Waiting at a red light can seemingly take a long time. However, if someone wants to do a small task at the red light (such as sipping a drink), the traffic light seems to turn green right away.
“If you want a traffic light to turn green, start putting on mascara” was posted on Twitter by Court Bailey on March 23, 2011. “If you want a traffic light to turn green, pick up your phone to read or write a text. #neverfails #ugh” was posted on Twitter by Sam on October 29, 2012. “If you want the traffic light to turn green look for something in your glovebox” was posted on Reddit—Shower Thoughts on September 20, 2018.
Twitter
Court Bailey
@CourtMBail
If you want a traffic light to turn green, start putting on mascara.
11:02 AM - 23 Mar 2011
Twitter
Elizabeth Steele
@lizzysaprons
If you want a traffic light to turn green, start applying eye makeup! : )
1:51 PM - 17 Jun 2012
Twitter
Sam
@sam_hune_
If you want a traffic light to turn green, pick up your phone to read or write a text. #neverfails #ugh
3:04 PM - 29 Oct 2012
Twitter
Edi Zanidache
@ezcomedy
If you want the traffic light to turn green quicker, start Facebooking\
4:31 PM - 5 Dec 2014
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Cool JUUL Dul
@DulYous
If you want a traffic light to turn green, just check your phone for .3 seconds.
11:14 AM - 21 Aug 2017
Twitter
Dierdre McLin
@dierdremclin
If you don’t want to sit long at a red just look for something In Your purse. That bitch will turn green quicker than you can blink.
4:17 PM - 31 Aug 2018
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
If you want the traffic light to turn green look for something in your glovebox
submitted September 10, 2018 by saucermen
Twitter
RandomFun!
@RandomFun_
If you want the traffic light to turn green look for something in your glovebox
4:13 PM - 10 Sep 2018
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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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.
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