Do you think it is reasonable not to tip your server?

[Enforcer]

I'm aware of the superstition, but trust me, if you had seen the look on this guy's face as he was clapping, you'd have been set off too.

 

[Zombie_Babies]

I've had someone clap when I dropped a glass and I flat-out told them to "grow up" in a voice loud enough for everyone around that jerk to hear. My manager then high-fived me in front of the guy. This was not at one of my high-end employers, of course, but it was still pretty awesome.

Man, that stuff isn't meant to be mean, it's meant to be disarming. Hell, I've been to shows where some pretty known DJs have trainwrecked a mix or totally bricked a trick. The crowd applauds and cheers wildly, the dood waves and laughs and the show goes on. It's silly, that's all.

 

[Janx]

It is only good to disobey any law from Wheaton. You see, he was the only thing about ST:tNG that sucked.

You may be unfamiliar with Wheaton's Law.

Sometime after TNG, he realized he was a dick. So he decided to try not to be. And after many years of research, he crafted Wheaton's Law: "Don't be a dick."

As that's pretty good advice, it should be obvious that there's an exception to your declaration.

 

[Enforcer]

Man, that stuff isn't meant to be mean, it's meant to be disarming. Hell, I've been to shows where some pretty known DJs have trainwrecked a mix or totally bricked a trick. The crowd applauds and cheers wildly, the dood waves and laughs and the show goes on. It's silly, that's all.

I'm familiar with the concept, really. This one instance was not that.

 

[Zombie_Babies]

You may be unfamiliar with Wheaton's Law.

Sometime after TNG, he realized he was a dick. So he decided to try not to be. And after many years of research, he crafted Wheaton's Law: "Don't be a dick."

As that's pretty good advice, it should be obvious that there's an exception to your declaration.

Oh, I'm familiar with it. I think you may be unfamiliar with his 'acting'.

 

[Zombie_Babies]

I'm familiar with the concept, really. This one instance was not that.

Meh, it wasn't terribly clear from your post. No biggie.

 

[Herschel]

It is only good to disobey any law from Wheaton. You see, he was the only thing about ST:tNG that sucked.

You miss the etymology of Wheaton's Law. After (during?) his Trek stint he felt like a real "somebody" and once he realized he peaked as an actor with Stand By Me he also realized his recent actions were unbecoming, hence Wheaton's Law as a form of self reflection/correction.

 

[Umbran]

Hm. While I don't do it, I was told it was a superstition. You're doing so to avert further bad luck, akin to clapping to ward off gremlins or demons.

Yes. In my martial arts classes, we also applauded whenever folks fell down when trying to do something complicated (like, say, a jumping back roundhouse kick) - the idea there was that the person in question was pushing themselves, and that was more important than succeeding.

 

[Kramodlog]

You may be unfamiliar with Wheaton's Law.

Sometime after TNG, he realized he was a dick. So he decided to try not to be. And after many years of research, he crafted Wheaton's Law: "Don't be a dick."

As that's pretty good advice, it should be obvious that there's an exception to your declaration.

Since following "laws" o random strangers seems to be your thin. Their is Goldo's Law, that say send me all your money.

 

[Zombie_Babies]

You miss the etymology of Wheaton's Law. After (during?) his Trek stint he felt like a real "somebody" and once he realized he peaked as an actor with Stand By Me he also realized his recent actions were unbecoming, hence Wheaton's Law as a form of self reflection/correction.

*sigh* I do not. It appears you missed his 'acting' in ST:tNG. He ruined it whenever he was on screen and therefore does not deserve our paying his 'law' any mind.