# Tell me to call Claire. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 24, 2006, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-to-call-claire/373923 "2006-09-24T07:01:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-to-call-claire/373923/21 "2006-09-24T16:11:32Z")
My Mom’s name is Claire. Thanks for reminding me to give her a ring. 🙂 You really shouldn’t need to be reminded to call your Claire. You’re obligated to call her, for all of the times that you, and everyone else, has not had the opportunity that now knocks on your door. ---
**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-to-call-claire/373923/22 "2006-09-24T16:14:52Z")
Before you call her, check [here](http://www.rejectionline.com/copycat.html) to make sure it’s not listed. ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-to-call-claire/373923/23 "2006-09-24T16:23:08Z")
Bah, any PROPER **Hero Pup** would be lolloping straight to the 'phone, all friendly and tail wagging. in a big hurry to make friends (or more). 😃 On you go, call Claire. Or, as has been suggested text her first, if you’re a shy pup. ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-to-call-claire/373923/24 "2006-09-24T16:26:32Z")
Plus, you might be sorry if you don’t. And you might turn into Ralph McTell. > [@](#): > > It’s a long way from Clare to here > It’s a long way from Clare to here > It’s a long, long way, it grows further by the day > It’s a long way from Clare to here (Only a wee bit of song lyrics - OK for copyright, I’m sure) ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-to-call-claire/373923/25 "2006-09-24T16:35:36Z")
Call Claire. What have you got to lose? You don’t want to hurt her feelings by _not_ giving her a call. If you think you don’t have anything to talk about, jot down a few things before you dial. Er, I guess, before you push the buttons. Call Claire! Today! ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-to-call-claire/373923/26 "2006-09-24T16:46:51Z")
How odd. I just got an email from my friend Claire asking me to call her. ---
**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-to-call-claire/373923/27 "2006-09-24T18:29:24Z")
Call her! Now! Before somebody else does! Waiting isn’t going to help anything, so might as well just go ahead and get it over with. Good luck. 🙂 ---
**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:** [September 24, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-to-call-claire/373923/28 "2006-09-24T18:31:14Z")
Curses! Voicemail! But I kept it light, suggesting a post-study snack this evening. Cross your collective fingers. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Pageant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@Silver\_Pageant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Pageant)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-to-call-claire/373923/29 "2006-09-24T18:42:11Z")
See now, that wasn’t so hard. Well done! If you do meet, keep it light, have fun, show your interest through body language, and if you have the chance, things are going well, and you still want to, kiss her! So many people wait until a billion opportunities have passed, which is a huuuge mistake. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2006, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-to-call-claire/373923/30 "2006-09-24T21:42:14Z")
Just got a return voicemail. Basically, “Hey, thanks for the call, busy tonight, but maybe I’ll see you around.” And the winner of this year’s [Heisman Trophy](http://miva01.nyi.net/graphics/00000001/Heisman%20Trophy%20bronze.jpg) goes to… **Happy Scrappy Hero Pup!** ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-to-call-claire/373923/31 "2006-09-24T22:23:13Z")
Come come now. What are you going to do when y’all do end up seeing eachother around, and things might actually spark? You’re going to start another thread about your erroneous pessimism and eat crow, and we’ll all wag our fingers at you for your negative thinking. So consider this a preemptive finger wag. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-to-call-claire/373923/32 "2006-09-24T23:33:34Z")
[Clint Eastwood] Call Claire _today._ Because if you don’t, when I come back I’ll kill you. And all your friends. And their friends. [/eastwood] ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2006, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-to-call-claire/373923/33 "2006-09-25T04:37:19Z")
Hey, she gave you her real number at least. ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2006, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-to-call-claire/373923/34 "2006-09-25T06:26:27Z")
Screw Claire. Call Blanche. She puts out faster. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2006, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-to-call-claire/373923/35 "2006-09-25T06:27:28Z")
[QUOTE=scotandrsn] Screw Claire. . [/QUOTE] I gather that is the intention. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2006, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-to-call-claire/373923/36 "2006-09-25T06:44:59Z")
[QUOTE=glee] Speaking as a gormless male myself, I have two points. 1. Call her. But just to make a new friend. Don’t put pressure on yourself by thinking this is the defining moment of your life. Just hang out. 🙂 2. She sounds great. Give me her number - I’ll take over! :eek: [/QUOTE] Um…gormless doesn’t mean “spineless” or “cowardly”–it means “stupid.” Is that really the word you want? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2006, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-to-call-claire/373923/37 "2006-09-25T06:57:13Z")
[QUOTE=Happy Scrappy Hero Pup] Just got a return voicemail. Basically, “Hey, thanks for the call, busy tonight, but maybe I’ll see you around.” [/QUOTE] **Ouch** indeed! Sounds like between the time she gave you her number and the time you called, The Ex showed back up or some shit like that. “See you around” ain’t good. ---
**Author:** ![Freelancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@Freelancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freelancer)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2006, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-to-call-claire/373923/38 "2006-09-25T07:06:08Z")
> [@](#): > > Um…gormless doesn’t mean “spineless” or “cowardly”–it means “stupid.” Is that really the word you want? Apparantly he did mean that. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2006, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-to-call-claire/373923/39 "2006-09-25T08:36:51Z")
[QUOTE=Skald the Rhymer] Um…gormless doesn’t mean “spineless” or “cowardly”–it means “stupid.” Is that really the word you want? [/QUOTE] I’ve always understood gormless to mean spineless. I don’t know how you use it in your neck of the woods, but here it means resembling a jelly-like thing and has never been equated to stupidity. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2006, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-to-call-claire/373923/40 "2006-09-25T08:42:51Z")
[QUOTE=kambuckta] I’ve always understood gormless to mean spineless. I don’t know how you use it in your neck of the woods, but here it means resembling a jelly-like thing and has never been equated to stupidity. [/QUOTE] I think you have a wrong understanding. Gormless means stupid or dim, even in Brisbane 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-to-call-claire/373923.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-to-call-claire/373923.md?page=3)