# 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:** 4
**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, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/61 "2003-06-16T21:59:54Z")
Wake. Evacuate. Bathe. Breakfast. Pluck. Make-up. Condition. Dry. Dress. Drive. Drink Tea. Explain Britney Spears in 10 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:** [June 16, 2003, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/62 "2003-06-16T22:15:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Giraffe \* > \*\*Explain why you should/should not own a dog in 41 words. \*\* It’s like I explained to the RSPCA man: I was getting dressed, the dog ran away with my clean underwear, I chased him and grabbed him just as those Mormons knocked on the door…it really wasn’t what it looked like. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DeVena \*\*\*Explain Britney Spears in 10 words. \*\* She’s a neutered clone miming some ugly guy singing elsewhere. Describe another Doper (without specifically naming them) so that others will recognize him or her in 18 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, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/63 "2003-06-16T22:19:07Z")
He is from the Netherlands where there are wooden shoes. He is dating someone from the United States. Summarize your favourite Monty Python sketch in 8 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, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/64 "2003-06-16T22:30:26Z")
“This is a dead parrot.” _whack whack whack_ Describe your dream job in 31 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:** [June 17, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/65 "2003-06-17T02:13:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by twickster \* > \*\*Describe your dream job in 31 words. \*\* Physicist, at some place with a few decent lunch places not too far away. Currently, I have to drive several miles to get lunch, and our cafeteria sucks pretty bad usually. Describe several good uses for a beanbag in 22 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:** [June 17, 2003, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/66 "2003-06-17T02:16:09Z")
Whoops, that should read " **beanbag chair** ’. ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/67 "2003-06-17T02:43:37Z")
Back when I was in university, I found that my friend’s beanbag chair was the perfect place to sit to get stoned. Make me understand what a tomato is in 50 words. ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/68 "2003-06-17T02:53:28Z")
Ah, the tomato (or, is that tom-ahh-toe?). A bright red, juicy fruit – no, it’s not a vegetable) – ideal for eating raw (with salt, fresh out of the garden). Or - why not fry up some green tomatoes? Research suggests that eating tomatoes will reduce the chance of prostate cancer in men. Describe the best moment of today, using 14 words. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/69 "2003-06-17T02:57:58Z")
Laughed with my girlfriend. She said she loved me. We had phone sex. Describe the nature of comedy in 18 words. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/70 "2003-06-17T02:59:14Z")
Oh, that’s only 13 words. Make that “I laughed with my girlfriend.” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/71 "2003-06-17T03:02:19Z")
Guy walks into stuff. Funny. Guy hits other guy. Funny. Unexpected word juxtaposition occurs. Funny to a few. Explain transubstantiation (sp?) in 2 words. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/72 "2003-06-17T03:04:11Z")
Bloody crackers?!? ---
**Author:** ![Tabeitha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b3f665/32.png) [@Tabeitha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabeitha)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/73 "2003-06-17T03:22:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Blonde \* > \*\*Describe a full moon in 12 words. \*\* A glowing orb, pale yellow, halo of bright light accentuating pocked surface. Describe color blindness in 10 words without using the words color, or blind or any form of these words. ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/74 "2003-06-17T03:28:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tabeitha \* > \*\*Describe color blindness in 10 words without using the words color, or blind or any form of these words. \*\* Top and bottom of traffic lights look similar. Be careful! Describe why you are not normal in 17.5 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:** [June 17, 2003, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/75 "2003-06-17T03:31:43Z")
For you, that $2000 printer was a waste of money. Describe the grossest thing in your house in 15 words. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/76 "2003-06-17T03:33:15Z")
I know the Third Tenor. I was friends with a pan-dimensional cosmic entity from Eggidoodlebopper al- ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/77 "2003-06-17T03:34:18Z")
I can’t tell you since I am way too scared to look in the crisper. Describe why you are not normal in 17.5 words. ---
**Author:** ![Tabeitha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b3f665/32.png) [@Tabeitha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabeitha)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/78 "2003-06-17T03:51:39Z")
No understanding of normal, can’t be something you have no knowledge of. I would like to watch norm… Describe your worst fear without naming it in less then 15 words. ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/79 "2003-06-17T04:00:44Z")
That which is hot, red, powerful – smoke alarms need new batteries often. Be safe! Describe the last animal you saw - in 20 words. ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189/80 "2003-06-17T04:11:30Z")
My new puppy, Piper. She’s 5 months old, has enourmous feet and too much skin for her head, lotsa wrinkles. Describe how and where you got drunk for the first time in 28 words. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189.md?page=5)