# I just attended a scientific conference. I was almost always the last one to finish clapping.

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**Created:** [November 8, 2018, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-attended-a-scientific-conference-i-was-almost-always-the-last-one-to-finish-clapping/824170 "2018-11-08T00:45:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-attended-a-scientific-conference-i-was-almost-always-the-last-one-to-finish-clapping/824170/21 "2018-11-09T01:55:51Z")

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> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#):
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> Crazy in an annoying way.

> [@sitchensis](#):
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> I think it would only be annoying if two or more people were playing. Somebody is always the last person to clap and you never notice it.

I can assure you that no one else knew about my game (other than my former colleague), and that no time was wasted waiting for the applause to die down. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-attended-a-scientific-conference-i-was-almost-always-the-last-one-to-finish-clapping/824170/22 "2018-11-09T02:11:28Z")

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I always, always sign in on sheets as Yoko Ono. In more than 25 years not one person has ever said anything to me about it. Those, ‘hi, my name is:’ tags, I put Yoko in big block, readable letters. No one has ever called me by that name. I think they are on to me.

ETA I am not Yoko Ono, btw.

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**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-attended-a-scientific-conference-i-was-almost-always-the-last-one-to-finish-clapping/824170/23 "2018-11-09T02:35:20Z")

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How about trying to be the first to start clapping. Extreme sports.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-attended-a-scientific-conference-i-was-almost-always-the-last-one-to-finish-clapping/824170/24 "2018-11-09T12:04:21Z")

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> [@Isamu](#):
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> How about trying to be the first to start clapping.

"And so, in summary " _wild applause_

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