The Big Apple: “Can a news story electrocute somebody? The answer may shock you”

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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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.

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.

Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.

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Entry from June 21, 2016

“Can a news story electrocute somebody? The answer may shock you”

News teasers often present a little bit of the story with a question, and then state, “The answer may shock you.” Amir Blumenfeld made a joke of this when he tweeted on September 1, 2015:

“Can a news story electrocute somebody? The answer may shock you.”

“Can we eliminate clickbait journalism? The answer may surprise you” is a joke on a similar line.

Twitter
Jesse Hawken
‏@jessehawken
What animal did Peter Gabriel electrocute? The answer will shock you
7:20 PM - 4 Feb 2014

Twitter
Anittah Patrick
‏@xoxoANP
Guess when the word ‘intrapreneur’ was first used. The answer may electrocute you. Oops, I mean shock you. http://lnkd.in/d2Jh-fD
2:47 PM - 11 Jun 2014

Twitter
Amir Blumenfeld
‏@jakeandamir
“Can a news story electrocute somebody? The answer may shock you.”
1:53 PM - 1 Sep 2015

Facebook
Jake and Amir
September 3, 2015 ·
“Can a news story electrocute somebody? The answer may shock you.”

reddit
Can you be electrocuted by a news story?
submitted September 6, 2015 by ImNotANube
The answer may shock you.

Posted by Barry Popik
New York City • Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet • Tuesday, June 21, 2016 • Permalink