# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Strinka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strinka/32/512_2.png) [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/61 "2005-10-16T07:22:20Z")
> [@Zoe](#): > > What do you want for Christmas in twenty words? Everything! Everything! Everything! Everything! Everything! Everything! Everything! Everything! Everything! Everything! Everything! Everything! Everything! Everything! Everything! Everything! Everything! Everything! Everything! Everything! ---
**Author:** ![Strinka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strinka/32/512_2.png) [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/62 "2005-10-16T07:25:18Z")
Oh, um… Describe how to play DnD in 14 words. ---
**Author:** ![BraheSilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@BraheSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraheSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/63 "2005-10-16T08:17:49Z")
> [@Strinka](#): > > Oh, um… > > Describe how to play DnD in 14 words. Find someone obsessive to do the math. Play “Let’s Pretend” and sometimes roll dice. ---
**Author:** ![BraheSilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@BraheSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraheSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/64 "2005-10-16T08:19:18Z")
D’oh. And um… unless **Zoe** routinely wears coffee (?), let’s redo: Describe your least favorite article of clothing that you wear regularly in 15 words. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/65 "2005-10-16T08:35:37Z")
It’s lacy, itchy, and cost too much. Have to handwash, but emphasizes curves. Stupid sweater! Describe your footcare regimen in 43 words. ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/66 "2005-10-16T08:44:41Z")
> [@lightingtool](#): > > I tried. My boxers aren’t responding. > > Tell me about your most recent cup of coffee in 12 words. Like Tom Waits once said. “It wasn’t strong enough to defend itself.” Tell me about your favorite vacation spot in 8 words. ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/67 "2005-10-16T08:59:09Z")
> [@Miss Purl McKnittington](#): > > It’s lacy, itchy, and cost too much. Have to handwash, but emphasizes curves. Stupid sweater! > > Describe your footcare regimen in 43 words. (Sorry about the above post. Looks like I was on the wrong page.) So you want to know about my footcare regimen in only 43 words, do you? Well, I could spend several paragraphs on each toe if you want to hear about it. But to keep it short , I wash 'em daily and clip 'em. Now, tell me about your favorite vacation spot in 8 words. ---
**Author:** ![BrattiAtti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@BrattiAtti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrattiAtti)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/68 "2005-10-16T11:01:38Z")
> [@soulmurk](#): > > [sub]actually, **BrattiAtti** _did_ give an appropriate, and clever, answer :)[/sub] Why, thank you. 😃 > [@DooWahDiddy](#): > > Ahhh… _whoosh_ I get it now. Ooh, ooh, my first whoosh(-giving)! 'Tis a day to celebrate!\* > [@Peanuthead](#): > > Now, tell me about your favorite vacation spot in 8 words. Anyplace, as long as you’re footing the bill. Next challenge: Describe your SDMB routine in sixteen words. \*Yeah, yeah, I’m a bit of a dork; I could have saved you the effort of thinking of that one. ---
**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 16, 2005, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/69 "2005-10-16T12:13:09Z")
Start computer, make coffee, turn to dope - GQ, IMHO, MPSIMS, Pit, repeated often throughout the day. ---
**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 16, 2005, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/70 "2005-10-16T12:14:18Z")
Oh bum, I keep forgetting to add the challenge. A few words (14 of them) on the various types of Doper, please. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/71 "2005-10-16T14:00:42Z")
> [@Hokkaido Brit](#): > > A few words (14 of them) on the various types of Doper, please. Those bothered the word “amount” instead of “number” in the thread title – and others. Describe your plans for the day in 17 words. ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/72 "2005-10-16T15:03:16Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Describe your plans for the day in 17 words. Shower, laundry, breakfast, graduate level theoretical physics problems, quantum physics problems, preparation for the physics GRE. what? i’m a physics major Outline your plans for world domination on 42 words. ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/73 "2005-10-16T15:05:16Z")
> [@Spatial Rift 47](#): > > Shower, laundry, breakfast, graduate level theoretical physics problems, quantum physics problems, preparation for the physics GRE. Okay, so that’s only 16 words. Let’s try: Shower, laundry, breakfast, graduate level theoretical physics problems, quantum physics problems, preparation for the physics graduate exam. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/74 "2005-10-17T06:17:02Z")
> [@Spatial Rift 47](#): > > Outline your plans for world domination on 42 words. Get elected President of the United States on a minimalist platform, with my only two promises being to eliminate the annual Easter Egg Roll on the White House lawn and to refrain from ordering new china for the Executive Mansion’s dining room. Do you want the White Sox to win the World Series? Explain your stance in 46 words. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/75 "2005-10-17T23:03:32Z")
> [@lightingtool](#): > > I tried. My boxers aren’t responding. > > Tell me about your most recent cup of coffee in 12 words. Do not Drink Coffee. Mountain Dew, better, comes already cold and sugared. Tell me how to make Origami in 4 words. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/76 "2005-10-17T23:17:24Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > Tell me how to make Origami in 4 words. Just fold some paper. Describe the human circulartory system in three 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 17, 2005, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/77 "2005-10-17T23:33:41Z")
Blood whizzes round. Your morning routine in 29 words. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/78 "2005-10-17T23:36:29Z")
> [@Hokkaido Brit](#): > > Your morning routine in 29 words. I get up and brush my teeth and change my clothes and check my e-mail and play with the cat and fix my lunch and go to my job. Describe what it’s like to be drunk in 17 words. ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/79 "2005-10-18T01:26:44Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Do you want the White Sox to win the World Series? Explain your stance in 46 words. Sure. Especially if they are playing the Yankees. I hope they win the series in as few games as possible so that we can concentrate on the sports that matter, namely hockey and football. Is it only me, or does baseball season just last too long? [sub]this one got skipped[/sub] > [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > Describe what it’s like to be drunk in 17 words. Your sense of balance is severely diminished. Your inhibitions, reaction time, and personal standards even more so. Paraphrase your favorite novel or poem into 23 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 18, 2005, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291/80 "2005-10-18T03:54:56Z")
It’s actually my least favourite, - any of the series of Jean Auel - (You know, Jondalar and Ayla and the cavemen) They bonk, have a cup of tea, and bonk, and have a cup of tea, and bonk more. Oh yes, she invents something. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291.md?page=5)