https://barrypopik.com/ An etymological dictionary of American words, names, quotations and phrases, including regional dictionaries of New York City, Florida, Oregon and Texas. en bapopik@aol.com Copyright 2026 2026-08-23T09:36:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/summary_why_is_new_york_called_the_big_apple https://barrypopik.com/blog/summary_why_is_new_york_called_the_big_apple Above, the header from the February 18, 1924 New York (NY) Morning Telegraph newspaper column of John J. Fitz Gerald. Click to see a portion of the column which includes his use of “Big Apple.” Part of a December 1, 1926 column is also available.          Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan, where New York Morning Telegraph track writer John J. Fitz Gerald last lived. Google Maps. Dedicated, 1997. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.  Replaced with a green sign, July 2024.   Above, John J. Fitz Gerald (1892-1963), from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY)  Press, pg. 14.  Also see a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.   Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple restaurant/nightclub at West 135th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (Seventh Avenue) in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.   Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce “The Big Apple,” a hit song from 1937 for the “Big Apple” dance craze. 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 another 1937 “The Big Apple” song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra.     “WHY IS NEW YORK CITY CALLED THE BIG APPLE?”—SHORT SUMMARY:   “The Big Apple” (now the popular nickname of New York City) was the catchphrase of New York Morning Telegraph track writer John J. Fitz Gerald (1892-1963) in the 1920s. He explained “Big Apple” twice and it was the name of three of his columns. He picked up the term from African-American (“dusky,” he called them) stable hands at the Fair Grounds racetrack in New Orleans, probably on January 14, 1920.    John J. Fitz Gerald possibly first used “big apple” in print in the New York Morning Telegraph of May 3, 1921, when he wrote, “J. P. Smith, with Tippity Witchet and others of the L. T. Bauer string, is scheduled to start for ‘the big apple’ to-morrow.” Fitz Gerald’s first New York Morning Telegraph “Around the Big Apple” column, on February 18, 1924, proudly declared:  “The Big Apple. The dream of every lad that ever threw a leg over a thoroughbred and the goal of all horsemen. There’s only one Big Apple. That’s New York.”  The “Big Apple” racing circuit had meant “the big time,” the place where the big money was to be won. Horses love apples, and apples were widely regarded as the mythical king of fruit. In contrast, the smaller, poorer tracks were called the “leaky roof circuit” or “bull ring” tracks. The five original New York tracks of the “Big Apple circuit” were Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, Empire City Race Track (now Yonkers Raceway), Jamaica Race Course (closed in 1959) and Saratoga Race Course.  “The Big Apple” became the name of a restaurant/nightclub in Harlem in 1934, and Harlem itself was referred to as “the Apple” at this time. A night club in Columbia, South Carolina also took the “Big Apple” name, and it was here that 1937’s short-lived national “Big Apple” dance craze began.   “The Big Apple” was revived in the 1970s by Charles Gillett (1915-1995), president of the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau (later called NYC & Company and now New York City Tourism + Conventions). A 1976 ”“I’m crazy about the Big Apple” ad campaign by William E. (“Bill”) Phillips (1930-2018), of the advertising firm Oglivy & Mather, further popularized the nickname.  The origins of “the Big Apple” were solved in the 1990s by Gerald Cohen and Barry Popik.  A “Big Apple Corner” street sign was dedicated in 1997 at West 54th Street and Broadway, where Fitz Gerald last lived. The honorary street sign has been frequently stolen.        “THE BIG APPLE” WEBSITE INTRODUCTION (July 2004):  The African-American stablehand who first called New York City “the Big Apple” at the Fair Grounds Race Track in New Orleans has never been honored. Not by New York City. Not by New Orleans. This information is not even on the Fair Grounds web site. The stablehand doesn’t even have a name, mostly because almost no one has helped look for him.  The New York track writer who popularized “the Big Apple” in the 1920s is buried in an unmarked grave in Menands, New York. The “Big Apple” plaque that I put on the building at Broadway and West 54th Street in 1996 was quickly removed during renovations and has never been replaced. The historic “Big Apple” columns are nowhere on the web.  If you search the web looking for an answer about New York City’s nickname, you’ll probably be told that “the Big Apple” comes from whores (a hoax).  It is now the summer of 2004. “Big Apple” sculptures are about to be placed in front of NYC buildings. The Republicans will soon have their convention here. Thanks for reading this. If you want the stablehands honored at last, please write to the mayor. I doubt that he has any knowledge of the information on this site.    “BIG APPLE” ARTICLES:  PRE-1920sApples and HorsesBet a Big AppleBig Apples Are Top of the BarrelBig Time and Big TownLands of the Big Red ApplesBig Apple Township, Oregon County, Missouri (1895)Big Red Apple City, Wenatchee, Washington (1908)“The big apple gets a disproportionate share of the national sap” (1909)“The Great Big Red Apple that grows in the very top of the tree” (1917)  1920s: JOHN J. FITZ GERALD AND THE NEW YORK MORNING TELEGRAPH1920s Vaudeville/Ragtime “Big Apple” Citations1920s Non-Horseracing “Big Apple” CitationsNumerous 1920s ‘Big Apple” Citations in the New York Morning Telegraph“Big Apple” date?: January 15, 1920First “Big Apple” citation: May 3, 1921First “Big Apple” citation in New Orleans: July 17, 1921First “Big Apple” citation in Saratoga: March 10, 1922First “Big Apple” explanation: February 18, 1924Big Red Apple (sculpture in Cornelia, Georgia, 1926-present)Second “Big Apple” explanation: December 1, 1926Big Apple Circuit (five New York race tracks)1925-1929: “Big Apple” in The Inter-State TattlerBig Apple (Broadway, in columns by Walter Winchell and O. O. McIntyre, 1927-1928)1928: “On the Big Apple” column1931: “Around the Big Apple” column1963: John J. Fitz Gerald obituariesWitness (1998): Washington Post writer Shirley PovichWitness (2006): Joe Zito  1930s: JAZZING THE BIG APPLE“Big Apple” in the 1930s (Two clubs, plus song and dance)“Big Apple—the major tracks of the country” (1933)Big Apple (Harlem bar/restaurant, 1934)Big Apple kiosk (Mumbles, Swansea Bay, Wales, 1930s-present)Big Apple dance craze (1937)Big Apple cap or Big Apple hat (named after the dance, 1937-present)“Big Apple” (song by Bob Emmerich and Buddy Bernier, 1937)La Grosse Pomme (Paris nightclub, 1937-1938)Canned Apple (Big Apple dance + Can-Can dance, 1937)“I feel like doin’ a Big Apple” (Mae West on a 1937 radio show)Big Apple (football play at Davidson College, 1937)Big Apple Inn (Somerdale, NJ, 1937-1999)The Big Apple (Arcadia, MI restaurant, 1937-2020)Big Apple (drinks using applejack, 1938)“Apple” defined in Cab Calloway’s “Hepster’s Dictionary” (1938, 1944)Big Apple Restaurant (Covington, KY, 1938)Big Apple Cafe (Cincinnati, OH, 1938-1963)Big Apple Cafe (Shamokin, PA, 1938-1947)Big Apple Cafe (Calgary, Alberta, 1938-1940)Big Apple Supermarket (Georgia supermarket chain, 1939-1980)Big Apple Inn (Jackson, MS restaurant, 1939-present)1940s-1950s: ASSORTED BIG APPLE CITATIONS“Big Apple” in the 1940s-1950sBig Apple Cafe (Neosho, MO, 1940-1942)Big Apple (Fort Worth, TX barbecue restaurant, 1941-1968)Big Apple Shine Parlor (Harlem, 1942)“Big Apple” (Dan Burley’s Original Handbook of Harlem Jive, 1944)Big Apple Grocery Store (Harlem, 1945-1949)Big Apple (Yeaju-Dake Escarpment, Battle of Okinawa, 1945)Big Apple (supper club near Buffalo, NY, 1945-1976)Big Apple (USS Appalachian, 1946)Big Apple Concession (City Park in New Orleans, 1947-1949)“The Boys on the Big Apple” (Harper’s Bazaar article, May 1947)“Big Apple” (spoken by Frank Sinatra, 1950)The Big Apple (farm in Wrentham, Massachusetts, 1950-present)“Big Apple as mecca“ (Jet magazine, 1952)Big Apple Bar & Restaurant (New Orleans, 1952-1970s?)“New York is the Big Apple” (Stephen Longstreet’s The Real Jazz: Old and New, 1956)Bill Johnson’s Big Apple (Arizona restaurants, 1956-2015)Big Apple Cafe (Puryear, TN and Murray, KY, 1950s-present)“Big Apple” nightclub (The Three Faces of Eve film, 1957)Big Apple Restaurant (Asheville, NC, 1957-1991)“Big Apple” (Perry Mason, “The Case of the Jilted Jockey” episode, 1958)Big A (Aqueduct Racetrack nickname, 1959)“To the musicians playing it, New York is ‘The Big Apple‘” (New York Is book, 1959)      1960s: FUN CITYBig Apple (disco in Berlin, Germany. 1962-1979)Big Apple (club in Munich, Germany, 1963-1975)“Big Apple” (Robert S. Gold’s A Jazz Lexicon, 1964)“New York, the ‘Big Apple,’ the jazz mecca” (Hart’s Guide to New York City, 1964)“I had heard so much raving about ‘The Big Apple,’ as it was called” (Malcolm X, 1964)“Fun City” nickname (1966)“The Big Apple: Destination New York” (NBC-TV documentary, 1966)Appletown Sporting Goods (store in Harlem, 1966-2015)“New York has been the Big Apple for several decades (in jazz)” (New York Times, 1967)“Get back to the big apple” (Ebony magazine, 1968)“Big Apple” in East Village Other (1968-1971)“Big Apple” in Kurt Vonnegut Jr.‘s novel Slaughterhouse-Five (1969)“New York’s the Big Apple, bub, the heaviest scene in the world” (Rolling Stone magazine, 1969)“Rapping about how the Big Apple is outta sight” (The Last Poets, 1969-1970)“New York, New York, the Big Apple” (The Last Poets, 1969-1970)        1970s: BIG APPLE REVIVALBig Apple 1970s Revival: Charlie Gillett and Lew RudinBig Apple (music venue in Brighton, UK, 1970-1971)Gwen Barrett and 1970s “Big Apple” campaign (1971)“Back in the Big Apple” (Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone? play, 1971)Red Apple Supermarket (supermarket chain, 1971-present)“Some Great Sounds in the Big Apple” (Newport Jazz Festival, 1972)“Penguin at the Big Apple” (instrumental song by The Trammps, 1972)“The Big Apple” (instrumental song by Hugh Masekela, 1972)The Big Apple Band (1972-1977); Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band (1976)“Big Apple Dreamin‘“ (song by Alice Cooper, 1973)Big Apple Ball (charity ball, May 1973)Big Apple (Robinette’s Apple Haus, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1973-present)Big Apple Mini Storage (1974-present)Big Apple (convenience stores in Maine and New Hampshire, 1974-present)Big Apple (tourist information booth, Meaford, Ontario, Canada, 1974-present)“Big Apple” T-shirts from the Daily News (1975)Big Apple Comix (1975)“Save Grand Central. No more bites out of the Big Apple!” (1975)“Big Apple” lyric in the Lynyrd Skynyrd song “I’m a Country Boy” (1975)The Year the Big Apple Went Bust (book by Fred Ferretti, 1976)“Talking Big Apple ‘75” (song by Loudon Wainwright III, 1976)“I’m crazy about the Big Apple” (1976 ad campaign)Big Apple (official drink of the Belmont Stakes, 1976)Big Appling (to visit New York City, 1976)“Big Apple” lyric in the Joni Mitchell song “Song for Sharon” (1976)Apple Polisher & Polish the Apple (I Love a Clean New York campaign, 1976-1980)“From the Big Orange to the Big Apple” (Saturday Night Live film short, 1977)Big Apple Circus (1977-present)Big Apple (roller coaster at Astroland, Brooklyn, 1977-2008)Big Apple Cafe (Rochester, NY, 1977-2005)“Big Apple Blues” (song by Slade, 1977)“The Minnesota Night Hawks. I’m coaching. The Big Apple!” (Slap Shot film, 1977)“Big Apple” float (NY Daily News in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, 1977-2017)“B.A., Buenos Aires, Big Apple” (Evita musical, 1978)“Big Apple” lyric in The Rolling Stones song “Shattered” (1978)“Everybody bites on the Big Apple” lyric in the Cat Stevens song “New York Times” (1978)“Big Apple” (song by Molly Hatchet, 1978)Big Apple (roadside attraction in Thulimbah, Queensland, Australia, 1978-present)Big Apple Turnover (Ray Williams nickname on New York Knicks, 1979)The Big Apple Bash (Jay McShann album, 1979)“Big Apple Waltz” (song by Sweet, 1979)“Big Apple Rock” (disco song by Black Ivory, 1979)Dracula Bites the Big Apple (short film, 1979)Big Apple Copy Center (1979-present)Big Apple Moving & Storage (1979-present)Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps (marching band, 1979-present)Big Apple College Fair (1979-present)2005: Statement from a co-worker of Charles GillettOff Topic: Charles Gillett on Conventions    1970s-PRESENT: FALSE ETYMOLOGIESGovernor Stuyvesant’s Tree (pear, not apple)New Orange (not Big Orange; 1673-1674)Big Apple Whore Hoax (1800s; proposed 1995-2006)Chelsea Apple Orchard (1820s)Slave Codes (1850s)“New York is a sucked orange” (not Big Apple; Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1860)Edward Martin metaphor (1909)Damon Runyon (who never used “Big Apple,” 1920s-1930s)Alain Locke and Harlem Renaissance as the “Big Apple” (1920s; suggested in 1988)Big Apple of Wathena, Kansas (1928-1940)Depression Apple Sellers (1930s)Harlem’s Jazz Musicians (1930s)Fletcher Henderson popularization of “the Big Apple” in the 1930sBig Apple dance craze (1937)La Grosse Pomme (Paris nightclub, 1937-1938)Cab Calloway’s “Hepster’s Dictionary” (1938, 1944)Big A (Aqueduct Racetrack nickname, 1959)Manzana Principal (suggested in 1966)New York City is shaped like an apple (1970s)There are many apples on the tree, but when you pick NYC, you pick the Big Apple (1975)Tightening of Adam’s Apple (suggested in 1978)Big Apple on New Year’s Eve Ball at One Times Square (1981-1988)New York State grows many apples (suggested in 1988)Five Apple Seeds, Five Boroughs (1990s?)Apple Store (2000s)An apple tree on every street (2013 movie explanation)“Big Apple” and the Dutch phrase, “to buy for an apple and an egg” (2020)“Why is New York City called ‘The Big Apple?’ Wrong answers only” (2021)Apple at the foot of the Statue of Liberty (2024) 1980s-PRESENT: BIG APPLE WORK BY GERALD COHEN, BARRY POPIK“Big Apple Rappin’” (rap by Spyder-D, 1980)Home Run Apple (Shea Stadium & Citi Field, 1980-present)Big Apple Pancake House (Chicago Heights and Joliet, IL, 1980-present)Big Apple Airline (New York Air nickname, 1980-1987)Big Apple Minute (WNEW-TV Channel 5, 1980-1987)Big Apple Movie (WNEW-TV Channel 5, 1981-1986)Big Apple logo for New York Urban League (1981-present)Big Apple City (Strawberry Shortcake animation, 1981)Big Apple on New Year’s Eve Ball at One Times Square (1981-1988)Big Apple Dyke News (1981-1988)La Gran Manzana (merengue band, 1982)“Apple” lyric in the Michael Jackson song “Human Nature” (1982)Apple Bank (renamed from Harlem Savings Bank, 1983-present)“Big Apple” (song by Kajagoogoo, 1983)Big Apple Flag (North American Vexillological Association, 1983)Big Apple Car, Inc. (1983-present)Big Apple Chorus (1983-present)The Big Apple (nightclub in El Paso, Texas, 1984-1986)N.Y.C. The Big Apple (Atari video game, 1984)The Big Apple (novel by Pat Booth, 1984)“The Big Apple” (Gimme a Break! episode, 1984)“Nueva York! New York City! The big apple!” (Against All Odds film, 1984)Big Apple logo for Javits Center (1985-present)Big Apple Bagels (Illinois bagel chain, 1985-present)Big Apple Pizza (Israeli pizza chain, 1986-present)“50K don’t get you to first base in the Big Apple” (Wall Street film, 1987)Big Apple logo for New York Cares (1987-present)Big Apple (roadside attraction in Colborne, Ontario, Canada, 1987-present)Big Apple Diner (Whitehall, NY, 1987-present)Big Apple bet (1988, 2003) between mayors of New York City and Columbia, South Carolina“Big Apple Blues” (The Facts of Life episode, 1988)Big Apple Awards (Public Relations Society of America-NY Chapter, 1988-present)“Big Apple” and Donald Trump (Fortune magazine photo, 1989)Big Apple book by Gerald Cohen, Barry Popik (1991. 2011)“Bite the Big Apple” (Murder, She Wrote episode, 1991)Big Apple Florist (1991-present)“Big Apple, 3 AM” (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time video game, 1992)Big Apple Greeter (1992-present)Big Apple Meat Market (1992-present)Big Apple Corner (1992-1997)Big Apple on a hockey jersey (New York Rangers practice jersey, 1994)Big Apple Hostel (1994-2014)Big Apple Cafe & Big Apple Tourist Orchard (Bacchus Marsh, Australia, 1994-present)Big Apple Cafe & Event Centre (Waitomo, New Zealand, 1995-present)“God Bless New York City, My Big Apple Pie” (song by Y’all, 1995)“Big Bugs in the Big Apple” (James and the Giant Peach film, 1996)“The Big Apple Can Bite Me” (Cybill episode, 1996)Big Apple plaque (1996)Big Apple Comic Con (1996-present)Big Apple Corner (1997 Law & Today)Big Apple Corner (New York Morning Telegraph site)Big Apple Jazz Tours (1997-present)Big Apple Coaster (New York-New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, 1997-present)Big Apple Pizza & Pasta (Florida pizza chain, 1997-present)Big Apple Stars Awards Program (Hotel Association of New York City, 1997-present)Big Apple Ranch (country-western dance lesson and party, 1997-present)“Bite the Big Apple” (The Devil’s Advocate film, 1997)“It’s the dream, the Big Apple” (Howard Stern’s Private Parts film, 1997)Big Apple (roller coaster at Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach, Norfolk, UK, 1998-present)Big Apple Bank (Futurama episode, 1999)“Big Apple” query and Ask Jeeves search engine (1999)Big Apple (sculpture in Medina, New York, 2000-present)Big Apple Martini or Big Apple-tini (cocktail, 2000)“When you got to the Big Apple, they treated you like a worm” (Me, Myself & Irene film, 2000)Big Apple (pachinko parlors in Japan, 2000?-present)Big Apple (crime drama television series, 2001)Big Apple Anime Fest (2001-2003)Iso Omena (Finland’s “Big Apple” shopping center, 2001-present)“Bad Seed in the Big Apple” (Beyblade episode, 2003)Big Apple Roll (rollerblading event, 2003-present)Big Apple logo for Made in NYC (2003-present)Big Apple (brand of Schwalbe bicycle tires, 2003-present)Big Apple Innovation Awards (LISC NY, 2003-present)The Big Apple (bar in Ballyforan, Ireland, 2003?-present)The Apple (sculpture in Hudson River Park, 2004)Big Apple Film Festival (2004-present)Big Apple Fest (2004)Betsy Gotbaum and the fictional “Big Apple whores” (2004)Big Apple Fest (2005)Big Apple Shake (Johnny Rockets, 2005)Bacardi Big Apple (apple-flavored rum, 2005)Big Apple Mojito (cocktail, 2005)“It’s another fabulous morning in the Big Apple!” (Madagascar film, 2005)Harlem Big Apple Club plaque removed (2006)Big Apple (sculpture by Romero Britto, LaGuardia Airport, 2006-present)Big Apple Elevator Service and Consulting (2006-present)Big Apple Donuts & Coffee (Malaysia chain, 2007-present)Big Apple Music Awards (2007-2022)Infinity Apple (GreeNYC symbol, 2007)Apple—New York State Symbol (2007)Mr. Met And His Journey Through The Big Apple (children’s book by Aimee Aryal, 2008)Oxford English Dictionary “Big Apple” definition (2008)“New York. The Big Apple” (The Hurt Locker film, 2008)Big Apple (sculpture at Yamanashi Prefectural Museum, Japan, 2008-present)New York Nike LeBron 6 “Big Apple” sneaker (2008)“Big Apple” answer on “Final Jeopardy!” (2009)New York City’s Official Apple Proposal—Newtown Pippin (2009)“Pomme de New York” (Big Apple sculpture by Les Lalanne on Park Avenue and 52nd Street, 2009)“Big Apple” explained in a movie (Barney’s Version film, 2010)“The Big Apple” (Kate Plus 8 episode, 2010)Big Apple Hot Dogs (UK hot dogs, 2010-present)“Our trip to the Big Apple” (The Fairly Oddparents episode, 2011)Rising Apple (New York Mets blog, 2011-present)Big Apple (sculpture by Romero Britto, JFK Airport, 2011-present)Stephan Weiss Apple Awards (2011-2018)The Other Big Apple (Meaford, Ontario nickname, 2011-2014)“Big Apple is fantastic, but cuts you down to size” lyric in Nickelback’s “Kiss It Goodbye” (2011)Big Apple Fashioned (cocktail, 2012)Big Apple Church (Manhattan branch of New York City Church of Christ, 2012-present)Big Apple (cocktail with sake, 2013)Big Apple Showcase Day (race for New York-breds, 2013-present)Big Apple Awards (New York City public school teachers, 2013-present)The Big Apple Shopping Bazaar (Delray Beach, FL, 2013-present)Big Apple Blizzard (Dairy Queen dessert, 2014)Big Apple Hard Cider (2014-present)La Mela Reintegrata or The Apple Made Whole Again (Central Station, Milan, Italy, 2015-present)Apple Awards (Guides Association of New York City, 2015-present)“The Kid from the Big Apple” (two films, 2015 and 2017)“Big Apple or Die Tryin‘“ (Pee-wee’s Big Holiday film, 2016)“The Girl Who Went To The Big Apple” (Asia’s Next Top Model episode, 2016)“Wow! BoJack and Todd in the Big Apple!” (BoJack Horseman episode, 2016)“The Big Apple” (Strut episode, 2016)Big Apple Shoot Out (horse show event, 2016-present)The Big Apple (restaurant in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2016-present)Big Apple Ball (Donald Trump Presidential Inauguration, 2017)Big Apple Mall (Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines, 2018-present)“The Big Apple Bites” (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills episode, 2018)Big Apple of New England (Johnny Appleseed Visitors Center, Lancaster, MA, 2019-present)Big Apple Turnover (Daniel Jones nickname on New York Giants, 2019)Big Apple Turnover (Julius Randle nickname on New York Knicks, 2019)“Are there doctors in New York since it’s called the Big Apple?” (2019)“Big Apple” basketball logo (Big Apple Athletics, 2019; Aimé Leon Dore, 2020)Bigger Apple (Manhattan Institute newsletter, 2020-present)Big Apple Sauce (The Sauce episode in New York City, 2020)“Big Apple” on NPR’s “Ask Me Another” (2020)Big Apple cannabis (2020)Big Apple Doughnut (Krispy Kreme donut, 2020)Big Apple Compost (2020-present)“Back in the Big Apple” (The Real Housewives of New York City episode, 2021)“Big Apple” (Tom and Jerry in New York animated episode, 2021)“What’s a Met Gala?”/“A type of apple found in New York. Also why it’s called the Big Apple” (2021)Big Apple (city ornament of Columbia, SC, 2021)“Big Apple” T-shirt by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2021)Big Apple sculpture (Bella Abzug Park and Dante Park, 2021-2022)Big Apple Corner (sign stolen, 2021-2024)The Big Apple (ice cream shake at Forty Deuce in Columbus, OH, 2022)“Big Apple” answer in Jeopardy! game show (2022)Big Apple (act on America’s Got Talent, 2022)Big Apple Sauce (Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner nickname on New York Jets, 2022)“Big Apple, 3 PM” (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge video game, 2022)Big Apple Connect (free high-speed internet and basic cable TV, 2022)The Queer Big Apple Corps (marching band, 2022-present)“We’re taking a bite out of the Big Apple tonight” (Blue’s Big City Adventure film, 2022)La Gran Manzana (sculpture opposite Radio City Music Hall, 2022)Gala “Big Apple” mascot (Metro Ink, 2023)Big Apple Pierogi (Veselka Restaurant pierogi, 2023)Big Apple Ballers Stadium (Spider-Man 2 video game, 2023)Meet at the Apple (New York Mets podcast, 2024-)“Big Apple” (painting by Vladimir Kush, 2024)“NY is no longer called the Big Apple. It is now called the Rotten Apple!” (artwork, 2024)“Big Flavor in The Big Apple” (New York Apple Association ad campaign, 2024)Big Apple Village (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Naruto #1 comic miniseries, 2024)“The Big Apple” (Korean comics or manhwa, 2024)Big Apples (Hudson Valley Renegades baseball team logo, 2024)“Is New York called the Big Apple because everyone living there is fruity?” (2024)“Big Apple” explained (“Countdown” UK game show, 2025)Big Apple (Hozea Massiah, Toronto hip-hop figure, 1971-2025)“The Dead Apple” (hip-hop track by Reason, 2025)Big Apples Fest (fall festival sponsored by Hudson Valley Renegades baseball team, 2025-present)Big Red Apple (red/communist + Big Apple, 2025)Red Apple (red/communist + Big Apple, 2025)Apple Stand (“Big Apple” art exhibit, 2025)Big Apple Triathlon (2026-present)“Big Apple” rap on Sesame Street (2026)LEGO’s New York City—The Big Apple (2026)“Big Apple” design in New York’s “key to the city” (2026)Google censorship of BarryPopik.com, “The Big Apple”“Big Apple” Cohen-Popik Work on Television (?)“Big Apple” Fame and Fortune (?)  “LITTLE APPLE” AND OTHER NICKNAMESIndianappleis & “Move over New York. 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Some people dubbed New York City “Mamdanistan,” from “Mamdani” and “-stan” (a suffix used in many Asian place names like Afghanistan and Pakistan).   “first nyc into zohranabad, then the usa into mamdanistan! inshallah!!” was posted on Bluesky by Viviennui on June 24, 2025. “I give it two weeks before Texans start referring to NYC as Mamdanistan” was posted on Bluesky by Bayamoth on June 25, 2025. “Welcome to NewYorkistan, or rather Mamdanistan” was posted on X/Twitter by Mordechai Kedar مردخاي كيدار מרדכי קידר on September 18, 2025. “just had my last pork fried rice before mamdanistan” was posted on X/Twitter by tubi original movie villain on November 4, 2025, and this received over 63,000 likes. “I’ve seen some folks refer to NYC as Mamdanistan, so I’m here to remind you that the suffix for a city is -ibad” was posted on X/Twitter by Trummors on July 10, 2026, and this received over 138,000 likes.   “Zohranabad”/“Zohranibad” and “Mamdanabad”/“Mamdanibad” have also been used. “petition to rename NYC to Zohranabad ☝🏻” was posted on X/Twitter by Viviennui on June 24, 2025. “Wednesday. November 5th. The first morning in Al-Queens, the Republic of Mamdanibad” was posted on X/Twitter by MD on November 4, 2025. “Zohranibad is the capital of Mamdanistan” was posted on X/Twitter by Anti-Anime Action League on July 11, 2026.  “Not ibad, it is abad ... Mamdanabad” was posted on X/Twitter by BohemianLady on July 11, 2026.     Wikipedia: Zohran Mamdani Zohran Kwame Mamdani (born October 18, 1991) is an American politician who has served since 2026 as the 112th mayor of New York City. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, he represented the 36th district in the New York State Assembly from 2021 to 2025. Mamdani is New York City’s first Muslim and first Asian American mayor.     X/Twitter Viviennui @vivienigma petition to rename NYC to Zohranabad ☝🏻 9:53 PM · Jun 24, 2025   Bluesky Viviennui @vivienigma.bsky.social first nyc into zohranabad, then the usa into mamdanistan! inshallah!! i will make bay’a to that beautiful man! mashallah zohran! allah yahmeek wa yahdeek ila assulta!!! 10:16 PM · Jun 24, 2025   Bluesky Bayamoth @bayamoth.bsky.social I give it two weeks before Texans start referring to NYC as Mamdanistan 7:16 AM · Jun 25, 2025   X/Twitter Bamba 🥜🇺🇸✡︎🇮🇱🕯 @bambasaregood The beast is now in our belly Welcome to Mamdanistan. 12:45 PM · Jun 25, 2025   X/Twitter Jack Posobiec @JackPosobiec You live in Mamdanistan 10:15 AM · Jul 3, 2025   X/Twitter Fellow @fellowdelegates NYC to be renamed Mamdanistan 7:05 PM · Aug 11, 2025   X/Twitter Mordechai Kedar مردخاي كيدار מרדכי קידר @kedar_mordechai Welcome to NewYorkistan, or rather Mamdanistan. Quote Canary Mission @canarymission Sep 17, 2025 Zohran Mamdani was arrested protesting outside Senator Chuck Schumer’s home just days after Hamas’s October 7th massacre. He’s part of the DSA — an extremist group openly committed to replacing mainstream Democrats and destroying America as we know it. 11:21 AM · Sep 18, 2025         X/Twitter tubi original movie villain @paulycristo just had my last pork fried rice before mamdanistan 8:29 PM · Nov 4, 2025   X/Twitter MD @Midiaou7 Wednesday. November 5th. The first morning in Al-Queens, the Republic of Mamdanibad. The Adhan dances in the distant wind.. 10:18 PM · Nov 4, 2025     Bluesky Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM MAMDANISTAN! 9:22 AM · Jan 1, 2026   X/Twitter JAXIE @jaxajueny Moving to mamdanistan this year. Very very excited. 7:22 PM · Jan 2, 2026   Bluesky Bad_Rattitifa @justtaoit.bsky.social I ❤️ Mamdanistan. 1:06 AM · Jun 14, 2026   X/Twitter beck @unrivaled gotta marry a new yorker so i can get dual citizenship to mamdanistan 12:41 AM · Jun 14, 2026   X/Twitter Hypatia L.A. Seneschale @femiyahtzee.bsky.social I would very much like to be a denizen of Mamdanibad 11:52 AM · Jul 3, 2026     X/Twitter Trummors @Trummors I’ve seen some folks refer to NYC as Mamdanistan, so I’m here to remind you that the suffix for a city is -ibad. 12:27 PM · Jul 10, 2026   X/Twitter Anti-Anime Action League @FestiveJeff Zohranibad is the capital of Mamdanistan 3:42 AM · Jul 11, 2026     X/Twitter BohemianLady @BohemianLady Not ibad, it is abad ... Mamdanabad 3:51 AM · Jul 11, 2026   X/Twitter Aiden Chase 🧢 @AidenChase01 Zohranibad = Manhattan Mamdanistan = All boroughs of NYC 6:40 AM · Jul 11, 2026     X/Twitter Desh Raj @rdesh26 It’s “abad”, which means city/settlement. Like Ahmedabad/Hyderabad = city of Ahmed/Hyder. The naming convention is “first name + abad”, so NYC should be Zohranabad. Quote Trummors @Trummors Jul 10 I’ve seen some folks refer to NYC as Mamdanistan, so I’m here to remind you that the suffix for a city is -ibad. 7:22 AM · Jul 11, 2026   X/Twitter Najma Aftab @aftab_najma Mamdanabad or Zohranabad 😍 9:59 AM · Jul 11, 2026       Bluesky Neurotica @schwarzgerat.bsky.social All of nyc is Mandanistan but if you’re talking about Manhattan specifically, residents will often refer to it as “Mamdanibad” 1:24 PM · Jul 11, 2026   Bluesky Carlos Yu @carloshasanax.bsky.social BROKE: Mamdanistan WOKE: Mamdanibad BESPOKE: Mamdanikert 3:32 PM · Jul 11, 2026   X/Twitter rain (雨) @BestRainforest Mamdanistan is the autonomous region of NYC, Mamdanabad is the Free City of Manhattan 2:19 PM · Jul 23, 2026   X/Twitter Ynet Global @ynetnews ‘Habibi City’ and ‘Mamdanistan’: NY Magazine celebrates Palestinian takeover of New York The magazine known for its ability to spot trends in the Big Apple devoted an article to the Arab culture that has taken over th… https://ynetnews.com/jewish-world/article/skre00fsugx 9:29 AM · Aug 13, 2026 New York City, Nicknames/Slogans, 2026-08-23T09:36:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/mamdanabad-or-mamdanibad-zohran-mamdani-abad https://barrypopik.com/blog/mamdanabad-or-mamdanibad-zohran-mamdani-abad Zohran Mamdani became, in 2026,  New York City’s first Muslim and first Asian American mayor. Some people dubbed New York City “Mamdanistan,” from “Mamdani” and “-stan” (a suffix used in many Asian place names like Afghanistan and Pakistan).   “first nyc into zohranabad, then the usa into mamdanistan! inshallah!!” was posted on Bluesky by Viviennui on June 24, 2025. “I give it two weeks before Texans start referring to NYC as Mamdanistan” was posted on Bluesky by Bayamoth on June 25, 2025. “Welcome to NewYorkistan, or rather Mamdanistan” was posted on X/Twitter by Mordechai Kedar مردخاي كيدار מרדכי קידר on September 18, 2025. “just had my last pork fried rice before mamdanistan” was posted on X/Twitter by tubi original movie villain on November 4, 2025, and this received over 63,000 likes. “I’ve seen some folks refer to NYC as Mamdanistan, so I’m here to remind you that the suffix for a city is -ibad” was posted on X/Twitter by Trummors on July 10, 2026, and this received over 138,000 likes.   “Zohranabad”/“Zohranibad” and “Mamdanabad”/“Mamdanibad” have also been used. “petition to rename NYC to Zohranabad ☝🏻” was posted on X/Twitter by Viviennui on June 24, 2025. “Wednesday. November 5th. The first morning in Al-Queens, the Republic of Mamdanibad” was posted on X/Twitter by MD on November 4, 2025. “Zohranibad is the capital of Mamdanistan” was posted on X/Twitter by Anti-Anime Action League on July 11, 2026.  “Not ibad, it is abad ... Mamdanabad” was posted on X/Twitter by BohemianLady on July 11, 2026.     Wikipedia: Zohran Mamdani Zohran Kwame Mamdani (born October 18, 1991) is an American politician who has served since 2026 as the 112th mayor of New York City. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, he represented the 36th district in the New York State Assembly from 2021 to 2025. Mamdani is New York City’s first Muslim and first Asian American mayor.     X/Twitter Viviennui @vivienigma petition to rename NYC to Zohranabad ☝🏻 9:53 PM · Jun 24, 2025   Bluesky Viviennui @vivienigma.bsky.social first nyc into zohranabad, then the usa into mamdanistan! inshallah!! i will make bay’a to that beautiful man! mashallah zohran! allah yahmeek wa yahdeek ila assulta!!! 10:16 PM · Jun 24, 2025   Bluesky Bayamoth @bayamoth.bsky.social I give it two weeks before Texans start referring to NYC as Mamdanistan 7:16 AM · Jun 25, 2025   X/Twitter Bamba 🥜🇺🇸✡︎🇮🇱🕯 @bambasaregood The beast is now in our belly Welcome to Mamdanistan. 12:45 PM · Jun 25, 2025   X/Twitter Jack Posobiec @JackPosobiec You live in Mamdanistan 10:15 AM · Jul 3, 2025   X/Twitter Fellow @fellowdelegates NYC to be renamed Mamdanistan 7:05 PM · Aug 11, 2025   X/Twitter Mordechai Kedar مردخاي كيدار מרדכי קידר @kedar_mordechai Welcome to NewYorkistan, or rather Mamdanistan. Quote Canary Mission @canarymission Sep 17, 2025 Zohran Mamdani was arrested protesting outside Senator Chuck Schumer’s home just days after Hamas’s October 7th massacre. He’s part of the DSA — an extremist group openly committed to replacing mainstream Democrats and destroying America as we know it. 11:21 AM · Sep 18, 2025         X/Twitter tubi original movie villain @paulycristo just had my last pork fried rice before mamdanistan 8:29 PM · Nov 4, 2025   X/Twitter MD @Midiaou7 Wednesday. November 5th. The first morning in Al-Queens, the Republic of Mamdanibad. The Adhan dances in the distant wind.. 10:18 PM · Nov 4, 2025     Bluesky Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM MAMDANISTAN! 9:22 AM · Jan 1, 2026   X/Twitter JAXIE @jaxajueny Moving to mamdanistan this year. Very very excited. 7:22 PM · Jan 2, 2026   Bluesky Bad_Rattitifa @justtaoit.bsky.social I ❤️ Mamdanistan. 1:06 AM · Jun 14, 2026   X/Twitter beck @unrivaled gotta marry a new yorker so i can get dual citizenship to mamdanistan 12:41 AM · Jun 14, 2026   X/Twitter Hypatia L.A. Seneschale @femiyahtzee.bsky.social I would very much like to be a denizen of Mamdanibad 11:52 AM · Jul 3, 2026     X/Twitter Trummors @Trummors I’ve seen some folks refer to NYC as Mamdanistan, so I’m here to remind you that the suffix for a city is -ibad. 12:27 PM · Jul 10, 2026   X/Twitter Anti-Anime Action League @FestiveJeff Zohranibad is the capital of Mamdanistan 3:42 AM · Jul 11, 2026     X/Twitter BohemianLady @BohemianLady Not ibad, it is abad ... Mamdanabad 3:51 AM · Jul 11, 2026   X/Twitter Aiden Chase 🧢 @AidenChase01 Zohranibad = Manhattan Mamdanistan = All boroughs of NYC 6:40 AM · Jul 11, 2026     X/Twitter Desh Raj @rdesh26 It’s “abad”, which means city/settlement. Like Ahmedabad/Hyderabad = city of Ahmed/Hyder. The naming convention is “first name + abad”, so NYC should be Zohranabad. Quote Trummors @Trummors Jul 10 I’ve seen some folks refer to NYC as Mamdanistan, so I’m here to remind you that the suffix for a city is -ibad. 7:22 AM · Jul 11, 2026   X/Twitter Najma Aftab @aftab_najma Mamdanabad or Zohranabad 😍 9:59 AM · Jul 11, 2026       Bluesky Neurotica @schwarzgerat.bsky.social All of nyc is Mandanistan but if you’re talking about Manhattan specifically, residents will often refer to it as “Mamdanibad” 1:24 PM · Jul 11, 2026   Bluesky Carlos Yu @carloshasanax.bsky.social BROKE: Mamdanistan WOKE: Mamdanibad BESPOKE: Mamdanikert 3:32 PM · Jul 11, 2026   X/Twitter rain (雨) @BestRainforest Mamdanistan is the autonomous region of NYC, Mamdanabad is the Free City of Manhattan 2:19 PM · Jul 23, 2026   X/Twitter Ynet Global @ynetnews ‘Habibi City’ and ‘Mamdanistan’: NY Magazine celebrates Palestinian takeover of New York The magazine known for its ability to spot trends in the Big Apple devoted an article to the Arab culture that has taken over th… https://ynetnews.com/jewish-world/article/skre00fsugx 9:29 AM · Aug 13, 2026 New York City, Nicknames/Slogans, 2026-08-23T09:34:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/mamdanistan-zohran-mamdani-stan https://barrypopik.com/blog/mamdanistan-zohran-mamdani-stan Zohran Mamdani became, in 2026,  New York City’s first Muslim and first Asian American mayor. Some people dubbed New York City “Mamdanistan,” from “Mamdani” and “-stan” (a suffix used in many Asian place names like Afghanistan and Pakistan).   “first nyc into zohranabad, then the usa into mamdanistan! inshallah!!” was posted on Bluesky by Viviennui on June 24, 2025. “I give it two weeks before Texans start referring to NYC as Mamdanistan” was posted on Bluesky by Bayamoth on June 25, 2025. “Welcome to NewYorkistan, or rather Mamdanistan” was posted on X/Twitter by Mordechai Kedar مردخاي كيدار מרדכי קידר on September 18, 2025. “just had my last pork fried rice before mamdanistan” was posted on X/Twitter by tubi original movie villain on November 4, 2025, and this received over 63,000 likes. “I’ve seen some folks refer to NYC as Mamdanistan, so I’m here to remind you that the suffix for a city is -ibad” was posted on X/Twitter by Trummors on July 10, 2026, and this received over 138,000 likes.   “Zohranabad”/“Zohranibad” and “Mamdanabad”/“Mamdanibad” have also been used. “petition to rename NYC to Zohranabad ☝🏻” was posted on X/Twitter by Viviennui on June 24, 2025. “Wednesday. November 5th. The first morning in Al-Queens, the Republic of Mamdanibad” was posted on X/Twitter by MD on November 4, 2025. “Zohranibad is the capital of Mamdanistan” was posted on X/Twitter by Anti-Anime Action League on July 11, 2026.  “Not ibad, it is abad ... Mamdanabad” was posted on X/Twitter by BohemianLady on July 11, 2026.     Wikipedia: Zohran Mamdani Zohran Kwame Mamdani (born October 18, 1991) is an American politician who has served since 2026 as the 112th mayor of New York City. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, he represented the 36th district in the New York State Assembly from 2021 to 2025. Mamdani is New York City’s first Muslim and first Asian American mayor.     X/Twitter Viviennui @vivienigma petition to rename NYC to Zohranabad ☝🏻 9:53 PM · Jun 24, 2025   Bluesky Viviennui @vivienigma.bsky.social first nyc into zohranabad, then the usa into mamdanistan! inshallah!! i will make bay’a to that beautiful man! mashallah zohran! allah yahmeek wa yahdeek ila assulta!!! 10:16 PM · Jun 24, 2025   Bluesky Bayamoth @bayamoth.bsky.social I give it two weeks before Texans start referring to NYC as Mamdanistan 7:16 AM · Jun 25, 2025   X/Twitter Bamba 🥜🇺🇸✡︎🇮🇱🕯 @bambasaregood The beast is now in our belly Welcome to Mamdanistan. 12:45 PM · Jun 25, 2025   X/Twitter Jack Posobiec @JackPosobiec You live in Mamdanistan 10:15 AM · Jul 3, 2025   X/Twitter Fellow @fellowdelegates NYC to be renamed Mamdanistan 7:05 PM · Aug 11, 2025   X/Twitter Mordechai Kedar مردخاي كيدار מרדכי קידר @kedar_mordechai Welcome to NewYorkistan, or rather Mamdanistan. Quote Canary Mission @canarymission Sep 17, 2025 Zohran Mamdani was arrested protesting outside Senator Chuck Schumer’s home just days after Hamas’s October 7th massacre. He’s part of the DSA — an extremist group openly committed to replacing mainstream Democrats and destroying America as we know it. 11:21 AM · Sep 18, 2025         X/Twitter tubi original movie villain @paulycristo just had my last pork fried rice before mamdanistan 8:29 PM · Nov 4, 2025   X/Twitter MD @Midiaou7 Wednesday. November 5th. The first morning in Al-Queens, the Republic of Mamdanibad. The Adhan dances in the distant wind.. 10:18 PM · Nov 4, 2025     Bluesky Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM MAMDANISTAN! 9:22 AM · Jan 1, 2026   X/Twitter JAXIE @jaxajueny Moving to mamdanistan this year. Very very excited. 7:22 PM · Jan 2, 2026   Bluesky Bad_Rattitifa @justtaoit.bsky.social I ❤️ Mamdanistan. 1:06 AM · Jun 14, 2026   X/Twitter beck @unrivaled gotta marry a new yorker so i can get dual citizenship to mamdanistan 12:41 AM · Jun 14, 2026   X/Twitter Hypatia L.A. Seneschale @femiyahtzee.bsky.social I would very much like to be a denizen of Mamdanibad 11:52 AM · Jul 3, 2026     X/Twitter Trummors @Trummors I’ve seen some folks refer to NYC as Mamdanistan, so I’m here to remind you that the suffix for a city is -ibad. 12:27 PM · Jul 10, 2026   X/Twitter Anti-Anime Action League @FestiveJeff Zohranibad is the capital of Mamdanistan 3:42 AM · Jul 11, 2026     X/Twitter BohemianLady @BohemianLady Not ibad, it is abad ... Mamdanabad 3:51 AM · Jul 11, 2026   X/Twitter Aiden Chase 🧢 @AidenChase01 Zohranibad = Manhattan Mamdanistan = All boroughs of NYC 6:40 AM · Jul 11, 2026     X/Twitter Desh Raj @rdesh26 It’s “abad”, which means city/settlement. Like Ahmedabad/Hyderabad = city of Ahmed/Hyder. The naming convention is “first name + abad”, so NYC should be Zohranabad. Quote Trummors @Trummors Jul 10 I’ve seen some folks refer to NYC as Mamdanistan, so I’m here to remind you that the suffix for a city is -ibad. 7:22 AM · Jul 11, 2026   X/Twitter Najma Aftab @aftab_najma Mamdanabad or Zohranabad 😍 9:59 AM · Jul 11, 2026       Bluesky Neurotica @schwarzgerat.bsky.social All of nyc is Mandanistan but if you’re talking about Manhattan specifically, residents will often refer to it as “Mamdanibad” 1:24 PM · Jul 11, 2026   Bluesky Carlos Yu @carloshasanax.bsky.social BROKE: Mamdanistan WOKE: Mamdanibad BESPOKE: Mamdanikert 3:32 PM · Jul 11, 2026   X/Twitter rain (雨) @BestRainforest Mamdanistan is the autonomous region of NYC, Mamdanabad is the Free City of Manhattan 2:19 PM · Jul 23, 2026   X/Twitter Ynet Global @ynetnews ‘Habibi City’ and ‘Mamdanistan’: NY Magazine celebrates Palestinian takeover of New York The magazine known for its ability to spot trends in the Big Apple devoted an article to the Arab culture that has taken over th… https://ynetnews.com/jewish-world/article/skre00fsugx 9:29 AM · Aug 13, 2026 New York City, Nicknames/Slogans, 2026-08-23T07:11:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/i-was-going-to-go-to-the-grocery-store-but-i-forgot https://barrypopik.com/blog/i-was-going-to-go-to-the-grocery-store-but-i-forgot In 2026, new New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani did not support requiring an ID to vote, but did support requiring an ID to shop at his proposed city-run grocery stores. This jocular comment was posted on X/Twitter by C3 on August 3, 2026, and it received over 65,000 likes:   “I was going to go to the grocery store but I forgot my ID so I just went to vote instead.- New York City”     X/Twitter C3 @C_3C_3 I was going to go to the grocery store but I forgot my ID so I just went to vote instead. - New York City 10:38 AM · Aug 3, 2026   Facebook Danielle Delauder August 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM · I was going to go to the grocery store but I forgot my ID so I just went to vote instead. - New York City   X/Twitter Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social @TrumpDailyPosts Commentary account The communist mayor Mamdani of NYC is requiring an ID for grocery stores but not for voting. Quote The Western Journal @WesternJournalX Aug 3 WATCH: Trump responded to Mamdani’s gov’t grocery stores requiring voter ID. The president immediately reminded everyone that Mamdani wanted 2 types of ID to shovel snow for the city during a crippling blizzard but not to access the voting booth. 4:58 AM · Aug 4, 2026     X/Twitter WUMPA @wumpalive I was going to go to the grocery store but I forgot my ID so I just went to vote instead. 5:00 AM · Aug 4, 2026   X/Twitter Prello @DPrello I was going to go to the grocery store but I forgot my ID so I just went to vote instead - New York City 5:58 PM · Aug 4, 2026 New York City, Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health, Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores, 2026-08-22T03:56:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/habibi-city https://barrypopik.com/blog/habibi-city New York magazine called New York City “Habibi City” for its cover story in August 2026. In 2026, New York City had its first Muslim mayor in Zohran Mamdani. “Hababi” is Arabic, and “Habibi City” means “beloved city.”   