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 2015 2015-11-07T04:36:00+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)  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 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)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. Apple is our middle name” (Indianapolis, Indiana)Little Apple (Ithaca, New York)Little Apple (Manhattan, Kansas)Little Apple (Roosevelt Island, New York City)Little Apple (Toronto, Canada)Little Apple (Yonkers, New York)Mini-Apple or Minneapple (Minneapolis, Minnesota) “BIG APPLE” IN THE MEDIAThe Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), August 13, 1972Daily News (New York, NY), June 20, 1973Daily News (New York, NY), September 11, 1973Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, HI), May 11, 1975Miami Herald (Miami, FL), May 22, 1975Boston Globe (Boston, MA), December 7, 1975The Times-Tribune (Scranton, PA), April 30, 1978The New York Times (New York, NY), July 5, 1978The New York Times (New York, NY), July 12, 1978The New York Times (New York, NY), July 19, 1978Staten Island Advance (Staten Island, NY), November 12, 1978“Dear Abby” by Abigail Van Buren, September 3, 1982New York Post (New York, NY), May 22, 1986 (GenealogyBank.com)New York Post (New York, NY), May 30, 1986 (GenealogyBank.com)“Dear Abby” by Abigail Van Buren, May 12, 1988“Dear Abby” by Abigail Van Buren, August 2, 1988The New York Times (New York, NY), August 22, 1988The New York Times (New York, NY), February 1, 1989Newsday (New York, NY), April 2, 1992The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY), October 22, 1992 (GenealogyBank.com)Irish America, January/February 1994 (not online)New York Post (New York, NY), October 18, 1995 (GenealogyBank.com)The New York Times (New York, NY), December 6, 1995Newsday (Hempstead, NY), December 7, 1995“Dear Abby” by Abigail Van Buren, January 10, 1997 (with answers from 1988)New York Post (New York, NY), January 30, 1997 (GenealogyBank.com)“Dear Abby” by Abigail Van Buren, February 19, 1997The Word Detective, October 17, 1997New York Amsterdam News (New York, NY), July 30, 1998 (ProQuest)The Straight Dope, September 17, 1999Voice of America, March 24, 2002Gothamist, July 22, 2004The Globe and Mail (Toronto, Ontario), August 14, 2004The New York Times (New York, NY), August 29, 2004The Globe and Mail (Toronto, Ontario), September 4, 2004The New York Times (New York, NY), July 8, 2009Parade, October 2, 2013amNY (New York, NY), April 11, 2014Slate (Lexicon Valley), September 8, 20156sqft (New York, NY), April 13, 2017Untapped Cities (New York City), July 5, 2017AFRO (Baltimore, MD), February 16, 2018The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), September 23, 2018The Wall Street Journal, January 2, 2020Gothamist (New York, NY), January 21, 2020WNYC (New York, NY), January 21, 2020Daily Mail (London, UK), January 22, 2020The Christian Science Monitor, March 12, 2020Harlem Bespoke, November 23, 2020Daily News (New York, NY), May 3, 2021 (Tweeted by NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio,)CBS Mornings, May 8, 2021La Voce di New York, September 10, 2022Fox 5 (New York, NY), January 31, 2024Untapped Cities (New York City), February 16, 2024@100YearsAgoNews, February 18, 2024Diario AS, March 21, 2024WRRV (Hudson Valley, NY), August 14, 2024Apples & People, August 16, 2024PIX11 (New York, NY), September 12, 2024Houston Style Magazine (Houston, TX), May 13, 2025Houston Style Magazine (Houston, TX), May 29, 2025 “BIG APPLE” ON WEBSITESWikipedia—“Big Apple”Wikipedia—“54th Street (Manhattan)”Wiktionary—“Big Apple”New York Public LibraryWorld Wide WordsWord OriginsMental FlossThoughtCo.WorldAtlasSecret NYCGotta Love New YorkMinted NYCClassic New York HistoryNew York City AdvisorNew-York ForeverNYBRISKBig Apple SecretsSparkly Maid NYCRent Own Sell—New YorkVisit New YorkEpicenter NYCMuseum of the City of New York (from 1998)NY.com (from 1999)NewYork.comStreetEasyAmerica ExplainedThe MarginalianToday I Found OutToday I Found Out (video)HowStuffWorksHotBotFlavor365SlaylebrityHistory ChannelBritannicaDictionary.comUrban DictionaryPhrase Finder“BIG APPLE” ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE WIKIPEDIAWikipedia (Armenian)Wikipedia (Bangla/Bengali)Wikipedia (Basque)Wikipedia (Chinese—Traditional)Wikipedia (Croatian)Wikipedia (Dutch)Wikipedia (Estonian)Wikipedia (French)Wikipedia (Georgian)Wikipedia (German)Wikipedia (Indonesian)Wikipedia (Italian)Wikipedia (Japanese)Wikipedia (Korean)Wikipedia (Latvian)Wikipedia (Malayalam)Wikipedia (Norwegian)Wikipedia (Persian)Wikipedia (Portuguese)Wikipedia (Russian)Wikipedia (Spanish)Wikipedia (Turkish)Wikipedia (Ukrainian) New York City, The Big Apple, 2004-07-05T15:43:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/catfish-allison https://barrypopik.com/blog/catfish-allison   YouTube Catfish Allison with Delores Fratesi Good Morning Mississippi Feb 10, 2016 New York City, Food/Drink, 2026-06-16T03:50:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/crawfish-monica https://barrypopik.com/blog/crawfish-monica     Wikipedia: Crawfish Monica Crawfish Monica is a Louisiana food tradition. Ingredients include pasta (often rotini), crawfish tail meat, onion, garlic, creole seasoning, cream, wine, salt, pepper, and butter. The dish was created by chef Pierre Hilzim who is the head of Kajun Kettle Foods. He named it after his wife Monica Davidson. Parsley can be used as a garnish.   YouTube The man behind Jazz Fest food favorite, Crawfish Monica WWLTV Apr 26, 2023 Pete Hilzim, Big River Foods, shares the story behind a Jazz Fest favorite, Crawfish Monica.   YouTube This pasta dish is one of my favorite recreations at home | Homemade Crawfish Monica Recipe Simply Mamá Cooks Apr 14, 2024 Today, I will show you a very easy and simple recipe for Crawfish Monica. This creamy spicy pasta dish, traditionally served at the New Orleans Jazz Fest, is named after Chef Pierre Hilzim’s wife Monica. Chef Hilzim created Monica Crawfish in 1981. It has been a Jazz Fest staple since 1982. My homemade version is perfect for beginner cooks looking for a flavorful weeknight meal. Packed with juicy crawfish tails and a rich, decadent sauce, this Crawfish Monica will become a family favorite! You can substitute the crawfish with shrimp to make an amazing creamy pasta dinner. New York City, Food/Drink, Nicknames of Other Places, Big Easy, City That Care Forgot (New Orleans nicknames), 2026-06-16T03:44:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/as-long-as-you-dont-need-gas-or-groceries-or-affordable-housing https://barrypopik.com/blog/as-long-as-you-dont-need-gas-or-groceries-or-affordable-housing Inflation shows most noticeably in food prices and gas prices. A joke is that if you don’t need food or gas, you’re okay.   “As long as you don’t need gas, groceries or retirement savings, things aren’t so bad” was posted on X/Twitter by Just Jack on March 9, 2026, and this received over 13,000 likes. “As long as you don’t need gas, groceries, affordable healthcare, retirement savings or constitutional rights, things aren’t so bad” was posted on Bluesky by Just Jack on March 10, 2026, and this received over 9,600 likes.   “as long as you don’t need gas or groceries things aren’t so bad” was posted on Facebook by Codee Yount on March 10, 2026, and this received over 19,500 likes. “As long as you don’t need gas or groceries or affordable housing and medical care, thinks aren’t so bad” was posted on X/Twitter by Bob Golen on May 11, 2026.           X/Twitter Just Jack @7Veritas4 As long as you don’t need gas, groceries or retirement savings, things aren’t so bad. 4:03 PM · Mar 9, 2026   Facebook Codee Yount March 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM · as long as you don’t need gas or groceries things aren’t so bad   Bluesky Just Jack ‪@just-jack-1.bsky.social‬ As long as you don’t need gas, groceries, affordable healthcare, retirement savings or constitutional rights, things aren’t so bad. 10:03 AM · Mar 10, 2026   X/Twitter Earthyy 🌎 @Nostalgic_Earth As long as you don’t need gas or groceries, things aren’t so bad. 2:51 PM · Mar 10, 2026   X/Twitter Alyona @askaya as long as you don’t need gas, a roof over your head or groceries things aren’t so bad 4:38 PM · Mar 10, 2026   Facebook Christian Maldonado March 12, 2026 at 7:43 PM · As long as you don’t need gas, groceries, or retirement savings things aren’t so bad   X/Twitter Michelle Leahy Ferreri @mferreriptbokaw As long as you don’t need a house, gas, groceries, a job, healthcare or safety, things aren’t so bad. 🤯😣🤷‍♀️ 1:21 PM · Mar 13, 2026     X/Twitter Sal the Agorist @SallyMayweather As long as you don’t need gas or groceries things aren’t so bad 11:02 PM · Mar 20, 2026 ·  X/Twitter Biznitch @Biznitch1177 As long as you don’t need gas or groceries things aren’t so bad 😬 7:58 AM · Apr 6, 2026   X/Twitter Trolling.Canuck @TrollingCanuck As long as you don’t need gas or groceries, things aren’t so bad. 5:17 PM · Apr 11, 2026   X/Twitter Bob Golen @BobGolen As long as you don’t need gas or groceries or affordable housing and medical care, thinks aren’t so bad. 9:42 PM · May 11, 2026   X/Twitter Krito🇨🇴 (Monad Arc) @krito_carde as long as you don’t need gas or groceries things aren’t so bad. 7:25 PM · May 19, 2026   Bluesky Michelle ‪@michelleroy78.bsky.social‬ As long as you don’t need gas, groceries or healthcare, things aren’t so bad. 9:45 AM · May 21, 2026   X/Twitter Shannon @gardengirl125 As long as you don’t need gas or groceries or clean water or healthcare, things aren’t so bad 7:32 PM · May 28, 2026   Bluesky Theresa McLeod ‪@westtexascatlady.bsky.social‬ As long as you don’t need gas, groceries, rent money, healthcare and/or childcare, things aren’t so bad. 😡 9:39 PM · May 31, 2026 ·  Facebook All You Can Eat June 14, 2026 at 6:26 PM · 😭😭😭 (“As long as you don’t need gas or groceries, things aren’t so bad” is shown on an image.—ed.) New York City, Buildings/Housing/Parks, Food/Drink, Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health, Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores, Transportation, 2026-06-15T04:35:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/as-long-as-you-dont-need-gas-groceries-affordable-healthcare-retirement https://barrypopik.com/blog/as-long-as-you-dont-need-gas-groceries-affordable-healthcare-retirement Inflation shows most noticeably in food prices and gas prices. A joke is that if you don’t need food or gas, you’re okay.   “As long as you don’t need gas, groceries or retirement savings, things aren’t so bad” was posted on X/Twitter by Just Jack on March 9, 2026, and this received over 13,000 likes. “As long as you don’t need gas, groceries, affordable healthcare, retirement savings or constitutional rights, things aren’t so bad” was posted on Bluesky by Just Jack on March 10, 2026, and this received over 9,600 likes.   “as long as you don’t need gas or groceries things aren’t so bad” was posted on Facebook by Codee Yount on March 10, 2026, and this received over 19,500 likes. “As long as you don’t need gas or groceries or affordable housing and medical care, thinks aren’t so bad” was posted on X/Twitter by Bob Golen on May 11, 2026.           X/Twitter Just Jack @7Veritas4 As long as you don’t need gas, groceries or retirement savings, things aren’t so bad. 4:03 PM · Mar 9, 2026   Facebook Codee Yount March 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM · as long as you don’t need gas or groceries things aren’t so bad   Bluesky Just Jack ‪@just-jack-1.bsky.social‬ As long as you don’t need gas, groceries, affordable healthcare, retirement savings or constitutional rights, things aren’t so bad. 10:03 AM · Mar 10, 2026   X/Twitter Earthyy 🌎 @Nostalgic_Earth As long as you don’t need gas or groceries, things aren’t so bad. 2:51 PM · Mar 10, 2026   X/Twitter Alyona @askaya as long as you don’t need gas, a roof over your head or groceries things aren’t so bad 4:38 PM · Mar 10, 2026   Facebook Christian Maldonado March 12, 2026 at 7:43 PM · As long as you don’t need gas, groceries, or retirement savings things aren’t so bad   X/Twitter Michelle Leahy Ferreri @mferreriptbokaw As long as you don’t need a house, gas, groceries, a job, healthcare or safety, things aren’t so bad. 🤯😣🤷‍♀️ 1:21 PM · Mar 13, 2026     X/Twitter Sal the Agorist @SallyMayweather As long as you don’t need gas or groceries things aren’t so bad 11:02 PM · Mar 20, 2026 ·  X/Twitter Biznitch @Biznitch1177 As long as you don’t need gas or groceries things aren’t so bad 😬 7:58 AM · Apr 6, 2026   X/Twitter Trolling.Canuck @TrollingCanuck As long as you don’t need gas or groceries, things aren’t so bad. 5:17 PM · Apr 11, 2026   X/Twitter Bob Golen @BobGolen As long as you don’t need gas or groceries or affordable housing and medical care, thinks aren’t so bad. 9:42 PM · May 11, 2026   X/Twitter Krito🇨🇴 (Monad Arc) @krito_carde as long as you don’t need gas or groceries things aren’t so bad. 7:25 PM · May 19, 2026   Bluesky Michelle ‪@michelleroy78.bsky.social‬ As long as you don’t need gas, groceries or healthcare, things aren’t so bad. 9:45 AM · May 21, 2026   X/Twitter Shannon @gardengirl125 As long as you don’t need gas or groceries or clean water or healthcare, things aren’t so bad 7:32 PM · May 28, 2026   Bluesky Theresa McLeod ‪@westtexascatlady.bsky.social‬ As long as you don’t need gas, groceries, rent money, healthcare and/or childcare, things aren’t so bad. 😡 9:39 PM · May 31, 2026 ·  Facebook All You Can Eat June 14, 2026 at 6:26 PM · 😭😭😭 (“As long as you don’t need gas or groceries, things aren’t so bad” is shown on an image.—ed.) New York City, Banking/Finance/Insurance, Food/Drink, Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health, Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores, Transportation, 2026-06-15T03:58:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/as-long-as-you-dont-need-gas-groceries-or-retirement-savings https://barrypopik.com/blog/as-long-as-you-dont-need-gas-groceries-or-retirement-savings Inflation shows most noticeably in food prices and gas prices. A joke is that if you don’t need food or gas, you’re okay.   “As long as you don’t need gas, groceries or retirement savings, things aren’t so bad” was posted on X/Twitter by Just Jack on March 9, 2026, and this received over 13,000 likes. “As long as you don’t need gas, groceries, affordable healthcare, retirement savings or constitutional rights, things aren’t so bad” was posted on Bluesky by Just Jack on March 10, 2026, and this received over 9,600 likes.   “as long as you don’t need gas or groceries things aren’t so bad” was posted on Facebook by Codee Yount on March 10, 2026, and this received over 19,500 likes. “As long as you don’t need gas or groceries or affordable housing and medical care, thinks aren’t so bad” was posted on X/Twitter by Bob Golen on May 11, 2026.           X/Twitter Just Jack @7Veritas4 As long as you don’t need gas, groceries or retirement savings, things aren’t so bad. 4:03 PM · Mar 9, 2026   Facebook Codee Yount March 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM · as long as you don’t need gas or groceries things aren’t so bad   Bluesky Just Jack ‪@just-jack-1.bsky.social‬ As long as you don’t need gas, groceries, affordable healthcare, retirement savings or constitutional rights, things aren’t so bad. 10:03 AM · Mar 10, 2026   X/Twitter Earthyy 🌎 @Nostalgic_Earth As long as you don’t need gas or groceries, things aren’t so bad. 2:51 PM · Mar 10, 2026   X/Twitter Alyona @askaya as long as you don’t need gas, a roof over your head or groceries things aren’t so bad 4:38 PM · Mar 10, 2026   Facebook Christian Maldonado March 12, 2026 at 7:43 PM · As long as you don’t need gas, groceries, or retirement savings things aren’t so bad   X/Twitter Michelle Leahy Ferreri @mferreriptbokaw As long as you don’t need a house, gas, groceries, a job, healthcare or safety, things aren’t so bad. 🤯😣🤷‍♀️ 1:21 PM · Mar 13, 2026     X/Twitter Sal the Agorist @SallyMayweather As long as you don’t need gas or groceries things aren’t so bad 11:02 PM · Mar 20, 2026 ·  X/Twitter Biznitch @Biznitch1177 As long as you don’t need gas or groceries things aren’t so bad 😬 7:58 AM · Apr 6, 2026   X/Twitter Trolling.Canuck @TrollingCanuck As long as you don’t need gas or groceries, things aren’t so bad. 5:17 PM · Apr 11, 2026   X/Twitter Bob Golen @BobGolen As long as you don’t need gas or groceries or affordable housing and medical care, thinks aren’t so bad. 9:42 PM · May 11, 2026   X/Twitter Krito🇨🇴 (Monad Arc) @krito_carde as long as you don’t need gas or groceries things aren’t so bad. 7:25 PM · May 19, 2026   Bluesky Michelle ‪@michelleroy78.bsky.social‬ As long as you don’t need gas, groceries or healthcare, things aren’t so bad. 9:45 AM · May 21, 2026   X/Twitter Shannon @gardengirl125 As long as you don’t need gas or groceries or clean water or healthcare, things aren’t so bad 7:32 PM · May 28, 2026   Bluesky Theresa McLeod ‪@westtexascatlady.bsky.social‬ As long as you don’t need gas, groceries, rent money, healthcare and/or childcare, things aren’t so bad. 😡 9:39 PM · May 31, 2026 ·  Facebook All You Can Eat June 14, 2026 at 6:26 PM · 😭😭😭 (“As long as you don’t need gas or groceries, things aren’t so bad” is shown on an image.—ed.) New York City, Banking/Finance/Insurance, Food/Drink, Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores, Transportation, 2026-06-15T03:56:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/as-long-as-you-dont-need-gas-or-groceries-things-arent-so-bad https://barrypopik.com/blog/as-long-as-you-dont-need-gas-or-groceries-things-arent-so-bad Inflation shows most noticeably in food prices and gas prices. A joke is that if you don’t need food or gas, you’re okay.   “As long as you don’t need gas, groceries or retirement savings, things aren’t so bad” was posted on X/Twitter by Just Jack on March 9, 2026, and this received over 13,000 likes. “As long as you don’t need gas, groceries, affordable healthcare, retirement savings or constitutional rights, things aren’t so bad” was posted on Bluesky by Just Jack on March 10, 2026, and this received over 9,600 likes.   “as long as you don’t need gas or groceries things aren’t so bad” was posted on Facebook by Codee Yount on March 10, 2026, and this received over 19,500 likes. “As long as you don’t need gas or groceries or affordable housing and medical care, thinks aren’t so bad” was posted on X/Twitter by Bob Golen on May 11, 2026.           X/Twitter Just Jack @7Veritas4 As long as you don’t need gas, groceries or retirement savings, things aren’t so bad. 4:03 PM · Mar 9, 2026   Facebook Codee Yount March 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM · as long as you don’t need gas or groceries things aren’t so bad   Bluesky Just Jack ‪@just-jack-1.bsky.social‬ As long as you don’t need gas, groceries, affordable healthcare, retirement savings or constitutional rights, things aren’t so bad. 10:03 AM · Mar 10, 2026   X/Twitter Earthyy 🌎 @Nostalgic_Earth As long as you don’t need gas or groceries, things aren’t so bad. 2:51 PM · Mar 10, 2026   X/Twitter Alyona @askaya as long as you don’t need gas, a roof over your head or groceries things aren’t so bad 4:38 PM · Mar 10, 2026   Facebook Christian Maldonado March 12, 2026 at 7:43 PM · As long as you don’t need gas, groceries, or retirement savings things aren’t so bad   X/Twitter Michelle Leahy Ferreri @mferreriptbokaw As long as you don’t need a house, gas, groceries, a job, healthcare or safety, things aren’t so bad. 🤯😣🤷‍♀️ 1:21 PM · Mar 13, 2026     X/Twitter Sal the Agorist @SallyMayweather As long as you don’t need gas or groceries things aren’t so bad 11:02 PM · Mar 20, 2026 ·  X/Twitter Biznitch @Biznitch1177 As long as you don’t need gas or groceries things aren’t so bad 😬 7:58 AM · Apr 6, 2026   X/Twitter Trolling.Canuck @TrollingCanuck As long as you don’t need gas or groceries, things aren’t so bad. 5:17 PM · Apr 11, 2026   X/Twitter Bob Golen @BobGolen As long as you don’t need gas or groceries or affordable housing and medical care, thinks aren’t so bad. 9:42 PM · May 11, 2026   X/Twitter Krito🇨🇴 (Monad Arc) @krito_carde as long as you don’t need gas or groceries things aren’t so bad. 7:25 PM · May 19, 2026   Bluesky Michelle ‪@michelleroy78.bsky.social‬ As long as you don’t need gas, groceries or healthcare, things aren’t so bad. 9:45 AM · May 21, 2026   X/Twitter Shannon @gardengirl125 As long as you don’t need gas or groceries or clean water or healthcare, things aren’t so bad 7:32 PM · May 28, 2026   Bluesky Theresa McLeod ‪@westtexascatlady.bsky.social‬ As long as you don’t need gas, groceries, rent money, healthcare and/or childcare, things aren’t so bad. 😡 9:39 PM · May 31, 2026 ·  Facebook All You Can Eat June 14, 2026 at 6:26 PM · 😭😭😭 (“As long as you don’t need gas or groceries, things aren’t so bad” is shown on an image.