# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/21 "2003-06-16T15:42:37Z")
Everything was unimaginably tiny and smooshed together. And today? Not so much. Describe superstition in 13 words. ---
**Author:** ![WhiteyFoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3e96dc/32.png) [@WhiteyFoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhiteyFoo)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/22 "2003-06-16T15:56:10Z")
> [@](#): > > Describe superstition in 13 words. Much like religion, only it make a hell of a lot more sense. Tell us about Einsteins Theory of Relativity in 10 words. ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/23 "2003-06-16T15:59:24Z")
Mass equals energy times the speed of light squared, right? ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/24 "2003-06-16T16:01:50Z")
Oops. Energy equals Mass times the speed of light squared. Describe volcanos in 19 words. ---
**Author:** ![fizzygoodmakefeelnice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@fizzygoodmakefeelnice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizzygoodmakefeelnice)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/25 "2003-06-16T16:08:17Z")
Volcanos are hot, red, and full of magma. They are therefore unsuitable for either bungy jumping, weddings, or Crufts. Describe how to cook bacon in 5 words ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/26 "2003-06-16T16:13:15Z")
Cover sensitive bits; stand back. Describe the origins of the cotton economy of the 19th-century South in 42 words. ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/27 "2003-06-16T16:57:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by twickster \* > \*\* > > Describe the origins of the cotton economy of the 19th-century South in 42 words. \*\* Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793. The south had both rich soil and hot weather, which made an agricultural economy desirable. There were a lot of slaves. A lot of slaves. Yup, a lot of slaves. Many, many, many slaves. OK, not the best effort. Describe the taste of your favorite beverage in 17 words. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/28 "2003-06-16T17:30:12Z")
Water is best chilled and slightly crunchy. You can taste the clear cold. THE most refreshing drink. Describe Thelonious Monk in 14 words. ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/29 "2003-06-16T18:31:40Z")
Influential jazz god, he shined on the piano ; wore nifty pork pie hat. Describe why Archimedes showed everyone in town his shlong in 8 words. ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/30 "2003-06-16T18:39:30Z")
Archimedes jumped in the bath, water sloshed. Eureka! ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/31 "2003-06-16T18:41:07Z")
Crap forgot the other part… Describe pollination in 7 words. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/32 "2003-06-16T18:45:13Z")
Plant sex with bees as their honey. Describe the meaning of life in 42 words. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/33 "2003-06-16T18:47:23Z")
Like sex, only long-distance and involving bees. Describe unrequited love in nineteen words. ---
**Author:** ![jweb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@jweb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jweb)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/34 "2003-06-16T19:01:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RealityChuck \* > \*\*Describe the meaning of life in 42 words. \*\* The ageless question debated my scholars and philosophers worldwide. Some people believe that this life is a preparation for an afterlife, some feel life is an end to itself. Or maybe we’re just being used as energy for the Matrix. Who knows? Describe your computer in 9 words. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/35 "2003-06-16T19:07:21Z")
1000MHz processor 1GB ram, 20GB HD SB Live, Geforce 4 Post a winning chat up line in 4 words ---
**Author:** ![Kn\_ckers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Kn\_ckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kn_ckers)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/36 "2003-06-16T19:38:05Z")
“I’m very, very rich” Settle the Creation vs. Evolution controversy in exactly 31 words. ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/37 "2003-06-16T19:39:53Z")
Hi. My name’s Ryan. Describe golf in 10 words. ---
**Author:** ![psychomonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@psychomonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychomonkey)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/38 "2003-06-16T19:47:01Z")
Best played with round plastic discs-no balls to lose. Explain the Cuban Missle crisis in 13 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:** [June 16, 2003, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/39 "2003-06-16T19:52:04Z")
Dull, predominantly white, exclusively rich, land-stealing pretentious non-sport. ---
**Author:** ![criminalcatalog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@criminalcatalog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/criminalcatalog)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/40 "2003-06-16T20:03:33Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Kn_ckers \* > \*\*Settle the Creation vs. Evolution controversy in exactly 31 words. \*\* “Evolution” makes sense, and the evidence behind it holds its own. “Creation”, however romantic, relies on the emotional inferiorities of mankind for its continued support. It’s difficult to accept that we’re here for no reason at all. What is the point of all of this? 20 words. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189.md?page=3)