# What would you call ?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call/666549>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 18, 2013, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call/666549 "2013-08-18T11:19:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call/666549/1 "2013-08-18T11:19:52Z")

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What would you call someone that goes through “phases”? Would it make that person less authentic?

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**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call/666549/2 "2013-08-18T11:52:41Z")

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NM:rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![aNewLeaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@aNewLeaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aNewLeaf)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call/666549/3 "2013-08-18T12:07:24Z")

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What is happening in this thread? :dubious:

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**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call/666549/4 "2013-08-18T12:11:37Z")

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Disregard

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**Author:** ![aNewLeaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@aNewLeaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aNewLeaf)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call/666549/5 "2013-08-18T12:16:58Z")

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So it would seem. Whom are you disregarding? Was a friend mean to you? Or a woman?

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**Author:** ![Snerky\_Snerk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Snerky\_Snerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snerky_Snerk)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call/666549/6 "2013-08-18T12:18:31Z")

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It was just a phase. He’s moved on.

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**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call/666549/7 "2013-08-18T12:19:55Z")

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Sample thread disregard

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**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:** [August 18, 2013, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call/666549/8 "2013-08-18T12:20:07Z")

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I think he is talking about the Moon.

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**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call/666549/9 "2013-08-18T12:23:59Z")

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Sample

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**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call/666549/10 "2013-08-18T12:24:45Z")

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> [@slm2955](#):
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> Sample thread disregard

Clearly in denial phase.

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**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call/666549/11 "2013-08-18T12:25:38Z")

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Of what? It’s a sample

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**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call/666549/12 "2013-08-18T12:27:22Z")

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Anger phase.

…you are progressing very nicely.

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**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call/666549/13 "2013-08-18T12:28:25Z")

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No it’s a sample

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**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call/666549/14 "2013-08-18T12:30:37Z")

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Back in denial?

This may take longer than we thought…

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**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call/666549/15 "2013-08-18T12:32:31Z")

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Nope only a sampler

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**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call/666549/16 "2013-08-18T12:41:29Z")

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Your lack of punctuation indicates a reluctance of letting go.

You should let it go.

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**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call/666549/17 "2013-08-18T12:43:06Z")

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Sample please disregard

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**Author:** ![Jake\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Jake\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake_Jones)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call/666549/18 "2013-08-18T12:52:23Z")

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I heard the smoked cheddar on summer sausage was excellent. May I try one?

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**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call/666549/19 "2013-08-18T12:53:56Z")

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Samplerz

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**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:** [August 18, 2013, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call/666549/20 "2013-08-18T12:54:47Z")

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Ghost Busters!

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