# Is there a SDMB clever term for...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-sdmb-clever-term-for/333735>\
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**Created:** [December 2, 2005, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-sdmb-clever-term-for/333735 "2005-12-02T15:50:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nature\_s\_Call](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nature_s_call/32/19006_2.png) [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-sdmb-clever-term-for/333735/1 "2005-12-02T15:50:30Z")

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…posting what you thought was a I-wonder-why-no-one-has-thought-of-this-yet post - only to discover you’re replying to post 50 of a 4 page thread, and everyone after post 51 has sufficiently beaten your point to death?

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-sdmb-clever-term-for/333735/2 "2005-12-02T15:57:29Z")

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> [@Nature's Call](#):
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> …posting what you thought was a I-wonder-why-no-one-has-thought-of-this-yet post - only to discover you’re replying to post 50 of a 4 page thread, and everyone after post 51 has sufficiently beaten your point to death?

i think it’s the :wally icon 😃

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**Author:** ![Angels\_Flight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6bbea6/32.png) [@Angels\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angels_Flight)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-sdmb-clever-term-for/333735/3 "2005-12-02T16:21:41Z")

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Since you’re the first to identify it, I think the dubious honor should go to you -  
From now on such a post will be refered to as a “Nature’s Call post”.

Of course, if you object, we won’t do that. But a dubious honor is better than none. 😉

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**Author:** ![Nature\_s\_Call](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nature_s_call/32/19006_2.png) [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-sdmb-clever-term-for/333735/4 "2005-12-02T16:38:17Z")

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> [@Angels'Flight](#):
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> From now on such a post will be refered to as a “Nature’s Call post”.

(wipes a tear from eye)I humbly accept this honour\*, and would like to thank my hairdresser [sniff]

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- I doubt it’ll catch on… Gaudere I am not