afp.google.com — BANGKOK (AFP) — You can use it to cheer on a rock band, take to the mall or, why not, try to overthrow a government -- the latest must-have among Thailand's protest set is a plastic, hand-shaped clapper. The clack-clack-clack of the multi-coloured hands has resonated throughout Bangkok during the months-long campaign by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) to bring down the nation's elected government. In fact, it's spawned a little bit of a minor industry: one vendor outside Government House -- currently occupied by the protesters -- says she sells up to 100 clappers a day. Another vendor, boasting a more elaborate stall, claims to sell 200 a day.
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