Other cities have also been called “Habibi City.” “We enjoyed ..& loved. Mumbai so so much.  My habibi city” was posted on X/Twitter by Rasha fouad 🌹ABEF💙 on December 1, 2017. “Big Mood In Habibi City With My Tourists. #Dubai” was posted on X/Twitter by Gem on November 11, 2023.       “These days, it feels very different to be Arab, or Iranian, or Muslim in New York. Over the past decade, a new generation of artists, chefs, comedians, designers, and others have built unprecedented cultural and political capital. Together, they’re what you might call a *scene.* Where the diasporas once seemed siloed, the new Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA) scene is increasingly united across identities — Iraqi, Yemeni, Egyptian, Sudanese, Mauritanian, Afghan — and bound together by shared values” was posted on X/Twitter by New York Magazine on August 10, 2026. “Zaina Arafat charts how a blooming cultural ecosystem, led by young SWANA New Yorkers, was born out of the resistance and protests in the months following October 7, and how the term SWANA has transformed into a cultural and political force. [Habibi City—A cultural shift is underway, led by a generation of New Yorkers coming into its own]” was posted on Bluesky by New York Magazine on August 10, 2026.   “New York Is Not ‘Habibi City.’ New York City is where people from all over the world come to become Americans. A recent viral ‘New York’ magazine essay about Middle Eastern immigrants gets that exactly backward” by Liel Leibovitz was printed in The Free Press on August 11, 2026. “New York Magazine blasted for ‘antisemitic,’ ‘dangerous’ cover story that smeared Jewish people while supposedly celebrating Arab culture” by Doree Lewak was printed in the New York (NY) Post on August 12, 2026.     Dictionary.com habibi or habibti March 1, 2018 What does habibi mean? Habibi is an Arabic word that literally means “my love” (sometimes also translated as “my dear,” “my darling,” or “beloved.”)   X/Twitter Rasha fouad 🌹ABEF💙 @Ashabachchan @SrBachchan bahut bohut shukriya. ..  We enjoyed ..& loved. Mumbai so so much.  My habibi city .. ...  Amityji 😘 love love & love.❤️🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬❤️🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 5:11 PM · Dec 1, 2017   X/Twitter    Gem @Gem_Djanie Big Mood In Habibi City With My Tourists. #Dubai 8:58 AM · Nov 11, 2023   Bluesky Intelligencer @intelligencer.com New York’s diasporas of Palestinians, Iranians, Yemenis, and their neighbors are flexing their cultural clout. (And not just because of the mayor.) Habibi City New York’s diasporas of Palestinians, Iranians, Yemenis, and their neighbors are flexing their cultural clout. (And not just because of the mayor.) nymag.com 5:09 AM · Aug 10, 2026   Bluesky New York Magazine @nymag.com New York’s diasporas of Palestinians, Iranians, Yemenis, and their neighbors are flexing their cultural clout. (And not just because of the mayor.) Habibi City New York’s diasporas of Palestinians, Iranians, Yemenis, and their neighbors are flexing their cultural clout. (And not just because of the mayor.) nymag.com 5:15 AM · Aug 10, 2026   X/Twitter New York Magazine @NYMag These days, it feels very different to be Arab, or Iranian, or Muslim in New York. Over the past decade, a new generation of artists, chefs, comedians, designers, and others have built unprecedented cultural and political capital. Together, they’re what you might call a *scene.*   Where the diasporas once seemed siloed, the new Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA) scene is increasingly united across identities — Iraqi, Yemeni, Egyptian, Sudanese, Mauritanian, Afghan — and bound together by shared values. It was born out of the pain of the genocide in Gaza, which has led many young people to search for community in the city and build it where it didn’t exist. They found it at protests and in bars and cafés, at comedy shows and clothing pop-ups and fundraisers that turned into all-day hangs. And they found it in the election of the city’s first Muslim mayor and in the Syrian American First Lady.   Our latest issue is an attempt to capture the people and places who are defining this era. Explore this special SWANA edition, including a dispatch from its thriving party circuit, a report on how the Middle Eastern restaurant scene has evolved, and more: https://nymag.visitlink.me/PlEQhP 8:06 AM · Aug 10, 2026 ·    Bluesky New York Magazine @nymag.com Zaina Arafat charts how a blooming cultural ecosystem, led by young SWANA New Yorkers, was born out of the resistance and protests in the months following October 7, and how the term SWANA has transformed into a cultural and political force. Habibi City A cultural shift is underway, led by a generation of New Yorkers coming into its own. nymag.com 8:24 AM · Aug 10, 2026   Bluesky Robert Flax @rflax.bsky.social It might be counterintuitive but I think if you’re going to write about New York turning into Habibi city it would behoove you to have someone with the most Protestant sounding name write the article so it doesn’t feel like it’s a person talking about their bubble. Which it does 3:35 PM · Aug 10, 2026   The Free Press New York Is Not ‘Habibi City’ New York City is where people from all over the world come to become Americans. A recent viral ‘New York’ magazine essay about Middle Eastern immigrants gets that exactly backward. By Liel Leibovitz 08.11.26 — I immigrated to the United States from the Middle East for the one and only reason anyone should ever come to America: Because I believe it, firmly and passionately, to be the greatest nation ever endowed by God with the mission of spreading liberty and light to a benighted world, and because I consider it the honor of a lifetime to partake in the solemn work of making America ever greater.   Apparently, my fellow Middle Eastern immigrants have very different feelings. In her now-viral cover story for New York magazine, journalist Zaina Arafat—who was born and raised in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., but identifies as SWANA, an acronym that previously stood for the Solid Waste Association of North America but now apparently means Southwest Asian and North African, and represents anyone who is vaguely Middle Eastern and dislikes capitalism, America, and the Jews—kicks things into high gear by celebrating the fact that New York is now “Habibi City,” a full-on SWANA enclave.   Facebook Creative Community for Peace - CCFP August 12, 2026 at 11:52 AM · New York Magazine’s new Habibi City issue might seem like it is simply celebrating MENA/SWANA culture, but it’s part of a larger pattern that treats Zionism as a form of hate, labels Jewish connections to the Middle East as “complicated,” and presents the Jewish state through the language of colonialism, apartheid, and genocide. This is a pattern of subtle demonization that has been building since October 7.   New York (NY) Post New York Magazine blasted for ‘antisemitic,’ ‘dangerous’ cover story that smeared Jewish people while supposedly celebrating Arab culture By Doree Lewak Published Aug. 12, 2026, 1:07 p.m. ET A tone-deaf New York Magazine “hit piece” that purportedly celebrated Arab and Muslim culture in the Big Apple – but actually fixated on a so-called Israeli “genocide” of Palestinians and referred to the Jewish state as a mere “land mass currently called Israel” – has sparked fierce backlash, prompting outraged subscribers to cancel while insiders reveal the publication’s dubious practices.   Monday’s New York mag cover story titled “Habibi City” has been widely panned for its “erasure of Jews” with ties to Arab countries, with sources fuming over the outlet’s marginalization of Jewish people and its vilification of Israel. The timing was seen as particularly objectionable, with hate crimes soaring under Mayor Zohran Mamdani — and more than half of reported incidents targeting Jewish New Yorkers.   The mag breathlessly ballyhooed “a blooming cultural ecosystem, led by young SWANA New Yorkers … born out of the resistance and protests in the months following October 7.”   Instapundit.com August 13, 2026 JOHN PODHORETZ: New York Magazine’s evil ‘Habibi City’ cover sends a message: Jews aren’t welcome in Mamdani’s NYC.   New York Magazine this week dubbed our town “Habibi City” to mark the rising prominence of Middle Easterners and Muslim immigrants united by fun, frolic — and a consuming hatred of Israel and Jews.   It’s a familiar formulation, harking back to 1966, when newly elected Mayor John Lindsay declared New York to be “Fun City.”   Yes, such fun! Lindsay’s two terms drove NYC into civil and budgetary collapse.     X/Twitter Ynet Global @ynetnews ‘Habibi City’ and ‘Mamdanistan’: NY Magazine celebrates Palestinian takeover of New York The magazine known for its ability to spot trends in the Big Apple devoted an article to the Arab culture that has taken over th… https://ynetnews.com/jewish-world/article/skre00fsugx 9:29 AM · Aug 13, 2026   X/Twitter John @jjainschigg New York actually is Habibi City. I can buy home made Dubai chocolate with pistachios and kataifi until 1 am in Astoria. Quote The Free Press @TheFP Aug 13 New York City is where people from all over the world come to become Americans. A recent viral ‘New York’ magazine essay about Middle Eastern immigrants gets that exactly backward. 7:54 PM · Aug 13, 2026     The Jerusalem Post New York Magazine’s ‘Habibi City’ celebrates ‘jihad chic,’ while pushing Jews out of the picture MEDIA AFFAIRS: Critique of New York Magazine’s “Habibi City” package argues it ignores Jewish communities while presenting a one-sided Middle East narrative. By HANNAH BROWN AUGUST 21, 2026 23:51 Updated: AUGUST 22, 2026 11:42 It isn’t any cooler outside, but I have proof that hell has frozen over: New York Magazine, a publication with a rich history of spotlighting brilliant, insightful, and often skeptical journalism that captured the essence of the Big Apple, by great writers such as Tom Wolfe, just featured a cover story proclaiming New York is “Habibi City,” an anti-Jewish package of puff pieces that lauds “SWANA” culture in New York.   SWANA, for the uninitiated, is the new politically correct acronym meaning people of Southwest Asian and North African origin, replacing the acronym MENA, which stood for Middle East/North Africa and is now considered Eurocentric. New York City, Nicknames/Slogans, 2026-08-22T03:56:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/buying-dumb-stuff-for-myself-bdsm-backronym https://barrypopik.com/blog/buying-dumb-stuff-for-myself-bdsm-backronym Some people joke that they like “BDSM,” and then define this with the backronym (back acronym)  “Buying Dumb Shit for Myself.” The joke has been printed on many images.   “Yeah, im into B D S M Buying Dumb Shit for Myself” was posted on X/Twitter by ᔕᴀᴍᴀɴᴛʜᴀ ᗰᴀʀɪᴊᴜᴀɴᴀ on July 8, 2022. “I love BDSM (buying dumb stuff for myself)” was posted on Facebook by We be like—Madisyn Martin on March 28, 2026.         Wikipedia: BDSM BDSM is a variety of often erotic practices or roleplaying involving bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism, and other related interpersonal dynamics.   X/Twitter ᔕᴀᴍᴀɴᴛʜᴀ ᗰᴀʀɪᴊᴜᴀɴᴀ @Sammi_Sativa Yeah, im into B D S M Buying Dumb Shit for Myself 5:53 PM · Jul 8, 2022   X/Twitter //SHOEGAZE SVETHLANE// 🎮 🖥 @Svethlane Hell yeah I like BDSM Buying Dumb Shit for Myself 7:14 PM · Jul 8, 2022   X/Twitter vintagefantasy @vintagefantasyy Yes I like BDSM, I like Buying Dumb Shit for Myself. (with the money I don’t have) 11:47 AM · Jul 10, 2022   X/Twitter Westen J @epicgeezr Hell yeah i am into bdsm Buying Dumb Shit for Myself #SteamDeck 1:28 PM · Sep 29, 2022   Reddit—nowTHATSakatana1999 nowTHATSakatana1999—November 11, 2022 B.D.S.M. (“Yes I like B.D.S.M., I like… Buying Dumb Shit for Myself!” is shown on an image.—ed.)     Facebook We be like Madisyn Martin · March 28, 2026 at 5:20 PM · I love BDSM (buying dumb stuff for myself)   Facebook Fckitweball August 14, 2026 at 1:33 PM · i love BDSM (buying dumb shit for myself ) New York City, Work/Businesses, 2026-08-22T03:55:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/buying-dumb-shit-for-myself-bdsm-backronym https://barrypopik.com/blog/buying-dumb-shit-for-myself-bdsm-backronym Some people joke that they like “BDSM,” and then define this with the backronym (back acronym)  “Buying Dumb Shit for Myself.” The joke has been printed on many images.   “Yeah, im into B D S M Buying Dumb Shit for Myself” was posted on X/Twitter by ᔕᴀᴍᴀɴᴛʜᴀ ᗰᴀʀɪᴊᴜᴀɴᴀ on July 8, 2022. “I love BDSM (buying dumb stuff for myself)” was posted on Facebook by We be like—Madisyn Martin on March 28, 2026.         Wikipedia: BDSM BDSM is a variety of often erotic practices or roleplaying involving bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism, and other related interpersonal dynamics.   X/Twitter ᔕᴀᴍᴀɴᴛʜᴀ ᗰᴀʀɪᴊᴜᴀɴᴀ @Sammi_Sativa Yeah, im into B D S M Buying Dumb Shit for Myself 5:53 PM · Jul 8, 2022   X/Twitter //SHOEGAZE SVETHLANE// 🎮 🖥 @Svethlane Hell yeah I like BDSM Buying Dumb Shit for Myself 7:14 PM · Jul 8, 2022   X/Twitter vintagefantasy @vintagefantasyy Yes I like BDSM, I like Buying Dumb Shit for Myself. (with the money I don’t have) 11:47 AM · Jul 10, 2022   X/Twitter Westen J @epicgeezr Hell yeah i am into bdsm Buying Dumb Shit for Myself #SteamDeck 1:28 PM · Sep 29, 2022   Reddit—nowTHATSakatana1999 nowTHATSakatana1999—November 11, 2022 B.D.S.M. (“Yes I like B.D.S.M., I like… Buying Dumb Shit for Myself!” is shown on an image.—ed.)     Facebook We be like Madisyn Martin · March 28, 2026 at 5:20 PM · I love BDSM (buying dumb stuff for myself)   Facebook Fckitweball August 14, 2026 at 1:33 PM · i love BDSM (buying dumb shit for myself ) New York City, Work/Businesses, 2026-08-22T03:53:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/discipline-is-choosing-what-you-want-most-over https://barrypopik.com/blog/discipline-is-choosing-what-you-want-most-over “Discipline is (just) choosing between what you want now and what you want most” is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. “‘Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.’- Abraham Lincoln” was posted on Facebook on June 17, 2013, but Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) never said it.  “‘Discipline is the difference between what you want now and what you want most.’