[Ads-l] TV dialogue

[Jonathan Lighter]

As for BE, a white friend from rural middle Tennessee has been using "tap
[some of] that" for as nearly long as I've known him, i.e., since at least
1980.

JL

On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 3:34 AM, Chris Waigl <chris at lascribe.net> wrote:

> And thus we end International Women's Day with a serving of linguistic
> rape culture. Bon appétit.
>
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> On 3/8/18 8:45 PM, W Brewer wrote:
> >  > > 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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