—ed.) New York City, Food/Drink, Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores, Transportation, 2026-06-15T02:42:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/national-betting-association-national-basketball https://barrypopik.com/blog/national-betting-association-national-basketball     X/Twitter Mike @mikeandthemkids Shout out to the National Betting Association @NBA 8:27 AM · Mar 9, 2026 New York City, Sports/Games, 2026-06-11T03:57:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/nothing-but-actors-national-basketball-association https://barrypopik.com/blog/nothing-but-actors-national-basketball-association       X/Twitter Danny ⬆️ 💰 🧢 🥀 @DannyParkIRL Nothing But Acting (NBA) 9:26 AM · May 29, 2026   X/Twitter Free Mind @FreeMin59295968 NBA= nothing but actors lol no way that was reality 😂😂 11:47 PM · Jun 10, 2026 · · New York City, Sports/Games, 2026-06-11T03:56:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/nothing-but-acting-national-baksetball-association https://barrypopik.com/blog/nothing-but-acting-national-baksetball-association     X/Twitter Danny ⬆️ 💰 🧢 🥀 @DannyParkIRL Nothing But Acting (NBA) 9:26 AM · May 29, 2026   X/Twitter Free Mind @FreeMin59295968 NBA= nothing but actors lol no way that was reality 😂😂 11:47 PM · Jun 10, 2026 · · New York City, Sports/Games, 2026-06-11T03:53:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/mississippi-mud-potatoes https://barrypopik.com/blog/mississippi-mud-potatoes     The Cookin’ Chicks  Mississippi Mud Potatoes October 23, 2015 by Kristin When it comes to potatoes, I typically am pretty boring. I love the idea of trying new versions, however, rarely have the time to make them. I usually just stick to mashed or loaded and call it good. When I came across this recipe from Mama Plus One, I was instantly intrigued. Not only did the potatoes look amazing, but it really did not look too hard. I had grabbed a bag from the store and knew I had to try them.   X/Twitter Incredible Recipes @IncredibleRecip Mississippi Mud Potatoes!! http://bit.ly/2pxfCgA 5:30 AM · Apr 25, 2017   X/Twitter mama’s recipes @healtA42139993 Cheesy Mississippi Mud Potatoes 😋 Ingredients: 1 teaspoon garlic salt 1 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup scallion, thinly sliced Must express something to keep getting my recipes…. Thank you. Full recipe in � � https://recipes.khabarica.com/?s=Cheesy+Mississippi+Mud+Potatoes 7:07 PM · Oct 11, 2023 New York City, Food/Drink, 2026-06-10T15:21:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/butter-swim-biscuit https://barrypopik.com/blog/butter-swim-biscuit     Simply Texas Butter Swim Biscuits September 5, 2012 Butter. Butter. Butter. Biscuits swimming in butter. Doesn’t get any better, right?! If you are Paula Deen Jr., you will be in love with these biscuits! I think my heart and arteries cried a little after this, but it’s not like these are to be eaten every single day.   This recipe requires no special ingredients or baking techniques, but it tastes like it’s what they’ll be bakin’ in Heaven! Butter Swim Biscuits Ingredients: 2 1/2 c all-purpose flour 4 tsp baking powder 4 tsp sugar 2 tsp salt 1 3/4 c buttermilk 1 stick unsalted butter   X/Twitter Food And Drink Today @EdibleTreats2 Butter Swim Biscuits | Simply Texas The ... - #food #recipes #cooking #baking #desserts http://foodanddrinkforyou.xyz/butter-swim-biscuits-simply-texas-the-recipe-is-simple-and-heart-unhealthy-but-i-think-it-wont-hurt-once-in-awhile-maybe-even-worth-doing-some-exercise-for-2/ 4:57 AM · Dec 25, 2015 New York City, Food/Drink, Texas (Lone Star State Dictionary), 2026-06-10T15:11:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/checkmate-is-always-the-best-move https://barrypopik.com/blog/checkmate-is-always-the-best-move Checkmate ends the game of chess. When the program Chess.com analyzes a checkmate move, it often says, “Checkmate is always the best move.”   “Checkmate is always the best move” was posted on X/Twitter by OatMilkOnly on February 18, 2022. “‘Checkmate is always the best move’— http://chess.com” was posted on X/Twitter by ABAS on January 27, 2025.         X/Twitter OatMilkOnly @oatmilk_please Checkmate is always the best move 10:05 AM · Feb 18, 2022   X/Twitter dudeimashark @sharkinexile Checkmate is always the best move. 4:25 PM · Oct 16, 2022   Facebook Checkmate · Rugged Rebuild · September 24, 2024 at 10:53 AM · Checkmate is always the best move.   X/Twitter  ABAS @abasisgenius “Checkmate is always the best move” — http://chess.com 11:59 AM · Jan 27, 2025 ·  Bluesky Purple Cat ‪@xivspurplestcat.bsky.social‬ started playing chess analysis guy keeps going ‘checkmate is always the best move!’ and i’m starting to doubt him what is he hiding 11:28 AM · Feb 14, 2025   X/Twitter Locke @404Locke checkmate is always the best move 2:24 PM · Feb 18, 2025   X/Twitter Dillinger @AryaDarkStark My chess analysis AI just told me, “checkmate is always the best move” 2:58 PM · Jun 6, 2025   X/Twitter Arpit Pokhrel @arpit_pokhrel checkmate is always the best move. 1:37 PM · Jul 21, 2025 New York City, Sports/Games, 2026-06-10T12:06:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/i-think-the-universe-knew-i-would-be-too-powerful-if-i-could-do-math https://barrypopik.com/blog/i-think-the-universe-knew-i-would-be-too-powerful-if-i-could-do-math Not everyone is good at math.  A joke was posted on X/Twitter  by gina on July 23, 2018, and this received over 134,000 likes:   “god knew i would be too powerful if i could do math.”   “I think the universe knew that I would be too powerful if I could do math” was posted on Facebook by Marlene Schramke Westendorf on May 29, 2024. “I think the universe knew I would be too powerful if I could do math” was posted on X/Twitter by Helga Von Tippler on December 18, 2025.   The saying has been printed on many images.       X/Twitter  gina @ginapple_ god knew i would be too powerful if i could do math 5:08 PM · Jul 23, 2018     X/Twitter Sommer Ray @SommerRay God knew i would be too powerful if i could do math 3:50 PM · Jun 16, 2020     iFunny RandomPanFemale_2020 15 mar 2021 God knew I would be too powerful if I could do math.   X/Twitter    judd(6,9,5) @thenamecannot God knew I would be too powerful if i was smart in math 11:50 AM · Apr 7, 2022   X/Twitter ✞𝙻𝚒𝚕𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝙸𝚜 𝙽𝚘𝚠 ᗯᗩ𝘠ᗯᗩᖇᗪ✞💣💨 @Lilgendwontmiss God knew I would be too powerful if I could solve math 10:10 AM · Apr 29, 2023   Facebook Marlene Schramke Westendorf May 29, 2024 at 7:29 PM · I think the universe knew that I would be too powerful if I could do math.   Facebook im not right in the head.com August 29, 2024 at 2:02 PM · God knew I would be too powerful if I could do math.   X/Twitter IntellectualDorkWeb @Intel_Dork I feel like the universe knew I would be too powerful if I could do math 😵‍💫 9:18 AM · Oct 20, 2025   X/Twitter Helga Von Tippler @DanaLeaB1 I think the universe knew I would be too powerful if I could do math. 9:01 AM · Dec 18, 2025   Facebook im not right in the head.com June 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM · I think the universe knew I would be too powerful if I could do math. New York City, Education/Schools, 2026-06-09T03:58:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/organic-food-companies-u-want-us-to-do-nothing https://barrypopik.com/blog/organic-food-companies-u-want-us-to-do-nothing “Organic food” 100 years ago was just called “food.” Some people why organic food should be more expensive if you just want to get food without added poisons. This was posted on X/Twitter by chuuch on September 24, 2020, and it received over 2,000 likes:   “organic food companies: u want us to do nothing to the food? that’s gonna cost extra 😊.”     X/Twitter chuuch @ch000ch organic food companies: u want us to do nothing to the food? that’s gonna cost extra 😊 8:19 PM · Sep 24, 2020   X/Twitter Texts From Last Night @TFLN “organic food companies: u want us to do nothing to the food? that’s gonna cost extra 😊” https://pleated-jeans.com/2020/09/28/funny-tweets-from-this-weekend-9-28-20/ 12:01 PM · Sep 28, 2020   Facebook All You Can Eat June 7, 2026 at 2:45 PM · 🤣🤣🤣 (“organic food companies: u want us to do nothing to the food? that’s gonna cost extra 😊” is shown on an image.