"golf clap"

[Dennis R. Preston]

And, arnold, what a role cultural backgrounds play! I (naturally)
assumed it was a sexually transmitted disease acquired while one said
he was out 'playing golf.'

dInIs (who was never much on the links)


>a series of exchanges from the newsgroup soc.motss:
>
>-----
>soc.motss
>From: coren at panix.com (Robert S. Coren)
>[1] Re: Fluff
>Date: Sat Dec 11 11:21:53 PST 2004
>
>In article <cpf8nc$f2d$1 at lust.ihug.co.nz>,
>DRS <drs at remove.this.ihug.com.au> wrote:
>
>>"the artist formerly known as rzepelaa" <SOC.MOTSSspamtony at panix.com>
>>wrote in message news:cpdnu7$mjo$1 at reader1.panix.com
>
>>>  In article <41ba5b40.659675828 at news.panix.com>, Michael Palmer wrote:
>
>>>>  Spanishy?  I expected it to be in your mother tongue:  Sumerian.
>
>>>  Ur, no.
>
>><golf clap>
>
>I'm not familiar with this term, but I'm guessing that it means the
>kind of quiet, polite applause that spectators at golf tournaments
>employ to avoid disturbing the players.
>-----
>
>probably familiar to many of you, but new to me (and transparent, if
>you have the cultural background).
>
>arnold


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Dennis R. Preston
University Distinguished Professor of Linguistics
Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian, and African Languages
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Michigan State University
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