A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

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Entry from November 01, 2019
“The only thing I’m not good at is modesty, because I’m great at it”

“But then, I’m good at everything….Except modesty. Subtlety too” is a joke that was posted on the newsgroup alt.teens.intelligent.insanity on July 27, 2000. “I am so incredibly good at everything. Except modesty” was posted on Twitter by Gerald McGlaughlin🍺 on March 10, 2012. “I’m good at everything except modesty” was posted on Twitter by itsPhil on September 16, 2014.
 
The American television police sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine, on the episode “DFW” that originally aired on April 15, 2018, had this line spoken by Gina Linetti (played by Chelsea Peretti):
   
“The only thing I’m not good at is modesty, because I’m great at it.”
   
   
Wikipedia: DFW (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
“DFW” is the 17th episode of the fifth season of the American television police sitcom series Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and the 107th overall episode of the series. The episode was written by Jeff Topolski and directed by Jaffar Mahmood. It aired on Fox in the United States on April 15, 2018, airing back-to-back with the previous episode, “NutriBoom”. The episode features guest appearances from Nasim Pedrad, Michael Cassady, and Kirk Fox.
 
The show revolves around the fictitious 99th precinct of the New York Police Department in Brooklyn and the officers and detectives that work in the precinct. 
 
Springfield! Springfield!
Brooklin Nine-Nine s05e17
Script
DFW

(...)
The only thing I’m not good at is modesty, because I’m great at it.

Google Groups: alt.teens.intelligent.insanity
Ahem
David Wilson
7/27/00
Captain Busternaut wrote:
(...)
> But then, I’m good at everything.
 
Except modesty. Subtlety too. And the Big Three.
 
Twitter
Gerald McGlaughlin🍺
@GeraldSetsFires
I am so incredibly good at everything. Except modesty.
9:50 PM · Mar 10, 2012·Twitter SMS
   
Twitter
Blunt Blondie
@Blunt_Blondie
“You’re a pretty good co-pilot”
“I’m pretty good at everything.”
“Except modesty.”
5:28 PM · Nov 22, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
itsPhil
@itsPhil
I’m good at everything except modesty.
11:33 PM · Sep 16, 2014·Twitter for Android
     
Twitter
alex
@swiftsperaltas
“the only thing i’m not good at is modesty because i’m great at it” GINA SBJXNDK #Brooklyn99
9:04 PM · Apr 15, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Leah Kelley 🌴
@xkelleyleah
“Im good at everything, except modesty.. I’m GREAT @  modesty”
3:08 AM · May 10, 2018·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
Mulundu M.
@asac_mumba
“I’m good at everything except modesty. Cause I’m great at it”
1:43 PM · Oct 13, 2018·Twitter for Android
 
Reddit—Oneliners
Posted by u/ARGOAT12 December 13, 2018
“I’m good at everything…. Except modesty.”
       
Google Books
The Evil Queen
By Gena Showalter
Harlequin
2019
Pg. ?:
“He’s good at everything, except modesty,” Roth said. Harsh words layered with affection. “And that’s because he’s exceptional at modesty.”
 
Twitter
Vas
@lwjaes
Replying to @liatheatre
young K is good at everything except modesty because as he once said, he’s great at that.
2:39 PM · Jan 29, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Sarmad
@JakeParatha
“I am good at everything except modesty cuz i am great at it” - Gina Linetti
5:27 PM · Mar 19, 2019·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
Dale Sanger
@RevDale
“I am good at everything, except modesty. I am great at that.” Gina
@nbcbrooklyn99
2:17 PM · May 9, 2019·TweetDeck
 
Reddit—Oneliners
Posted by u/BlackBeard_727 October 31, 2019
I am good at everything except modesty

Posted by Barry Popik
New York CityWork/Businesses • Friday, November 01, 2019 • Permalink


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