| rdfs:comment | - It is generally accepted within the least acclaimed scientific circles that tapping began as a ritual or, more accurately, a rite of passage into manhood, in tribal Uganda. Ugandan war tribes often subscribed to the adage, "It takes a village to raise a child." More importantly, however, it became more and more apparent that, "It takes a tapper to show a jerk who's the boss." In this vein, it became commonplace for a village elder to visit the thatched-roof cottage of a male on the eve of his thirteenth birthday and arrange his presentation to the tribal champion as an obnoxious adolescent punk. The child was then walked to the village commons at sunrise of the next morning and restrained by his father and a designated elder, at which time the tribal champion swiftly backhanded the boy's p
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| abstract | - It is generally accepted within the least acclaimed scientific circles that tapping began as a ritual or, more accurately, a rite of passage into manhood, in tribal Uganda. Ugandan war tribes often subscribed to the adage, "It takes a village to raise a child." More importantly, however, it became more and more apparent that, "It takes a tapper to show a jerk who's the boss." In this vein, it became commonplace for a village elder to visit the thatched-roof cottage of a male on the eve of his thirteenth birthday and arrange his presentation to the tribal champion as an obnoxious adolescent punk. The child was then walked to the village commons at sunrise of the next morning and restrained by his father and a designated elder, at which time the tribal champion swiftly backhanded the boy's phallus with the tips of his fingers, forever linking the boy to his tribal champion and sending him writhing and cursing into manhood. The boy's immediate vocal reaction was recorded by the village scribe and forever retained as his new name. It is understood that, via a successive execution of the ritual, one could elect to have his name changed. It should be noted that voluntary name change was highly uncommon, with the obvious exception that one's name became "Youfuckstick," "SonofaBITCH," or "Pollyanna."
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