Tap That

[Dan Goncharoff]

>From Wikipedia:

In collectible card games such as Magic: The Gathering to tap a card means
to use it so that it cannot be used again in that player's turn.[1] The
visual indication of the tapped status is represented by turning the card
90 degrees to the right.

DanG

On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Guy Letourneau <guy1656 at opusnet.com> wrote:

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> Poster:       Guy Letourneau <guy1656 at OPUSNET.COM>
> Subject:      Re: Tap That
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> Regarding the below, I've seen gamer t-shirts with =22I'd tap =
> that=22placed below a graphic illustration of rotating a playing card from
> a vertical to a horizontal position...
> -GLL
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> From:=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 victor steinbok <aardvark66=40GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: =22I'd tap that=22I doubt very much it's a misunderstanding. =
> If anything, they're kiting on
> the =22usual=22 meaning.VS-)
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> On Oct 1, 2014 6:35 PM, =22Dan Goncharoff=22 <thegonch=40gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Is this a new use of the word =22tap=22?> Their new ad campaign is based
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> on misunderstanding the sexual use of
> =22tap=22: http://www.zipcar.com/idtapthat
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