# Tap tap tap  ...is this thing turned on

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tap-tap-tap-is-this-thing-turned-on/578056>\
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**Created:** [April 12, 2011, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tap-tap-tap-is-this-thing-turned-on/578056 "2011-04-12T03:35:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![antechinus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tap-tap-tap-is-this-thing-turned-on/578056/1 "2011-04-12T03:35:06Z")

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Nothing to see here.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tap-tap-tap-is-this-thing-turned-on/578056/2 "2011-04-12T03:43:49Z")

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wwwwwwweeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHH

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**Author:** ![antechinus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tap-tap-tap-is-this-thing-turned-on/578056/3 "2011-04-12T03:58:31Z")

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Ignorance

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**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tap-tap-tap-is-this-thing-turned-on/578056/4 "2011-04-12T04:05:23Z")

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**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tap-tap-tap-is-this-thing-turned-on/578056/5 "2011-04-12T22:13:48Z")

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> [@runner pat](#):
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> wwwwwwweeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHH

move the mic away from the speaker.