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"But I don't -- and I wasn 'tappin' for you, either."
Hocken and Hunken Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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"Th 'common rosum, thet th' still's runnin 'on now, is made eout on th' yaller dip -- thet's th 'kine o' turpentine thet runs from th 'tree arter two yars' tappin '-- we call it yallar dip ca'se it's allers dark.
Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time James R. Gilmore
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"They's all drinkin 'beer in the yard now an' tappin 'another barrel to drink at when the waggon comes in.
Innocent : her fancy and his fact Marie Corelli 1889
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This song, by Booker T and The MG's, gives a head-swayin ', toe-tappin' twist to the version sung by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (and the many covers to follow).
Clicky shuffle: Random songs for Tuesday morning Erin Williams 2010
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You're not even out of jail a full morning and you're tappin 'me already.
It's October, 1956. Shelagh Power-Chopra 2010
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After the seeing the Stringdusters I can easily see myself getting back on finger pluckin ', string pickin', toe-tappin 'bandwagon.
Meghan Neal: Infamous Stringdusters Delight Brooklyn Bowlers And Bluegrass Loyalists Alike 2010
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Taht iz wun ov teh fun fings abowt teh Cheezland… wii can find owt abowt regional-variations ov owr favrit wordplayz adn stuffs, from all over teh place wehre Ingerlish iz spoked… adn over several decades of time, tappin manni generasums of gradeschool playground jokes adn silliness!
Well looky there - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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She was groaning about how boring that portion was going to be, so I figured I'd inspire her with a clip of some classic tappin '— the classy, stunning, and inventive “Fascinatin' Rhythm” routine by the amazing Eleanor Powell from 1941's “Lady be Good”.
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Well, it's country, sort of, smart enough for the overly-educated, toe-tappin 'enough for the Cracker Barrel crowd, and mesmerizing enough to keep everyone in-between fascinated.
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Visible over the shoulder of the press corps, the monitor that displayed Palin's speech shifted occasionally, as its operator struggled to pick back up after she drifted off in tangents, dropping in folksy-isms like urging some "tappin 'into new ideas" and noting "special interests" -- "I've had to take on some of that," she said, "especially up there in Alaska, where they didn't want any shakin 'up."
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