Ah, fail. Typo. That's gonna bug me forever.

by Anonymous 15 years ago

Rocky, I was thinking about that today. So weird.

by Anonymous 15 years ago

Weird indeed.

by Anonymous 15 years ago

When I initially read this I thought 'clapping' was 'dapping,' and I was confused.

by Anonymous 15 years ago

Lol. That would cause some confusion, yes.

by Anonymous 15 years ago

Clapping might signify (if with music), playing the music along with them (by clapping to the beat), thus showing that they enjoy the music, and want to join in with the musician.

by Anonymous 15 years ago

yeah but why clapping? Why hitting your palms together quickly in succession? Why not...I dunno...stomping your feet? Why not hitting your knees together or snapping or clicking your teeth?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Seals do it too, so it must be okay.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

We do a lot of things that actually are pretty strange when you think about it. Like giving someone a thumbs up to show you approve. O.o

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Well it's like the clap. Like bam you gotta get the pus out so you clap it makes a smack and then it's like fuck yeah I don't have a sis ease anymore so yayyyyyyyy

by Anonymous 12 years ago

You want to tell the actors (or whatever) that you appreciated the show. As a crowd, you can't really talk, it will come out as a confuse noise. So let's just make noise to show we weren't indifferent, we can't (and shouldn't have to) do much more. You can shout, whistle, clap your hands, stomp you feet... Stomping is rather impractical and can hurt after a while. not everyone can whistle loud, and putting your fingers in your mouth is not the classiest thing. Shouting of course still works, but not in formal or "classic" places : compare a crowd shouting and a crowd clapping, it's easy to tell the reason why. And clapping is easier anyway, as shouting during a long time can hurt.

by Anonymous 11 years ago