"I always wait 3 minutes after each tweet for the…

A performer before a live audience often waits for applause to die down before beginning the next number. Some people like to think the same thing happens on X/Twitter.

Since this is my best tweet ever I am just going to sit here and wait for the applause to die down” was posted on X/Twitter by sam adam on July 13, 2020. “That was a great tweet. I’m waiting for the applause to die down” was posted on X/Twitter by Eric Stephen on June 27, 2021. “I always wait 3 minutes after each tweet for the applause to die down” was posted on X/Twitter by Benny ‘Hard Pill’ Rollins on December 22, 2024.

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Dinara
@DEseeva
Sometimes I just say a tweet out loud and wait for the imaginary applause to die down before I send it out.
8:01 AM · Aug 17, 2012

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sam adam
@real_sam_adam
Since this is my best tweet ever I am just going to sit here and wait for the applause to die down
2:33 PM · Jul 13, 2020

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Eric Stephen
@ericstephen
That was a great tweet. I’m waiting for the applause to die down
8:29 PM · Jun 27, 2021

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Benny ‘Hard Pill’ Rollins
@citizenkawala
I always wait 3 minutes after each tweet for the applause to die down.
3:37 PM · Dec 22, 2024