“Men are like bank accounts—without a lot of money, they don’t generate much interest” is a humorous one-line saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as posters, T-shirts and coffee mugs. The saying has been cited in print since at least 1999 and is of unknown authorship.
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#20By Adriana on Sunday, March 14, 1999 - 12:17 pm
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Men are like…..Bank Accounts.
Without a lot of money, they don’t generate much interest.
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Men are like bank accounts- without alot of money, they don’t generate much interest.
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Men are like bank accounts. Without a lot of money, they don’t generate much interest.
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The Mammoth Book of Humor
By Geoff Tibballs
New York, NY: Carroll & Graf
2000
Pg. 206:
Men are like bank accounts—without a lot of money, they don’t generate much interest.
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3) Men are like bank accounts- without alot of money, they don’t generate much interest.
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Woman Power:
Transform Your Man, Your Marriage, Your Life
By Dr. Laura Schlessinger
New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers Inc.
2004
Pg. 93:
Men are like ...Government bonds. They take so long to mature.
Men are like ...Lava lamps. Fun to look at but not all that bright.
Men are like ...Bank accounts. Without a lot of money they don’t generate much interest.
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.
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