-Ann Vertel” was posted on the newsgroup alt.support.diet.weightwatchers on May 24, 2006. “RT @AnnVertel Are you choosing what you want now, or what you want most? New blog post at http://www.annvertel.com” was posted on X/Twitter by Jennifer Stoll on November 13, 2008. “RT @AnnVertel RT @MyRazorr Discipline is choosing what you want most over what you want now” was posted on X/Twitter by Cathy Goodwin on May 29, 2009. It’s probable that Dr. Ann Vertel originated the saying.      “‘Discipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most.’ Author unknown” was published in the book Inspirational Quotes to Motivate, Rejuvenate, Stimulate, and Elevate (2009) compiled by Amy Mosher. “Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most” was posted on PsychDigest on April 10, 2010. “Discipline is simply choosing between what you want now and what you want most” was posted on X/Twitter by Kim Garst on November 30, 2011.    Google Groups: alt.support.diet.weightwatchersHow Oprah Did ItDivaDonna via WeightAdviser.com5/24/06(...)“Discipline is the difference between what you want now and what you want most.”-Ann Vertel    2 March 2007, The Advertiser (Adelaide, Australia), “Mouthing Off” by Marty Smith, pg. 20:JUST A THOUGHTDiscipline is making the choice between what you want now and what you want most.    X/TwitterJennifer Stoll@Jen_SomethingRT @AnnVertel Are you choosing what you want now, or what you want most? New blog post at http://www.annvertel.com7:40 PM - 13 Nov 2008  Google BooksInspirational Quotes to Motivate, Rejuvenate, Stimulate, and ElevateCompiled by Amy MosherLive Life Well Info2009Pg. ?:“Discipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most.” Author unknown        X/TwitterCarrie Roeger@atlantacarrieDiscipline is remebering what you want most over what you want now…9:09 AM - 2 Jan 2009  X/TwitterCathy Goodwin@CathyGoodwinRT @AnnVertel RT @MyRazorr Discipline is choosing what you want most over what you want now.7:10 PM - 29 May 2009  X/TwitterRuss Leseberg@rlesebergRT @CoachDawn “Discipline is just choosing between what you want Now & what you want Most.” Author Unknown #quote10:02 AM · Jun 18, 2009PsychDigestWhat Do You Want Most?10 Apr, 2010 || by Dr. David S. KantraBy: Augusta F. Kantra, MS, LPC“Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.”  Since reading this quote a few days ago I’ve continued to think about it quite a bit.  X/TwitterCrankyPappy@CrankyPappyTime to get your shit together, knucklehead.“Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.”7:21 AM · Aug 10, 2011Google Groups: Bet Shemesh Biggest Loser (aka Olim Yordim)Inspriational Quotes - Enjoy!!Deborah Weisblatt 5/18/11(...)Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most. - Unknown    X/TwitterKim Garst@kimgarstDiscipline is simply choosing between what you want now and what you want most.11:02 PM · Nov 30, 2011FacebookAlphamade Mnl shared T. Harv Eker’s photo.June 17, 2013 · “Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.”- Abraham Lincoln  X/TwitterÑjaramba ⚡@Njaramz‘Discipline is choosing from what you want now and what you want most’ ~ Abraham Lincoln4:02 PM - 17 Jun 2013  X/TwitterCoach Zem@CoachZem“Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.” -Abe Lincoln7:16 AM · Dec 2, 201315 February 2016, Western Courier (Western Illinois University, Macomb IL), “SB 2043 a misguided venture” by Wil Gradle and Jacob Tomlinson, pg. ?:That being said, through the challenges that define our state’s higher education system, we must remind ourselves of the ageless truth that, “Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.”     Reddit—QuotesDiscipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most. (self.quotes)submitted December 4, 2016 by faiza258    Google Books365 Days With Self-Discipline: 365 Life-Altering Thoughts on Self-Control, Mental Resilience, and SuccessBy Martin MeadowsMeadows Publishing2017Pg. 13:Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most. —Unknown       FacebookDr. Ann VertelDiscipline is choosing between what you want now, and what you want most. #success #successmindsetDecember 13, 2017 at 2:12am · Public  Reddit—GetMotivated[Text] “Discipline is choosing between what you want NOW and what you want MOST”. Impulse is the enemy of success. self.GetMotivatedSubmitted December 17, 2017 by jstdoyou    FacebookDr. Ann VertelWant to know the secret to discipline? Consistently choose what you want most over what you want now. #success #successmindsetJanuary 3, 2018 at 12:24am · Public  X/TwitterSteve Cadley@SalesologistDiscipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most. - Unknown #quote5:45 AM - 7 Jun 2018  X/TwitterRichard Skipper@RichardSkipperAbraham Lincoln said:“Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.”1:14 PM - 7 Jun 2018 New York City, Work/Businesses, 2026-08-21T23:17:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/discipline-is-simply-choosing-between-what-you-want https://barrypopik.com/blog/discipline-is-simply-choosing-between-what-you-want “Discipline is (just) choosing between what you want now and what you want most” is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. “‘Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.’- Abraham Lincoln” was posted on Facebook on June 17, 2013, but Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) never said it.  “‘Discipline is the difference between what you want now and what you want most.’-Ann Vertel” was posted on the newsgroup alt.support.diet.weightwatchers on May 24, 2006. “RT @AnnVertel Are you choosing what you want now, or what you want most? New blog post at http://www.annvertel.com” was posted on X/Twitter by Jennifer Stoll on November 13, 2008. “RT @AnnVertel RT @MyRazorr Discipline is choosing what you want most over what you want now” was posted on X/Twitter by Cathy Goodwin on May 29, 2009. It’s probable that Dr. Ann Vertel originated the saying.      “‘Discipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most.’ Author unknown” was published in the book Inspirational Quotes to Motivate, Rejuvenate, Stimulate, and Elevate (2009) compiled by Amy Mosher. “Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most” was posted on PsychDigest on April 10, 2010. “Discipline is simply choosing between what you want now and what you want most” was posted on X/Twitter by Kim Garst on November 30, 2011.    Google Groups: alt.support.diet.weightwatchersHow Oprah Did ItDivaDonna via WeightAdviser.com5/24/06(...)“Discipline is the difference between what you want now and what you want most.”-Ann Vertel    2 March 2007, The Advertiser (Adelaide, Australia), “Mouthing Off” by Marty Smith, pg. 20:JUST A THOUGHTDiscipline is making the choice between what you want now and what you want most.    X/TwitterJennifer Stoll@Jen_SomethingRT @AnnVertel Are you choosing what you want now, or what you want most? New blog post at http://www.annvertel.com7:40 PM - 13 Nov 2008  Google BooksInspirational Quotes to Motivate, Rejuvenate, Stimulate, and ElevateCompiled by Amy MosherLive Life Well Info2009Pg. ?:“Discipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most.” Author unknown        X/TwitterCarrie Roeger@atlantacarrieDiscipline is remebering what you want most over what you want now…9:09 AM - 2 Jan 2009  X/TwitterCathy Goodwin@CathyGoodwinRT @AnnVertel RT @MyRazorr Discipline is choosing what you want most over what you want now.7:10 PM - 29 May 2009  X/TwitterRuss Leseberg@rlesebergRT @CoachDawn “Discipline is just choosing between what you want Now & what you want Most.” Author Unknown #quote10:02 AM · Jun 18, 2009PsychDigestWhat Do You Want Most?10 Apr, 2010 || by Dr. David S. KantraBy: Augusta F. Kantra, MS, LPC“Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.”  Since reading this quote a few days ago I’ve continued to think about it quite a bit.  X/TwitterCrankyPappy@CrankyPappyTime to get your shit together, knucklehead.“Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.”7:21 AM · Aug 10, 2011Google Groups: Bet Shemesh Biggest Loser (aka Olim Yordim)Inspriational Quotes - Enjoy!!Deborah Weisblatt 5/18/11(...)Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most. - Unknown    X/TwitterKim Garst@kimgarstDiscipline is simply choosing between what you want now and what you want most.11:02 PM · Nov 30, 2011FacebookAlphamade Mnl shared T. Harv Eker’s photo.June 17, 2013 · “Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.”- Abraham Lincoln  X/TwitterÑjaramba ⚡@Njaramz‘Discipline is choosing from what you want now and what you want most’ ~ Abraham Lincoln4:02 PM - 17 Jun 2013  X/TwitterCoach Zem@CoachZem“Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.” -Abe Lincoln7:16 AM · Dec 2, 201315 February 2016, Western Courier (Western Illinois University, Macomb IL), “SB 2043 a misguided venture” by Wil Gradle and Jacob Tomlinson, pg. ?:That being said, through the challenges that define our state’s higher education system, we must remind ourselves of the ageless truth that, “Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.”     Reddit—QuotesDiscipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most. (self.quotes)submitted December 4, 2016 by faiza258    Google Books365 Days With Self-Discipline: 365 Life-Altering Thoughts on Self-Control, Mental Resilience, and SuccessBy Martin MeadowsMeadows Publishing2017Pg. 13:Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most. —Unknown       FacebookDr. Ann VertelDiscipline is choosing between what you want now, and what you want most. #success #successmindsetDecember 13, 2017 at 2:12am · Public  Reddit—GetMotivated[Text] “Discipline is choosing between what you want NOW and what you want MOST”. Impulse is the enemy of success. self.GetMotivatedSubmitted December 17, 2017 by jstdoyou    FacebookDr. Ann VertelWant to know the secret to discipline? Consistently choose what you want most over what you want now. #success #successmindsetJanuary 3, 2018 at 12:24am · Public  X/TwitterSteve Cadley@SalesologistDiscipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most. - Unknown #quote5:45 AM - 7 Jun 2018  X/TwitterRichard Skipper@RichardSkipperAbraham Lincoln said:“Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.”1:14 PM - 7 Jun 2018 New York City, Work/Businesses, 2026-08-21T23:16:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/its-actually-pronounced-jaslight https://barrypopik.com/blog/its-actually-pronounced-jaslight “Gif” is pronounced like “jif.”  A joke about this also uses the term “gaslighting.”       “Actually it’s pronounced jaslight. You’ve been saying it wrong this whole time” was posted on Tumblr by lovecrafts-iranon on July 6, 202, and this received over 22,100 likes. “It’s actually pronounced ‘jaslight’, and you’ve been saying it wrong this whole time” was posted on X/Twitter by IntellectualDorkWeb on August 20, 2026, and this received over 18,000 likes:.       Wikipedia: Gaslighting Gaslighting is the manipulation of someone into questioning their perception of reality. The term derives from the 1944 film Gaslight and became popular in the mid-2010s.   Wikipedia: GIF The Graphics Interchange Format (GIF; /ɡɪf/ GHIF or /dʒɪf/ JIF, see § Pronunciation) is a bitmap image format that was developed by a team at the online services provider CompuServe led by American computer scientist Steve Wilhite and released on June 15, 1987.         Tumblr    lovecrafts-iranon Jul 6, 2021 Actually it’s pronounced jaslight. You’ve been saying it wrong this whole time.   X/Twitter 𝑆𝑎𝑟𝑎 ♐︎ @Flosidus It’s actually pronounced jaslight. You’ve been saying it wrong this entire time 4:58 AM · Jul 7, 2021   Facebook Bobby LaSalle July 16, 2021 at 7:11 PM · It’s actually pronounced “jaslight” and you’ve been saying it wrong this whole time 😕   iFunny johnnyForeplay 29 jul 2021 It’s actually pronounced “jaslight” and you’ve been saying it wrong this whole time   X/Twitter  highprogressive🥂👁️ @highprogressive It’s actually pronounced “jaslight” and you’ve been saying it wrong this whole time :/ 12:55 AM · Dec 17, 2021   Reddit—Oneliners wtfover—December 10, 2023 Actually it’s pronounced “jaslight”, you’ve been saying it wrong the whole time.   Bluesky Stone Cold Jane Austen @abbyhiggs.bsky.social Actually it’s pronounced “jaslight” - you’ve been saying it wrong the whole time 1:56 PM · Oct 2, 2024   X/Twitter dr pepper diva - tenmocorp ™️ employee @L0W_TIDE_ its actually pronounced jaslight youve been saying it wrong this whole time 8:38 PM · Feb 5, 2025   Reddit—Dadjokes TheActualJonesy—December 2, 2025 Actually, it’s pronounced “jaslight”. You’ve been saying it wrong the whole time.   Bluesky Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social Hey, it’s actually pronounced “jaslight” You’ve been saying it wrong this whole time. 3:52 PM · Dec 6, 2025   Threads everyday_dadjokes 06/06/26 Actually, it’s pronounced “jaslight”. You’ve been saying it wrong the whole time.   X/Twitter Oneko Tyago🐱😈たぃやご 【ENVtuber】 @OnekoTyago Actually it’s pronounced “jaslight.” You’ve been pronouncing it wrong this whole time. 3:12 PM · Aug 16, 2026 ·  X/Twitter IntellectualDorkWeb @Intel_Dork It’s actually pronounced “jaslight”, and you’ve been saying it wrong this whole time. 7:20 AM · Aug 20, 2026   X/Twitter Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster You’re crazy if you think ‘jaslight’ was our Word of the Year in 2022. Quote IntellectualDorkWeb @Intel_Dork Aug 20 It’s actually pronounced “jaslight”, and you’ve been saying it wrong this whole time. 11:54 AM · Aug 20, 2026 New York City, Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet, Work/Businesses, 2026-08-21T03:58:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/discipline-is-choosing-between-what-you-want https://barrypopik.com/blog/discipline-is-choosing-between-what-you-want “Discipline is (just) choosing between what you want now and what you want most” is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. “‘Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.’- Abraham Lincoln” was posted on Facebook on June 17, 2013, but Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) never said it.  “‘Discipline is the difference between what you want now and what you want most.’-Ann Vertel” was posted on the newsgroup alt.support.diet.weightwatchers on May 24, 2006. “RT @AnnVertel Are you choosing what you want now, or what you want most? New blog post at http://www.annvertel.com” was posted on X/Twitter by Jennifer Stoll on November 13, 2008. “RT @AnnVertel RT @MyRazorr Discipline is choosing what you want most over what you want now” was posted on X/Twitter by Cathy Goodwin on May 29, 2009. It’s probable that Dr. Ann Vertel originated the saying.      “‘Discipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most.’ Author unknown” was published in the book Inspirational Quotes to Motivate, Rejuvenate, Stimulate, and Elevate (2009) compiled by Amy Mosher. “Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most” was posted on PsychDigest on April 10, 2010. “Discipline is simply choosing between what you want now and what you want most” was posted on X/Twitter by Kim Garst on November 30, 2011.    Google Groups: alt.support.diet.weightwatchersHow Oprah Did ItDivaDonna via WeightAdviser.com5/24/06(...)“Discipline is the difference between what you want now and what you want most.”-Ann Vertel    2 March 2007, The Advertiser (Adelaide, Australia), “Mouthing Off” by Marty Smith, pg. 20:JUST A THOUGHTDiscipline is making the choice between what you want now and what you want most.    X/TwitterJennifer Stoll@Jen_SomethingRT @AnnVertel Are you choosing what you want now, or what you want most? New blog post at http://www.annvertel.com7:40 PM - 13 Nov 2008  Google BooksInspirational Quotes to Motivate, Rejuvenate, Stimulate, and ElevateCompiled by Amy MosherLive Life Well Info2009Pg. ?:“Discipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most.” Author unknown        X/TwitterCarrie Roeger@atlantacarrieDiscipline is remebering what you want most over what you want now…9:09 AM - 2 Jan 2009  X/TwitterCathy Goodwin@CathyGoodwinRT @AnnVertel RT @MyRazorr Discipline is choosing what you want most over what you want now.7:10 PM - 29 May 2009  X/TwitterRuss Leseberg@rlesebergRT @CoachDawn “Discipline is just choosing between what you want Now & what you want Most.” Author Unknown #quote10:02 AM · Jun 18, 2009PsychDigestWhat Do You Want Most?10 Apr, 2010 || by Dr. David S. KantraBy: Augusta F. Kantra, MS, LPC“Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.”  Since reading this quote a few days ago I’ve continued to think about it quite a bit.  X/TwitterCrankyPappy@CrankyPappyTime to get your shit together, knucklehead.“Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.”7:21 AM · Aug 10, 2011Google Groups: Bet Shemesh Biggest Loser (aka Olim Yordim)Inspriational Quotes - Enjoy!!Deborah Weisblatt 5/18/11(...)Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most. - Unknown    X/TwitterKim Garst@kimgarstDiscipline is simply choosing between what you want now and what you want most.11:02 PM · Nov 30, 2011FacebookAlphamade Mnl shared T. Harv Eker’s photo.June 17, 2013 · “Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.”- Abraham Lincoln  X/TwitterÑjaramba ⚡@Njaramz‘Discipline is choosing from what you want now and what you want most’ ~ Abraham Lincoln4:02 PM - 17 Jun 2013  X/TwitterCoach Zem@CoachZem“Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.” -Abe Lincoln7:16 AM · Dec 2, 201315 February 2016, Western Courier (Western Illinois University, Macomb IL), “SB 2043 a misguided venture” by Wil Gradle and Jacob Tomlinson, pg. ?:That being said, through the challenges that define our state’s higher education system, we must remind ourselves of the ageless truth that, “Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.”     Reddit—QuotesDiscipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most. (self.quotes)submitted December 4, 2016 by faiza258    Google Books365 Days With Self-Discipline: 365 Life-Altering Thoughts on Self-Control, Mental Resilience, and SuccessBy Martin MeadowsMeadows Publishing2017Pg. 13:Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most. —Unknown       FacebookDr. Ann VertelDiscipline is choosing between what you want now, and what you want most. #success #successmindsetDecember 13, 2017 at 2:12am · Public  Reddit—GetMotivated[Text] “Discipline is choosing between what you want NOW and what you want MOST”. Impulse is the enemy of success. self.GetMotivatedSubmitted December 17, 2017 by jstdoyou    FacebookDr. Ann VertelWant to know the secret to discipline? Consistently choose what you want most over what you want now. #success #successmindsetJanuary 3, 2018 at 12:24am · Public  X/TwitterSteve Cadley@SalesologistDiscipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most. - Unknown #quote5:45 AM - 7 Jun 2018  X/TwitterRichard Skipper@RichardSkipperAbraham Lincoln said:“Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.”1:14 PM - 7 Jun 2018 New York City, Work/Businesses, 2026-08-21T03:57:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/shoutout-to-everyone-who-takes-the-back-off-the-remote-control https://barrypopik.com/blog/shoutout-to-everyone-who-takes-the-back-off-the-remote-control When a tv’s remote doesn’t work, many people open the battery case and try to just roll the batteries around. “I’m personally a big fan of ‘opening the battery case and rolling the batteries around/switching them around instead of replacing them’” was posted on X/Twitter by Jillian🚦🍅 on August 4, 2020.     “Shout out to everyone who takes the back off the remote control and rolls the batteries around instead of just replacing them. 😆” was posted on Facebook by Tips4Home Group ·  Scarlett Sawyer on April 14, 2026, and this received over 1,800 likes. “Shout out to everyone who takes the back off the remote control and rolls the batteries around instead of just replacing them” was posted on X/Twitter by Mistress Dividend later on April 14, 2026, and this received over 21,000 likes. “Shoutout to everyone who takes the back off the remote control and rolls the batteries around instead of just replacing them” was posted on X/Twitter by єℓαιηє on May 6, 2026, and this received over 6,800 likes.         X/Twitter Jillian🚦🍅 @pbandjilly__ I’m personally a big fan of “opening the battery case and rolling the batteries around/switching them around instead of replacing them” 7:37 PM · Aug 4, 2020   X/Twitter Stoc 🇺🇸|🇺🇦 ~Slava Ukraini~ @Stochasticiti When that doesn’t work, roll the batteries in the remote. Why don’t we just replace them? Ah, never mind; it’s working again. 👍🏼 We’re good🖖🏼 Quote TheHoff-Fella 🎗️ 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @JolokiaTheSpicy Apr 18, 2024 Shook my remote control to make the batteries less dead again. 10:25 PM · Apr 18, 2024   Facebook Tips4Home Group · Scarlett Sawyer · April 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM · Shout out to everyone who takes the back off the remote control and rolls the batteries around instead of just replacing them. 😆   X/Twitter Mistress Dividend @mistressdivy Shout out to everyone who takes the back off the remote control and rolls the batteries around instead of just replacing them. 9:30 PM · Apr 14, 2026   Bluesky Jade Valkyrie @tsjadevalkyrie.com Shout out to everyone who takes the back off the remote control and rolls the batteries around instead of just replacing them… 1:01 AM · Apr 15, 2026   X/Twitter єℓαιηє @elainesim28 Shoutout to everyone who takes the back off the remote control and rolls the batteries around instead of just replacing them. 1:35 PM · May 6, 2026   Facebook Tim Davis May 6, 2026 at 9:29 PM · Shoutout to everyone who takes the back off the remote control and rolls the batteries around instead of just replacing them.   X/Twitter XTester @Sportrepreneur4 Shout out to the homey’s that take the back of the remote off and roll the batteries around instead of just replacing them. 9:29 PM · Jun 11, 2026   X/Twitter Mike Bales 🫡🇺🇸 @MikeBales Shout out to everyone who takes the back off the remote control and rolls the batteries around instead of just replacing them. 7:07 PM · Jun 29, 2026   X/Twitter єℓαιηє @elainesim28 Shoutout to everyone who takes the back off the remote control and rolls the batteries around instead of just replacing them. 3:46 AM · Aug 15, 2026 New York City, Radio/Television, 2026-08-16T17:27:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/shout-out-to-everyone-who-takes-the-back-off-the-remote-control https://barrypopik.com/blog/shout-out-to-everyone-who-takes-the-back-off-the-remote-control When a tv’s remote doesn’t work, many people open the battery case and try to just roll the batteries around. “I’m personally a big fan of ‘opening the battery case and rolling the batteries around/switching them around instead of replacing them’” was posted on X/Twitter by Jillian🚦🍅 on August 4, 2020.     “Shout out to everyone who takes the back off the remote control and rolls the batteries around instead of just replacing them. 😆” was posted on Facebook by Tips4Home Group ·  Scarlett Sawyer on April 14, 2026, and this received over 1,800 likes. “Shout out to everyone who takes the back off the remote control and rolls the batteries around instead of just replacing them” was posted on X/Twitter by Mistress Dividend later on April 14, 2026, and this received over 21,000 likes. “Shoutout to everyone who takes the back off the remote control and rolls the batteries around instead of just replacing them” was posted on X/Twitter by єℓαιηє on May 6, 2026, and this received over 6,800 likes.         X/Twitter Jillian🚦🍅 @pbandjilly__ I’m personally a big fan of “opening the battery case and rolling the batteries around/switching them around instead of replacing them” 7:37 PM · Aug 4, 2020   X/Twitter Stoc 🇺🇸|🇺🇦 ~Slava Ukraini~ @Stochasticiti When that doesn’t work, roll the batteries in the remote. Why don’t we just replace them? Ah, never mind; it’s working again. 👍🏼 We’re good🖖🏼 Quote TheHoff-Fella 🎗️ 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @JolokiaTheSpicy Apr 18, 2024 Shook my remote control to make the batteries less dead again. 10:25 PM · Apr 18, 2024   Facebook Tips4Home Group · Scarlett Sawyer · April 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM · Shout out to everyone who takes the back off the remote control and rolls the batteries around instead of just replacing them. 😆   X/Twitter Mistress Dividend @mistressdivy Shout out to everyone who takes the back off the remote control and rolls the batteries around instead of just replacing them. 9:30 PM · Apr 14, 2026   Bluesky Jade Valkyrie @tsjadevalkyrie.com Shout out to everyone who takes the back off the remote control and rolls the batteries around instead of just replacing them… 1:01 AM · Apr 15, 2026   X/Twitter єℓαιηє @elainesim28 Shoutout to everyone who takes the back off the remote control and rolls the batteries around instead of just replacing them. 1:35 PM · May 6, 2026   Facebook Tim Davis May 6, 2026 at 9:29 PM · Shoutout to everyone who takes the back off the remote control and rolls the batteries around instead of just replacing them.   X/Twitter XTester @Sportrepreneur4 Shout out to the homey’s that take the back of the remote off and roll the batteries around instead of just replacing them. 9:29 PM · Jun 11, 2026   X/Twitter Mike Bales 🫡🇺🇸 @MikeBales Shout out to everyone who takes the back off the remote control and rolls the batteries around instead of just replacing them. 7:07 PM · Jun 29, 2026   X/Twitter єℓαιηє @elainesim28 Shoutout to everyone who takes the back off the remote control and rolls the batteries around instead of just replacing them. 3:46 AM · Aug 15, 2026 New York City, Radio/Television, 2026-08-16T09:20:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/no-one-warned-me-that-once-i-got-older-the-weather-app https://barrypopik.com/blog/no-one-warned-me-that-once-i-got-older-the-weather-app Many people check weather apps more as they grow older. A young child (who doesn’t have responsibilities) usually doesn’t care or stress about the weather.     “No one told me that once I get older, the weather app will become a part of my routine” was posted on X/Twitter  by Tanuj Choudhary on April 2, 2025. “Nobody told me that once I get older, the weather app will become a part of my daily routine” was posted on Facebook by Girls Meet The Internet on April 2, 2025, and this received over 9,700 likes.   “nobody told me as i get older the weather app would become part of my daily routine: was posted on Facebook by Cursed Posts on August 14, 2025, and this received over 43,200 likes.  nobody told me as i get older the weather app would become part of my daily routine” was posted on X/Twitter by “gum” on August 13, 2026, and this received over 38,000 likes.   “No one warned me that once I got older, the weather app would be a crucial part of my daily routine” was posted on X/Twitter by єℓαιηє on March 26, 2026, and this received over 52,000 likes.       X/Twitter Stephen @stephenwegman As I get older I use my weather app so much. I just always want to know the temp. “Shit there’s a 30 percent chance of precipitation at 4, fuck.” 8:36 PM · Jan 12, 2018 from Tennessee, USA   X/Twitter Tanuj Choudhary @Choudary_tanuj No one told me that once I get older, the weather app will become a part of my routine. 3:52 AM · Apr 2, 2025   Facebook Girls Meet The Internet April 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM · Nobody told me that once I get older, the weather app will become a part of my daily routine   Facebook Geriatric Millennial April 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM · I check my weather app more than I check my messages 😆 #millennial #geriatricmillennial #aging #gettingold (“No one told me that once I get older, the weather app will become a part of my routine” is shown on an image.—ed.)     Facebook “jus’sayin” April 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM · No one told me that once I get older, the weather app will become a vital part of my daily routine.😁   X/Twitter Helga Von Tippler @DanaLeaB1 No one told me once I got older the weather app would be part of my routine. 11:50 AM · Apr 10, 2025     X/Twitter ✨💫Cali💫✨ @505Cali2 No one told me that once I get older, the weather app will become a part of my routine. 🤣 11:35 AM · Apr 11, 2025   Bluesky 🌴✨🦋 Kathryn 🦋✨🌴 @kathrynkatiekwrites.substack.com No one told me that once I get older, the weather app will become a part of my routine. 10:26 PM · May 6, 2025       Facebook Cursed Posts August 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM · nobody told me as i get older the weather app would become part of my daily routine   X/Twitter dior ✞ @deeore5 nobody told me as i get older the weather app would become part of my daily routine 12:30 PM · Aug 14, 2025       X/Twitter єℓαιηє @elainesim28 No one warned me that once I got older, the weather app would be a crucial part of my daily routine. 4:11 AM · Mar 26, 2026   Facebook Matthew Valentine March 27, 2026 at 2:41 PM · No one warned me that once I got older, the weather app would be a crucial part of my daily routine   Facebook For When You Can’t Breathe March 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM · No one warned me that once I got older, the weather app would be a crucial part of my daily routine   Bluesky Bill ♥️ @billwx.bsky.social I have always been a weather nerd but the smartphone apps make it more convenient.  