“Dude, today I heard you snapping as music played…and let’s just say this; it is intentional that I did not describe it as snapping to the music. How is this possible? You were weirdly early, sporadically. I never understand this in people. The beat is so audible, so predictable, so hard to snap\/dance\/move against….”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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