Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. 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 a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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Hump Day
Kings In Satan’s Service (KISS rock band name backronym)
“Let’s all get drunk and go to heaven”
“Today’s yoga pose is Downward Spiral”
Hell Mary (hell + Hail Mary pass; 2023 NY Jets football play)
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Fail Mary (fail + Hail Mary pass; 2023 NY Jets football play)
WHO d’état (WHO + coup d’état)
“Nothing refreshes my memory of what I need at the grocery store like…”
“I wonder if Mexicans ever say ‘let’s go to the White People’s Restaurant’”
“I wonder if the Mexicans ever say ‘let’s go to the niggas restaurant’”
“‘What are your gym goals?’ Me: Going”
“At some point you will find someone who is obsessed with you and wants all your time…”
“People who help you find what you’re looking for at liquor stores should be called ‘spirit guides’”
Mud Bowl (1983 NY Jets-Miami Dolphins AFC Championship)
Fake Spike (by the Miami Dolphins against the New York Jets, 1994)
“What kind of lotion does a bullfighter use?”/“Olay!”
“What kind of moisturizer does a bullfighter use?”/“Olay!”
“My biggest contribution to workplace safety is having a cup of coffee in the morning”
“Bank account looking like everybody getting a text message for Christmas”
“Just checked my bank account and it looks like everyone getting text messages for Christmas”
“Some days you feel like you’re surrounded by idiots. Other days you realize it’s not just some days”
“Some days I feel like I’m surrounded by idiots. Other days I realize it’s not just some days”
“Dear Santa: All I want is my gross pay”
“I went to a restaurant run by cows. They didn’t allow tipping”
“Why don’t cows work in restaurants?”/“They kept getting tipped.”
“Common sense is a flower that doesn’t grow in everyone’s garden”
World Enslavement Forum (World Economic Forum or WEF nickname)
“I need y’all to drive with that same energy you pulled out in front of me with”
“I need you to drive with the same energy you pulled out in front of me with”
World Evil Force (World Economic Forum or WEF nickname)
“I can do anything, as long as there’s a looming deadline and serious consequences”
World Enslavement Fascists (World Economic Forum or WEF nickname)
World Elite Fascists (World Economic Forum of WEF nickname)
Evil Union (European Union or EU nickname)
World Eugenics Forum (World Economic Forum or WEF nickname)
Hangtown Fry
United Nazis (United Nations nickname)
“Me driving at night: I hope this is the road”
“Call me weird but I like all my money facing the same way”
“I like all my money facing the same way”
“Anyone else need their money facing the same way, right side up to prevent the world from exploding?”
“Must be nice being able to watch a movie without the overwhelming urge to Google…”
“A fruit farmer told me: ‘I eat what fruit I can, and what I can’t I can’”
“For once I’d like to get kicked INTO a bar”
“What do gingerbread men use when they break their legs?”/“Candy canes.”
“To Do: 1. Get my finances in order 2. Get finances”
“My New Year’s Resolutions: 1. Get my finances in order 2. Get finances”
“Friday & Coffee are my two favorite words”
“Coffee & Friday are my two favorite words”
“White people have been using the n-word every time they say ‘vinegar’”
“What kind of noise does a train make?”/“A low commotion.”
“Every time you say ‘vinegar,’ you say the n-word”
“Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup!”/[Klaus Schwab as waiter] “I know…”
“Eat ze bugs” (“Eat the bugs”)
“Eat the bugs” (“Eat ze bugs”)
“Eat the fucking bugs”
“The bright side of Christmas… Everyone at Walmart will be wearing new pajamas”
“In conclusion, there are ten letters”
“One of my worst traits is my core belief that I deserve a little $6 coffee every time I run a mildly unpleasant errand”
“What came first, the taco or the Tuesday?”
“Chicken noodle soup is alphabet soup but in cursive”
“Social media gives people egos they don’t have in person”
“What if lollipops moaned every time we licked them?”
“What does an aardvark like on its pizza?”/“Ant-chovies.”
“Coffee and love are best when they are hot”
“Coffee and love taste best when they are hot”
“Woke up early enough to get to the gym and have an amazing workout…”
“Some days I swear I’m gonna give up. Some days I swear I’ll never give up. Some days I just swear”
“I was gonna start dieting, but Halloween is coming up, then Thanksgiving and Christmas candy…”
“Hey, remember when you didn’t need coffee to function and buying jeans didn’t make you cry?”
“I hope the grocery stores will put the arrows back on the floor again so I can feel safe”
“Unlike the brain, the stomach alerts you when it’s empty”
“Why did the apple do Pilates?”/“To work on his core.”