—ed.) New York City, Food/Drink, 2026-06-08T02:35:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/goshen-butter-money https://barrypopik.com/blog/goshen-butter-money     Wikipedia: Goshen, New York Goshen is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 14,571 at the 2020 census. The town is named after the Biblical Land of Goshen. It contains a village also called Goshen, which is the county seat of Orange County.     The Neversink Valley Museum of History & Innovation The Railroads Change the Dairy Industry (...) The first regular supply of butter for the New York City market was manufactured in Orange County and bordering portions of Sussex County, New Jersey. Since Goshen was at the center of this area and was the Orange County seat, this butter became known as “Goshen Butter” and was famous around the country. The Orange county farmers had built up a highly profitable trade in butter and had made a national reputation for it. Butter keeps much better than milk and is well suited for long journeys to market. This was a natural incentive to direct as much milk as possible to butter production.   The booming business in “Goshen Butter” was built in the 1830’s, well before the railroads arrived. The “Goshen Butter” farmers had all agreed that their butter would be sent to New York City on the same day of each year. The day chosen was the second Tuesday in November. During the winter and summer months the butter was put up in firkins. One contemporary account of “the Day of the Big Trip”, describes how the butter would be carted north along the Goshen – Bloomingburg Turnpike on large market wagons to the great Newburgh – Cochecton Turnpike and thence eastward to Newburgh. At Newburgh the butter would be loaded on barges that were then towed to New York City by Hudson River steamboats, arriving at dockside a day later.   “Goshen Butter” was so famous that the National Bank of Orange County, one of the nation’s wealthiest local corporations at the time, printed its currency on yellow paper to commemorate the important role money from the butter trade played in its founding. These banknotes were popularly nicknamed “butter money”. The first President of the bank was George Duncan Wickham, a prominent local investor and one of Orange County’s most powerful men. He saw the value in Goshen Butter and had some involvement in the butter trade. Wickham was also a strong advocate for developing the local transportation infrastructure and was a director of both the D&H Canal Company and the Erie Railroad.   One of America’s first brands was “Goshen Butter”. The butter wholesale house of Van Auken & Cook gained control of the butter trade and established the name “Goshen Butter”. It is due to them that the name became so well-known. The term “Goshen Butter” was particularly well-known in the South. As early as 1812 New York butter wagons were regularly traveling at least as far south as South Carolina. The butter was even available in Savannah, Georgia prior to the Civil War. The blockade of Confederate ports during the Civil War led Southern commentators to lament the cut-off of “Goshen Butter”. After the end of the war, one of the first products shipped to the South was “Goshen Butter”. At the time, correspondents rejoiced that this trade had resumed.   When the railroads finally entered the scene, the genuine “Goshen Butter” trade of Orange and Sussex Counties rapidly declined. The railroads dramatically reduced the time it took to move dairy products to market making milk transport to the city viable. Making butter took more effort than simply shipping raw milk and the “Goshen Butter” farmers abandoned the butter trade in droves.   24 December 1764, New-York (NY) Gazette, pg. 6, col. 2: A Few FIRKINS of Choice GOSHEN BUTTER, Fit for Family Use, TO BE SOLD BY ROBERT RAY, At his House near the Old Dutch Church.   Newspapers.com 27 January 1802, Aurora General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), pg. 2, col. 2 ad: FOR SALE, 20,000 wt. of Cohsen CHEESE, in casks,   17 May 1802, Commerical Advertiser (New York, NY), pg. 3, col. 2 ad: GROCERY, PROVISION & FRUIT STORE, No. 123 FLY-MARKET. (...) 2000 lb. first quality Goshen Cheese.   Old Fulton Post Cards 27 February 1878, Independent Republican 9Goshen, NY), pg. 2, col. 2: The yellow “butter money” of Orange county had a wide renown. The old bills have nearly all been retired.   Newspapers.com 11 December 1879, The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), “Gloster’s Hoof” by H. L. D., pg. 2, col. 6: To my mind it all of this goes to prove that Orange county, which has always been famous for something, is now pre-eminent for its horses. in old times it came to the front with its milk and butter, and at Goshen, the county seat, the bank for many years issued yellow bills which were far and near known as “butter money,” and were always as good as gold.   Google Books History of Orange County, New York Compiled by E. M. Ruttenber and L. H. Clark Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck 1881 Pg. 542: Before the reorganization of this bank (National Bank of orange County, before 1865 - -ed)) under the national banking law, and while transacting business under its charter from the State, its bills were printed upon the yellow tinted paper, which in consequence of their peculiar color, and the locality from which they originated, were known not only throughout the county, but the country, as “butter money.”   Mr. (Ambrose S.—ed.) Murray’s yellow money, in consequence of his strict integrity and business capacity, was considered wherever and whenever presented equal to gold, and many of these notes may still be found in the possession of those who secretly treasure them as mementoes of the past.   NYS Historic Newspapers 17 February 1882, The Tri-States Union (Port Jervis, NY), “A Verminous Vagrant,” pg. 5, col. 2: ... and some of the yellow bills of the Orange County Bank of Goshen, known as butter money.   Newspapers.com 28 August 1889, Scranton (PA) Republican, “A Little Coal History,” pg. Orange County Bank furnished the company a good deal of money. It was “yaller,” and we called it butter money.   Newspapers.com 26 May 1895, New-York (NY) Daily Tribune, pg. 6, col. 6: Old bills of the Orange County Bank, known in bygone years as “Butter money,” are occasionally unearthed, although nearly all that were issued have long since been redeemed.   Newspapers.com 8 June 1895, Spirit of the Age (Woodstock, VT), “Butter Money,” pg. 4, col. 1: Old bills of the Orange County Bank, known in bygone years as “Butter money,” are occasionally unearthed, although nearly all that were issued have long since been redeemed. (...) New York Tribune.   WPDH (Hudson Valley, NY) Roadside Marker in HV Tells Forgotten Tale of Historic Factory Published: January 4, 2019 (...) The sign is located next to a fenced off natural spring near the intersection of Route 207 and Maybrook Road in Campbell Hall and says: This spring, with an abundance of cool water, determined the site of the first butter factory in the United States 1856 Owned by R.W. Woodhull, the factory was run by George Gouge, a famous butter maker who figured out how to mass produce butter and distribute it to the rest of the country.   