# 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:** 14
**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 29, 2005, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/261 "2005-10-29T05:37:01Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Geography. I knew all the state capitals before I could tie my shoes. > > Who should be commemorated on a postage stamp and why? 37 words. I would freakin’ love to see John Belushi on a stamp. I mean, the guy was Jake Blues and Bluto fercryinoutloud! Plus, how many guys that died of a speedball overdose do they put on a stamp? Jackie “The Jokeman” or Arte Lange, in 14 words. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/262 "2005-10-29T13:15:20Z")
> [@Happy Lendervedder](#): > > Jackie “The Jokeman” or Arte Lange, in 14 words. Don’t know who either of them is, so I’ll pick Bobcat Goldthwait. Why not? What did you want to be when you grew up? in 17 words. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/263 "2005-10-29T14:59:33Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Don’t know who either of them is, so I’ll pick Bobcat Goldthwait. Why not? > > What did you want to be when you grew up? in 17 words. I didn’t really know. The one thing I did know was I didn’t want to be a nurse! ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/264 "2005-10-29T15:01:58Z")
Darn! did it again… Tell me why you like or dislike the winter Holidays in 9 words. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/265 "2005-10-29T15:02:01Z")
[RIGHT]…[/RIGHT] ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/266 "2005-10-29T15:03:31Z")
[Oh sure, I try to be a smart aleck and you ruin it :P] This year, Christmas is in the summer. I’m homesick. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/267 "2005-10-29T15:04:35Z")
Heh and now I go and mess up. Why I shouldn’t eat the whole tub of chocolate mousse, in 14 words. ---
**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 29, 2005, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/268 "2005-10-29T15:11:59Z")
> [@TellMeI'mNotCrazy](#): > > Heh and now I go and mess up. > Why I shouldn’t eat the whole tub of chocolate mousse, in 14 words. They say, A tub of chocolate mousse on the lips, forever on the hips. Why I shouldn’t drink coffee, in 18 words. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/269 "2005-10-29T15:18:07Z")
> [@Happy Lendervedder](#): > > They say, A tub of chocolate mousse on the lips, forever on the hips. > > Why I shouldn’t drink coffee, in 18 words. If you do not drink any coffee, that leaves even more coffee for all the rest of us. What junk mail is good for in 23 words. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/270 "2005-10-29T16:46:24Z")
Shredded, it makes good filler for packing items. Sometimes, you get great offers! Twenty-three words touting its usefulness is too much, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/271 "2005-10-29T16:47:58Z")
Whoops! Why you collect what you collect, in 14 words. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/272 "2005-10-29T17:10:56Z")
> [@Dolores Reborn](#): > > Whoops! > > Why you collect what you collect, in 14 words. I collect all things kitty, because I just loves me those widdle kitty cats! why did (or didn’t) you go to college - 22 words ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/273 "2005-10-29T17:55:41Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > I collect all things kitty, because I just loves me those widdle kitty cats! > why did (or didn’t) you go to college - 22 words I went to college because I was done with high school and I didn’t really know what else to do with myself. So, do you prefer showers or baths and why? 5 words. ---
**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 29, 2005, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/274 "2005-10-29T18:56:35Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > I went to college because I was done with high school and I didn’t really know what else to do with myself. > > So, do you prefer showers or baths and why? 5 words. Soaking in filthy water’s gross. Your favorite pizza topping in 40 words. ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/275 "2005-10-29T19:34:34Z")
> [@Happy Lendervedder](#): > > Your favorite pizza topping in 40 words. If I had to pick one, assuming cheese doesn’t count as a topping, I’d have to pick the old standby, pepperoni. Just something about the stuff that makes it the perfect match to the doughy, cheesy goodness that is pizza. Most ironic thing you’ve ever witnessed. 31 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 29, 2005, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/276 "2005-10-29T21:13:51Z")
Men who complain about the superficiality of the women they date, yet they continue to select only women who are gorgeous, tan, blonde, and thin. Complex, interesting women are often invisible. Tell about your favorite writer, in 25 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 30, 2005, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/277 "2005-10-30T00:34:06Z")
> [@brightpenny](#): > > Men who complain about the superficiality of the women they date, yet they continue to select only women who are gorgeous, tan, blonde, and thin. Complex, interesting women are often invisible. > > Tell about your favorite writer, in 25 words. Harper Lee, who wrote my favorite book, “To Kill A Mockingbird”, won the Pulitzer Prize and never published again. LIke the book, tragic and sweet. What should you being right now, instead of reading The Dope, in 18 words. (I think I did this right, this time!) ---
**Author:** ![braggingwrites](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90db22/32.png) [@braggingwrites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/braggingwrites)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/278 "2005-10-30T01:35:12Z")
Amassing the people, leading a revolution, standing up for a principle, taking off my clothes and getting busy. Describe what Mumia is probably doing right now, in 7 words. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/279 "2005-10-30T03:01:27Z")
> [@braggingwrites](#): > > Describe what Mumia is probably doing right now, in 7 words. Hoping a clerical error sets him free. Tell me about a lesbian you know. 46 words. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/280 "2005-10-30T03:11:33Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Hoping a clerical error sets him free. > > Tell me about a lesbian you know. 46 words. My best friend in college. We met Freshman year. Me, naive. Over a pitcher, she asked if I was. I backed away, said “no, are you?”. She spent the next 4 years pretending to come on to me. I finally said OK, smiling, she said “stay straight” (were you looking for something juicier? 😉 ) Any plans for Monday? 23 words [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291.md?page=15)