I still use weather sites from my home computer for the more serious weather tracking. [*No one. warned me that once I got older, the weather app would be a crucial part daily routine Should I wear sandals or real shoes today? ALT] 12:29 PM · Jun 16, 2026     X/Twitter gum @gumvape nobody told me as i get older the weather app would become part of my daily routine 2:11 PM · Aug 13, 2026 New York City, Time/Weather, 2026-08-16T09:16:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/no-one-told-me-that-once-i-get-older-the-weather-app https://barrypopik.com/blog/no-one-told-me-that-once-i-get-older-the-weather-app Many people check weather apps more as they grow older. A young child (who doesn’t have responsibilities) usually doesn’t care or stress about the weather.     “No one told me that once I get older, the weather app will become a part of my routine” was posted on X/Twitter  by Tanuj Choudhary on April 2, 2025. “Nobody told me that once I get older, the weather app will become a part of my daily routine” was posted on Facebook by Girls Meet The Internet on April 2, 2025, and this received over 9,700 likes.   “nobody told me as i get older the weather app would become part of my daily routine: was posted on Facebook by Cursed Posts on August 14, 2025, and this received over 43,200 likes.  nobody told me as i get older the weather app would become part of my daily routine” was posted on X/Twitter by “gum” on August 13, 2026, and this received over 38,000 likes.   “No one warned me that once I got older, the weather app would be a crucial part of my daily routine” was posted on X/Twitter by єℓαιηє on March 26, 2026, and this received over 52,000 likes.       X/Twitter Stephen @stephenwegman As I get older I use my weather app so much. I just always want to know the temp. “Shit there’s a 30 percent chance of precipitation at 4, fuck.” 8:36 PM · Jan 12, 2018 from Tennessee, USA   X/Twitter Tanuj Choudhary @Choudary_tanuj No one told me that once I get older, the weather app will become a part of my routine. 3:52 AM · Apr 2, 2025   Facebook Girls Meet The Internet April 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM · Nobody told me that once I get older, the weather app will become a part of my daily routine   Facebook Geriatric Millennial April 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM · I check my weather app more than I check my messages 😆 #millennial #geriatricmillennial #aging #gettingold (“No one told me that once I get older, the weather app will become a part of my routine” is shown on an image.—ed.)     Facebook “jus’sayin” April 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM · No one told me that once I get older, the weather app will become a vital part of my daily routine.😁   X/Twitter Helga Von Tippler @DanaLeaB1 No one told me once I got older the weather app would be part of my routine. 11:50 AM · Apr 10, 2025     X/Twitter ✨💫Cali💫✨ @505Cali2 No one told me that once I get older, the weather app will become a part of my routine. 🤣 11:35 AM · Apr 11, 2025   Bluesky 🌴✨🦋 Kathryn 🦋✨🌴 @kathrynkatiekwrites.substack.com No one told me that once I get older, the weather app will become a part of my routine. 10:26 PM · May 6, 2025       Facebook Cursed Posts August 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM · nobody told me as i get older the weather app would become part of my daily routine   X/Twitter dior ✞ @deeore5 nobody told me as i get older the weather app would become part of my daily routine 12:30 PM · Aug 14, 2025       X/Twitter єℓαιηє @elainesim28 No one warned me that once I got older, the weather app would be a crucial part of my daily routine. 4:11 AM · Mar 26, 2026   Facebook Matthew Valentine March 27, 2026 at 2:41 PM · No one warned me that once I got older, the weather app would be a crucial part of my daily routine   Facebook For When You Can’t Breathe March 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM · No one warned me that once I got older, the weather app would be a crucial part of my daily routine   Bluesky Bill ♥️ @billwx.bsky.social I have always been a weather nerd but the smartphone apps make it more convenient.  I still use weather sites from my home computer for the more serious weather tracking. [*No one. warned me that once I got older, the weather app would be a crucial part daily routine Should I wear sandals or real shoes today? ALT] 12:29 PM · Jun 16, 2026     X/Twitter gum @gumvape nobody told me as i get older the weather app would become part of my daily routine 2:11 PM · Aug 13, 2026 New York City, Time/Weather, 2026-08-16T09:14:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/nobody-told-me-as-i-get-older-the-weather-app-would https://barrypopik.com/blog/nobody-told-me-as-i-get-older-the-weather-app-would Many people check weather apps more as they grow older. A young child (who doesn’t have responsibilities) usually doesn’t care or stress about the weather.     “No one told me that once I get older, the weather app will become a part of my routine” was posted on X/Twitter  by Tanuj Choudhary on April 2, 2025. “Nobody told me that once I get older, the weather app will become a part of my daily routine” was posted on Facebook by Girls Meet The Internet on April 2, 2025, and this received over 9,700 likes.   “nobody told me as i get older the weather app would become part of my daily routine: was posted on Facebook by Cursed Posts on August 14, 2025, and this received over 43,200 likes.  nobody told me as i get older the weather app would become part of my daily routine” was posted on X/Twitter by “gum” on August 13, 2026, and this received over 38,000 likes.   “No one warned me that once I got older, the weather app would be a crucial part of my daily routine” was posted on X/Twitter by єℓαιηє on March 26, 2026, and this received over 52,000 likes.       X/Twitter Stephen @stephenwegman As I get older I use my weather app so much. I just always want to know the temp. “Shit there’s a 30 percent chance of precipitation at 4, fuck.” 8:36 PM · Jan 12, 2018 from Tennessee, USA   X/Twitter Tanuj Choudhary @Choudary_tanuj No one told me that once I get older, the weather app will become a part of my routine. 3:52 AM · Apr 2, 2025   Facebook Girls Meet The Internet April 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM · Nobody told me that once I get older, the weather app will become a part of my daily routine   Facebook Geriatric Millennial April 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM · I check my weather app more than I check my messages 😆 #millennial #geriatricmillennial #aging #gettingold (“No one told me that once I get older, the weather app will become a part of my routine” is shown on an image.—ed.)     Facebook “jus’sayin” April 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM · No one told me that once I get older, the weather app will become a vital part of my daily routine.😁   X/Twitter Helga Von Tippler @DanaLeaB1 No one told me once I got older the weather app would be part of my routine. 11:50 AM · Apr 10, 2025     X/Twitter ✨💫Cali💫✨ @505Cali2 No one told me that once I get older, the weather app will become a part of my routine. 🤣 11:35 AM · Apr 11, 2025   Bluesky 🌴✨🦋 Kathryn 🦋✨🌴 @kathrynkatiekwrites.substack.com No one told me that once I get older, the weather app will become a part of my routine. 10:26 PM · May 6, 2025       Facebook Cursed Posts August 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM · nobody told me as i get older the weather app would become part of my daily routine   X/Twitter dior ✞ @deeore5 nobody told me as i get older the weather app would become part of my daily routine 12:30 PM · Aug 14, 2025       X/Twitter єℓαιηє @elainesim28 No one warned me that once I got older, the weather app would be a crucial part of my daily routine. 4:11 AM · Mar 26, 2026   Facebook Matthew Valentine March 27, 2026 at 2:41 PM · No one warned me that once I got older, the weather app would be a crucial part of my daily routine   Facebook For When You Can’t Breathe March 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM · No one warned me that once I got older, the weather app would be a crucial part of my daily routine   Bluesky Bill ♥️ @billwx.bsky.social I have always been a weather nerd but the smartphone apps make it more convenient.  I still use weather sites from my home computer for the more serious weather tracking. [*No one. warned me that once I got older, the weather app would be a crucial part daily routine Should I wear sandals or real shoes today? ALT] 12:29 PM · Jun 16, 2026     X/Twitter gum @gumvape nobody told me as i get older the weather app would become part of my daily routine 2:11 PM · Aug 13, 2026 New York City, Time/Weather, 2026-08-16T07:34:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/everything-used-to-be-20-dollars-and-now-that-i-finally-have-20-dollars https://barrypopik.com/blog/everything-used-to-be-20-dollars-and-now-that-i-finally-have-20-dollars A single $20 bill used to go far, before inflation. Twenty dollars used to fill up a car’s gas tank. Twenty dollars used to buy groceries, or a dinner for two.   “Everything used to be 20 dollars and now that I finally have 20 dollars everything is now 200 dollars” was posted on Tumblr by velvetys on May 31, 2026, and this received over 27,000 likes. “everything used to be 20 dollars and now that i finally have 20 dollars everything is now 200 dollars” was posted on X/Twitter by “27.” on June 29, 2026, and this received over 243,000 likes.       Tumblr velvetys May 31, 2026, 10:51 AM Everything used to be 20 dollars and now that I finally have 20 dollars everything is now 200 dollars   Bluesky Cheryl @chrrrlwav.bsky.social wenn man einfach bis so kurz vor Corona arm war… [Tumblr user velvetys: Everything used to be 20 dollars and now that I finally have 20 dollars everything is now 200 dollars ALT] 5:14 AM · Jun 15, 2026   X/Twitter ♡ glaive shady facts and secrets | avalie grace ♡ @um_itsavalie Parody account Everything used to be 20 dollars and now that I finally have 20 dollars everything is now 200 dollars 3:24 PM · Jun 23, 2026     X/Twitter 27. @dimvji everything used to be 20 dollars and now that i finally have 20 dollars everything is now 200 dollars 7:29 AM · Jun 29, 2026   X/Twitter @artfuIchaos everything used to be 20 dollars and now that i finally have 20 dollars everything is now 200 dollars 7:12 AM · Aug 13, 2026 New York City, Banking/Finance/Insurance, Work/Businesses, 2026-08-16T07:03:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/ai-will-replace-you-id-like-to-see-ai-turn-a-small-inconvenience https://barrypopik.com/blog/ai-will-replace-you-id-like-to-see-ai-turn-a-small-inconvenience AI (artificial intelligence) can do many jobs, but it can’t do everything a human can. A popular meme starts with “AI is coming for your jobs” or “AI will replace you,”  and then describes some humorous thing that some people do at work.   “‘AI will replace you’ I’d like to see AI turn a small inconvenience into a huge panic attack” was posted on X/Twitter by Sopranos World on August 4, 2026, and this received over 1,300 likes. “‘AI will replace you’ I’d like to see AI turn a small inconvenience into a huge panic attack” was posted on X/Twitter by @artfuIchaos on August 14, 2026, and this received over 35,000 likes.     “‘AI is coming for your jobs.’ I’d like to see AI take a 30 min poop right after clocking in” and “‘Al is going to replace you.’ I’d love to see AI drink 6 beers before 11 AM in Spain” are related sayings about AI.     X/Twitter Sopranos World @SopranosWorld “AI will replace you” I’d like to see AI turn a small inconvenience into a huge panic attack 10:34 PM · Aug 4, 2026   X/Twitter @artfuIchaos “AI will replace you” I’d like to see AI turn a small inconvenience into a huge panic attack. 8:45 AM · Aug 14, 2026   Facebook Daily Feeds August 14, 2026 at 2:04 PM · “AI will replace you” I’d like to see AI turn a small inconvenience into a huge panic attack.   X/Twitter sun 🐙 @sunsetsherebro “AI will replace you” I’d like to see AI turn a small inconvenience into a huge panic attack. 7:56 PM · Aug 14, 2026 New York City, Work/Businesses, 2026-08-16T06:23:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/america-the-beautiful-pairing-of-words-to-the-music-of-materna https://barrypopik.com/blog/america-the-beautiful-pairing-of-words-to-the-music-of-materna The words to the poem “America the Beautiful” were composed by Wellesley College professor Katharine Lee Bates (1859-1928) in 1893, after a visit to Pike’s Peak in 1893. The poem, titled “America,” was printed in The Congregationalist (Boston, MA) on July 4, 1895, with this first stanza:   “O beautiful for halcyon skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the enameled plain! America! America! God shed His grace on thee, Till souls wax fair as earth and air And music-hearted sea!”   A revised version of the poem, titled “America the Beautiful,” was published in the Buffalo (NY) Illustrated Times on November 9, 1902, and in the Boston (MA) Evening Transcript on November 16, 1904. The poem became immediately popular, and there were over 60 attempts to pair it with music. The music of the Scottish song “Auld Lang Syne was used. American composer Silas G. Pratt (1848-1916) composed original music.   The most popular song version uses the music of “Materna” (1882) by Samuel Augustus Ward (1848-1903), an organist in the Grace Episcopal Church in Newark, New Jersey. Ward intended “Materna” as a setting for the hymn “O Mother Dear, Jerusalem.” Ward was inspired to write “Materna” after a visit to Coney Island, in Brooklyn. Samuel Ward never met Katharine Lee Bates, and he never knew that his music would be used with her words.   In 1904, Rev. Clarence A. Barbour (1867-1937) of the Lake Avenue Baptist Church in Rochester, New York, saw “America the Beautiful” printed in the Boston newspaper. Together with his wife Florence, they went through the church hymnal for a musical match, which they found in Samuel Ward’s “Materna.” The Barbours first performed it at their home, and then at the church.   “America the Beautiful” was popularly introduced on November 9, 1909, at the Seneca Hotel (which had opened in 1908), for the annual meeting of the New York State Federation of Women’s Clubs. In 1910, Clarence Barbour included “America the Beautiful” in his book, Fellowship Hymns. In 1922, the American Federation of Women’s Clubs made “America the Beautiful” the official song of the organization.    In the 1980s, some people had believed that William Penn Brooks (1851-1938), president of the Massachusetts Agricultural College (now the University of Massachusetts-Amherst) 1905-06, had first paired the words of “America the Beautiful” to the tune of “Materna” in 1912. This is clearly incorrect.   