— New York Times Pitchbot (@DougJBalloon) February 27, 2024I have a vague memory of a cartoon that featured beatniks in a coffee house snapping their fingers to indicate approval of a performance. It was meant to be mockery (it was a cartoon, after all), but I assume it was based in reality. An alternative to applause, IOW. Because, you know, gotta rebel against conformity; or something.
Pretty sure you could find the same thing in some’50’s movies with beatniks in smoke-filled rooms listening to poetry.
In case you’re wondering why anyone is talking about this:
Snapping is the new clap. Or the old one. Anyway, don’t say anything nice about Chik-Fil-A among hipsters. Or hep cats. They might snap you with a wet towel, or…wait, that’s not right…Hard to compete with this pic.twitter.com/Kpdg5O1aTB
— New York Times Pitchbot (@DougJBalloon) February 26, 2024
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