At the time, Orange County was well known for producing “Goshen Butter.” According to the Neversink Museum, New York was the country’s leading supplier of dairy products during the 18th century. Farmers around the Goshen area supplied all of New York City with butter and eventually became famous all over the country. Goshen Butter was transported on wagons as far south as the Carolinas to be sold in stores. In fact, as the Civil War began, many in the South became angry after supplies from the North were cut off and they could no longer get their beloved Goshen Butter.   Facebook Historical markers and the places they represent In New York State · Michael Green · January 2, 2022 at 11:26 AM · Hamtonburgh, a few miles outside of Goshen. It’s been claimed that “Goshen Butter” was the first example of successful brand creation in the U.S.  The local bank printed its notes on yellow paper, sometimes called “butter money”. (A “BUTTER FACTORY” history sign is shown.—ed.) Nicknames of Other Places, New York State, 2026-06-08T02:32:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/butter-money https://barrypopik.com/blog/butter-money     Wikipedia: Goshen, New York Goshen is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 14,571 at the 2020 census. The town is named after the Biblical Land of Goshen. It contains a village also called Goshen, which is the county seat of Orange County.     The Neversink Valley Museum of History & Innovation The Railroads Change the Dairy Industry (...) The first regular supply of butter for the New York City market was manufactured in Orange County and bordering portions of Sussex County, New Jersey. Since Goshen was at the center of this area and was the Orange County seat, this butter became known as “Goshen Butter” and was famous around the country. The Orange county farmers had built up a highly profitable trade in butter and had made a national reputation for it. Butter keeps much better than milk and is well suited for long journeys to market. This was a natural incentive to direct as much milk as possible to butter production.   The booming business in “Goshen Butter” was built in the 1830’s, well before the railroads arrived. The “Goshen Butter” farmers had all agreed that their butter would be sent to New York City on the same day of each year. The day chosen was the second Tuesday in November. During the winter and summer months the butter was put up in firkins. One contemporary account of “the Day of the Big Trip”, describes how the butter would be carted north along the Goshen – Bloomingburg Turnpike on large market wagons to the great Newburgh – Cochecton Turnpike and thence eastward to Newburgh. At Newburgh the butter would be loaded on barges that were then towed to New York City by Hudson River steamboats, arriving at dockside a day later.   “Goshen Butter” was so famous that the National Bank of Orange County, one of the nation’s wealthiest local corporations at the time, printed its currency on yellow paper to commemorate the important role money from the butter trade played in its founding. These banknotes were popularly nicknamed “butter money”. The first President of the bank was George Duncan Wickham, a prominent local investor and one of Orange County’s most powerful men. He saw the value in Goshen Butter and had some involvement in the butter trade. Wickham was also a strong advocate for developing the local transportation infrastructure and was a director of both the D&H Canal Company and the Erie Railroad.   One of America’s first brands was “Goshen Butter”. The butter wholesale house of Van Auken & Cook gained control of the butter trade and established the name “Goshen Butter”. It is due to them that the name became so well-known. The term “Goshen Butter” was particularly well-known in the South. As early as 1812 New York butter wagons were regularly traveling at least as far south as South Carolina. The butter was even available in Savannah, Georgia prior to the Civil War. The blockade of Confederate ports during the Civil War led Southern commentators to lament the cut-off of “Goshen Butter”. After the end of the war, one of the first products shipped to the South was “Goshen Butter”. At the time, correspondents rejoiced that this trade had resumed.   When the railroads finally entered the scene, the genuine “Goshen Butter” trade of Orange and Sussex Counties rapidly declined. The railroads dramatically reduced the time it took to move dairy products to market making milk transport to the city viable. Making butter took more effort than simply shipping raw milk and the “Goshen Butter” farmers abandoned the butter trade in droves.   24 December 1764, New-York (NY) Gazette, pg. 6, col. 2: A Few FIRKINS of Choice GOSHEN BUTTER, Fit for Family Use, TO BE SOLD BY ROBERT RAY, At his House near the Old Dutch Church.   Newspapers.com 27 January 1802, Aurora General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), pg. 2, col. 2 ad: FOR SALE, 20,000 wt. of Cohsen CHEESE, in casks,   17 May 1802, Commerical Advertiser (New York, NY), pg. 3, col. 2 ad: GROCERY, PROVISION & FRUIT STORE, No. 123 FLY-MARKET. (...) 2000 lb. first quality Goshen Cheese.   Old Fulton Post Cards 27 February 1878, Independent Republican 9Goshen, NY), pg. 2, col. 2: The yellow “butter money” of Orange county had a wide renown. The old bills have nearly all been retired.   Newspapers.com 11 December 1879, The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), “Gloster’s Hoof” by H. L. D., pg. 2, col. 6: To my mind it all of this goes to prove that Orange county, which has always been famous for something, is now pre-eminent for its horses. in old times it came to the front with its milk and butter, and at Goshen, the county seat, the bank for many years issued yellow bills which were far and near known as “butter money,” and were always as good as gold.   Google Books History of Orange County, New York Compiled by E. M. Ruttenber and L. H. Clark Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck 1881 Pg. 542: Before the reorganization of this bank (National Bank of orange County, before 1865 - -ed)) under the national banking law, and while transacting business under its charter from the State, its bills were printed upon the yellow tinted paper, which in consequence of their peculiar color, and the locality from which they originated, were known not only throughout the county, but the country, as “butter money.”   Mr. (Ambrose S.—ed.) Murray’s yellow money, in consequence of his strict integrity and business capacity, was considered wherever and whenever presented equal to gold, and many of these notes may still be found in the possession of those who secretly treasure them as mementoes of the past.   NYS Historic Newspapers 17 February 1882, The Tri-States Union (Port Jervis, NY), “A Verminous Vagrant,” pg. 5, col. 2: ... and some of the yellow bills of the Orange County Bank of Goshen, known as butter money.   Newspapers.com 28 August 1889, Scranton (PA) Republican, “A Little Coal History,” pg. Orange County Bank furnished the company a good deal of money. It was “yaller,” and we called it butter money.   