Many people have been on hold for a long time on their phone calls. “I’ve been on hold so long that I can’t remember who I’ve called…” was posted on Twitter by kitteninawizardhat on June 16, 2009. “Great…I’ve been on hold so long that I can’t remember who I’ve called” was printed on an ecard.
“Been on hold so long I can’t remember who I called. I have a credit card out and my pants off but that doesn’t really narrow it down much” was posted on Twitter by Joshua Allen on June 30, 2009. The joke has been printed on several images.
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kitteninawizardhat
@kittenwiz
I’ve been on hold so long that I can’t remember who I’ve called…
1:39 PM · Jun 16, 2009·Twitter Web Client
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Joshua Allen
@fireland
Been on hold so long I can’t remember who I called. I have a credit card out and my pants off but that doesn’t really narrow it down much.
1:08 PM · Jun 30, 2009·Twitter Web Client
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Mark Powell
@gomark
RT @fireland Been on hold so long I can’t remember who I called. Credit card out & pants off, but doesn’t really narrow it down much.
1:59 PM · Jun 30, 2009·Twitter Web Client
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S A D E
@sade_without_h
Been on hold so long that I can’t remember who I called
9:23 AM · Oct 17, 2011·Twitter for BlackBerry®
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Bella Harris
@BellaHarrisArt
I’ve been on hold so long that I can’t remember who I called.
11:46 AM · Jan 5, 2012·Twitter Web Client
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YaelRainbow
@YaelSpeaks
I’ve been on hold so long that I can’t remember who I called.
11:43 AM · Jan 3, 2017·Twitter for iPad
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Baron Von Douche
@robwalton30
Been on hold so long I can’t remember who I called?? I have a credit card out and my pants off but that doesn’t really narrow it down much.
9:16 PM · Mar 2, 2020·Twitter for Android
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Lil Moon
@The_LilMoon
Been on hold so long I can’t remember who I called. I have a credit card out and my pants off but that doesn’t really narrow it down much.
12:35 PM · May 22, 2020 from Eastlake, OH·Twitter for iPhone
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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.
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