# Butt Tapping - Huh?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-tapping-huh/471848>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 8, 2008, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-tapping-huh/471848 "2008-11-08T22:08:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-tapping-huh/471848/21 "2008-11-10T16:35:46Z")

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They do it to turn on the cheerleaders. Homoeroticism is hot. Duh.

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**Author:** ![Merhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Merhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merhouse)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-tapping-huh/471848/22 "2008-11-10T16:39:22Z")

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> [@levdrakon](#):
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> When I first saw the thread, I had to read it because I thought it was butt taping, and had to know.

Well, at least I’m not the only one. And neither are you 😃

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**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-tapping-huh/471848/23 "2008-11-10T16:40:14Z")

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It’s because every man who plays any manly sport is gay. It’s that simple.

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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-tapping-huh/471848/24 "2008-11-10T16:47:17Z")

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> [@overlyverbose](#):
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> I’m going to Kaldi’s next time - the coffee’s better anyway.

Maybe that was his point? If so, I’ll agree with him. It isn’t hard to find coffee better than Starbuck’s.  
And I’ve seen a lot of 32 year old very cute butts.  
But (heh heh) this guy probably was an oddball.  
Peace,  
mangeorge

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-tapping-huh/471848/25 "2008-11-10T18:32:28Z")

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I don’t get it either. watching the boys’ HS basketball games, it was clear the coach would intentionally take a look and then judge just how to slap the kids on the butt as they came off the court. It was oogy–why not the back or shoulder?

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