Hi all, I remember reading a discussion here about what counted as a "lap" (one length versus a round trip), and there didn't seem to be a consensus. I'm interested to know the statistics. So please take the poll :)
Let me try one more time to dance around the word lap.
If lap is a verb, i.e., "to lap," it means Swimmer A out-swims Swimmer B by two lengths of a pool, in the process "lapping" him or her.
If lap is a noun, i.e., "a lap," it means a single length of the pool.
Thus, technically speaking, if you lap someone, you must lap them by two laps.
Which may be why a "lap dance" is usually an exercise in frustration and is a misdemeanor in many municipalities.
Please lap up the wisdom I have placed in your lap, be this one of luxury or not, and let us agree forevermore that the only thing we can know for certain is this: He who laps last does not lap best.
Let me try one more time to dance around the word lap.
If lap is a verb, i.e., "to lap," it means Swimmer A out-swims Swimmer B by two lengths of a pool, in the process "lapping" him or her.
If lap is a noun, i.e., "a lap," it means a single length of the pool.
Thus, technically speaking, if you lap someone, you must lap them by two laps.
Which may be why a "lap dance" is usually an exercise in frustration and is a misdemeanor in many municipalities.
Please lap up the wisdom I have placed in your lap, be this one of luxury or not, and let us agree forevermore that the only thing we can know for certain is this: He who laps last does not lap best.
