“Easter is the only time when it’s perfectly safe to put all your eggs in one basket” is a one-line saying about Easter eggs that has been printed on many images. The saying has been cited in print since at least 1968 and is of unknown authorship.
14 April 1976, Orlando (FL) Sentinel, pg. 26, col. 3 ad:
Royal Epigram:
Easter Is the Only Times It is Safe to Put All Your Eggs in One Basket
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Easter is the only time when it’s perfectly safe to put all your eggs in one basket.
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Easter is the only time it’s safe to put all your eggs in one basket!
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“Easter is the only time of year when it is safe to put all your eggs in one basket”- Evan Esar
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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