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Poll Results: Signs of a Phony

Phony Traits Poll
Best sign of a phony:
  
false clothes (collar, clip tie..)  (17)

8%

  
super-firm handshake  (7)

3%

  
altered or loud voice  (15)

7%

  
over-enthusiasm  (46)

23%

  
snowing/acting  (22)

11%

  
inconsideration  (10)

5%

  
favoring the rich  (17)

8%

  
deliberate corniness  (12)

6%

  
showing off  (34)

17%

  
(not listed, see comments)  (19)

9%


Total Votes: 199
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14 Visitor Comments
(in reverse order, as usual)

over enthusiasm is a good trait, not a sign of phonyness10/20/00 12:27:56 PM
extremely religious10/20/00 11:38:56 AM
showing off, as in trying to prove to others that you are "deep" or whatever, when you're really shallow. trying too hard. ignorance.10/19/00 10:13:37 PM
If no one could tell the difference bet. phony and real, everyone who read Catcher would just say, "Huh, what's he talking about?" Suzanne, on a roll.10/19/00 9:43:16 PM
Re: inner monster.. fearing monsters becomes fearing being engaged.. becomes fearing reality.. becomes embracing phoniness. Suzanne10/19/00 9:39:24 PM
Well, "getting all pretentious and acting" is a good sign of a phony. Suzanne10/19/00 9:28:46 PM
People should stop talking about everyone else just to have some thing to say, find something goddam intresting to conversate about!!!!10/19/00 8:43:52 PM
People should stop talking about other people just to have some thing to talk about, find something goddam else to say!!!!10/19/00 8:41:19 PM
everyody is a phony sometime, no use getting all pretentious and acting like you're so real10/19/00 12:18:40 PM
whats the difference? no one can tell. outward appearances only give way to the inner monster10/18/00 8:18:58 AM
altered voice/ clothes 10/18/00 8:17:49 AM
I think being over-enthusiastic makes people fake. It's like pretending you're some one you're not. It's too fake. If a person's not enthusiastic, you should just admit it!! 10/16/00 5:32:51 PM
I thought about voting for "over-enthusiasm" but it's the same as showing off. People like to tell you where they've been and what they've done. 10/16/00 3:41:07 PM
I think all of these factors make a person phonie in a way, but we all are some kind of phonies, so the best thing we can do is avoid being phony10/8/00 9:32:38 AM


Poll dates: 6 - 20 Oct 2000 (two weeks)

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