Newspapers.com 26 May 1895, New-York (NY) Daily Tribune, pg. 6, col. 6: Old bills of the Orange County Bank, known in bygone years as “Butter money,” are occasionally unearthed, although nearly all that were issued have long since been redeemed.   Newspapers.com 8 June 1895, Spirit of the Age (Woodstock, VT), “Butter Money,” pg. 4, col. 1: Old bills of the Orange County Bank, known in bygone years as “Butter money,” are occasionally unearthed, although nearly all that were issued have long since been redeemed. (...) New York Tribune.   WPDH (Hudson Valley, NY) Roadside Marker in HV Tells Forgotten Tale of Historic Factory Published: January 4, 2019 (...) The sign is located next to a fenced off natural spring near the intersection of Route 207 and Maybrook Road in Campbell Hall and says: This spring, with an abundance of cool water, determined the site of the first butter factory in the United States 1856 Owned by R.W. Woodhull, the factory was run by George Gouge, a famous butter maker who figured out how to mass produce butter and distribute it to the rest of the country.   At the time, Orange County was well known for producing “Goshen Butter.” According to the Neversink Museum, New York was the country’s leading supplier of dairy products during the 18th century. Farmers around the Goshen area supplied all of New York City with butter and eventually became famous all over the country. Goshen Butter was transported on wagons as far south as the Carolinas to be sold in stores. In fact, as the Civil War began, many in the South became angry after supplies from the North were cut off and they could no longer get their beloved Goshen Butter.   Facebook Historical markers and the places they represent In New York State · Michael Green · January 2, 2022 at 11:26 AM · Hamtonburgh, a few miles outside of Goshen. It’s been claimed that “Goshen Butter” was the first example of successful brand creation in the U.S.  The local bank printed its notes on yellow paper, sometimes called “butter money”. (A “BUTTER FACTORY” history sign is shown.—ed.) New York City, Banking/Finance/Insurance, 2026-06-08T02:32:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/why-did-the-psychic-cross-the-road https://barrypopik.com/blog/why-did-the-psychic-cross-the-road “Why did the chicken cross the road?”/“To get to the other side” is a classic riddle from the 19th century. A medium version is:    Q: Why did the medium cross the road?A: To speak to the other side!    “Q: Why did the medium cross the road? A: To get to the Other Side” was posted on the newsgroup alt.humor on August 17, 1997. “Why did the psychic cross the road?  To get to the other side” was posted on X/Twitter by Brian Neale on August 19, 2011.          Google Groups: alt.humorCrossing the roadPeter Metcalfe 8/17/97Q: Why did the medium cross the road?A: To get to the Other Side.   X/Twitterjim808@jim808Why did the medium cross the road. To get to the other side5:34 PM · Apr 28, 2009·Twitter Web Client    X/TwitterTaika Smith@TheSpellMasterWhy did the Medium cross the road?........To get to the “other side” - #Psychicjokes #jokes9:01 PM · Oct 22, 2009·Twitter Web Client  X/TwitterBrian Neale@pulpF1ictionWhy did the psychic cross the road?  To get to the other side.10:35 AM · Aug 19, 2011X/TwitterENABLER@_ENABLER_Q: Why did the Long Island Medium cross the road ? A: To get to the Other Side. I crack me up.5:09 PM · Aug 1, 2013·Facebook      Reddit—JokesPosted by u/GhostOfSttarman September 12, 2015Why did the medium cross the road?To get to the other side.    Reddit—JokesPosted by u/bynkman February 9, 2018Why did the spirit medium cross the road?To contact the “other side”.  X/Twitterbrandi@xobrandihagueWaiter: Why did the medium cross the road? She liked talking to people from the other side.11:47 AM · Nov 9, 2018·Twitter for iPhone    Reddit—DadjokesPosted by u/wallagm December 20, 2018Why did the Psychic Medium cross the road?To get to the other side.  Reddit—CleanjokesPosted by u/Bakedschwarzenbach January 9, 2020Why did the medium cross the road?To speak to the other side!  X/TwitterBob Golen@BobGolenWhy did the psychic cross the road?To get to the other side.8:47 PM · Jun 7, 2026 New York City, Streets, 2026-06-08T02:30:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/goshen-goshen-cheese https://barrypopik.com/blog/goshen-goshen-cheese     Wikipedia: Goshen, New York Goshen is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 14,571 at the 2020 census. The town is named after the Biblical Land of Goshen. It contains a village also called Goshen, which is the county seat of Orange County.     The Neversink Valley Museum of History & Innovation The Railroads Change the Dairy Industry (...) The first regular supply of butter for the New York City market was manufactured in Orange County and bordering portions of Sussex County, New Jersey. Since Goshen was at the center of this area and was the Orange County seat, this butter became known as “Goshen Butter” and was famous around the country. The Orange county farmers had built up a highly profitable trade in butter and had made a national reputation for it. Butter keeps much better than milk and is well suited for long journeys to market. This was a natural incentive to direct as much milk as possible to butter production.   The booming business in “Goshen Butter” was built in the 1830’s, well before the railroads arrived. The “Goshen Butter” farmers had all agreed that their butter would be sent to New York City on the same day of each year. The day chosen was the second Tuesday in November. During the winter and summer months the butter was put up in firkins. One contemporary account of “the Day of the Big Trip”, describes how the butter would be carted north along the Goshen – Bloomingburg Turnpike on large market wagons to the great Newburgh – Cochecton Turnpike and thence eastward to Newburgh. At Newburgh the butter would be loaded on barges that were then towed to New York City by Hudson River steamboats, arriving at dockside a day later.   “Goshen Butter” was so famous that the National Bank of Orange County, one of the nation’s wealthiest local corporations at the time, printed its currency on yellow paper to commemorate the important role money from the butter trade played in its founding. These banknotes were popularly nicknamed “butter money”. The first President of the bank was George Duncan Wickham, a prominent local investor and one of Orange County’s most powerful men. He saw the value in Goshen Butter and had some involvement in the butter trade. Wickham was also a strong advocate for developing the local transportation infrastructure and was a director of both the D&H Canal Company and the Erie Railroad.   One of America’s first brands was “Goshen Butter”. The butter wholesale house of Van Auken & Cook gained control of the butter trade and established the name “Goshen Butter”. It is due to them that the name became so well-known. The term “Goshen Butter” was particularly well-known in the South. As early as 1812 New York butter wagons were regularly traveling at least as far south as South Carolina. The butter was even available in Savannah, Georgia prior to the Civil War. The blockade of Confederate ports during the Civil War led Southern commentators to lament the cut-off of “Goshen Butter”. After the end of the war, one of the first products shipped to the South was “Goshen Butter”. At the time, correspondents rejoiced that this trade had resumed.   