There was a solar eclipse on August 21, 2017. A joke was posted on Reddit—Jokes on August 24, 2017:
“This past week I made a couple bucks selling fake eclipse glasses. I’m not to worried though, those suckers will never see me again.”
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This past week I made a couple bucks selling fake eclipse glasses
submitted August 24, 2017 by Torenzox
I’m not to worried though, those suckers will never see me again.
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This past week I made a couple bucks selling fake eclipse glasses : I’m not to worried though, those suckers will never see me again.
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This past week I made a couple bucks selling fake eclipse glasses
I’m not to worried though, those suckers will never see me again.
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This past week I made a couple bucks selling fake eclipse glasses: I’m not to worried though, those suckers will never see me again.
5:36 PM - 24 Aug 2017
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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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