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		hluska on Jan 26, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Jack White bans phones at gigs for “100% human exp... You've used the word 'deface' throughout this thread and I don't understand it. How is putting a phone in a bag defacing it?

monksy on Jan 27, 2018 [–]

You're making modifications to a physical item. (http://www.dictionary.com/browse/deface)

hluska on Jan 29, 2018 | [–]

But, putting a phone in a bag does not modify the phone.

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