| Twitter! :) - www.twitter.com If you want more Tag, copy this message (with the link!) and Twitter it like a fiend!: RT @Seth_Rogen - Watch Tag! You'll love it - here's a link - www.tinyurl.com Tag (also known as it, tiggy, tips, dobby,[1] chasey[2] tick, and many other names) is a playground game played worldwide[3] that involves one or more players chasing other players in an attempt to "tag" or touch them, usually with their hands. There are many variations. Most forms have no teams, scores, or equipment. A group of players (two or more) decide who is going to be 'it', often using a counting-out game such as Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. 'It' then chases the others to get close enough to 'tag' them—a touch with the hand—while the others try to escape. A 'tag' makes the tagged player 'it'. The game continues indefinitely.[4] There are many variants which modify the rules for team play, or place restrictions on tagged players' behaviour. A simple variation makes tag an elimination game, so those tagged drop out of play.[5] A 'no tag-backs', 'no returns', or 'can't tag your master' rule prevents a player from tagging the person who has just tagged them.[6] The term gay was originally used to refer to feelings of being "carefree", "happy", or "bright and showy"; it had also come to acquire some connotations of "immorality" as early as 1637.[1] The term's use as a reference to homosexuality may date as early as the late 19th century, but its use gradually increased in the 20th ... |