When the railroads finally entered the scene, the genuine “Goshen Butter” trade of Orange and Sussex Counties rapidly declined. The railroads dramatically reduced the time it took to move dairy products to market making milk transport to the city viable. Making butter took more effort than simply shipping raw milk and the “Goshen Butter” farmers abandoned the butter trade in droves.   24 December 1764, New-York (NY) Gazette, pg. 6, col. 2: A Few FIRKINS of Choice GOSHEN BUTTER, Fit for Family Use, TO BE SOLD BY ROBERT RAY, At his House near the Old Dutch Church.   Newspapers.com 27 January 1802, Aurora General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), pg. 2, col. 2 ad: FOR SALE, 20,000 wt. of Cohsen CHEESE, in casks,   17 May 1802, Commerical Advertiser (New York, NY), pg. 3, col. 2 ad: GROCERY, PROVISION & FRUIT STORE, No. 123 FLY-MARKET. (...) 2000 lb. first quality Goshen Cheese.   Old Fulton Post Cards 27 February 1878, Independent Republican 9Goshen, NY), pg. 2, col. 2: The yellow “butter money” of Orange county had a wide renown. The old bills have nearly all been retired.   Newspapers.com 11 December 1879, The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), “Gloster’s Hoof” by H. L. D., pg. 2, col. 6: To my mind it all of this goes to prove that Orange county, which has always been famous for something, is now pre-eminent for its horses. in old times it came to the front with its milk and butter, and at Goshen, the county seat, the bank for many years issued yellow bills which were far and near known as “butter money,” and were always as good as gold.   Google Books History of Orange County, New York Compiled by E. M. Ruttenber and L. H. Clark Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck 1881 Pg. 542: Before the reorganization of this bank (National Bank of orange County, before 1865 - -ed)) under the national banking law, and while transacting business under its charter from the State, its bills were printed upon the yellow tinted paper, which in consequence of their peculiar color, and the locality from which they originated, were known not only throughout the county, but the country, as “butter money.”   Mr. (Ambrose S.—ed.) Murray’s yellow money, in consequence of his strict integrity and business capacity, was considered wherever and whenever presented equal to gold, and many of these notes may still be found in the possession of those who secretly treasure them as mementoes of the past.   NYS Historic Newspapers 17 February 1882, The Tri-States Union (Port Jervis, NY), “A Verminous Vagrant,” pg. 5, col. 2: ... and some of the yellow bills of the Orange County Bank of Goshen, known as butter money.   Newspapers.com 28 August 1889, Scranton (PA) Republican, “A Little Coal History,” pg. Orange County Bank furnished the company a good deal of money. It was “yaller,” and we called it butter money.   Newspapers.com 26 May 1895, New-York (NY) Daily Tribune, pg. 6, col. 6: Old bills of the Orange County Bank, known in bygone years as “Butter money,” are occasionally unearthed, although nearly all that were issued have long since been redeemed.   Newspapers.com 8 June 1895, Spirit of the Age (Woodstock, VT), “Butter Money,” pg. 4, col. 1: Old bills of the Orange County Bank, known in bygone years as “Butter money,” are occasionally unearthed, although nearly all that were issued have long since been redeemed. (...) New York Tribune.   WPDH (Hudson Valley, NY) Roadside Marker in HV Tells Forgotten Tale of Historic Factory Published: January 4, 2019 (...) The sign is located next to a fenced off natural spring near the intersection of Route 207 and Maybrook Road in Campbell Hall and says: This spring, with an abundance of cool water, determined the site of the first butter factory in the United States 1856 Owned by R.W. Woodhull, the factory was run by George Gouge, a famous butter maker who figured out how to mass produce butter and distribute it to the rest of the country.   At the time, Orange County was well known for producing “Goshen Butter.” According to the Neversink Museum, New York was the country’s leading supplier of dairy products during the 18th century. Farmers around the Goshen area supplied all of New York City with butter and eventually became famous all over the country. Goshen Butter was transported on wagons as far south as the Carolinas to be sold in stores. In fact, as the Civil War began, many in the South became angry after supplies from the North were cut off and they could no longer get their beloved Goshen Butter.   Facebook Historical markers and the places they represent In New York State · Michael Green · January 2, 2022 at 11:26 AM · Hamtonburgh, a few miles outside of Goshen. It’s been claimed that “Goshen Butter” was the first example of successful brand creation in the U.S.  The local bank printed its notes on yellow paper, sometimes called “butter money”. (A “BUTTER FACTORY” history sign is shown.—ed.) Nicknames of Other Places, New York State, 2026-06-07T03:36:00+00:00 https://barrypopik.com/blog/goshen-cheese https://barrypopik.com/blog/goshen-cheese     Wikipedia: Goshen, New York Goshen is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 14,571 at the 2020 census. The town is named after the Biblical Land of Goshen. It contains a village also called Goshen, which is the county seat of Orange County.   24 December 1764, New-York (NY) Gazette, pg. 6, col. 2: A Few FIRKINS of Choice GOSHEN BUTTER, Fit for Family Use, TO BE SOLD BY ROBERT RAY, At his House near the Old Dutch CHurch.   WPDH (Hudson Valley, NY) Roadside Marker in HV Tells Forgotten Tale of Historic Factory Published: January 4, 2019 (...) The sign is located next to a fenced off natural spring near the intersection of Route 207 and Maybrook Road in Campbell Hall and says: This spring, with an abundance of cool water, determined the site of the first butter factory in the United States 1856 Owned by R.W. Woodhull, the factory was run by George Gouge, a famous butter maker who figured out how to mass produce butter and distribute it to the rest of the country.   At the time, Orange County was well known for producing “Goshen Butter.” According to the Neversink Museum, New York was the country’s leading supplier of dairy products during the 18th century. Farmers around the Goshen area supplied all of New York City with butter and eventually became famous all over the country. Goshen Butter was transported on wagons as far south as the Carolinas to be sold in stores. In fact, as the Civil War began, many in the South became angry after supplies from the North were cut off and they could no longer get their beloved Goshen Butter.   Facebook Historical markers and the places they represent In New York State · Michael Green · January 2, 2022 at 11:26 AM · Hamtonburgh, a few miles outside of Goshen. It’s been claimed that “Goshen Butter” was the first example of successful brand creation in the U.S.  The local bank printed its notes on yellow paper, sometimes called “butter money”. (A “BUTTER FACTORY” history sign is shown.—ed.) New York City, Food/Drink, 2026-06-07T03:36:00+00:00