Big Apple Pizza (Israeli pizza chain, 1986-present)
Big Apple Pizza was founded by Haim Kedem in Jerusalem, Israel, in 1986. Kedem came to New York City in 1978, then returned to Israel to open Big Apple Pizza. The kosher pizza chain has 11…
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Big Apple Bagels (Illinois bagel chain, 1985-present)
Big Apple Bagels is a chain of bakery-cafes based in Deerfield, Illinois. The stores sell foods such as bagels, sandwiches, coffee, smoothies, frozen yogurt and pizza. Big Apple Bagels was founded…
“Big Apple” (song by Kajagoogoo, 1983)
"Big Apple" is a 1983 song by the British pop band Kajagoogoo. A repeated lyric in the song is: "Life in the big apple moves very fast and so must you." A YouTube video of…
Apple Bank (renamed from Harlem Savings Bank, 1983-present)
Haarlem Savings Bank (later Harlem Savings Bank) was founded in 1863. In 1983, it was renamed "Apple Bank for Savings" (often shortened to "Apple Bank"). A red apple is shown on…
Big Apple City (Strawberry Shortcake animation, 1981)
New York City has been nicknamed "Big Apple," but usually not "Big Apple City." The 1981 animated television special Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City illustrates…
Home Run Apple (Shea Stadium & Citi Field, 1980-present)
When a New York Mets baseball player hit a home run at Shea Stadium, a large "apple" located just beyond center field rose from inside a black hat. It was a gimmick that was started in…
“For me, chess is a lot like Tinder. I know a few openings, but struggle at mating”
Chess has been compared to TIner (a dating app). This was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on December 4, 2020: "For Me, Chess is a Lot Like Tinder. I know a few openings, but continually struggle to…
“Turn a regular sofa into a sofa bed by simply forgetting your wife’s birthday”
"Turn a regular sofa into a sofa bed by simply forgetting your wife’s birthday" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "TURN a regular sofa into a sofa bed by…
“Courage is knowing it might hurt, and doing it anyway. Stupidity is the same”
"Courage is knowing it might hurt, and doing it anyway. Stupidity is the same. And that's why life is hard" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is uncertain.…
The Kid from the Big Apple (two films, 2015 and 2017)
The Kid from the Big Apple is a movie that won four awards at the 7th Macau International Movie Festival on December 13, 2015, and was released in Malaysia and Singapore on March 10, 2016. The plot…
Big Apple (official drink of the Belmont Stakes, 1976)
A drink called "Big Apple" was very briefly the official drink of the Belmont Stakes in 1976. Frank Tynan, general manager of Belmont Park concessions for the Harry M. Stevens Company,…
“What’s the opposite of a croissant?”/“A happy uncle.”
"Croissant" can sound like "cross aunt." A riddle is: Q: What's the opposite of a croissant?A: A happy uncle. The riddle was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on September 16,…
“Big Apple” lyric in The Rolling Stones song “Shattered” (1978)
"Shattered" is a song by The Rolling Stones from the album Some Girls (1978). Mick Jagger talks a bit about the "Big Apple" (New York City) in the song. The…
“You can turn your ordinary sofa into a sofa bed simply by forgetting your wife’s birthday”
"Turn a regular sofa into a sofa bed by simply forgetting your wife’s birthday" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "TURN a regular sofa into a sofa bed by…
Big Apple (crime drama television series, 2001)
Big Apple was a CBS television crime drama, set in New York City, that ran for eight hour-long episodes, March 1-April 19, 2001. It had high production values and got generally good reviews, but…
“B.A., Buenos Aires, Big Apple” (Evita musical, 1978)
"B.A., Buenos Aires, Big Apple" is a lyric in what some have called the "Madonna movie musical," Evita (1996). Tim Rice (lyrics) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (composer) started work…
Big Apple Pizza (Israeli pizza chain)
Big Apple Pizza was founded by Haim Kedem in Jerusalem, Israel, in 1986. Kedem came to New York City in 1978, then returned to Israel to open Big Apple Pizza. The kosher pizza chain has 11…
“If tuna is chicken of the sea, does that make chicken tuna of the land?”
Entry in progress -- BP Reddit -- StonerThoughtsPosted by u/markp_93 March 7, 2019Chicken is tuna of the land Reddit -- NoStpuiduestionsPosted by u/dab840 June 17, 2019If tuna is chicken of the…
Big Apple Bagels (bagel chain)
Big Apple Bagels is a chain of bakery-cafes based in Deerfield, Illinois. The stores sell foods such as bagels, sandwiches, coffee, smoothies, frozen yogurt and pizza. Big Apple Bagels was founded…
“Big Apple” in East Village Other (1968-1971)
East Village Other (EVO) was published in New York City from October 1, 1965 until March 1, 1972. It was one of America's most influential underground newspapers of this period. "Big…