Jumping the shark is when a television show starts going downhill. So named for when Arthur Fonzarelli jumped a shark with a motorcycle on “Happy Days”.
What are area codes, in 13 words or less
Area codes tell, in three digits, more or less where someone’s phone is.
Define the US Electoral College in 17 words.
The real votes that get a presidential candidate elected, Floridian hanging chad notwithstanding. That’s seventeen words, right?
Explain why M&Ms are so addictive in 23 words.
They are CHOCOLATE! So small, and so colourful. So few calories in each. Just one more won’t hurt. Oops! The bag is empty.
Gah! Forgot the next challenge.
Tell me why bats don’t fall down when they go to sleep hanging upside down, in 47 words.
Interestingly, bats employ the use of little sticky adhesive strips on their feet, much like the type you’d see on Post-Its. Using this method, they are not only able to perch on stalagmites without a hitch, but also jot down important messages to other bats. No, really.
Describe the feeling of waking up on Christmas morning to the feeling of someone pouring chocolate pudding in your underpants in 14 words.
Chocolate…oooh, cold, sticky, sweet chocolate. What a perfect gift to start out Christmas.
Explain why the sky should be yellow and green striped instead of blue in 42 words.
Blue sky has become such a cliché. Instead of kids asking “Why is the sky blue?”, they could wonder why it has stripes of citron and emerald. Crayola would retire the Sky Blue crayon, replacing it with Celestial Green and Heavenly Yellow.
In 30 words, share your opinion of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.
The porn seems out of place at first. Then you remember that it is a vicarious magazine for voyeurs who are no longer able to engage in the activities depicted.
Explain low-carb diets in 15 words.
Low carb diets, like Atkins, are the meal choices of the anti-vegitarian carnivores out there.
Describe the strangest person you’ve ever seen in 32 words.
On a beautiful sunny day, some men were searching. It was then that I saw what was to be the strangest person i’ve ever seen. He came out of a spider hole.
Describe why this thread has seemed to die in 7 words.
We ran out of categories, I guess.
Describe why this thread needs to be revived in 18 words.
The real reason it shut down was ‘Nasty mods did not like game threads’ Now we start again.
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Please describe what you will be doing this weekend in 12 words.
Yardwork; dog grooming; taking care of baby so my wife can sleep.
Explain how submarine warfare has changed since the end of the cold war in exactly 31 words.
Submarine warfare has moved from the military to the economic. The modern method is to sell dodgy broke down old subs to countries like Canada in order to pauperize their nation.
How do you ensure that your spouse remains faithful, in 7 words.
Cameras, bugs, and other nifty surveillance equipment.
Give a synopsis of World War II in…13 words.
The Allies defeated the Axis powers. For further information, watch The History Channel.
In 26 words, tell me why I should (or should not) pay to subscibe to the SDMB.
Are you joking, or stupid? It’s only the best message board around, at a low low price! Just kidding, I don’t know if I’m subscribing either.
Using at least two Star Wars references, tell me who I should vote for in November, in 30 words.
George Bush’s foreign policy reminds us of the Empire, and in intelligence and elocution he more resembles Jar Jar Binks than a proper world leader. You must vote for Kerry.
Explain why some people refuse to see that The Simpsons has been going downhill since season 11 in 15 words.