# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/21 "2005-10-15T01:01:08Z")
> [@Treviathan](#): > > Explain the impact that Socratic and Kantian analytical methods had on at least four (4) French Enlightenment philosophers, or tell me what you have in your pocket, in ten words. The Socratic and Kantian analytical methods have influenced philosophers greatly. > [@RealitChuck](#): > > Describe why you live where you do in 15 words. Ex-wife left me with enough debt to ensure that I remain here for some time. In 5 words, what are your feelings concerning pepperoni pizza? ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/22 "2005-10-15T01:03:22Z")
Knew I shoulda previewed. Simulpost happens every time I don’t think to. That’s gotta be a board law by now. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/23 "2005-10-15T01:15:50Z")
> [@soulmurk](#): > > In 5 words, what are your feelings concerning pepperoni pizza? Don’t really care for it. Tell me the best way to become famous in 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 15, 2005, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/24 "2005-10-15T01:17:44Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > Tell me the best way to become famous in 16 words.? You need to have a talent…like being great at giving oral sex to your wife. 🙂 Why **I** should be king of the world in 2 words. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/25 "2005-10-15T01:23:33Z")
> [@](#): > > Tell me the best way to become famous in 16 words Get up from the conference table. Leave your computer behind. Let your coworkers post about sheep. * * * In thirteen words, explain how to craft a thoughtful OP in Great Debates that will result in a 50-page thread that everyone will remember for a long time to come. ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/26 "2005-10-15T01:30:08Z")
> [@Idle Thoughts](#): > > Why **I** should be king of the world in 2 words. Rigged elections. > [@AHunter3](#): > > In thirteen words, explain how to craft a thoughtful OP in Great Debates that will result in a 50-page thread that everyone will remember for a long time to come. Make opinionated statement about religion. Argue vehemently in face of opposition. Cites? Nah. What does purple taste like? 7 words. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/27 "2005-10-15T01:34:00Z")
> [@soulmurk](#): > > What does purple taste like? 7 words. Purple tastes like little grapes. Purple ones. Why do cats adopt people? 9 words ---
**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/28 "2005-10-15T02:48:03Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Purple tastes like little grapes. Purple ones. > > Why do cats adopt people? 9 words Because the mouse holes are too small for them. 7 words, the next best thing after sex. ---
**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 15, 2005, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/29 "2005-10-15T02:53:27Z")
> [@DooWahDiddy](#): > > 7 words, the next best thing after sex. Chocolate, except it’s actually the best thing. How to tie your shoelace in 37 words ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/30 "2005-10-15T03:37:48Z")
> [@Hokkaido Brit](#): > > Chocolate, except it’s actually the best thing. > > How to tie your shoelace in 37 words The rabbit goes up and under the tree … oops. No. Start again. Twice around the tree, the rabbit … damn. The rabbit digs _under_ the … Crap! OK, starting with the left hand, rotate clockwise, and … Honey! Help me? :rolleyes: Describe autumn weather in your neck of the woods in twelve words. ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/31 "2005-10-15T04:01:23Z")
> [@Daithi Lacha](#): > > Describe autumn weather in your neck of the woods in twelve words. Cold mornings, warm afternoons. Evergreens abound, but some varying foliage breaks monotony. Describe your favorite alcoholic beverage, using 14 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 15, 2005, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/32 "2005-10-15T05:06:56Z")
> [@soulmurk](#): > > Cold mornings, warm afternoons. Evergreens abound, but some varying foliage breaks monotony. > Describe your favorite alcoholic beverage, using 14 words. I’m not a very big drinker, so I’ve always loved the simple screwdriver. Delicious. Why did the chicken cross the road? 17 words. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/33 "2005-10-15T05:07:30Z")
> [@soulmurk](#): > > Describe your favorite alcoholic beverage, using 14 words. Sweet and citrusy, salty on the edge, kicks ass like a Missouri mule-Margarita! Scariest thing you’ve seen this week, five words. ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/34 "2005-10-15T05:50:59Z")
> [@Idle Thoughts](#): > > Why did the chicken cross the road? 17 words. To get to the other side, obviously. Or perhaps, because he was stapled to the first chicken? > [@SmartAleq](#): > > Scariest thing you’ve seen this week, five words. Only need two. [Steve Erhardt.](http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com/archives/006603.html#6603) With only 21 words, write a personal ad for yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/35 "2005-10-15T06:00:46Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Tell us your most embarrassing childhood moment in 23 words. Phone rings. “Is your mom there?” I started to say “She’s with my father”, changed to “her husband”, and blurted out “my husband”. Next poster can tackle **soulmurk** ’s challenge. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/36 "2005-10-15T07:25:34Z")
> [@soulmurk](#): > > To get to the other side, obviously. Or perhaps, because he was stapled to the first chicken? > Only need two. [Steve Erhardt.](http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com/archives/006603.html#6603) > > With only 21 words, write a personal ad for yourself. SWM in search of a really really really really really really really really really really smart girl with a smokin’ bod. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/37 "2005-10-15T07:26:45Z")
In 9 words, damn someone/something with faint praise. ---
**Author:** ![BrattiAtti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@BrattiAtti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrattiAtti)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/38 "2005-10-15T13:59:56Z")
Damn you, **MaxTheVool** , that’s a hard one to answer! Describe your worst fear in 11 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 15, 2005, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/39 "2005-10-15T14:22:12Z")
> [@BrattiAtti](#): > > Describe your worst fear in 11 words. Cat-sized Spiders, on a web over my front door - no escape! ---
**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 15, 2005, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/40 "2005-10-15T14:23:23Z")
> [@Hokkaido Brit](#): > > Cat-sized Spiders, on a web over my front door - no escape! Oops! Explain what lack of sleep does to you in 33 words. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291.md?page=3)