And they're expanding -- you could clap on that, that was -- (laughter.) They're actually expanding to hire another 40 jobs because of that.

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Eleanor Roosevelt, in a very rare lapse of judgment, was upset that during the discussion of the Four Freedoms and Lend-Lease, the Republicans did not clap and sat on their hands.

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Thank heavens then for every so often being able to dabble in a spot of nostalgia, and clap our eyes on Geoff Hurst scoring a hat trick in England's 1966 World Cup triumph.

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Clap a fume board on top of a hive and bees flee, making it possible to pilfer their treasure.

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Chimpanzees hoot, blow Bronx cheers, wave sticks, clap their hands and drum on trees.

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"He deserves all the accolades and I will be one of the first to stand up in the coaching box on Saturday and clap him, " he said.

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What they want is to clap along to the big cheesy numbers, Jump In My Car, Leave Your Hat On (which persuades a young Spanish fan on to the stage to sit on his knee) and Do The Limbo (which sees about 50 members of the audience up on stage doing the limbo).

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