[Ads-l] TV dialogue

W Brewer brewerwa at GMAIL.COM
Fri Mar 9 05:45:37 UTC 2018


 > > a. I'm going to invest $100,000.
> > b. Wow!
> > a. This place has a lot of potential. I intend to tap that!

Could be two pimps discussing investing in a high-class hooker at a
brothel.  "I'm gonna tap [into] that [ho]!" (consolidating financial &
physical connotations in a truly brilliant pun.)

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