American country music singer Charley Pride (1934-2020) first performed “America the Beautiful” along with “The Star Spangled Banner” in football’s Super Bowl VIII on January 13, 1974. “America the Beautiful” became a regular feature of the Super Bowl since Super Bowl XLIII in 2009.         Wikipedia: America the Beautiful “America the Beautiful” is an American patriotic song. Its lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and its music was composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward at Grace Episcopal Church in Newark, New Jersey, though the two never met.   Bates wrote the words as a poem, originally titled “Pikes Peak”. It was first published in the Fourth of July 1895 edition of the church periodical, The Congregationalist. At that time, the poem was titled “America”.   Ward had initially composed the song’s melody in 1882 to accompany lyrics to “Materna”, basis of the hymn, “O Mother dear, Jerusalem”, though the hymn was not first published until 1892. The combination of Ward’s melody and Bates’s poem was first entitled “America the Beautiful” in 1910.   Wikipedia: Clarence Barbour Clarence Augustus Barbour (April 21, 1867 – January 16, 1937) was an American Baptist clergyman and educator most notable for having served as the president of Brown University. He and his wife, Florence, put together the tune from the hymn “Materna” by Samuel A. Ward and the poem “America the Beautiful” by Katherine Lee Bates to create the standard anthem we all love now. This was in 1904. People had fallen in love with the poem but always sang to a different tune.[citation needed] (...) His wife, Florence Newell Barbour, was a musician and composer.   Google Books The World’s Best Music: Famous Songs and Those Who Made Them Vol. I Edited by Helen Kendrick Johnson, Frederic Dean, Reginald DeKoven and Gerrit Smith New York, NY: The University Society 1904 Pg. 68: AMERICA. SILAS G. PRATT, the composer of America, was born in Addison, Vermont, August 4th, 1846. (...) The writer of the words of this stirring song is KATHERINE LEE BATES.   Newspapers.com 30 November 1904, Boston (MA) Evening Transcript, pg. 16, col. 5: “The Listener may be glad to know that the poem ‘America,’ by Professor Katharine Lee Bates of Wellesley College, was set to music several years ago by Mr. Silas G. Pratt and published in ‘Famous Songs and Those Who Made Them.’ Mr. Pratt was born in Addison, Vt., Aug. 4, 1846. He studied music abroad and is the composer of several symphonies and the grand opera ‘Zenobia.’”   Google Books 9 February 1907, The Congregationalist and Christian World (Boston, MA), pg. 108, col. 1: A New National Hymn BY REV. WILLIAM A. KNIGHT (...) The words are by Professor Katherine Lee Bates, of Wellesley College. The tune used by the children was written during the year just ended, by Charles S. Brown, and words and music were sung from Junior Carols, issued by the United Society of Christian Endeavor.   Newspapers.com 7 November 1909, Rochester (NY) Democrat and Chronicle, pg. 26, col. 6: MUCH NEW MUSIC WILL BE HEARD Latest National Anthem Will Be Sung Here. AT CONVENTION OF WOMEN Mrs. Clarence A Barbour Will Play Her Own Music, as Yet Unpublished—Chorus of 1,200 Children’s Voices at West High School When the patriotic hour is reached at the opening session at the convention of the New York State Federation of Women’s Clubs in the ballroom of the Seneca Hotel on Tuesday morning, the new national anthem will be sung in Rochester for the first time. This is the song written by Catherin Lee Bates, professor of literature at Wellesley College, and set to the music of “Materna,” from the Church Hymnal.   This is intended to be the purely American national anthem. The words are said to be of patriotic uplift. While “The Star Spangled Banner,” will have its own place, the music is so difficult that few are able to sing it. The singing on Tuesday morning will be led be several women qualified for such work.   Mrs. Clarence A. Barbour, whose compositions are growing in popularity, has arranged a programme to precede the address to be given on Thursday night in the Seneca ballroom by Mrs. Philip Snowden.   Newspapers.com 8 November 1909, The Post Express (Rochester, NY), “Women Begin to Assemble,” pg. 9, col. 2: In addition to Mrs. Barbour’s compositions, which include a group “Birds of Passage,” a new national anthem written by Catherine Lee Bates, a professor at Wellesley college, will be sung to the tune of “Materna” from the church hymnal.   Newspapers.com 9 November 1909, The Post Express (Rochester, NY), “First Business Session of Women’s State Federation,” pg. 6, col. 2: This was followed by the singing of a new national hymn written by Miss Katharine Lee Bates.   Newspapers.com 9 November 1909, Rochester (NY) Herald, “Prominent Club Women Assemble,” pg. 8, col. 2: The convention proper will open this morning, with Mrs. Blair presiding. One of the special features of the session will be the singing of a new national hymn, followed by an address of welcome by Mayor Hiram H. Edgerton.   Newspapers.com 9 November 1909, The Union and Advertiser (Rochester, NY), “State Federation of Women’s Clubs Opens Convention Here To-day,” pg. 9, col. 1: New National Anthem. After the invocation, the new national hymn, written by Katherine Lee Bates, was sung by those present. Miss Curley of Rochester sang the first two verses and the assemblage joined her in the last two. The words of the hymn follow:   O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!   O beautiful for pilgrim feet Whose stern, impassioned stress A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness! America! America! God mend thy every flaw Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law.   O beautiful for glorious tale Of liberating strife When valiantly, for man’s avail, Men lavished precious life! America! America! May God they god refine Till all success be nobleness, And every gain divine!   O beautiful for patriot’s dream That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam Undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!   Newspapers.com 10 November 1909, Rochester (NY) Democrat and Chronicle, “Women of Many Interests at Federation Convention (...) New National Anthem Sung,” pg. 11, col. 1: New National Hymn Sung. After the invocation had been offered by Dr. Charles C. Albertson, pastor of Central Presbyterian Church, and the new national hymn, by Katharine Lee Bates, had been sung by Mrs. Herbert Koehnle, Mrs. Elo H. Gray, chairman of the Arrangements Committee, presented to the state president, Charles E. Ogden, secretary to Mayor H. H. Edgerton, whom he represented in welcoming the women to the city.   Newspapers.com 17 March 1910, Rome (NY) Daily Sentinel, “Daughters of Revolution,” pg. 2, col. 5: The business session, with Mrs. T. J. Mowry, the regent, presiding, was opened by Mrs. G. W. Turney signing a new national hymn, composed by Katharine Lee Bates, professor of literature at Wellesley College. The hymn was sung at the meeting of the Federation of Women’s Clubs in Rochester last fall, but never before had it been rendered in this city. Mrs. Turney’s excellent rendition of the song was to the tune of “Materna.”   Newspapers.com 1 June 1912, Fitchburg (MA) Daily Sentinel, “America the Beautiful,” pg. 7, col. 2: The first musical setting was that of Silas G. Pratt, which appeared in “Famous songs” issued in 1895 by the Baker & Taylor company. (...)  Oberlin uses the setting of Professor A. Arthur Demuth of its conservatory of music, published by A. P. Schmidt of New York in “Oberlin’s favorite hymns.” Dr. Parker, who has been called “the best composer of choral music today,” has written a strong and original setting which appears, we understand, in the “Methodist Sunday school hymnal.” The Society of Christian Endeavor published a tune by Charles S. Brown. The tune has always been sung with excellent effect to the old air of “All saints new” and “Materna.” (“The Son of God goes forth to war” and “O Mother Dear, Jerusalem.”) But as yet no one tune has met with universal acceptance. It would seem most desirable that the country should agree on one setting, thus rendering the new treasure complete.   Newspapers.com 30 November 1922, Rochester (NY) Democrat and Chronicle, “Over the Percolator—America the Beautiful,” pg. 12, col. 4: The words were discovered in a Boston newspapers eighteen years ago by Rev. Dr. Clarence A. Barbour, and he believed they would make a hymn suitable for any occasion. After searching several church hymnals he came upon the tune, “Materna.”   Dr. Barbour had been preaching a series of sermons on great hymns and used this for a subject one Sunday evening in the Lake Avenue Baptist Church, of which he was pastor.   The following Wednesday evening the verses were sung at an entertainment in the No. 6 School, and from that time have been popular throughout the country.   Newspapers.com 21 November 1924, Rochester (NY) Democrat and Chronicle, “Over the Percolator—America, the Beautiful,” pg. 14, col. 3: I noticed that some one asked for the words of “America, the Beautiful,” the recognized popular version. This was sung at the Thanksgiving services at the Eastman Theater in past years. It is believed that eventually it will be adopted as the national anthem. A word of its history may be of interest.   The words of “America, the Beautiful” were discovered in a Boston newspaper twenty years ago by Rev. Clarence A. Barbour, D. D., and he believed they would make a hymn suitable for any occasion. After searching several church hymnals he came upon the tune, “Materna.” Dr. Barbour had been preaching a series of sermons on great hymns and used this for a subject one Sunday evening in the Lake Avenue Baptist Church, of which he was pastor.   The following Wednesday evening it was sung at an entertainment in No. 6 School and from that time has been popular throughout the country.    Newspapers.com 21 October 1935, Paterson (NJ) Morning Call, pg. 5, col. 1: Drew Celebrates Sixty-Ninth Year President Barbour, Brown, Gives Convocation Address President Clarence A. Barbour, D. D., LL. D. of Brown University, delivered the convocation address in Seminary chapel, Drew University, on Founders Day, Oct. 17, at 2:30 p. m. (...) President Arlo Ayers Brown, B. D., D. D. LL. D., Litt. D. of Drew mentioned in his introduction of President Barbour a coincidence concerning “America the Beautiful” as the opening hymn. Having chosen the hymn, he learned that President Barbour was responsible for arranging Katharine Lee Bates’ verse to the tune of “Materna” as it is now sung.   President Barbour related this experience before beginning his address. He said that in the library of Brown University there is a copy of the “Congregationalist” which was published about 35 years ago. In this magazine he first read the verse of “America the Beautiful” and decided that it should be set to music. He was then pastor of the Lake Avenue Baptist church of Rochester, N. Y. Observing the meter of the verse, he found appropriate tunes listed in the metrical index of his hymnal. His wife played each of these until he came upon the tune “Materna”. When he heard that, he believed that it was predestined to accompany the verse.   “We sang it together,” he said, “there in our home by the piano—the first time it was ever sung in the world.” It gradually came to be sung widely in public. He stated that he considers the arrangement of these words to music one of the greatest experiences for which he has been responsible. Katharine Lee Bates complies with President Barbour’s request not to change a portion of the verse as she had later planned.    Newspapers.com 5 August 1951, The Pueblo Star-Journal and Sunday Chieftain (Pueblo, CO), sec. 3, pg. 15, cols. 1-6: COLARADO’S PIKES PEAK BIRTHPLACE OF “AMERCA, THE BEAUTIFUL” (...) But within a short time, “America, the Beautiful had 60 different musical settings. (...) The words were also fitted to various old tunes, such as “Auld Lang Syne,” and “The Son of God Goes Forth to War.” (...) The American Federation of Women’s clubs in 1922 made it the official song of the organization.     12 August 1984, The Sunday Denver Post (Denver, CO), “Out West” by Mike Flanagan, Magazine sec., pg. 26, col. 4: The piece of music Bates finally chose, “Materna” (Latin for “motherly”), had been composed by New Jersey music dealer Samuel A. Ward for a composition called “O Mother Dear, Jerusalem.” Some sources credit the ultimate match as being the handiwork of Dr. William Penn Brooks, president of Massachusetts Agricultural College, in 1912.”   Newspapers.com 22 July 1993, Boston (MA) Globe, “A century of ‘spacious skies’” by Jeff McLaughlin, pg. 28, cols. 2-3: There’s confusion about how and when the tune (“Materna”—ed.) was first appropriated for Bates’s lyrics, but Bidwell thinks the evidence points to 1912 and William Penn Brooks, president of Massachusetts Agricultural College (now UMass-Amherst), who saw a perfect match.   Newspapers.com 2 November 2000, Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY), “‘America the Beautiful’ too melodic flight in Rochester” by John Handy, pg. 13A, cols. 1-5: Rev. (Clarence A.—ed.) Barbour secured Bates permission to proceed, and so in 1904 for the first time the familiar lyrics to the now famous melody were sung by the Choir of the Lake Avenue Baptist Church in Rochester in the very location at the triangle of Jones Avenue and Ambrose Street where the present church (the fourth building) now stands. (...) When he left the church in 1909 he spent several years with the International Committee of the YMCA and was responsible for publishing the book Fellowship Hymns, The first hymn selected was America the Beautiful.    Newspapers.com 11 July 2002, Oskaloosa (KS) Independent “America the Beautiful” by Allen Gardiner, pg. P-2, col. 6: On one glorious summer day in 1882 (Samuel—ed.) Ward and his friend Harry Martin and possibly Ward’s wife, Virginia, went to Coney Island. After a pleasant excursion the party was taking a side-wheeler back to Manhattan when (Ward’s son-in-law recounted):   “‘Harry,’ (Ward) said to his friend, ‘If I had something to write on, I’d put down a tune that has just come to me.’ Harry dug in his pockets. He fumbled through his coat, his trousers, his vest, searching for some paper. Finding none, he took off a starched linen cuff and gave it to his friend who, leaning on a boat rail, drew a staff and clef and wrote the melody to America the Beautiful.” New York City, Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus, 2026-08-16T03:56:00+00:00