009 You Found My Weakness... It's Small Knives!

[speterman]

I obsess about things – guilty as charged. If you've ever seen my room, I’m always juggling a few projects... and some of them have been going for quite some time. As you also probably know, I ask a lot of questions; well, there's been one question sort of bugging me.

What were the first people thinking when they clap? Now I know what you're thinking: "Peter, shut up and go to bed." But really!

Who thought to stand there and smack their hands together to create noise to cheer for someone or something?

Anyone know if it even started out as cheering?

Comments

[brokethecycle]

Maybe cave people just liked loud noises when they were happy.

[speterman]

But they could make loud noises with their vocal chords.

[brokethecycle]

Yeah, but if they shouted and clapped at the same time you had twice the loud noises, right?

[speterman]

But at what point did something in their brain go, "I should clap my hands together to make noise"?

[3potionproblem]

Parker, upon final analysis of your findings, please forward your conclusions into the further study of by what means two gentlemen decided to clap each other’s single hand in the air as a congratulatory device.

[speterman]

Didn't I tell you to leave me alone? Next time I'll try talking a little slower, maybe w r i t i n g a l i t t l e n e a t e r.

Is that good enough for you?

[3potionproblem]

Dull.

[speterman]

And how does that make you feel?

[3potionproblem]

What, you being dull? Bit obvious, that.

[speterman]

Why are you bothering me? I thought you didn't waste your time on dull people?

[3potionproblem]

I'm bored. Somehow you are actually less boring that what I am currently not doing.

[speterman]

[Someone is dragging his hands down his face in annoyance.]

You're bored. I'm not entertaining you.

[3potionproblem]

I've noticed. It's a shame you find that so agreeable.

[speterman]

You're still replying. Why are you still replying? what do you want?

[3potionproblem]

[Draws a hangman's noose with _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ under it.]

[speterman]

... Are you serious?

[3potionproblem]

[Circles the drawing.]

[speterman]

... Why are you serious?

I can't believe you're serious.

E.

[3potionproblem]

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/threadjacks

[catblog]

...Sherlock, what are you doing?

[3potionproblem]

Bored.

[catblog]

But...[mumble]

He might be busy with something else so he might not have time for hangman.

[3potionproblem]

I'm helping him.

[speterman]

I?

[3potionproblem]

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