The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic saw many liquor stores stay open as “essential businesses.” Many people stayed in their homes and drank.
“Can we all agree to temporarily raise the bar for what’s considered an ‘alcoholic?’” was posted on Twitter by American television host, comedian, writer, podcaster, and producer Conan O’Brien on April 11, 2020.
Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020.
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Conan O’Brien
@ConanOBrien
Can we all agree to temporarily raise the bar for what’s considered an “alcoholic?”
12:10 PM · Apr 11, 2020·Buffer
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ona yirmisekiz
@OYirmisekiz
Can we all agree to temporarily raise the bar for what’s considered an “alcoholic?” #actnearn
12:23 PM · Apr 11, 2020·IFTTT
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Richwood
@RichardCallwoo3
Can we all agree to temporarily raise the bar for what’s considered an “alcoholic?”
12:46 PM · Apr 11, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
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Scott Barlow
@SBarlow_ROB
I vote yes RT @ConanOBrien: Can we all agree to temporarily raise the bar for what’s considered an “alcoholic?”
1:37 PM · Apr 11, 2020·Tweetbot for iΟS
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Sharon
@Sharon71829068
I think we should all agree to raise the bar for what is considered being an alcoholic..d/t present circumstances .
7:41 PM · Apr 21, 2020·Twitter for Android
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.
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