# Complete this sentence: "He folded like a cheap..." **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 18, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-sentence-he-folded-like-a-cheap/622282 "2012-05-18T02:30:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-sentence-he-folded-like-a-cheap/622282/1 "2012-05-18T02:30:16Z")
When I hear “He folded like a cheap…” I usually think of “suit”, but today I ran across an unfamiliar version: “He folded like a cheap tent”. When I googled the phrase “He folded like a cheap” to see what other variations were out there, I found an unexpected assortment of endings. The selections in the poll were all versions I found on Google. Even “poop bag”. Multiple choice poll to follow. Choose any you have heard. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-sentence-he-folded-like-a-cheap/622282/2 "2012-05-18T02:34:08Z")
Hamster. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-sentence-he-folded-like-a-cheap/622282/3 "2012-05-18T02:37:52Z")
Lawn chair ---
**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-sentence-he-folded-like-a-cheap/622282/4 "2012-05-18T03:35:25Z")
I had to vote concertina. But I think it’s “cheap suit”. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-sentence-he-folded-like-a-cheap/622282/5 "2012-05-18T03:38:15Z")
I’ve always said “lawn chair”, but will now and forever use “hooker”. ---
**Author:** ![Gleena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b3f665/32.png) [@Gleena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gleena)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-sentence-he-folded-like-a-cheap/622282/6 "2012-05-18T04:00:54Z")
Card table, is the one I’ve always heard. ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-sentence-he-folded-like-a-cheap/622282/7 "2012-05-18T04:06:13Z")
Lawn chair, though I’ve occasionally heard suit as well. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-sentence-he-folded-like-a-cheap/622282/8 "2012-05-18T04:27:16Z")
“He folded like a cheap suit,” is the only one I’ve ever heard. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-sentence-he-folded-like-a-cheap/622282/9 "2012-05-18T04:35:52Z")
Wet Newspaper ---
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-sentence-he-folded-like-a-cheap/622282/10 "2012-05-18T04:36:01Z")
Piece of shit? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-sentence-he-folded-like-a-cheap/622282/11 "2012-05-18T07:38:04Z")
I couldn’t help going with “hooker.” ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-sentence-he-folded-like-a-cheap/622282/12 "2012-05-18T07:40:42Z")
Lawn chair. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-sentence-he-folded-like-a-cheap/622282/13 "2012-05-18T07:53:57Z")
It’s not on the poll, but I like “He folded like Superman on laundry day.” ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-sentence-he-folded-like-a-cheap/622282/14 "2012-05-18T08:25:15Z")
Did you watch Mike and Mike yesterday? I heard “cheap tent” there, too, and I thought it was strange. ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-sentence-he-folded-like-a-cheap/622282/15 "2012-05-18T11:36:13Z")
Back in my conservative ‘Rush Limbaugh’ days there was another radio host Bob Grant that would use the phrase _ **folded like a cheap camera** _, so that’s what I got stuck with. Though I never really understood the context of it, does a cheap camera fold differently of at all, and how does a cheap suit fold differently then a expensive one? Not really important in the grand scheam of things I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-sentence-he-folded-like-a-cheap/622282/16 "2012-05-18T12:03:07Z")
Suit, lawn chair, and card table, I’ve heard and used… Tent makes sense. Most of the others, I can’t even wrap my head around the metaphor. O\_o ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-sentence-he-folded-like-a-cheap/622282/17 "2012-05-18T12:28:21Z")
I’ve heard tent most often, followed by suit and lawn chair. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-sentence-he-folded-like-a-cheap/622282/18 "2012-05-18T13:00:04Z")
I would like to know where to buy these cheap folding cigars. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-sentence-he-folded-like-a-cheap/622282/19 "2012-05-18T13:08:16Z")
Card table. Which is great because it’s got a double meaning - cheap card tables fold, sure - but so does a table of cheap card players. ---
**Author:** ![Wogger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@Wogger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wogger)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-sentence-he-folded-like-a-cheap/622282/20 "2012-05-18T13:12:53Z")
Folded like a cheap suit is the most common one I’ve heard. But the other day I heard folded like a cheap lunch bag, which had me laughing. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-sentence-he-folded-like-a-cheap/622282.md?page=2)