Thanks so much for pointing my ignorance out :)
I get stuck on these things from time to time, when in doubt use the
DOC.
What I was going on was the fact that ripples and phase are usually
thought of as the primary use for phase (and I think these used to be
the only patterns capable of it, but of that I'm making no guarantee
either).

This snippet is from the 3.1 DOC:
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This is only one, simple example of how a clock dependant phase shift
can create interesting animation effects. Trying phase will all sorts of
texture patterns, and it is amazing the range of animation effects we
can create simply by phase alone, without ever actually moving the
object.
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And in another place:
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The frequency and phase modifiers have no effect on block patterns
checker, brick, and hexagon nor do they effect image_map, bump_map or
material_map. They also have no effect in normal statements when used
with bumps, dents, quilted or wrinkles because these normal patterns
cannot use normal_map or slope_map.

They can be used with normal patterns ripples and waves even though
these two patterns cannot use normal_map or slope_map either. When used
with ripples or waves, frequency adjusts the space between features and
phase can be adjusted from 0.0 to 1.0 to cause the ripples or waves to
move relative to their center for animating the features.
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Fact is there's just a lot more to it than a quick and dumb reply,
forgive me please.


Chris Huff wrote:
> 
> Actually, other patterns like bozo will phase(I have tested it). I think phase
> applies to all pattern types. I am not sure about solid colors, though. (Have an
> object with no pattern, but a color_map, and the color would cycle through the
> color_map as phase varies from 0 to 1)
> 
> Bob Hughes wrote:
> 
> > Only 'ripples' and 'waves' will 'phase'.
> > With 'gradient' you will need to translate instead, OR you could set
> > 'number_of_waves' to 1 in 'global_settings' and still use that maybe.
> > Haven't tried so you might not be able to due to the way the pattern
> > ripples and waves lays out. Cylindrically if I'm thinking about it
> > right, so there's a chance.
> >
> >
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