-10-27T03:25:41Z")
> [@Happy Lendervedder](#): > > Used to be briefs (til I was about 16), then I moved on to boxers, and really enjoyed the freedom. Now, my girlfriend thinks boxer-briefs are sexy. So: boxer-briefs. > The Great Lakes in 4 words. Thought there were five. Were you angling for that response, an why, in 12 words? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/226 "2005-10-27T03:40:35Z")
> [@roger thornhill](#): > > Were you angling for that response, an why, in 12 words? Since I didn’t post the challenge, I wasn’t angling for any response. Tell me something about Africa in 25 words. ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/227 "2005-10-27T05:19:39Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Tell me something about Africa in 25 words. It’s not the best continent to start with in Risk because you need defend three borders: South America, Europe, and Asia. Worth three armies though. Who’s your pick to win the Superbowl this year? 17 words. ---
**Author:** ![LiQUiDBuD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@LiQUiDBuD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiQUiDBuD)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/228 "2005-10-27T12:52:36Z")
Hopefully the Carolina Panthers, but if not then I guess Janet Jackson’s boob will have to do. Describe one thing you hate about your neighbors in **4 words** … ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/229 "2005-10-27T13:06:58Z")
> [@LiQUiDBuD](#): > > Describe one thing you hate about your neighbors in **4 words** … Tacky decorations _every_ holiday. You #1 phobia, in 9 words. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/230 "2005-10-27T14:54:40Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Tacky decorations _every_ holiday. > > You #1 phobia, in 9 words. I have an extremely intense fear of open heights You favorite vacation spot and why in 18 words ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/231 "2005-10-27T16:11:42Z")
> [@lightingtool](#): > > I tried. My boxers aren’t responding. > > Tell me about your most recent cup of coffee in 12 words. Happily, I had it at a critical meeting that went really well. What do you sleep in at night, in 17 words. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/232 "2005-10-27T17:20:13Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Happily, I had it at a critical meeting that went really well. > > What do you sleep in at night, in 17 words. that’s an old post from 10/15/05 (bottom of page 1) the current question is > [@](#): > > **You favorite vacation spot and why in 18 words** ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/233 "2005-10-27T17:41:53Z")
> [@](#): > > You favorite vacation spot and why in 18 words Backpacking the Lost Coast, because it means I get to go home and go on a grand adventure. Favorite sexual position in 69 words. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/234 "2005-10-27T17:44:53Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > that’s an old post from 10/15/05 (bottom of page 1) > > the current question is Oops, my mistake. Apologize for throwing things off. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/235 "2005-10-27T20:32:34Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > What do you sleep in at night, in 17 words. If I’m by myself, I sleep in my pajamas. If I’m with my sweetie, my birthday suit. That may be TMI, but not as much as the much-anticipated response to **honeydewgrrl** ’s > [@](#): > > Favorite sexual position in 69 words. ---
**Author:** ![wonderlust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonderlust/32/7237_2.png) [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/236 "2005-10-27T23:39:49Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > That may be TMI, but not as much as the much-anticipated response to **honeydewgrrl** ’s I wouldn’t touch that one with a ten-foot boner thread. ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/237 "2005-10-28T00:19:49Z")
> [@honeydewgrrl](#): > > Favorite sexual position in 69 words. I could get by with only eight words and say, “Any position that involves me and a girl”, but that would not be following the rules of the game, not to mention be a bit anti-climactic. Everyone is waiting anxiously for some juicy tidbit of carnal knowledge, so I’ll just take the challenge and say “Any position that involves me and a girl.” I’m not picky at all really. Jack and Jill went up the hill… Finish the rhyme with 29 words. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/238 "2005-10-28T13:09:39Z")
> [@soulmurk](#): > > I could get by with only eight words and say, “Any position that involves me and a girl”, but that would not be following the rules of the game, not to mention be a bit anti-climactic. Everyone is waiting anxiously for some juicy tidbit of carnal knowledge, so I’ll just take the challenge and say “Any position that involves me and a girl.” I’m not picky at all really. > > Jack and Jill went up the hill… Finish the rhyme with 29 words. to fetch a pail of water Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill sued the well manufacturer for placing the well in such a blantantly precarious location your weekend plans in 15 words ---
**Author:** ![Hokkaido\_Brit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d26b3c/32.png) [@Hokkaido\_Brit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hokkaido_Brit)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/239 "2005-10-28T14:01:26Z")
Saturday: son’s day-long school festival. Sunday: English School Halloween party for 120 people. Exhausting. Ugh. ---
**Author:** ![Hokkaido\_Brit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d26b3c/32.png) [@Hokkaido\_Brit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hokkaido_Brit)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/240 "2005-10-28T14:02:40Z")
And she does it again. What’s your secret vice, in two words. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291.md?page=13)