# The describe y in x number of words challenge. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 16, 2003, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189 "2003-06-16T11:54:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/241 "2003-12-19T20:56:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dryfreeze \* > \*\*Explain the process behind the creation of a hotdog in 10 words. \*\* Whatever’s swept off the abattoir floor (for Jews, no pork). Pitch a new sitcom to a TV network in 30 words, 3 of which are proper nouns. ---
**Author:** ![Dryfreeze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Dryfreeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dryfreeze)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/242 "2003-12-19T21:02:27Z")
Friend grabs sheep, you grab razor, start at tail, use concentric circles Describe the movie Memento in 5 words. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/243 "2003-12-19T21:54:38Z")
Wife my killed G John Describe one move from the game “Monopoly” in 27 words. ---
**Author:** ![Dryfreeze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Dryfreeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dryfreeze)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/244 "2003-12-19T22:10:10Z")
It was a dark, stormy Friday night, gathered with a close friend, in Jail. The sound of bouncing die and cheers as I am spring out. Doubles! Describe the ultimate satisfaction of beating the computer in a fast paced game of Hearts in no more or no less than 19 words. ---
**Author:** ![Dryfreeze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Dryfreeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dryfreeze)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/245 "2003-12-19T22:12:02Z")
I should really proofread, please excuse my ignorance. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/246 "2003-12-19T22:17:20Z")
Go to jail, do not pass go, do not collect two hundred dollars, never under any circumstances bend over to pick up the soap in the showers. (that was the only ever funny joke from Third rock from the Sun ) Describe alien abduction in 13 words. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/247 "2003-12-19T23:10:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dryfreeze \* > \*\*Describe the ultimate satisfaction of beating the computer in a fast paced game of Hearts in no more or no less than 19 words. \*\* Woo hoo! Finally, I can remember that hearts are good and the queen of spades is bad. I rule! \*\* > [@](#): > > Describe alien abduction in 13 words.\*\* Much like going to jail, but with gentler anal probing and more aliens. Explain to your mom what you’ve been doing until 3am and why you smell like beer in 19 words. ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/248 "2003-12-19T23:43:25Z")
No memory. Memo to self. Describe the Pope’s job in 11 words. ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/249 "2003-12-19T23:47:33Z")
Whoops, I really should refresh a thread that I’ve had open for a while. They dared me to, Mom. Next thing I know I’m wrestling three coeds in a kiddie pool of beer. Describe the Pope’s job in 11 words. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/250 "2003-12-20T00:47:49Z")
Answer the phone if God calls. And wear a silly hat. What is your plan for world peace, 20 words only, please. ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/251 "2003-12-20T01:22:50Z")
Eliminate racism. Distribute food. Tie Osama and Saddam-like mongers to WMD and send them to the sun. Make **Cecil** president. Expound on the virtues of microwave cooking in 17 words. ---
**Author:** ![Chavardz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Chavardz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chavardz)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/252 "2003-12-20T01:25:35Z")
It is fast, clean and easy. A child could do it correctly. I love microwaving my food. Write a 40 word essay on the platypus ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/253 "2003-12-20T02:05:39Z")
Ah, the _Ornithorhynchus anatinus_. A truly remarkable animal. Mouth like a duck, body like a beaver. It has a venomous spur on it’s legs that can kill a dog or put you in severe pain. Beware the duck-billed platypus. Characterize Bill Clinton in 2 words. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/254 "2003-12-20T06:44:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Horseflesh \* > **Characterize Bill Clinton in 2 words.** Randy ex-president. Since it got overlooked amid simulposts, I’ll repost my challenge to **Pitch a new sitcom to a TV network in 30 words, 3 of which are proper nouns.** ---
**Author:** ![alterego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6bbea6/32.png) [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/255 "2003-12-20T16:01:28Z")
A Randy Ex-President gets sand in his buttcrack and Shakespeare runs in screaming “To pick or not to pick!” while Bennifer steps in cat poop and farts in the wind. Alrighty then. _made up his own proper nouns_ In 17 words, while using onomatopoeia thrice, describe the process of a bear taking a crap in the forest. ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/256 "2003-12-20T21:32:21Z")
Bear feels knocking at back door, squats down and chants to bring about release: “Onomatopoeia, onomatopoeia, onomatopoeia.” Detail the lifespan of a common housefly in 21 words. ---
**Author:** ![Dryfreeze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Dryfreeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dryfreeze)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/257 "2003-12-20T22:11:13Z")
I am Housefly. I am born. I bother some people. I fly around for a while. I attempt to spread nasty diseases. I am useless. I die. Do your best at explaining the look of on a man’s face when he comes home early from work only to find his wife in bed with the mailman in 7 words. ---
**Author:** ![Chavardz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Chavardz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chavardz)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/258 "2003-12-20T22:21:42Z")
You cheated on me - with my WIFE!! Explain Sarcasm to a nine year old. In … oh say 15 words. ---
**Author:** ![Dryfreeze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Dryfreeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dryfreeze)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/259 "2003-12-20T22:33:32Z")
Daddy says something he doesn’t mean to be funny, daddy then looks like a jerk. Explain how to use a portable USB flash disk to a 65 year old woman who thinks computers are the demise of the world … … … in 18 words. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/260 "2003-12-21T17:35:37Z")
ok, you just holler _DRYFREEZE_ and get him to help you whenever you want to use it. easy! describe the SDMB in 22 words. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189.md?page=14)