And you're sure this isn't just some fanboy thing? 'Cause I've fought more than a couple pimply, overweight vamps that called themselves Lestat.
Buffy ,'Lessons'
Natter 32 Flavors and Then Some
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Betsy HP - Jan 31, 2005 7:35:29 am PST #2344 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Susan W. - Jan 31, 2005 7:38:22 am PST #2345 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
In a crowd situation, it's disconcerting being one of the few people other than the musicians who have rhythm. One time at a church service with more modern music, Ben turned to me, quite alarmed, and asked, "Mommy, is everyone clapping wrong?" The numbers were so against the right-clappers, he started to doubt his own rhythm, which is excellent.
I've been there so. many. times. I don't claim to be a good dancer, at least not with anything spontaneous--I do OK when there are steps to follow--but rhythm I have. And don't understand the lack of it. I mean, the beat is right there, being the beat. How do people not hear it?
I've also been in situations where most everyone is clapping together on the 2 and the 4, but one or two people stubbornly stick to the 1 and the 3. WTF? Can't they tell?
Cashmere - Jan 31, 2005 7:39:42 am PST #2346 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
caffeinated beer.
Drew Carey did that like three years ago.
§ ita § - Jan 31, 2005 7:42:45 am PST #2347 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The chick in the ad on the left of that beer article has a GREAT ass.
Fred Pete - Jan 31, 2005 7:43:22 am PST #2348 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
caffeinated beer
So you end up with a wide-awake drunk.
Hmmmmmm.
Sue - Jan 31, 2005 7:44:41 am PST #2349 of 10002
hip deep in pie
There was a brew pub here to did coffee beer. It tasted fine, but it smelled way better than it tasted.
beathen - Jan 31, 2005 7:44:45 am PST #2350 of 10002
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
Can't they tell?
Nope. They're having too much fun listening to themselves clap. Either that or they're not paying attention.
My gripe is when people clap along to something and they start speeding up.
Nilly - Jan 31, 2005 7:52:09 am PST #2351 of 10002
Swouncing
My gripe is when people clap along to something and they start speeding up
There are researches in synchronizaton which show that if a crowd of people claps (like, at the end of a play or a lecture, not to a tune (and, yes, I know it's not the subject, but I'm one of the people who can't follow a tune at all, so I try to post about something else)), even if very few people clap at a slower rhythm, the whole group will adapt to that, eventually.
tommyrot - Jan 31, 2005 7:53:26 am PST #2352 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
even if very few people clap at a slower rhythm, the whole group will adapt to that, eventually.
There must be a way to use this knowledge to, I don't know... take over the world or something.
§ ita § - Jan 31, 2005 7:53:54 am PST #2353 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Wait -- so the rhythm is gonna get you?