A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

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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Entry from January 30, 2014
Snowtard (snow + retard)

Entry in progress—B.P.
 
Urban Dictionary
Snowtard
n. Snowtard, v. Snowtarded, adj. Snowtarded pejorative.
A snowtard is a driver who, when introduced to a snowy/icy environment will act entirely inappropriately.
There are many ways in which you can express your self as a snowtard, some are more dangerous than others.
The most common and harmless snowtard is one who simply avoids leaving his or her house at the sight of snow, he or she is most likely to become a problem when calling you and either flaking out on previous plans or asking you for help in the form of transportation.
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by P. Fillmore December 23, 2008
 
Urban Dictionary
snowtard
A person who continues to drive at 25 miles an hour for three days after a snowstorm in spite of the roads being totally clear of anything
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by Bull96 April 15, 2013
 
Twitter
Chip Swearngan
‏@Chipwiusa
Atlanta drivers in snow today merit this definition: Urban Dictionary: Snowtard http://snowtard.urbanup.com/3570656#.UugsD0SMFz0.twitter
4:16 PM - 28 Jan 2014
 
YouTube
SNOWTARDS - Claiming Fake Snow wont melt with a flame! DEBUNKED!
freeradiorevolution
Published on Jan 30, 2014
I’m from Quebec, Canada and we have a saying “Mon pays c’est l’hiver” - which means “My country is Winter”.

Posted by Barry Popik
New York CityTime/Weather • Thursday, January 30, 2014 • Permalink


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