“An insect landed on my soft French cheese, briefly”
The word "briefly" is not composed of the words "brie" (a soft French cheese) and "fly (an insect), but there are jokes. "I wonder what would happen if you put an…
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Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps (marching band, 1979-present)
The Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps was founded in 1979 as the New York Gay Community Marching Band by Nancy Corporon (music director) and Bob Wolff (general manager). The name change to…
“Big Apple Rock” (disco song by Black Ivory, 1979)
Black Ivory, an American R&B group formed in Harlem in 1969, was started by Leroy Burgess, Stuart Bascombe and Russell Patterson. The album Hangin' Heavy (1979) opens with "Big Apple…
“So you’re telling me this monkey owns a business?”
"Monkey business" does not mean that a monkey owns or runs a business, but there are jokes. "You're telling me a monkey runs this business?" was posted on Twitter by…
“New York has been the Big Apple for several decades (in jazz)” (New York Times, 1967)
John S. Wilson (1913-2002) was a music critic for the New York (NY) Times and one of the country's leading jazz authorities. He wrote about New York City's role in the jazz world in…
“So you’re telling me a monkey started this business?”
"Monkey business" does not mean that a monkey owns or runs a business, but there are jokes. "You're telling me a monkey runs this business?" was posted on Twitter by…
“So you’re telling me a monkey runs this business?”
"Monkey business" does not mean that a monkey owns or runs a business, but there are jokes. "You're telling me a monkey runs this business?" was posted on Twitter by…
“New York is the Big Apple” (Stephen Longstreet’s The Real Jazz: Old and New, 1956)
Stephen Longstreet (1907-2002) frequently wrote about jazz. In his book The Real Jazz: Old and New (1956) -- not available for preview on Google Books -- he wrote: "New York is the Big…
“Where do cats go to have fun?”/“An a-mews-ment park.”
A cat riddle is: Q: Where do cats go to have fun?A: An a-mews-ment park. "Where do cats go to have fun? A"mews"ment park...." was posted on Twitter by Ravtej Singh on February…
“Big Apple” (Robert S. Gold’s A Jazz Lexicon, 1964)
Robert S. Gold published A Jazz Lexicon (1964), providing historical citations for many terms. A follow-up book was Jazz Talk (1975). This entry is from A Jazz Lexicon, page 7: apple, (big), [by…
“Big Apple Rock” (disco song by Black Ivory, 1979)
Black Ivory, an American R&B group formed in Harlem in 1969, was started by Leroy Burgess, Stuart Bascombe and Russell Patterson. The album Hangin' Heavy (1979) opens with "Big Apple…
“Big Apple” (Robert S. Gold’s A Jazz Lexicon, 1964)
Robert S. Gold published A Jazz Lexicon (1964), providing historical citations for many terms. A follow-up book was Jazz Talk (1975). This entry is from A Jazz Lexicon, page 7: apple, (big), [by…
“New York has been the Big Apple for several decades (in jazz)” (New York Times, 1967)
John S. Wilson (1913-2002) was a music critic for the New York (NY) Times and one of the country's leading jazz authorities. He wrote about New York City's role in the jazz world in…
“Spelling isn’t my fortay”
"Forte" is a word, but "fortay" is not. "Spelling is not my fortay" was posted on Twitter by James Fish on November 2, 2009. "Spelling is not my fortay" was…
Vackseenz (variant spelling of “vaccines”)
"Vackseen" (vaccine) and "vackseenz" (vaccines) are variant spellings, sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spellings became popular…
“Queso = Spanish for cheese. K, so = Midwestern for here’s the plan and you might not like it”
Entry in progress --BP TwitterMidwest vs. Everybody@midwestern_opeQueso = Spanish for cheese K, so... = Midwestern for here’s the plan and you might not like it6:46 PM · Mar 27, 2021·Twitter…
“Spelling is my fortay”
"Forte" is a word, but "fortay" is not. "Spelling is not my fortay" was posted on Twitter by James Fish on November 2, 2009. "Spelling is not my fortay" was…
Vacksinate (variant spelling of “vaccinate”)
"Vacksinate" (vaccinate) and "vacksination" (vaccination) are variant spellings, sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spellings…
“Spelling is not my fortay”
"Forte" is a word, but "fortay" is not. "Spelling is not my fortay" was posted on Twitter by James Fish on November 2, 2009. "Spelling is not my fortay" was…
Vacksinashun (variant spelling of “vaccination”)
"Vacksinashun" (vaccination) is a variant spelling, sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spelling became popular in 2020 with the COVID-19…