And since carnival is theatre writ large, the cleverest samba maestros have often used the parade grounds as a stage for all manner of social comment.
They can then use that service to store all manner of files, comment on and within files, share them with others, upload new versions and more, all from any device, including PCs and Macs, as well as Android and iOS devices.
On the other side of the velvet rope in the queue for heaven's guestlist (and it is not for us to speculate as to whose arrival at the clipboard will be met with a stern "Your name's not down, you're not coming in"), the death of Malcolm McLaren was, appropriately enough, the cue for all manner of contentious comments.
Along the way, in exchange for premiere health care for Mae's parents, they are obligated to have cameras placed in their home and respond to all manner of inquiries, comments, and "well-wishes" by a voyeuristic public that has abandoned any notion respect for privacy.
Elsewhere, what is left out is just as striking, from his sexuality and private life to all manner of potentially damaging comments or incidents involving Labour's current leadership candidates.
For IGN, Spence Abbott described Williams' rapping as "a little sticky, but…ruggedly appealing in a manner of speaking", and commented that "it's the shuffling and infectious beat…that will have you swerving and slinking like a cobra with epilepsy".
It's bad manners to comment that someone used their dinner fork on their salad.
Orfeo and Euridice enter together with a chorus of nymphs and shepherds, who act in the manner of a Greek chorus, commenting on the action both as a group and as individuals.
Shane Donaghey of The People compared Meyer to Hannibal Lecter, describing him as "Part panto villain, part grim reaper, with a bedside manner of a cruel vet" and commenting that he manages his department "with an iron fist veiled in a concrete glove".
But when asked to comment on the manner of his team's defeat in front of their own supporters, he criticised their performance, giving the headline writers their opportunity.
