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On 9/13/07, Krispen Hartung <khartung@cableone.net> wrote: > > > I'm with yah, man. Are we circus animals or artists? The applause during circus performances is intended for the trainer, not the animals. > > Though there is an underlying logic to Travis' comments that is worth > exploring, namely doing something difficult may be a sufficient >condition to > warrant audience applause, but not a necessary condition, meaning that >there > are other factors besides doing something difficult that may lead to > audience applause (like saying stupid things, making an ass out of >oneself > in front of 10,000 people, strutting around the stage like rockstar >demigod, > urinating on stage, etc). Those things are not simple acts to perform. TH