# 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:** 15
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/281 "2005-10-30T04:22:12Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > Any plans for Monday? 23 words Very busy day at work, watch the game with half-hearted interest because it doesn’t involve a team I care about, and dodge trick-or-treaters. What’s your favorite board game? 15 words. ---
**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/282 "2005-10-30T05:09:46Z")
My favorite is probably Trivial Pursuit, mostly because I like learning strange and interesting facts. What caused World War I? 13 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, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/283 "2005-10-30T07:06:49Z")
> [@tim314](#): > > What caused World War I? 13 words. Serb nationalist [Gavrilo Princip](http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues00/aug00/princip.html) assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. Alliances quickly formed. What was the worst movie you ever saw, and why? 16 words. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/284 "2005-10-30T10:03:23Z")
A.I. And I don’t dislike many movies. It was just a poor movie with poor plot. A question of 6 words you would ask God, if he did turn out to exist and you had the chance to ask him. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/285 "2005-10-30T12:17:04Z")
Do some believers piss you off? What would you do first if you won $100 million dollars? in 9 words. ---
**Author:** ![Seren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@Seren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seren)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/286 "2005-10-30T15:27:05Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Do some believers piss you off? > > What would you do first if you won $100 million dollars? in 9 words. I would buy a nice little plane, Skyhawk probably. The smallest thing you own. 7 words. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2005, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/287 "2005-10-30T15:47:09Z")
> [@Seren](#): > > The smallest thing you own. 7 words. An electron in one of my cells. The biggest thing you own, in 5 words. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/288 "2005-10-30T16:15:10Z")
> [@Scribble](#): > > An electron in one of my cells. > > The biggest thing you own, in 5 words. My car, 1995 Monte Carlo. What do you think about rechargeable batteries? 18 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 30, 2005, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/289 "2005-10-30T17:09:54Z")
> [@chaoticbear](#): > > My car, 1995 Monte Carlo. > > What do you think about rechargeable batteries? 18 words. I love the idea of them but hate that they run out of juice quickly if not used. Describe the most interesting person you know. In 10 words. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/290 "2005-10-30T19:56:42Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > I love the idea of them but hate that they run out of juice quickly if not used. > > Describe the most interesting person you know. In 10 words. I once worked with the Nobel prize winner,[Don Thomas]( E. Donnall Thomas) Tell me what I should do today in 2 words ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/291 "2005-10-30T20:44:36Z")
> [@picunurse](#): > > Tell me what I should do today in 2 words Nap. Read. If you were a Miss America contestant, what would your platform be, in 13 words? ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/292 "2005-10-30T20:54:43Z")
Sparkly gold trim around a plum colored pedestal. Assume it can hold me. Why is it so hot in my friend’s room in 4. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/293 "2005-10-31T02:49:27Z")
> [@chaoticbear](#): > > Why is it so hot in my friend’s room in 4. It’s a FIRE! RUN!! Describe the most recent airplane flight you took. 24 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 31, 2005, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/294 "2005-10-31T03:13:43Z")
They only told us that the Heathrow food strike was affecting that flight TWO HOURS into a twelve hour flight. We were very hungry. Your views on Trick or Treating in 3 words. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/295 "2005-10-31T03:15:39Z")
> [@Hokkaido Brit](#): > > They only told us that the Heathrow food strike was affecting that flight TWO HOURS into a twelve hour flight. We were very hungry. > > Your views on Trick or Treating in 3 words. Hate it. Lots. Favorite sitcom and why - 17 words ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/296 "2005-10-31T03:20:28Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > Hate it. Lots. > Favorite sitcom and why - 17 words Scrubs because I love JD and Dr. Cox. They are so cute and funny. That show rules. What is the best concert you’ve even been to and why? 25 words. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/297 "2005-10-31T03:57:19Z")
> [@myskepticsight](#): > > What is the best concert you’ve even been to and why? 25 words. Pet Shop Boys, Montreal, 1999; the only concert I’ve been to, but amazing. I idolize this band and to see them live was incomprehensibly awesome. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/298 "2005-10-31T03:58:32Z")
Are you a member of a political party, and why or why not? Ten words. ---
**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:** [October 31, 2005, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/299 "2005-10-31T04:07:08Z")
> [@matt\_mcl](#): > > Are you a member of a political party, and why or why not? Ten words. No. My ideological views don’t fit any party in California. Would you rather travel across the United States by train or plane, and why? 37 words. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/300 "2005-10-31T04:12:52Z")
> [@Governor Quinn](#): > > No. My ideological views don’t fit any party in California. > > Would you rather travel across the United States by train or plane, and why? 37 words. If I could afford luxury accomodations, I’d like to try train one time; but on my budget, I’ll go by plane. I don’t like to spend half my vacation travelling. Besides, I like the view from above. Are you a morning person or a night preson? 15 words [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291.md?page=16)